Acting
Wayne Kramer
Born April 30, 1948 · Detroit, Michigan, USA · Died February 2, 2024
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".
Known for
5.4
Hell and Back
Songs
7.2
Gimme Danger
2016 · Movie
7.5
A Band Called Death
Self
7.4
Punk: Attitude
Self
7.3
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Self (voice)
6.8
Danny Says
Self
8.0
Punk
Self
7.8
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
6.9
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - MC5
3.4
The Boneyard Collection
Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
6.1 TMDB
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
Self
7.8 TMDB
MC5: A True Testimonial
Himself
7.6 TMDB
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self
6.1
Plaster Caster
Self
8.0 TMDB
MC5: Kick Out the Jams
1999 · Movie
5.3 TMDB
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020 · Movie
7.0 TMDB
25 Years of Punk
Self
7.5 TMDB
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
Self
6.0 TMDB
Algren
Self
7.0 TMDB
Detroit Lives
Self
Filmography
- 2026I Was a Teenage Sex PistolSelfMovie
- 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. RexSelfMovie
- 2021AlgrenSelfMovie
- 2020The Ventures: Stars on GuitarsMovie
- 2019Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll MagazineSelf - MC5Movie
- 2019PunkSelfSeries
- 2017Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the WorldSelfMovie
- 2016Gimme DangerMovie
- 2015Hell and BackSongsMovie
- 2015Danny SaysSelfMovie
- 2014Super Duper Alice CooperSelf (voice)Movie
- 2013A Band Called DeathSelfMovie
- 2013Rock N' Roll StoriesSelfSeries
- 2013MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972Movie
- 2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom StorySelfMovie
- 2010Detroit LivesSelfMovie
- 2009It Came from DetroitSelfMovie
- 2008The Boneyard CollectionWayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")Movie
- 2005Punk: AttitudeSelfMovie
- 2005Stan Ridgway's Holiday In DirtThanksMovie
- 2004Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John SinclairSelfMovie
- 2003Rockin' in the USAMovie
- 2003Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5Movie
- 2003Plaster CasterSelfMovie
- 2002MC5: A True TestimonialHimselfMovie
- 2001Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll MovieSelfMovie
- 200125 Years of PunkSelfMovie
- 1999MC5: Kick Out the JamsMovie