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

• 2020The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
• 2016Gimme Danger
• 2015Hell and Back — Songs
• 2013MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
• 2008The Boneyard Collection — Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
• 2005Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt — Thanks
• 2003Rockin' in the USA
• 2003Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
• 1999MC5: Kick Out the Jams

Appearances as themselves (19)

• 2026I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol — Self
• 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex — Self
• 2021Algren — Self
• 2019Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine — Self - MC5
• Punk — Self
• 2017Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World — Self
• 2015Danny Says — Self
• 2014Super Duper Alice Cooper — Self (voice)
• 2013A Band Called Death — Self
• Rock N' Roll Stories — Self
• 2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story — Self
• 2010Detroit Lives — Self
• 2009It Came from Detroit — Self
• 2005Punk: Attitude — Himself
• 2004Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair — Self
• 2003Plaster Caster — Self
• 2002MC5: A True Testimonial — Himself
• 200125 Years of Punk — Self
• 2001Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie — Self