Pete Seeger

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1919-05-03

Deathday 2014-01-27 (94 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Peter Seeger

Pete Seeger

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.

Known For

Actor

2019
ReMastered: The Lion's Share

as Himself (archive footage)

2014
The Winding Stream

as Self (archive footage)

2014
2011
2010
Gasland

as Self (archive footage)

2002
2000
1989
1984
Chords of Fame

as Himself

1983
Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1971
The Foolish Frog

as Narrator (voice)

1969
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
Festival

as Self

1965
Rainbow Quest

as Self - Host

1963
1962

Sound

1962
1961
Cattle Ranch

as Music

1960
Indian Summer

as Musician

Writer

1971

Crew

1964
Singing Fishermen of Ghana

as Cinematography