David Johansen
Actor · Original Music Composer · Music
Born Jan 9, 1950 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Active 1984–2025
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.
Filmography
Teen Titans (2003) — Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (voice)Oz (1997) — Eli ZabitzScrooged (1988) — Ghost of Christmas PastMiami Vice (1984) — Singer at PartyCats Don't Dance (1997) — Bus Driver (voice)Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) — Halston (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)Above the Shadows (2019) — RonMarried to the Mob (1988) — 'The Priest'Centaurworld (2021) — Beartaur (voice)Freejack (1992) — Brad CarterA Very Murray Christmas (2015) — The BartenderThe Equalizer (1985) — Garnet200 Cigarettes (1999) — Tiki BartenderLet It Ride (1989) — LooneyMr. Nanny (1993) — Thanatos · Original Music ComposerDeadline (2000) — BennyGod Is On Their Side (2002) — GodBurnzy's Last Call (1995) — AndreCandy Mountain (1988) — Keith Burns · MusicThe Tic Code (1998) — MarvinDesire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1992) — AuggieNaked in New York (1993) — OrangutangGlass Chin (2014) — Stanley LooriNew York Rock at the BBC (2008)