Wayne Kramer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 30, 1948
- Died
- Feb 2, 2024 (aged 75)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Credits
- 26
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".
Known for
Filmography
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2026Movie
Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023Movie
Self
Algren
2021Movie
Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020Movie
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019Movie
Self - MC5
Punk
2019TV
Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017Movie
Self
Gimme Danger
2016Movie
Danny Says
2015Movie
Self
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014Movie
Self (voice)
A Band Called Death
2013Movie
Self
Rock N' Roll Stories
2013TV
Self
MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
2013Movie
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012Movie
Self
Detroit Lives
2010Movie
Self
It Came from Detroit
2009Movie
Self
The Boneyard Collection
2008Movie
Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
Punk: Attitude
2005Movie
Self
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
2004Movie
Self
Rockin' in the USA
2003Movie
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
2003Movie
Plaster Caster
2003Movie
Self
MC5: A True Testimonial
2002Movie
Himself
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
2001Movie
Self
25 Years of Punk
2001Movie
Self
MC5: Kick Out the Jams
1999Movie