David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) is an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band The New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. David has appeared in several films including Car 54, Where Are You? and Scrooged with Bill Murray.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
As Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Freejack
As Brad Carter
Scrooged
As Ghost of Christmas Past
New York Doll
As Self
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
As Auggie
Mr. Nanny
As Thanatos
Let It Ride
As Looney
Campfire Stories
As Ranger Bill
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
As Self
Always at The Carlyle
As Self
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
As Himself
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
As Himself
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
As Himself
The Return of the New York Dolls
As Himself
Burnzy's Last Call
As Andre
200 Cigarettes
As Tiki Bartender
Married to the Mob
As 'The Priest'
Car 54, Where Are You?
As Officer Gunther Toody
Cats Don't Dance
As Bus Driver (voice)
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
As Self / Buster Poindexter
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
As Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)
Glass Chin
As Stanley Loori
The Deli
As The Cabbie
A Very Murray Christmas
As The Bartender
Night Lunch
As Self
Crooked Lines
As Charlie
God Is On Their Side
As God
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
As Self
The Filth and the Fury
As Self (archive footage)
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
Clockwork Orange County
As Self
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
As Self
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
As Himself
Punk: Attitude
As Himself
Lightning in a Bottle
As Self
Nick and Jane
As Carter
Candy Mountain
MOFO NYC
As Self
25 Years of Punk
As Self
Naked in New York
As Orangutang
Above the Shadows
As Ron
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
The Harry Smith Project Live
As Self
New York Rock at the BBC
Teen Titans
As Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
Miami Vice
Deadline
Oz
As Eli Zabitz
The Equalizer
As Garnet
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Musical Guest
Centaurworld
As Beartaur (voice)
The Jim Henson Hour
As Himself (as Buster Poindexter)