Peter Coyote
Born: 1941-10-10 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The American Revolution as Narrator (voice)
- Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters as Narrator (voice)
- O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder as Self
- The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today as Narrator
- Black Mountain Blues
2024
- Good Men as Self
- Bad Faith as Narrator (voice)
- The Program as Narrator (voice)
2023
- The American Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
- Kennedy as Narrator (voice)
- La Californie ! as Self - Actor / Activist
- Against All Enemies as Narrator
- San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Spirit of Golf as Self
- Fields of Gold as Narrator
2022
- The U.S. and the Holocaust as Self - Narrator
- Benjamin Franklin as Narrator (voice)
- Moment of Contact as Narrator (voice)
- A Cloud Never Dies as Narrator (voice)
- Jerry Brown: The Disrupter as Self
- The Last Stand as Narrator (voice)
- The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story as Narrator
2021
- The Girl Who Believes in Miracles as Sam Donovan
- Hemingway as Narrator (voice)
- The Tent Mender as as Narrator
- Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve as Narrator
- San Francisco Stories as Narrator/SInger
- Nepal Beyond as Narrator
- Wandering...But Not Lost as Narrator
- Downwinders and the Radioactive West as Narrator (voice)
- The Co-op Wars as Narrator (voice)
2020
- The Comey Rule as Robert Mueller
- Helter Skelter: An American Myth as Self - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member
- The Phenomenon as Narrator (voice)
- Almost Thirteen as Narrator
- Sunseed: The Journey as Narrator (voice)
- About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces as Narrator (voice)
2019
- Country Music as Narrator
- Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre as Self
- Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Atomic Tree as Narrator
- Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey as narrator
2018
- The Etruscan Smile as Professor
- The Mayo Clinic as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Remarkable Life of John Weld as Narrator
- As If They Were Angels as Narrator
- Saving Atlantis
- Summer of Love as Himself
2017
- The Vietnam War as Narrator (voice)
- Spielberg as Self
- The Disappearance as Henry Sullivan
- 1 Mile To You as Principal Umber
- Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
- The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple as Himself - Narrator
2016
- Paris Can Wait ... (Thanks)
- The Reality of Truth as Self
- Americana as Ben
- Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging. as Himself
2015
- The Spoils Before Dying as Dizzy the Cat
- Good Kill as Langley
- No Deposit as Police Chief Williams
- The Price of Fame as Crooker
- Girl on the Edge as Hank Taylor
- Eva & Leon as Le Père
- Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy as Self
- A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education as Narrator
- A Coup in Camelot as Narrator (voice)
2014
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- Intelligence as Leland Strand
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate History as Narrator (voice)
- Bangkok, We Have A Problem! as Burt Lowell
- Angel Azul as Narrator
- Realm of the Ancient Redwoods as Narrator
2013
- Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- The Ghost Army as Narrator (Voice)
- Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form as Narrator
2012
- Perception as James Alan Pierce
- Hemingway & Gellhorn as Maxwell Perkins
- The Dust Bowl as Peter Coyote
- Dangerous Waters as Self
- Right to Play as Narrator
- Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72 as Narrator
- Valparaiso as Edward G. Drexler
- Rise Above the Mark as Narrator
2011
- This Is Not a Movie
- Prohibition as Self - Narrator (voice)
- These Amazing Shadows as Self
- The Gundown as Thomas Morgan
- Here as Storyteller
- On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America as Self
- I am Fishead as narrator
- Last Will as Judge Garner
- Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology as Narrator (voice)
- Bag It as Self
- Oceans in Glass as Narrator
- Green Fire as Aldo Leopold (voice)
2010
- Blue Bloods as Senator Ted McCreary
- Law & Order: LA as Jerry Hardin
- Great Migrations
- DiDi Hollywood as Michael McLean
- Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction as Narrator
- What If Cannabis Cured Cancer as Narration
- Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision as Narrator
- Vampire Forensics
2009
- FlashForward as Dave Segovia
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea as Narrator
- Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League as Himself - Narrator
- For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact as Narrator
- Huxley on Huxley as Self
- Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil as Narrstor (voice)
- With One Voice as Narrator
- I Know What I Saw as Narrator (voice)
- Climbing Redwood Giants as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder as Narrator
- Torturing Democracy as Narrator
- What The Tourist Should See as Narrator (voice)
2008
- Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief as President Sterling
- $5 a Day as Burt Kruger
- All Roads Lead Home as Hock
- Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story as Elliot Arthur
- A Single Woman as Maury Maverick
- Adopt a Sailor as Richard
- Alaska Far Away as Narrator
- Illicit: The Dark Trade as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Texas Gold as Narrator
- The Brain Fitness Program
- Finding Anastasia as Narrator
2007
- Resurrecting the Champ as Ike Epstein
- Fog City Mavericks as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Hippies as Self
- Strange Culture as Self
- One Man, One Cow, One Planet as Narrator
- The Sunday Man as The Voice
- Soldiers Of Conscience as Self
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Mark August
- Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as President Adair T. Manning
- The Gospel of Judas
- AKA Tommy Chong as Himself
- Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home as Narrator (voice)
- Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business as Self
2005
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Mike LaSalle
- Commander in Chief as Warren Keaton
- The Inside as Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
- Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis as Uncle Charles
- Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave as Uncle Charles
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Deepwater as Herman Finch
- A Little Trip to Heaven as Frank
- Guns Germs & Steel as Narrator (voice)
- Commune as self, Black Bear resident
- The War Prayer as Narrator
- The Tribe as Voice
- The Sacramento River of Life as Narrator
2004
- Deadwood as General Crook
- The 4400 as Dennis Ryland
- Shadow of Fear as Congressman Henderson
- The Great Role as Rudolph Grichenberg
- Oil on Ice as Narrator
- Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer
2003
- NCIS as Ned Quinn
- Northfork as Eddie
- Bon Voyage as Alex Winckler
- The Hebrew Hammer as JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
- Phenomenon II as John Ringold
- Out of the Blue as Narrator (voice)
- Written In Blood as John Traveller
- National Geographic: Surviving Everest as Narrator
- Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina as Narrator (voice)
- Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork as Narrator
- Grizzly Diaries as Narrator (voice)
2002
- A Walk to Remember as Reverend Sullivan
- Femme Fatale as Watts
- A Time for Dancing as Wyn Michaels
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special as Self
- Founding Brothers
- Purpose as Bernard Elias
- Empty Oceans, Empty Nets as Narrator (voice)
- Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election as Narrator
- Polanski y los ojos del mal as Himself
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Lionel Shill
- The Division as Ross
- The Color of War as Narrator
- Jack the Dog as Alfred
- Midwives as Stephen Hastings
- Suddenly Naked as Lionel Heathcote
- In the Light of Reverence as Narrator (voice)
- Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore as Voice of Urban Renewal (Voice)
2000
- Erin Brockovich as Kurt Potter
- Founding Fathers as John Hancock (voice) / Thomas Jefferson (voice)
- More Dogs Than Bones as Detective Darren Cody
- Red Letters as Dennis Burke
- The Wednesday Woman as Don Wigulow
- The Basket as Martin Conlon
- Search for the Submarine I-52 as Narrator
1999
- Independent Lens
- Random Hearts as Cullen Chandler
- The History of Sex as Himself - Narrator
- Last Call as Xuave
- National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway as Himself - Narrator
- Murder on Shadow Mountain as Dennis 'Denny' Traynor
- Execution of Justice as Harvey Milk
- Emperor of Hemp as Narrator
- Missing in Tibet as Narrator
1998
- Patch Adams as Bill Davis
- Sphere as Captain Harold C. Barnes
- Indiscreet as Detective Roos
- Two for Texas as Jim Bowie
- Rome: Power & Glory as Narrator
- Route 9 as Sheriff Dwayne Hogan
- Titanic: Breaking New Ground as Narrator
- Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity as Narrator, English version (voice)
- Seeds Of Doubt
- National Geographic's Storm of the Century as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Avalanche: The White Death as Narrator
- A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe as Narrator
- San Francisco Diggers
1997
- Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens as Narrator
- Top of the World as Doc 'The Butcher'
- Road Ends as Gene Gere
- The Secrets of 007 as Narrator (voice)
- Murder in My Mind as Arthur Lefcourt
1996
- The West as Self - Narrator
- Unforgettable as Don Bresler
- Seduced by Madness as Ruben Borchardt
- The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
- 21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777 as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Terminal Justice as Deacon Vivyan
- Dalva as Michael
1995
- Cybill as Roger
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Narrator
- Moonlight and Valentino as Paul
- Buffalo Girls as Buffalo Bill Cody
- That Eye, the Sky as Henry Warburton
1994
- Breach of Conduct as Col. Andrew Case
- The Peyote Road as Narrator
1993
- Fallen Angels as Herman Charn
- Kika as Nicholas Pierce
1992
- Bitter Moon as Oscar
- The Pacific Century as Narrator (voice)
- Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
1991
- High Art as Peter Mandrake
- Keeper of the City as Frank Nordhall
- Crooked Hearts as Edward Warren
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier ... (Thanks)
- Living a Lie as Matt
- A Seduction in Travis County as Frank Maguire
1990
- The Man Inside as Henry Tobel
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey as Narrator (voice)
- Poison in the Rockies as Narrator (voice)
1989
- The Simpsons as Peter Coyote (voice)
- Unconquered as Richmond Flowers Sr.
1988
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- Heart of Midnight as Sharpe/Larry
- Baja Oklahoma as Slick Henderson
- Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America as Narrator
1987
- Echoes in the Darkness as William Bradfield Jr.
- Outrageous Fortune as Michael Sanders
- A Man in Love as Steve Elliott
- Sworn to Silence as Sam Fischetti
- Echoes in the Darkness as William Bradfield Jr.
- Stacking as The Photographer
1986
- Child's Cry as Matt Townsend
1985
- The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shadow Play")
- Explorer
- The Legend of Billie Jean as Ringwald
- Jagged Edge as Thomas Krasny
- The Blue Yonder as Max Knickerbocker
- Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats as Narrator
- Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe as Narrator (voice)
1984
- Scorned and Swindled as Anthony Ristelli
- Best Kept Secrets as Frank Mitchell
- Heartbreakers as Blue
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Alex Nolan
- Cross Creek as Norton Baskin
- Slayground as Stone
- Strangers Kiss as Stanley, the Director
- The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? as Narrator (voice)
1982
- Nature as Narrator (voice)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Keys
- Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann as Porter Reese
- Endangered Species as Steele
- Out as Rex
- Breach of Contract
- The UFO Experience
1981
- Southern Comfort as Poole
- People vs. Jean Harris as George Bolen
- Isabel's Choice as Wynn Thomas
1980
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Courtney Taylor
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Courtney Taylor
- Tell Me a Riddle as Young David
- Die Laughing as Davis
1967
- The Hippie Temptation as Digger
1953
- The Oscars as Self