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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 3, 1919
- January 27, 2014 (aged 94)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 1 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Pete Seeger's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Pete Seeger in Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Pete Seeger's films?
As of October 24, 2026, their 1 MovieCove title streams on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Pete Seeger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
22 credits, 1 with a MovieCove page; 57 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Down By The Riverside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Tribute to Harry Chapin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Foolish Frog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Rainbow Quest(1965)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Singing Fishermen of Ghana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Streets of Greenwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Lines: Horizontal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Cattle Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Indian Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The End of the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Fight for Maritime Unity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Pick a Bale of Cotton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
THE MANY COLORED PAPER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1945 to 2023.
How do Pete Seeger's films land?
Across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 1 title is Mixed.
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Pete Seeger work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pete Seeger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joan Baez shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Joan BaezShared titles: Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2021), Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2010), Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007), The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007), Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Joan Baez
- Arlo GuthrieShared titles: Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2021), Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007), The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000), Alice's Restaurant (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Arlo Guthrie
- Bernice Johnson ReagonShared titles: Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2021), Rainbow Quest (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Bernice Johnson Reagon
- Harry BelafonteShared titles: Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2021), Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Belafonte
Producers
- Michael CohlShared titles: Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2010), Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Cohl