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