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Peter Coyote

Acting 84 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 1.9
Born: October 10, 1941

Biography

Peter Coyote (born Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Apple's iPad campaign. He has also served as on-camera co-host of the 2000 Oscar telecasts.

Coyote was one of the founders of the Diggers, an anarchist improv group active in Haight-Ashbury during the mid-1960s. Coyote was also an actor, writer and director with the San Francisco Mime Troupe; his prominence in the San Francisco counter-culture scene led to his being interviewed for the noted book, Voices from the Love Generation. He acted in and directed the first cross-country tour of the Minstrel Show, and his play Olive Pits, co-authored with Mime Troupe member Peter Berg, won the Troupe an Obie Award from the Village Voice. Coyote became a member, and later chairman, of the California Arts Council from 1975 to 1983. In the late 1970s, he shifted from acting on stage to acting in films. In the 1990s and 2000s, he acted in several television shows. He speaks fluent Spanish and French.

External Links

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Known For

Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich Kurt Potter 2000
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Keys 1982
The Basket
The Basket Martin Conlon 2000
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles Sam Donovan 2021
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties 2017

Filmography

Acting Credits (298)

The American Revolution
The American Revolution Narrator (voice) 2025
The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today
The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today Narrator 2025
Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters
Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters Narrator (voice) 2025
O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder
O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder Self 2025
The Program
The Program Narrator (voice) 2024
Good Men
Good Men Self 2024
Bad Faith
Bad Faith Narrator (voice) 2024
Kennedy
Kennedy Narrator (voice) 2023
The American Buffalo
The American Buffalo Narrator (voice) 2023
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time Self - Narrator (voice) 2023
Fields of Gold
Fields of Gold Narrator 2023
La Californie !
La Californie ! Self - Actor / Activist 2023
Spirit of Golf
Spirit of Golf Self 2023
Against All Enemies
Against All Enemies Narrator 2023
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter Self 2022
Moment of Contact
Moment of Contact Narrator (voice) 2022
The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story
The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story Narrator 2022
The U.S. and the Holocaust
The U.S. and the Holocaust Self - Narrator 2022
The Last Stand
The Last Stand Narrator (voice) 2022
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Narrator (voice) 2022
A Cloud Never Dies
A Cloud Never Dies Narrator (voice) 2022
The Tent Mender
The Tent Mender as Narrator 2021
The Co-op Wars
The Co-op Wars Narrator (voice) 2021
San Francisco Stories
San Francisco Stories Narrator/SInger 2021
Hemingway
Hemingway Narrator (voice) 2021
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles Sam Donovan 2021
Wandering...But Not Lost
Wandering...But Not Lost Narrator 2021
Nepal Beyond
Nepal Beyond Narrator 2021
Downwinders and the Radioactive West
Downwinders and the Radioactive West Narrator (voice) 2021
Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve
Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve Narrator 2021
The Phenomenon
The Phenomenon Narrator (voice) 2020
The Comey Rule
The Comey Rule Robert Mueller 2020
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Helter Skelter: An American Myth Self - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member 2020
About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces
About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces Narrator (voice) 2020
Sunseed: The Journey
Sunseed: The Journey Narrator (voice) 2020
Almost Thirteen
Almost Thirteen Narrator 2020
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre Self 2019
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale Self - Narrator (voice) 2019
Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey
Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey narrator 2019
Country Music
Country Music Narrator 2019
The Atomic Tree
The Atomic Tree Narrator 2019
The Remarkable Life of John Weld
The Remarkable Life of John Weld Narrator 2018
As If They Were Angels
As If They Were Angels Narrator 2018
The Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic Self - Narrator (voice) 2018
Summer of Love
Summer of Love Himself 2018
The Etruscan Smile
The Etruscan Smile Professor 2018
Saving Atlantis
Saving Atlantis 2018
Spielberg
Spielberg Self 2017
The Disappearance
The Disappearance Henry Sullivan 2017
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War Narrator (voice) 2017
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties 2017
The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple
The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple Himself - Narrator 2017
1 Mile To You
1 Mile To You Principal Umber 2017
The Reality of Truth
The Reality of Truth Self 2016
Americana
Americana Ben 2016
Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.
Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging. Himself 2016
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy Self 2015
A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education
A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education Narrator 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying Dizzy the Cat 2015
Eva & Leon
Eva & Leon Le Père 2015
No Deposit
No Deposit Police Chief Williams 2015
A Coup in Camelot
A Coup in Camelot Narrator (voice) 2015
Good Kill
Good Kill Langley 2015
Girl on the Edge
Girl on the Edge Hank Taylor 2015
The Price of Fame
The Price of Fame Crooker 2015
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
Bangkok, We Have A Problem! Burt Lowell 2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Narrator (voice) 2014
Realm of the Ancient Redwoods
Realm of the Ancient Redwoods Narrator 2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Real History of Science Fiction Himself 2014
Angel Azul
Angel Azul Narrator 2014
Intelligence
Intelligence Leland Strand 2014
Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form
Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form Narrator 2013
The Ghost Army
The Ghost Army Narrator (Voice) 2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal Self 2013
Rise Above the Mark
Rise Above the Mark Narrator 2012
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl Peter Coyote 2012
Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters Self 2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn Maxwell Perkins 2012
Perception
Perception James Alan Pierce 2012
Right to Play
Right to Play Narrator 2012
Valparaiso
Valparaiso Edward G. Drexler 2012
Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72
Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72 Narrator 2012
Prohibition
Prohibition Self - Narrator (voice) 2011
The Gundown
The Gundown Thomas Morgan 2011
I am Fishead
I am Fishead narrator 2011
Bag It
Bag It Self 2011
Oceans in Glass
Oceans in Glass Narrator 2011
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America Self 2011
Last Will
Last Will Judge Garner 2011
Green Fire
Green Fire Aldo Leopold (voice) 2011
This Is Not a Movie
This Is Not a Movie 2011
These Amazing Shadows
These Amazing Shadows Self 2011
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology Narrator (voice) 2011
Here
Here Storyteller 2011
Great Migrations
Great Migrations 2010
DiDi Hollywood
DiDi Hollywood Michael McLean 2010
Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision
Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision Narrator 2010
Law & Order: LA
Law & Order: LA Jerry Hardin 2010
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods Senator Ted McCreary 2010
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer Narration 2010
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction Narrator 2010
Vampire Forensics
Vampire Forensics 2010
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil Narrstor (voice) 2009
24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact
24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact Narrator 2009
For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska Self - Narrator (voice) 2009
I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw Narrator (voice) 2009
Climbing Redwood Giants
Climbing Redwood Giants Self - Narrator (voice) 2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The National Parks: America's Best Idea Narrator 2009
FlashForward
FlashForward Dave Segovia 2009
With One Voice
With One Voice Narrator 2009
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League Himself - Narrator 2009
What The Tourist Should See
What The Tourist Should See Narrator (voice) 2009
Torturing Democracy
Torturing Democracy Narrator 2009
Huxley on Huxley
Huxley on Huxley Self 2009
Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder
Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder Narrator 2009
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story Elliot Arthur 2008
Adopt a Sailor
Adopt a Sailor Richard 2008
All Roads Lead Home
All Roads Lead Home Hock 2008
A Single Woman
A Single Woman Maury Maverick 2008
$5 a Day
$5 a Day Burt Kruger 2008
Finding Anastasia
Finding Anastasia Narrator 2008
Illicit: The Dark Trade
Illicit: The Dark Trade Self - Narrator (voice) 2008
Alaska Far Away
Alaska Far Away Narrator 2008
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief President Sterling 2008
DR. DOLITTLE: TAIL TO THE CHIEF
DR. DOLITTLE: TAIL TO THE CHIEF スターリング大統領 2008
The Brain Fitness Program
The Brain Fitness Program 2008
Texas Gold
Texas Gold Narrator 2008
One Man, One Cow, One Planet
One Man, One Cow, One Planet Narrator 2007
Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks Self - Narrator (voice) 2007
Resurrecting the Champ
Resurrecting the Champ Ike Epstein 2007
Hippies
Hippies Self 2007
The Sunday Man
The Sunday Man The Voice 2007
Strange Culture
Strange Culture Self 2007
Soldiers Of Conscience
Soldiers Of Conscience Self 2007
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil President Adair T. Manning 2006
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters Mark August 2006
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home Narrator (voice) 2006
AKA Tommy Chong
AKA Tommy Chong Himself 2006
The Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas 2006
The Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas Narrator 2006
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven Frank 2005
The Sacramento River of Life
The Sacramento River of Life Narrator 2005
The War Prayer
The War Prayer Narrator 2005
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave Uncle Charles 2005
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis Uncle Charles 2005
Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief Warren Keaton 2005
The Tribe
The Tribe Voice 2005
Guns Germs & Steel
Guns Germs & Steel Narrator (voice) 2005
Deepwater
Deepwater Herman Finch 2005
The Inside
The Inside Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster 2005
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Narrator 2005
Commune
Commune self, Black Bear resident 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Mike LaSalle 2005
The Great Role
The Great Role Rudolph Grichenberg 2004
Shadow of Fear
Shadow of Fear Congressman Henderson 2004
The 4400
The 4400 Dennis Ryland 2004
Oil on Ice
Oil on Ice Narrator 2004
Deadwood
Deadwood General Crook 2004
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer 2004
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork Narrator 2003
The Hebrew Hammer
The Hebrew Hammer JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal 2003
Phenomenon II
Phenomenon II John Ringold 2003
NCIS
NCIS Ned Quinn 2003
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina Narrator (voice) 2003
Northfork
Northfork Eddie 2003
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue Narrator (voice) 2003
Written In Blood
Written In Blood John Traveller 2003
National Geographic: Surviving Everest
National Geographic: Surviving Everest Narrator 2003
Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage Alex Winckler 2003
Grizzly Diaries
Grizzly Diaries Narrator (voice) 2003
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election Narrator 2002
A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing Wyn Michaels 2002
Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers 2002
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale Watts 2002
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets Narrator (voice) 2002
Polanski y los ojos del mal
Polanski y los ojos del mal Himself 2002
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special Self 2002
Purpose
Purpose Bernard Elias 2002
A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember Reverend Sullivan 2002
The Color of War
The Color of War Narrator 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lionel Shill 2001
Suddenly Naked
Suddenly Naked Lionel Heathcote 2001
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore Voice of Urban Renewal (Voice) 2001
Midwives
Midwives Stephen Hastings 2001
In the Light of Reverence
In the Light of Reverence Narrator (voice) 2001
Jack the Dog
Jack the Dog Alfred 2001
The Division
The Division Ross 2001
Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers John Hancock (voice) / Thomas Jefferson (voice) 2000
More Dogs Than Bones
More Dogs Than Bones Detective Darren Cody 2000
Red Letters
Red Letters Dennis Burke 2000
The Wednesday Woman
The Wednesday Woman Don Wigulow 2000
The Basket
The Basket Martin Conlon 2000
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich Kurt Potter 2000
Search for the Submarine I-52
Search for the Submarine I-52 Narrator 2000
Execution of Justice
Execution of Justice Harvey Milk 1999
Missing in Tibet
Missing in Tibet Narrator 1999
Random Hearts
Random Hearts Cullen Chandler 1999
The History of Sex
The History of Sex Himself - Narrator 1999
Independent Lens
Independent Lens 1999
Emperor of Hemp
Emperor of Hemp Narrator 1999
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Murder on Shadow Mountain Dennis 'Denny' Traynor 1999
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway Himself - Narrator 1999
Last Call
Last Call Xuave 1999
Patch Adams
Patch Adams Bill Davis 1998
Route 9
Route 9 Sheriff Dwayne Hogan 1998
A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe
A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe Narrator 1998
Indiscreet
Indiscreet Detective Roos 1998
National Geographic's Storm of the Century
National Geographic's Storm of the Century Self - Narrator (voice) 1998
Seeds Of Doubt
Seeds Of Doubt 1998
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Titanic: Breaking New Ground Narrator 1998
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity Narrator, English version (voice) 1998
Rome: Power & Glory
Rome: Power & Glory Narrator 1998
Sphere
Sphere Captain Harold C. Barnes 1998
Two for Texas
Two for Texas Jim Bowie 1998
San Francisco Diggers
San Francisco Diggers 1998
Avalanche: The White Death
Avalanche: The White Death Narrator 1998
The Secrets of 007
The Secrets of 007 Narrator (voice) 1997
Road Ends
Road Ends Gene Gere 1997
Top of the World
Top of the World Doc 'The Butcher' 1997
Murder in My Mind
Murder in My Mind Arthur Lefcourt 1997
Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens
Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens Narrator 1997
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Self 1996
The West
The West Self - Narrator 1996
Terminal Justice
Terminal Justice Deacon Vivyan 1996
Dalva
Dalva Michael 1996
Seduced by Madness
Seduced by Madness Ruben Borchardt 1996
Unforgettable
Unforgettable Don Bresler 1996
21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777
21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777 Self - Narrator (voice) 1996
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight and Valentino Paul 1995
That Eye, the Sky
That Eye, the Sky Henry Warburton 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Narrator 1995
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls Buffalo Bill Cody 1995
Cybill
Cybill Roger 1995
Breach of Conduct
Breach of Conduct Col. Andrew Case 1994
The Peyote Road
The Peyote Road Narrator 1994
Kika
Kika Nicholas Pierce 1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels Herman Charn 1993
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream Reader (voice) 1992
The Pacific Century
The Pacific Century Narrator (voice) 1992
Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon Oscar 1992
Keeper of the City
Keeper of the City Frank Nordhall 1991
Living a Lie
Living a Lie Matt 1991
Crooked Hearts
Crooked Hearts Edward Warren 1991
High Art
High Art Peter Mandrake 1991
A Seduction in Travis County
A Seduction in Travis County Frank Maguire 1991
The Man Inside
The Man Inside Henry Tobel 1990
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey Narrator (voice) 1990
Poison in the Rockies
Poison in the Rockies Narrator (voice) 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Peter Coyote (voice) 1989
Unconquered
Unconquered Richmond Flowers Sr. 1989
Heart of Midnight
Heart of Midnight Sharpe/Larry 1988
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
Baja Oklahoma
Baja Oklahoma Slick Henderson 1988
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America Narrator 1988
Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness William Bradfield Jr. 1987
Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness William Bradfield Jr. 1987
A Man in Love
A Man in Love Steve Elliott 1987
Sworn to Silence
Sworn to Silence Sam Fischetti 1987
Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune Michael Sanders 1987
Stacking
Stacking The Photographer 1987
Child's Cry
Child's Cry Matt Townsend 1986
The Blue Yonder
The Blue Yonder Max Knickerbocker 1985
Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe
Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe Narrator (voice) 1985
Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge Thomas Krasny 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (segment "Shadow Play") 1985
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats Narrator 1985
The Legend of Billie Jean
The Legend of Billie Jean Ringwald 1985
Explorer
Explorer 1985
Explorer
Explorer Self - Narrator 1985
Explorer
Explorer Himself - Narrator (voice) 1985
Scorned and Swindled
Scorned and Swindled Anthony Ristelli 1984
Heartbreakers
Heartbreakers Blue 1984
Best Kept Secrets
Best Kept Secrets Frank Mitchell 1984
Slayground
Slayground Stone 1983
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker Alex Nolan 1983
The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?
The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? Narrator (voice) 1983
Cross Creek
Cross Creek Norton Baskin 1983
Strangers Kiss
Strangers Kiss Stanley, the Director 1983
The UFO Experience
The UFO Experience 1982
Nature
Nature Narrator (voice) 1982
Endangered Species
Endangered Species Steele 1982
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Porter Reese 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Keys 1982
Breach of Contract
Breach of Contract 1982
Out
Out Rex 1982
Isabel's Choice
Isabel's Choice Wynn Thomas 1981
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort Poole 1981
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris George Bolen 1981
Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle Young David 1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Courtney Taylor 1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Courtney Taylor 1980
Die Laughing
Die Laughing Davis 1980
The Hippie Temptation
The Hippie Temptation Digger 1967
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon
National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon
Pretty Slick - The Deep Water Horizon Environmental Coverup - Extended Directors Cut
Pretty Slick - The Deep Water Horizon Environmental Coverup - Extended Directors Cut Narrator
Hayden's Corner
Hayden's Corner Narrator (voice)
Cornellskop: Freedom From Fear
Cornellskop: Freedom From Fear Narrator

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