Pete Seeger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1919
- Died
- January 27, 2014
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.
Filmography
THE MANY COLORED PAPER TBA
as Himself, Director
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War TBA
as Self
Newport and the Great Folk Dream 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Down By The Riverside 2023
Actor
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022
as Self (archive footage)
ReMastered: The Lion's Share 2019
as Himself (archive footage)
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 2019
as Self
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera 2015
Actor
The Winding Stream 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Freedom Summer 2014
as Self
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain 2013
as Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation 2013
as Self
Palme 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Give Me the Banjo 2011
as Self
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune 2011
as Self
Gasland 2010
as Self (archive footage)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial 2009
as Self
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan 2008
Actor
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival 2007
as Self
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian 2007
as Self
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song 2007
as Self
- Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place 2007
Actor
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home 2006
as Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005
as Self
Henry A. Wallace 2005
as Self
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal 2004
as Himself
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 2003
as Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 2002
as Self
Strange Fruit 2002
as Self
- A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes 2001
as Himself
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack 2000
as Self
The Internationale 2000
as Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand 1999
as Self
An Act of Conscience 1997
as Self
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story 1996
Actor
Tribute to Harry Chapin 1991
Actor
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990
as Self (archive footage)
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson 1990
Actor
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center 1989
as Self
- Pete Seeger at Home
Pete Seeger at Home 1989
as Himself
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie 1988
as Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie 1988
as Self
- Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning 1988
Actor
- The Arlo Guthrie Show
The Arlo Guthrie Show 1987
as Self
Chords of Fame 1984
as Himself
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' 1984
as Self
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists 1983
as Self - Folksinger
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time 1982
as Self
Canto Libre - den fria sången 1980
as Self
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert 1978
Actor
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration 1977
as Self
- Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone
Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone 1972
as Self
The Foolish Frog 1971
as Narrator (voice), Writer
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon 1970
as Himself
Alice's Restaurant 1969
as Himself
Festival 1967
as Self
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison 1966
Director
The Creative Person: The Folksinger 1965
as Self
Singing Fishermen of Ghana 1964
Cinematography, Director
The Streets of Greenwood 1962
Actor
- Wasn't That a Time
Wasn't That a Time 1962
as Self
Lines: Horizontal 1962
Music
Cattle Ranch 1961
Music
Indian Summer 1960
Musician
The End of the Line 1959
Music
To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947
as Self
The Fight for Maritime Unity 1946
Music
- Pick a Bale of Cotton
Pick a Bale of Cotton 1945
Editor
Credits from TMDB.