Wayne Kramer
Acting • Born 1948-04-30 – Died 2024-02-02
Biography
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
25 credits
Plaster Caster
Movie • 2003
Self
A Band Called Death
Movie • 2013
Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Movie • 2017
Self
Punk: Attitude
Movie • 2005
Himself
MC5: A True Testimonial
Movie • 2002
Himself
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Movie • 2023
Self
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
Movie • 2003
Rockin' in the USA
Movie • 2003
It Came from Detroit
Movie • 2009
Self
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
Movie • 2012
Self
MC5: Kick Out the Jams
Movie • 1999
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Movie • 2019
Self - MC5
Danny Says
Movie • 2015
Self
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
Movie • 2001
Self
Algren
Movie • 2021
Self
25 Years of Punk
Movie • 2001
Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
Movie • 2020
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Movie • 2004
Self
The Boneyard Collection
Movie • 2008
Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Movie • 2014
Self (voice)
Detroit Lives
Movie • 2010
Self
MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
Movie • 2013
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
Movie • 2025
Self
Rock N' Roll Stories
TV • 2013
Guest
Punk
TV • 2019
Self