Wayne Kramer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 30, 1948
- Died
- February 2, 2024
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Wayne Kramer (born April 30, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. The MC5 broke up amid personality conflicts, drug abuse, and personal problems, which, for Kramer, led to several fallow years, as he battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the 1990s. Rolling Stone ranked him number ninety-two on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time".
Filmography
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol 2026
as Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex 2023
as Self
Algren 2021
as Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars 2020
Actor
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine 2019
as Self - MC5
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World 2017
as Self
Gimme Danger 2016
Actor
Hell and Back 2015
Songs
Danny Says 2015
as Self
Super Duper Alice Cooper 2014
as Self (voice)
A Band Called Death 2013
as Self
MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972 2013
Actor
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story 2012
as Self
Detroit Lives 2010
as Self
It Came from Detroit 2009
as Self
The Boneyard Collection 2008
as Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
Punk: Attitude 2005
as Self
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt 2005
Thanks
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair 2004
as Self
- Rockin' in the USA
Rockin' in the USA 2003
Actor
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5 2003
Actor
Plaster Caster 2003
as Self
MC5: A True Testimonial 2002
as Himself
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie 2001
as Self
25 Years of Punk 2001
as Self
MC5: Kick Out the Jams 1999
Actor
Credits from TMDB.