Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Newport and the Great Folk Dream Newport and the Great Folk Dream 2025 Down By The Riverside Down By The Riverside 2023 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony ★ 8.2 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022 ReMastered: The Lion's Share ★ 6.6 ReMastered: The Lion's Share 2019 Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 2019 Pete and Toshi Get a Camera Pete and Toshi Get a Camera 2015 The Winding Stream ★ 6.5 The Winding Stream 2014 Freedom Summer ★ 7.2 Freedom Summer 2014 Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain 2013 Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation ★ 7.0 Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation 2013 Palme ★ 7.6 Palme 2012 Give Me the Banjo ★ 7.2 Give Me the Banjo 2011 Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune ★ 6.6 Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune 2011 Gasland ★ 7.1 Gasland 2010 We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial ★ 4.6 We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial 2009 Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan ★ 8.5 Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan 2008 The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival ★ 8.1 The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival 2007 Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian 2007 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song ★ 7.0 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song 2007 Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place 2007 Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home 2006 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan ★ 7.7 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005 Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal ★ 7.0 Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal 2004 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 ★ 3.8 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 2003 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ★ 4.5 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 2002 Strange Fruit ★ 9.0 Strange Fruit 2002 A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes 2001 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack ★ 7.4 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack 2000 The Internationale ★ 8.0 The Internationale 2000 Paul Robeson: Here I Stand ★ 8.0 Paul Robeson: Here I Stand 1999 An Act of Conscience ★ 7.0 An Act of Conscience 1997 Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story 1996 Tribute to Harry Chapin ★ 7.0 Tribute to Harry Chapin 1991 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! ★ 6.0 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990 I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson ★ 7.0 I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson 1990 Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center 1989 Pete Seeger at Home Pete Seeger at Home 1989 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie ★ 6.8 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie 1988 BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie 1988 Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning 1988 The Arlo Guthrie Show The Arlo Guthrie Show 1987 Chords of Fame ★ 10.0 Chords of Fame 1984 Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' ★ 6.5 Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' 1984 Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists ★ 6.4 Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists 1983 Reading Rainbow ★ 8.3 Reading Rainbow 1983 The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time ★ 7.8 The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time 1982 Canto Libre - den fria sången Canto Libre - den fria sången 1980 The Kennedy Center Honors ★ 7.4 The Kennedy Center Honors 1978 Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert 1978 Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration 1977 All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music ★ 6.5 All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music 1977 Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone 1972 The Foolish Frog ★ 8.0 The Foolish Frog 1971 The Smothers Brothers Summer Show ★ 8.0 The Smothers Brothers Summer Show 1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon ★ 5.4 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon 1970 Alice's Restaurant ★ 6.3 Alice's Restaurant 1969 The Johnny Cash Show ★ 6.5 The Johnny Cash Show 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ★ 6.8 The Dick Cavett Show 1968 Festival ★ 6.0 Festival 1967 The Creative Person: The Folksinger The Creative Person: The Folksinger 1965 Rainbow Quest Rainbow Quest 1965 Tonight in Person ★ 7.0 Tonight in Person 1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Streets of Greenwood ★ 8.0 The Streets of Greenwood 1962 Wasn't That a Time Wasn't That a Time 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 The David Susskind Show ★ 7.0 The David Susskind Show 1959 To Hear Your Banjo Play ★ 4.5 To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947 I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War THE MANY COLORED PAPER THE MANY COLORED PAPER