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

Live Aid

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Behind the Music

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

Live Aid

Classic Albums

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

Heartbreakers Beach Party

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

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

The Old Grey Whistle Test

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
Filmography

Del Shannon: The Runaway
Movie

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

The Session Man
Movie · as Self

Heartbreakers Beach Party
Movie · as Self

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Movie · as Himself

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
Movie · as Self

Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
Movie · as Self

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
Movie

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

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
Movie

Live Aid
Movie · as Self

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
Movie · as keyboards

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
Movie · as Keyboards

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

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
Movie · as keyboards

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
Movie · as Self

Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Behind the Music
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
Movie · as Self

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
Movie · as Self
Tom Petty: Going Home
Movie · as Self

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
Movie · as Self

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

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
Movie · as Self

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

Live Aid
Movie · as Self

MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps

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

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
Movie

Rockpalast
TV · 1 ep

The Old Grey Whistle Test
TV · 1 ep