
Mike Campbell
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1950-02-01 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Panama City, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers · Michael Wayne Campbell
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 as working on most of Stevie Nicks's solo albums. Campbell, along with Neil Finn, joined Fleetwood Mac to replace lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham on their world tour in 2018–2019. After the end of that tour, he has been performing with his own band, the Dirty Knobs. As of 2024, the Dirty Knobs have released three albums.
On November 11, 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named Campbell in their list of the top 100 guitarists, placing him at number 79. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 as a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (36)

Live Aid
1985
as Self

FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
as Self

Live Aid
2004
as Self

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
2013
as Self

Sound City
2013
as Self

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)

Del Shannon: The Runaway

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
1986
as Self

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
as Self

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
2024
as Self

Heartbreakers Beach Party
2024
as Self

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021
as Himself

Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
2014
as Self

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
2003
as Lead Guitar

The Terry Kath Experience
2016
as Self

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
1999
as guitar
Tom Petty: Going Home
1994
as Self

Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
2010
as Self
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
2012
as Self

Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie
2019

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
1995
as Self

George Harrison: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
1992

Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
1986

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
2003
as lead guitar

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff
1989
as Self

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College
1980
as Performer

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore
1999
as Himself

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
1995
as Self

Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
2007

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
2006
as guitar

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
1999
as Self

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast
1977

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
1992
as Self

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
2008

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
1978
About Mike Campbell
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 as working on most of Stevie Nicks's solo albums.… With 42 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Mike Campbell has appeared in 36 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mike Campbell Movies
- Live Aid (1985) — as Self
- FireAid Benefit Concert (2025) — as Self
- Live Aid (2004) — as Self
- Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday (2013) — as Self
- Sound City (2013) — as Self
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