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Pete Seeger

Acting · Born May 3, 1919 · 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.

Movies with Pete Seeger

• Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984) — Self
• Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988) — Self
• Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011) — Self
• No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) — Self
• Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) — Himself
• 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) — Self (archive footage)
• Alice's Restaurant (1969) — Himself
• Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013) — Self
• We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) — Self
• BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie (1988) — Self
• Strange Fruit (2002) — Self
• Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990) — Self (archive footage)