New York Dolls frontman David Johansen portrayed the Ghost of Christmas Past in the 1988 Bill Murray Christmas classic ...

NEW YORK (AP) — David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the ...

A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ ...

New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen has died at age 75.

“I’m doing a film now at Paramount with Bill Murray called Scrooged,” he told Carson. “It’s going to be a great movie. We’re having a lot of fun doing it. [Bill Murray] is my guru in t ...

David Johansen, the frontman for proto-punk band New York Dolls and actor known for his work in the Bill Murray classic ...

He also appeared in such movies as “Candy Mountain,” “Let It Ride,” “Married to the Mob” and had a memorable turn as the Ghost of Christmas Past in Bill Murray-led hit “Scrooged.” ...

On screen, Johansen had an acting career stretching more than three decades, which included a memorable turn as the Ghost of Christmas Past in the 1988 holiday film Scrooged. He reunited with ...

Songwriter and New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen died at 75 on February 28, 2025, due to natural causes. Leah Hennessey, his stepdaughter, confirmed the news of his demise.