David Johansen

Born: 1950-01-09

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.


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as Ghost of Christmas Past
Released: 1988-11-22

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly...

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Above the Shadows

as Ron
Released: 2019-05-31

A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the...

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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

as Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Released: 1990-05-03

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

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Married to the Mob

as 'The Priest'
Released: 1988-08-19

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the...

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Cats Don't Dance

as Bus Driver (voice)
Released: 1997-03-26

An ambitious singing and dancing cat goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to...

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Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

as Auggie
Released: 1992-04-24

Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a...

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200 Cigarettes

as Tiki Bartender
Released: 1999-02-26

In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships,...

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Freejack

as Brad Carter
Released: 1992-01-17

Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009...

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The Filth and the Fury

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2000-03-29

Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an...

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Mayor of the Sunset Strip

as Self
Released: 2003-06-17

A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney...

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Mr. Nanny

as Thanatos
Released: 1993-04-02

A former pro-wrestler is hired to be the bodyguard/nanny for a couple of bratty kids whose...

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The Harry Smith Project Live

as Self
Released: 2006-11-07

Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York and Los Angeles celebrated the...

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A Very Murray Christmas

as The Bartender
Released: 2015-12-04

Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York...

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End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2003-01-19

A years-in-the-making documentary on the legendary punk band the Ramones. Through a mixture of...

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Let It Ride

as Looney
Released: 1989-08-18

An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically,...

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Always at The Carlyle

as Self
Released: 2018-05-11

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well...

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Naked in New York

as Orangutang
Released: 1993-11-10

Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend,...

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The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)

as uncredited
Released: 1989-01-01

The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington....

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New York Doll

as Self
Released: 2005-01-20

A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the rock band The...

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Glass Chin

as Stanley Loori
Released: 2014-04-19

After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing...

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Car 54, Where Are You?

as Officer Gunther Toody
Released: 1994-01-28

Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis...

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Candy Mountain

as uncredited
Released: 1988-01-20

A mediocre musician goes on the road in search of the world's greatest guitar maker

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New York Dolls: All Dolled Up

as Himself
Released: 2005-12-06

In the early 70’s, Rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya purchased a portable Video...

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Campfire Stories

as Ranger Bill
Released: 2001-10-01

Two teens on their way to a backwoods party come across a beautiful young woman having car...

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Punk: Attitude

as Himself
Released: 2005-07-04

A documentary on the music, performers, attitude and distinctive look that made up punk rock.

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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

as Self
Released: 2007-02-01

The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its...

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Nick and Jane

as Carter
Released: 1997-11-14

N.Y. corporate Jane discovers her boyfriend John in bed with another woman, leaves building...

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Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

as uncredited
Released: 2017-01-13

Bandleader Vince Giordano keeps the Jazz Age alive with his 11-member band The Nighthawks,...

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Clockwork Orange County

as Self
Released: 2012-07-04

Many objected to leather-jacket, spike-hair kids with tattoos. But, that did not dissuade a...

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The Deli

as The Cabbie
Released: 1997-11-07

An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he...

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Personality Crisis: One Night Only

as Self / Buster Poindexter
Released: 2022-10-12

A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live...

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New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery

as Himself
Released: 2011-03-16

On March 16th, 2011, to kick off the release of their album "Dancing Backward in High Heels,"...

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Night Lunch

as Self
Released: 1975-12-09

This is Poe and Král's first effort, shot on small-gauge stock, before their more well-known...

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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

as Himself
Released: 2004-07-09

A stunningly-photographed, thought-provoking road trip into the heart of the poor white American...

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25 Years of Punk

as Self
Released: 2001-04-19

Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk...

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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

as Self
Released: 1994-01-25

Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of...

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Lightning in a Bottle

as Self
Released: 2004-02-12

On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations...

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New York Rock at the BBC

as uncredited
Released: 2008-06-24

Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Oz

as Eli Zabitz
First aired: 1997-07-12

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum...

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Miami Vice

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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The Equalizer

as Garnet
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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Teen Titans

as Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)
First aired: 2003-07-19

Fighting for truth, justice and the last slice of pizza, these five superheroes are living proof...

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Centaurworld

as Beartaur (voice)
First aired: 2021-07-30

Centaurworld follows a war horse who is transported from her embattled world to a strange land...

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Deadline

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-10-02

Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred...

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The Jim Henson Hour

as Himself (as Buster Poindexter)
First aired: 1989-04-14

The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet...

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