Mike Campbell

ActorProducerEditor Feb 1 (age 76) Panama City, Florida, USA 1971–2025 (54 year career)

7.8 avg rating

Biography

Michael Wayne Campbell (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist and vocalist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, including "Refugee", "Here Comes My Girl", "You Got Lucky", and "Runnin' Down a Dream". Outside of The Heartbreakers, he has worked as a session guitarist and songwriter with a number of other acts, including composing and playing on the Don Henley hits "The Boys of Summer" and "The Heart of the Matter" as well a…

Known For

Film

Sound City

Self

Film

Live Aid

Self

Film

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Self

Film

Live Aid

Self

Film

Ride a Wild Pony

Editor

Film

The Terry Kath Experience

Self

Film

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

Himself

Film

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

Filmography

Acting (42)

Movies (36)

FireAid Benefit Concert

2025

as Self

8.7

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

2024

as Self

Heartbreakers Beach Party

2024

as Self

6.2

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

2021

as Himself

6.6

Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie

2019

7.8

The Terry Kath Experience

2016

as Self

7.1

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC

2015

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled

as Self

Sound City

as Self

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday

2013

as Self

8.0

Mike Campbell: The Guitars

2012

as Self

Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes

2010

as Self

6.3

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville

2008

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

2007

as Self

7.6

Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks

2007

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert

2006

as guitar

Live Aid

2004

as Self

9.2

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)

2003

as Lead Guitar

8.0

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

2003

as lead guitar

6.4

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore

1999

as Himself

8.0

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg

1999

as guitar

7.0

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers

1999

as Self

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback

1995

as Self

9.0

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days

1995

as Self

Tom Petty: Going Home

1994

as Self

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live

1992

as Self

George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall

1992

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff

1989

as Self

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

1986

as Self

10.0

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!

Live Aid

as Self

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College

1980

as Performer

8.0

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test

1978

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast

1977

Del Shannon: The Runaway

Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010

Television (6)

Classic Albums

as Self

Behind the Music

as Self

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

as Self

7.8

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Musical Guest

7.0

Rockpalast

1974

10.0

The Old Grey Whistle Test

1971

7.5

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Mike Campbell: The Guitars

2012

Executive Producer

Ride a Wild Pony

1975

Editor

6.4