
Benmont Tench
Known for Acting · 34 credits
- Born
- 1953-09-07 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers · Benjamin Montmorency Tench III
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (28)

Live Aid
1985
as Self

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

Live Aid
2004
as Self

Del Shannon: The Runaway

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

Heartbreakers Beach Party
2024
as Self

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
1986
as Self

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

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

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

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021
as Himself

The Session Man
2025
as Self

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
1999
as keyboards
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
2012
as Self

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff
1989
as Self
Tom Petty: Going Home
1994
as Self

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

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
2003
as keyboards

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
1995
as Self

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

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
1995
as Self

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

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

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast
1977

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
1999
as Self

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
2006

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
2008

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
1978
About Benmont Tench
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. With 34 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Benmont Tench has appeared in 28 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Benmont Tench Movies
- Live Aid (1985) — as Self
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007) — as Self
- Live Aid (2004) — as Self
- Del Shannon: The Runaway
- Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson (2024) — as Self
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