Benmont Tench

Benmont Tench

Known for
Acting
Born
September 7, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Gainesville, Florida, USA
IMDb

Biography

Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III is a founding member of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and one of contemporary music’s finest organ players, piano players, anything- with-keys players. In addition to all of the Heartbreakers recordings, Tench has played on records by Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, the Dixie Chicks, the Replacements, John Prine, Waylon Jennings, John Fogerty, Elvis Costello, the Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, just to name a few.

Known For

Filmography

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Del Shannon: The Runaway poster

Del Shannon: The Runaway

Movie

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Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson poster

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

Movie · as Self

2025
The Session Man poster

The Session Man

Movie · as Self

2024
Heartbreakers Beach Party poster

Heartbreakers Beach Party

Movie · as Self

2021
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free poster

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

Movie · as Himself

2015
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC poster

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

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Mike Campbell: The Guitars

Mike Campbell: The Guitars

Movie · as Self

2010
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes poster

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

Movie · as Self

2008
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville poster

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville

Movie

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

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Movie · as Self

2006
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert poster

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert

Movie

2004
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

2003
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert poster

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

Movie · as keyboards

2003
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ) poster

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

Movie · as Keyboards

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

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

Movie · as Himself

1999
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg poster

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

Movie · as keyboards

1999
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers poster

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers

Movie · as Self

1997
Classic Albums poster

Classic Albums

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Behind the Music poster

Behind the Music

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days poster

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days

Movie · as Self

1995
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback poster

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback

Movie · as Self

1994
Tom Petty: Going Home

Tom Petty: Going Home

Movie · as Self

1992
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live poster

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live

Movie · as Self

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

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

Movie · as Self

1986
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert poster

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

Movie · as Self

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

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

Movie

1985
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1980
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College poster

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College

Movie · as Performer

1978
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test poster

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test

Movie

1974
Rockpalast poster

Rockpalast

TV · 1 ep

1971
The Old Grey Whistle Test poster

The Old Grey Whistle Test

TV · 1 ep