Tom Petty
Acting • Born 1950-10-20 – Died 2017-10-02
Biography
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist. Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "American Girl" (1976), "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), "The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and "Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994). Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Petty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
71 credits
No Nukes
Movie • 1980
Self
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Movie • 2021
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Movie • 2007
Self
The Postman
Movie • 1997
Bridge City Mayor
Concert for George
Movie • 2003
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self - Performer
Made in Heaven
Movie • 1987
Stanky
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
Movie • 2007
Self
Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
Movie • 2007
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Movie • 2012
Self
Sound City
Movie • 2013
Self
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore
Movie • 1999
Himself
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self
Night Flight: Born Again
Movie • 2016
Self
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
Movie • 2014
Self
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
Movie • 1995
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
Movie • 1995
Self
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
Movie • 1986
Self
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
Movie • 2003
vocals, guitar
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
Movie • 1984
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Movie • 2018
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Movie • 1997
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
Movie • 1986
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College
Movie • 1980
Performer
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
Movie • 2012
Self
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Echo in the Canyon
Movie • 2019
Self
Tom Petty: Going Home
Movie • 1994
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
Movie • 1992
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie • 2005
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
Movie • 2008
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
Movie • 2010
Self
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff
Movie • 1989
Self
Live Aid
Movie • 2004
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
Movie • 1999
himself
Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010
Movie
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast
Movie • 1977
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Movie • 2021
Himself (archive footage)
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
Movie • 2005
Lead Vocals / Guitar
$aving Dat Money
Movie • 2015
Self
FM
Movie • 1978
Self
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
Movie • 2003
Singer, Guitar
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
Movie • 1986
Self
Heartbreakers Beach Party
Movie • 2024
Self
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
Movie • 2006
himself
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
Movie • 1999
Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Movie • 1995
Self
Fame and Fentanyl
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Sound Stage
Movie • 2008
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
Movie • 1978
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Tom Petty (voice)
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Lucky (voice)
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Lucky / Mud Dobber (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
TV • 2018
Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
TV • 1995
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
The Defiant Ones
TV • 2017
Self
Behind the Music
TV • 1997
Self
The Old Grey Whistle Test
TV • 1971
Life, Death and Money
TV
self - archival footage
It's Garry Shandling's Show
TV • 1986
Tom Petty
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
TV • 2011
Self
Rockpalast
TV • 1974
Fridays
TV • 1980
Self - Musical Guest
Soundstage
TV • 2003
Self - vocals, guitar
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Tom Petty
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest