Wayne Kramer

Acting

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 26

Movies (24)

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