Wayne Kramer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 30 April 1948 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- 2 February 2024
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
Acting 24
- 2026I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol as Self
- 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex as Self
- 2021Algren as Self
- 2020The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
- 2019Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - MC5
- 2017Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World as Self
- 2016Gimme Danger
- 2015Danny Says as Self
- 2014Super Duper Alice Cooper as Self (voice)
- 2013A Band Called Death as Self
- 2013MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
- 2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story as Self
- 2010Detroit Lives as Self
- 2009It Came from Detroit as Self
- 2008The Boneyard Collection as Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
- 2005Punk: Attitude as Himself
- 2004Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair as Self
- 2003Rockin' in the USA
- 2003Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
- 2003Plaster Caster as Self
- 2002MC5: A True Testimonial as Himself
- 2001Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie as Self
- 200125 Years of Punk as Self
- 1999MC5: Kick Out the Jams
Sound 1
- 2015Hell and Back · songs
crew 1
- 2005Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt · thanks