Peter Yarrow

Biography

Peter Yarrow (May 31, 1938 - January 7, 2025) was an American singer and songwriter who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) one of the group's greatest hits, "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He was also a political activist and supported causes that ranged from opposition to the Vietnam War to support for school anti-bullying programs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Yarrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

What's My Line?

The Dick Cavett Show

The Jack Benny Program

77 Sunset Strip

While We're Young

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

All Movies (21)

• Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony2024 · as Self - interviewee / performer
• While We're Young2015 · as Ira Mandelstam
• 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary2014 · as Himself
• Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation2013 · as Self
• Martin Luther King and the March on Washington2013 · as Self
• The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival2007 · as Self
• No Direction Home: Bob Dylan2005 · as Self
• Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On2004 · as Self
• Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too1993 · as Self – Vocals / Guitar
• Peter, Paul & Mary: The Holiday Concert1988 · as Himself
• Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert1986 · as Self
• Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein1983 · as Self
• Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies1979 · as Father (voice)
• Puff, the Magic Dragon1978 · as Father (voice)
• Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration1977 · as Self
• Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love1971 · as Himself
• King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970 · as Self (archive footage)
• You Are What You Eat1968
• The Sixth Side of the Pentagon1968
• Festival1967 · as Self
• I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War— · as Self

All TV Shows (5)

• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• 77 Sunset Strip1958
• The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Peter Yarrow
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest