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.

Benmont Tench is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971), MTV Video Music Awards (1984), Behind the Music (1997), Classic Albums (1997), Rockpalast (1974), Live Aid (1985), Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg (1999), Del Shannon: The Runaway. The recorded credits span 1971 to 2024, including 20 movies and 5 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.