Biography
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
all 71
Movies 59
self 49
TV Shows 12
Director 2
Narrator 1
Down By The Riverside (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
ReMastered: The Lion's Share (2019)
Movie
Self
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 (2019)
Movie
Self - Activist, Musician, Singer
Rooted in Peace (2016)
Movie
Pete and Toshi Get A Camera (2015)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Winding Stream (2014)
Movie
Self
Freedom Summer (2014)
Movie
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain (2013)
Movie
Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013)
Movie
Self
Give Me the Banjo (2011)
Movie
Self
Gasland (2010)
Movie
Self
We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama (2009)
Movie
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan (2008)
Movie
Self
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
Movie
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place (2007)
Movie
Self
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home (2006)
Movie
Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Movie
Himself
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (2004)
Movie
Self
Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On (2004)
Movie
Himself
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Red River Blues (2003)
Movie
Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)
Movie
Strange Fruit (2002)
Movie
Self
American Roots Music (2001)
TV
Himself
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes (2001)
Movie
Self
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)
Movie
Self
The Internationale (2000)
Movie
Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
Movie
Self
An Act of Conscience (1997)
Movie
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story (1996)
Movie
Composer
Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union (1992)
Movie
Self
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson (1990)
Movie
himself
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center (1989)
Movie
Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special (1988)
Movie
Himself
Chords of Fame (1984)
Movie
Self
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984)
Movie
Self - Folksinger
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists (1983)
Movie
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
TV
6
Self
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1982)
Movie
Self
Canto Libre - den fria sången (1980)
Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
TV
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert (1978)
Movie
Self
Love It Like a Fool (1977)
Movie
Self
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration (1977)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (1977)
TV
Composer
Just a Little Love Song (1974)
Movie
Narrator
The Foolish Frog (1971)
Movie
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show (1970)
TV
Himself
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
Movie
2
Pete Seeger
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Movie
Self
The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
TV
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Self
Festival (1967)
Movie
Composer
Silvo (1967)
Movie
Director
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison (1966)
Movie
Self
Rainbow Quest (1965)
TV
Director / Cinematography
Singing Fishermen of Ghana (1964)
Movie
Self
Tonight in Person (1963)
TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
The Streets of Greenwood (1962)
Movie
Self
Wasn't That a Time (1962)
Movie
Composer
Lines: Horizontal (1962)
Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Composer
Cattle Ranch (1961)
Movie
Composer
Indian Summer (1960)
Movie
Self
The David Susskind Show (1959)
TV
Composer
The End of the Line (1959)
Movie
Self
To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947)
Movie
Music
The Fight for Maritime Unity (1946)
Movie
Self
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Movie
Tribute to Harry Chapin
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.98
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-05-03
Deathday2014-01-27 (94 years old)
Birth NamePeter Seeger
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ReligionUnitarian Universalism
Height
ChildrenMika Seeger
FatherCharles Seeger
MotherConstance de Clyver Edson
SiblingsMike Seeger, Peggy Seeger
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPeter Seeger
AwardsEugene V. Debs Award, Schneider Family Book Award, Paul Robeson Award, Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Library of Congress Living Legend, Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award, War Resisters League Peace Award, National Medal of Arts
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