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Tom Petty
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 66
Also known asTom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Charlie T. Jnr., Muddy Wilbury, Thomas Earl PettyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/10/1950Born inGainesville, Florida, USADied02/10/2017 (aged 66)Died inUCLA Santa Monica Medical CenterCausedrug overdoseWikidataQ311655 ↗TMDb#60642 ↗

Thomas Earl Petty 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.

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Filmography59 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Fame and FentanylMovieSelf (archive footage)75
2024Heartbreakers Beach PartyMovieSelf74
2021Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes ConcertsMovieSelf71
2021Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel FreeMovieHimself (archive footage)71
2019Echo in the CanyonMovieSelf69
2017The Defiant OnesSeriesSelf67
2016SoundbreakingSeriesSelf66
2015$aving Dat MoneyMovieSelf65
2015It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)65
2014Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - UnraveledMovieSelf64
2012Mike Campbell: The GuitarsMovieSelf62
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldSeriesSelf61
2010Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the TorpedoesMovieSelf60
2008Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from GatorvilleMovie—58
2007Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a DreamMovieSelf57
2007The True History Of The Traveling WilburysMovieSelf57
2007Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie NicksMovie—57
2006Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary ConcertMoviehimself56
2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago TodayMovieSelf55
2004Live AidMovieSelf54
2003Concert for GeorgeMovieSelf53
2003Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in ConcertMovievocals, guitar53
2003Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)MovieSinger, Guitar53
2001America | A Tribute to HeroesMovieSelf - Performer51
1999Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the FillmoreMovieHimself49
1999Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, HamburgMoviehimself49
1997King of the HillSeriesLucky (voice)47
1997The PostmanMovieBridge City Mayor47
1997Classic AlbumsSeriesSelf47
1997Behind the MusicSeriesSelf47
1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar OdysseyMovieSelf47
1995Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These TimesMovieSelf45
1995Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: PlaybackMovieSelf45
1995Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 DaysMovieSelf45
1995The History of Rock 'n' RollSeriesSelf45
1994Tom Petty: Going HomeMovieSelf44
1993Late Show with David LettermanSeriesSelf - Musical Guest43
1993Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert CelebrationMovieSelf43
1992The Larry Sanders ShowSeriesTom Petty42
1992Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway LiveMovieSelf42
1989The SimpsonsSeriesTom Petty (voice)39
1989Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other StuffMovieSelf39
1987Made in HeavenMovieStanky37
1986It's Garry Shandling's ShowSeriesTom Petty36
1986Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in ConcertMovieSelf36
1986Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!Movie—36
1986Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986MovieSelf36
1985Live AidMovieSelf35
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSeriesSelf34
1984The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and ExperienceMovieSelf34
1984The Everly Brothers' Rock 'n' Roll OdysseyMovieSelf34
1980FridaysSeriesSelf - Musical Guest30
1980No NukesMovieSelf30
1980Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to CollegeMoviePerformer30
1978FMMovieSelf28
1978Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle TestMovie—28
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Musical Guest25
1974RockpalastSeries—24
0Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010Movie——