Pete Seeger
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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 suppo...
Known For
Filmography
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Down By The Riverside
2023
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
Freedom Summer
2014
as Self
The Winding Stream
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
as Self
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
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
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007
as Self
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
2007
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
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
2006
as Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
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
Strange Fruit
2002
as Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
as Self
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
Tribute to Harry Chapin
1991
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
1989
as Self
Pete Seeger at Home
1989
as Himself
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self
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
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
1977
as Self
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
1977
as Self (archive footage)
Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone
1972
as Self
The Foolish Frog
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970
as Himself
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show
1970
Alice's Restaurant
1969
as Himself
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Festival
1967
as Self
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
1965
as Self
Rainbow Quest
1965
as Self - Host
Tonight in Person
1963
as Self
The Streets of Greenwood
1962
Wasn't That a Time
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The David Susskind Show
1959
as Self
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
as Self