David Johansen
David Roger Johansen (January 9, 1950 – February 28, 2025) was 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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0242 |
| Birthday | 1950-01-09 |
| Place of Birth | Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | David Roger Johansen, David JoHansen, David Jo Hansen, Buster Poindexter, The New York City Dolls, The New York Dolls, New York Dolls, |
1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
6.19/439
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1992
Freejack
5.51/367
Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a...
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Freejack
1988
Scrooged
6.792/1752
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after fi...
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Scrooged
2005
New York Doll
6.833/18
A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the rock band The New York Dolls, is given a chance at reuniting with h...
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New York Doll
1992
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
5.7/10
Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a convention brings his wife with him so they can both go to...
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Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel
1993
Mr. Nanny
5.1/207
A former pro-wrestler is hired to be the bodyguard/nanny for a couple of bratty kids whose inventor father is being stalked by a rival.
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Mr. Nanny
1989
Let It Ride
6.311/103
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he be...
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Let It Ride
2001
Campfire Stories
3/8
Two teens on their way to a backwoods party come across a beautiful young woman having car trouble. Their search for help only gets them lost, deep in...
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Campfire Stories
1994
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
8/1
Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of Kurt Weill.
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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
2018
Always at The Carlyle
6.68/25
The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a favorite haunt of the most discernible New Yorker...
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Always at The Carlyle
2011
New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
0/0
On March 16th, 2011, to kick off the release of their album "Dancing Backward in High Heels," the New York Dolls, the godfathers of punk and glam rock...
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New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery
2005
New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
8.5/2
In the early 70’s, Rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya purchased a portable Video Recorder. In a period of three years they shot over 40 ho...
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New York Dolls: All Dolled Up
2000
New York Dolls: TV Treasures
3.8/2
Compilation of extremely rare footage of the legendary New York Dolls. Live material, interviews, radio adverts, mentions on TV News programmes, it's...
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New York Dolls: TV Treasures
2006
The Return of the New York Dolls
4.8/2
After 27 years apart, the three surviving members of the New York Dolls, David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain & Arthur 'Killer' Kane, re-united at Lond...
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The Return of the New York Dolls
1995
Burnzy's Last Call
8/1
A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.
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Burnzy's Last Call
1999
200 Cigarettes
5.796/184
In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years...
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200 Cigarettes
1994
Car 54, Where Are You?
3.433/30
Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to...
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Car 54, Where Are You?
1988
Married to the Mob
6/341
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affa...
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Married to the Mob
1997
Cats Don't Dance
7.2/207
An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
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Cats Don't Dance
2022
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
4.4/5
A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he...
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Personality Crisis: One Night Only
1995
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
0/0
The Weinerville Gang is throwing a Hanukkah party at the Weinerville Ski Lodge. Upon preparations on the decorations, two aliens crash landed their sh...
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The Weinerville Chanukah Special
2014
Glass Chin
4.974/19
After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlf...
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Glass Chin
1997
The Deli
4.8/4
An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he starts putting his store's profits on the line.
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The Deli
2015
A Very Murray Christmas
5.224/468
Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at Go...
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A Very Murray Christmas
1975
Night Lunch
5/3
This is Poe and Král's first effort, shot on small-gauge stock, before their more well-known endeavor The Blank Generation (1976) came to be. A "DIY"...
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Night Lunch
2003
Crooked Lines
4.5/2
Johnny, Chris, Sal, and Joe are four petty crooks thrown together for the job of a lifetime. $1 million in mob money being held at a delicatessen for...
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Crooked Lines
2002
God Is On Their Side
8/2
The American Army holds a mass prayer offensive in order to convince God (David Johansen) to support their country in a major war. With God officially...
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God Is On Their Side
2012
Clockwork Orange County
6/1
Many objected to leather-jacket, spike-hair kids with tattoos. But, that did not dissuade a generation... No one realized that a little club in Costa...
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Clockwork Orange County
2003
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
7.675/63
A years-in-the-making documentary on the legendary punk band the Ramones. Through a mixture of archival footage, archival and new interviews with all...
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End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2017
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
0/0
Bandleader Vince Giordano keeps the Jazz Age alive with his 11-member band The Nighthawks, vintage musical instruments, and a collection of more than...
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Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2004
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
7.455/11
A stunningly-photographed, thought-provoking road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. Singer Jim White takes his 1970 Chevy Impala t...
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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
2007
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
0/0
The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to i...
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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2005
Punk: Attitude
7.115/39
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. This comprehensive rockumentary traces the roots o...
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Punk: Attitude
2004
Lightning in a Bottle
7.571/7
On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall t...
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Lightning in a Bottle
2000
The Filth and the Fury
6.927/82
Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk mov...
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The Filth and the Fury
2003
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
6.935/31
A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2011
New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
0/0
The legendary and infamous New York Dolls at their best! Amazing rare live clips and interviews filmed by Bob Gruen and Nadya Beck in the heady days o...
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New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television
1997
Nick and Jane
4.75/4
N.Y. corporate Jane discovers her boyfriend John in bed with another woman, leaves building enraged and jumps into cab. Her driver is Nick. Jane and h...
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Nick and Jane
1988
Candy Mountain
6.077/13
A mediocre musician goes on the road in search of the world's greatest guitar maker.
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Candy Mountain
2006
Motherfucker: A Movie
0/0
Since 2000, Michael T, Justine D, Johnny T and Georgie Seville have come together to put on one of the most exciting events in nightlife: Motherfucker...
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Motherfucker: A Movie
2001
25 Years of Punk
7/2
Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock movements in New York & England, the underground p...
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25 Years of Punk
1993
Naked in New York
4.8/23
Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while fa...
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Naked in New York
2019
Above the Shadows
6.712/203
A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.
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Above the Shadows
1989
The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
0/0
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. Founded by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, the group in its variou...
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The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)
2006
The Harry Smith Project Live
0/0
Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York and Los Angeles celebrated the eccentric collector genius and his influential Anthology...
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The Harry Smith Project Live
2008
New York Rock at the BBC
6.5/2
Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, New York Dolls, Television, Blondie, Lou Reed and m...
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New York Rock at the BBC
1998
The Tic Code
5.9/9
A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother's help, he is...
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The Tic Code
1971
Up Your Legs Forever
8/2
The film consists of continuous panning shots up a series of 367 human legs.
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