David Johansen obit

New York Dolls’ David Johansen Dies At 75 After Revealing Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis

 

He was not on the list.

David Johansen, the frontman of punk band the New York Dolls, has died. He was 75.

The musician, who also performed under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, died on Friday at his home in New York City, his daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed to multiple outlets, weeks after revealing his stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

Hennessey announced her father’s diagnosis last month after Johansen’s healthcare left the family with an “increasingly severe financial burden” after he had been in “intensive treatment” for a majority of the past decade.

“Five years ago at the beginning of the pandemic we discovered that David’s cancer had progressed and he had a brain tumor. There have been complications ever since. He’s never made his diagnosis public, as he and my mother Mara are generally very private people, but we feel compelled to share this now, due to the increasingly severe financial burden our family is facing,” she wrote.

Johansen and his pioneering of punk music was explored in the Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi-helmed Personality Crisis: One Night Only, following the lead singer and songwriter through the lens of the influential New York Dolls band, widely acknowledged as one of the first in the genre.

“I only cringed two or three times during this film,” he said of the doc to Deadline at a screening event at the time.

Afterward, he began an eponymous group and reinvented himself in the ’80s as Buster Poindexter. He later formed The Harry Smiths, leaning into his passion for blues and folk music to tour the world. He is also known for a handful of films, like Christmas classic Scrooged with Bill Murray and the Richard Dreyfuss-starring race track comedy Let it Ride.

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2003

 

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7.9

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2003

 

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2002

 

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2002

1 episode

 

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2002

 

Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)

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8.7

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2002

1 episode

 

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2001

 

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2000

1 episode

 

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7.7

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1995

 

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performer: "Hot, Hot, Hot" (as Buster Poindexter)

1995

 

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1995

 

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writer: "Trash", "Looking for a Kiss"

1994

 

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2.6

performer: "Mambo Luv"

1994

 

Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)

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7.5

TV Series

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1993

1 episode

 

Hulk Hogan, Robert Hy Gorman, and Madeline Zima in Mr. Nanny (1993)

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1993

 

Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)

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6.5

TV Series

performer: "Hot Hot Hot" (as Buster Poindexter, uncredited)

1990

1 episode

 

EastEnders (1985)

EastEnders

4.8

TV Series

performer: "Hot Hot Hot" (as Buster Poindexter)

1990

1 episode

 

Valentina (1989)

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5.6

TV Series

performer: "Hot Hot Hot"

1989

1 episode

 

Grammy Living Legends (1989)

Grammy Living Legends

TV Special

performer: "Cabaret"

1989

 

Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)

The Dream Team

6.5

performer: "Hit the Road Jack" (as Buster Poindexter)

1989

 

Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)

Scrooged

6.9

performer: "Brown Eyed Girl"

producer: "Brown Eyed Girl" (as Buster Poindexter)

1988

 

Lea Thompson and Victoria Jackson in Casual Sex? (1988)

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5.1

performer: "Hot Hot Hot" (as Buster Poindexter)

1988

 

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

performer: "Hot, Hot, Hot"

performer: "Heart of Gold"

performer: "Zat You, Santa?" (as Buster Poindexter, uncredited) ...

1986–1987

6 episodes

 

China Girl (1987)

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6.3

performer: "Chinatown Tonight"

1987

 

Stripper (1985)

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5.7

performer: "King of Babylon"

writer: "King of Babylon"

1985

 

Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)

Miami Vice

7.6

TV Series

performer: "King of Babylon"

writer: "King of Babylon" (uncredited)

1985

1 episode

 

Fisher Stevens, John Stockwell, Raphael Sbarge, and Danielle von Zerneck in My Science Project (1985)

My Science Project

5.9

performer: "Hit and Run"

1985

 

Tom Berenger, Melanie Griffith, Billy Dee Williams, and Jack Scalia in Fear City (1984)

Fear City

5.7

lyrics: "New York Doll", "Sucker City"

performer: "New York Doll", "Sucker City"

1984

 

Times Square (1980)

Times Square

6.6

performer: "Flowers in the City" (credit only)

writer: "Flowers in the City" (credit only)

1980

 

Up the Academy (1980)

Up the Academy

4.7

lyrics: "Girls"

music: "Girls"

performer: "Girls"

1980

 

Starbuck in Rock Concert (1973)

Rock Concert

8.5

TV Series

performer: "Funky But Chic", "Girls"

writer: "Funky But Chic", "Girls"

1979

1 episode

 

Self

Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

7.0

Self

2022

 

Always at The Carlyle (2018)

Always at The Carlyle

6.5

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

2018

 

The George Lucas Talk Show: Stage Show (2014)

The George Lucas Talk Show: Stage Show

8.5

TV Series

Self

2016

1 episode

 

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (2016)

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7.9

Self

2016

 

Steve Buscemi and Gino Orlando in Park Bench with Steve Buscemi (2014)

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8.1

TV Series

Self

2015

1 episode

 

Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker (2014)

Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker

7.5

TV Series

Self

2014

1 episode

 

Clockwork Orange County (2012)

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6.5

Video

Self

2012

 

New York Dolls Live at Bowery Ballroom

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Self

2011

 

New York Dolls in Newcastle

TV Special

Self

2011

 

I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band (2010)

I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band

8.0

TV Mini Series

Self - Singer, New York Dolls

2010

1 episode

 

Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

8.5

TV Series

Self

2009

1 episode

 

Jools Holland in Later... With Jools Holland (1992)

Later... With Jools Holland

8.2

TV Series

Self - Interview

2009

1 episode

 

Motherfucker: A Movie

4.6

2007

 

Tom Petty in Soundstage (2003)

Soundstage

7.7

TV Series

Self

2007

1 episode

 

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)

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

6.9

Self

2007

 

New York Dolls: On the Lip (2006)

New York Dolls: On the Lip

Video

Self

2006

 

3-D Rocks

7.7

Self

2005

 

All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story (2005)

All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story

7.1

Self

2005

 

Punk: Attitude (2005)

Punk: Attitude

7.4

Self

2005

 

New York Doll (2005)

New York Doll

7.7

Self

2005

 

Lightning in a Bottle (2004)

Lightning in a Bottle

7.6

Self

2004

 

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2003)

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

7.6

Self

2003

 

The Greatest (1998)

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6.0

TV Series

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

2002

1 episode

 

100 Greatest One Hit Wonders (2002)

100 Greatest One Hit Wonders

7.4

TV Movie

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

2002

 

25 Years of Punk (2001)

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7.4

TV Movie

Self

2001

 

The Pretenders: Greatest Hits (2000)

The Pretenders: Greatest Hits

7.4

Video

Self (segment "No Turn Left Unstoned")

2000

 

Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel

4.5

TV Special

Buster Poindexter (as Buster Poindexter)

1997

 

VH1 Presents the 70's

7.7

TV Mini Series

Self

1996

1 episode

 

Dancing in the Street (1996)

Dancing in the Street

8.9

TV Series

Self

1996

1 episode

 

The Weinerville Chanukah Special (1995)

The Weinerville Chanukah Special

6.9

TV Special

Gonsah K'nocker (as Buster Poindexter)

1995

 

Siouxsie Sioux in Rock Family Trees (1995)

Rock Family Trees

8.7

TV Series

Self

1995

1 episode

 

Conan O'Brien in Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

8.2

TV Series

Self - Musical Guest

Self - Guest

1994–1995

3 episodes

 

Great Performances (1971)

Great Performances

7.9

TV Series

Self

1994

1 episode

 

Laurin Sydney in Showbiz Today (1985)

Showbiz Today

4.4

TV Series

Self

1990

1 episode

 

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa in Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Live with Kelly and Mark

4.5

TV Series

Self

1989–1990

2 episodes

 

Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade

TV Special

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

1990

 

Behind the Scenes of 'Let It Ride' (1989)

Behind the Scenes of 'Let It Ride'

Video

Self

1989

 

Pat Sajak in The Pat Sajak Show (1989)

The Pat Sajak Show

5.0

TV Series

Self - Guest (as Buster Poindexter)

1989

1 episode

 

Grammy Living Legends (1989)

Grammy Living Legends

TV Special

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

1989

 

MuppeTelevision (1987)

MuppeTelevision

8.1

TV Series

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

1989

1 episode

 

The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music

TV Special

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

1989

 

Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

8.5

TV Series

Self - Musical Guest

Self

1988–1989

3 episodes

 

David Letterman in Late Night with David Letterman (1982)

Late Night with David Letterman

7.5

TV Series

Self

1988

1 episode

 

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

7.6

TV Series

Self - Buster Poindexter

1988

1 episode

 

The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988)

The 30th Annual Grammy Awards

7.2

TV Special

Self (as Buster Poindexter)

1988

 

Staten Island: Unique New York (1986)

Staten Island: Unique New York

Short

1986

 

The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971)

The Old Grey Whistle Test

8.1

TV Series

Self

1985

1 episode

 

Tilt

TV Series

Self - Guest Singer

1984

1 episode

 

The Real Don Steele Show (1984)

The Real Don Steele Show

TV Series

Self (as New York Dolls)

1973

1 episode

 

The New Show (1984)

The New Show

7.5

TV Series

Self - Various

1984

1 episode

 

MTV's New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball

TV Movie

Self

1981

 

Starbuck in Rock Concert (1973)

Rock Concert

8.5

TV Series

Self

1979

1 episode

 

Chorus (1978)

Chorus

TV Series

Self

1978

1 episode

 

New York Dolls Live at the Matrix Club (1973)

New York Dolls Live at the Matrix Club

Self

Vocals

1973

 

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Up Your Legs Forever (1971)

Up Your Legs Forever

5.8

Self - Legs (uncredited)

1971

 

Archive Footage

American Masters (1985)

American Masters

8.2

TV Series

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2023

1 episode

 

Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)

Little Richard: I Am Everything

7.4

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2023

 

The Top Ten Revealed (2018)

The Top Ten Revealed

7.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage, as Buster Poindexter & His Banshees of Blue)

2021

1 episode

 

If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018)

If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd

7.8

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2018

 

Joan Jett in Bad Reputation (2018)

Bad Reputation

7.3

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2018

 

Steve Madden in Maddman: The Steve Madden Story (2017)

Maddman: The Steve Madden Story

6.6

Self (archive footage)

2017

 

We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! (2014)

We Are Twisted Fucking Sister!

7.1

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2014

 

Bringing the Ghosts to Life

Video

Ghost of Christmas Past (archive footage, uncredited)

2006

 

Updating Ebenezer

Video

Ghost of Christmas Past (archive footage, uncredited)

2006

 

Scrooged - A Christmas to Remember

Video

Ghost of Christmas Past (archive footage, uncredited)

2006

 

The Look of Scrooged

Video

Ghost of Christmas Past (archive footage, uncredited)

2006

 

Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

7.0

Self - New York Dolls (archive footage, as David JoHansen)

2003

 

Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, and Tommy Ramone in End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

7.9

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2003

 

The Filth and the Fury (2000)

The Filth and the Fury

7.6

Self (archive footage)

2000

 

Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie (1999)

Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

7.2

Self (archive footage)

1999