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David Johansen

Born 1950-01-09 Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA 48 films

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.

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48 films

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Personality Crisis: One Night Only poster

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

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Personality Crisis: One Night Only

★ 4.4 2022

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

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Above the Shadows

★ 6.7 2019

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

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Always at The Carlyle

★ 6.7 2018

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past poster

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

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Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

★ 0.0 2017

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

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A Very Murray Christmas

★ 5.2 2015

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

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Glass Chin

★ 5.0 2014

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

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Clockwork Orange County

★ 6.0 2012

The legendary and infamous New York Dolls at their best! Amazing rare live clips and interviews fil…

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New York Dolls: Lookin' Fine on Television

★ 0.0 2011

New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery poster

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

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New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery

★ 0.0 2011

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

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New York Rock at the BBC

★ 6.5 2008

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

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

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

★ 0.0 2007

After 27 years apart, the three surviving members of the New York Dolls, David Johansen, Sylvain Sy…

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The Return of the New York Dolls

★ 4.8 2006