Wayne Kramer
Acting
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
2025I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
Self
2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self
2021Algren
Self
2020The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2019Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - MC5
2017Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
2015Danny Says
Self
2014Super Duper Alice Cooper
Self (voice)
2013A Band Called Death
Self
2013MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
Self
2010Detroit Lives
Self
2009It Came from Detroit
Self
2008The Boneyard Collection
Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
2005Punk: Attitude
Himself
2004Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Self
2003Plaster Caster
Self
2003Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
2002MC5: A True Testimonial
Himself
2001Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
Self
200125 Years of Punk
Self
1999MC5: Kick Out the Jams