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