
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 · Good Men as Self
- 2023 · The American Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Spirit of Golf as Self
- 2023 · Against All Enemies as Narrator
- 2022 · The U.S. and the Holocaust as Self - Narrator
- 2022 · Benjamin Franklin as Narrator (voice)
- 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 Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · The Etruscan Smile as Professor
- 2017 · Spielberg as Self
- 2017 · The Disappearance as Henry Sullivan
- 2017 · The Vietnam War as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Reality of Truth as Self
- 2015 · The Spoils Before Dying as Dizzy the Cat
- 2015 · Eva & Leon as Le Père
- 2015 · A Coup in Camelot as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Good Kill as Langley
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- 2014 · Intelligence as Leland Strand
- 2013 · Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- 2012 · Hemingway & Gellhorn as Maxwell Perkins
- 2012 · Perception as James Alan Pierce
- 2012 · Valparaiso as Edward G. Drexler
- 2012 · Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72 as Narrator
- 2011 · Prohibition as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · The Gundown as Thomas Morgan
- 2011 · These Amazing Shadows as Self
- 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 · The National Parks: America's Best Idea as Narrator
- 2009 · FlashForward as Dave Segovia
- 2008 · Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story as Elliot Arthur
- 2008 · Adopt a Sailor as Richard
- 2007 · Resurrecting the Champ as Ike Epstein
- 2006 · Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as President Adair T. Manning
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Mark August
- 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 · 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 · Out of the Blue as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · A Time for Dancing as Wyn Michaels
- 2002 · Femme Fatale as Watts
- 2002 · Purpose as Bernard Elias
- 2002 · A Walk to Remember as Reverend Sullivan
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Lionel Shill
- 2001 · The Division as Ross
- 2000 · The Basket as Martin Conlon
- 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 · Titanic: Breaking New Ground as Narrator
- 1998 · Sphere as Captain Harold C. Barnes
- 1998 · Two for Texas as Jim Bowie
- 1997 · The Secrets of 007 as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Road Ends as Gene Gere
- 1996 · The West as Self - Narrator
- 1996 · Unforgettable as Don Bresler
- 1995 · The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Self
- 1994 · Breach of Conduct as Col. Andrew Case
- 1993 · Kika as Nicholas Pierce
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Herman Charn
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · Bitter Moon as Oscar
- 1991 · Living a Lie as Matt
- 1991 · Crooked Hearts as Edward Warren
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Peter Coyote (voice)
- 1988 · Heart of Midnight as Sharpe/Larry
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · Baja Oklahoma as Slick Henderson
- 1987 · A Man in Love as Steve Elliott
- 1987 · Sworn to Silence as Sam Fischetti
- 1987 · Outrageous Fortune as Michael Sanders
- 1987 · Stacking as The Photographer
- 1986 · Child's Cry as Matt Townsend
- 1985 · Jagged Edge as Thomas Krasny
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shadow Play")
- 1985 · Explorer as
- 1985 · Explorer as Self - Narrator
- 1985 · Explorer as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Slayground as Stone
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Alex Nolan
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Keys
- 1982 · Breach of Contract as
- 1981 · Southern Comfort as Poole
- 1981 · People vs. Jean Harris as George Bolen
- 1980 · Tell Me a Riddle as Young David
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Courtney Taylor
- Future · San Francisco Stories as Narrator/SInger
- 1983 · Cross Creek as Norton Baskin
- Future · Hayden's Corner as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · The American Revolution as Narrator
- 2024 · The Program as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Bad Faith as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Kennedy as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Fields of Gold as Narrator
- 2023 · La Californie ! as Self - Actor / Activist
- 2022 · Jerry Brown: The Disrupter as Self
- 2022 · Moment of Contact as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story as Narrator
- 2022 · The Last Stand as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · A Cloud Never Dies as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Tent Mender as as Narrator
- 2021 · The Co-op Wars as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Wandering...But Not Lost as Narrator
- 2021 · Nepal Beyond as Narrator
- 2021 · Downwinders and the Radioactive West as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve as Narrator
- 2020 · About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Sunseed: The Journey as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Almost Thirteen as Narrator
- 2019 · Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre as Self
- 2019 · Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey as narrator
- 2019 · The Atomic Tree as Narrator
- 2018 · As If They Were Angels as Narrator
- 2018 · Summer of Love as Himself
- 2017 · Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties as
- 2017 · The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple as Himself - Narrator
- 2017 · 1 Mile To You as Principal Umber
- 2016 · Americana as Ben
- 2016 · Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging. as Himself
- 2015 · Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy as Self
- 2015 · A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education as Narrator
- 2015 · No Deposit as Police Chief Williams
- 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 · 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)
- 2012 · Rise Above the Mark as Narrator
- 2012 · The Dust Bowl as Peter Coyote
- 2012 · Dangerous Waters as Self
- 2012 · Right to Play as Narrator
- 2011 · I am Fishead as narrator
- 2011 · Bag It as Self
- 2011 · Oceans in Glass as Narrator
- 2011 · On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America as self
- 2011 · Last Will as Judge Garner
- 2011 · Green Fire as Aldo Leopold (voice)
- 2011 · This Is Not a Movie as
- 2011 · Here as Storyteller
- 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
- 2010 · Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction as Narrator
- 2010 · Vampire Forensics as
- 2009 · Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil as Narrstor (voice)
- 2009 · 24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact as Narrator
- 2009 · For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · I Know What I Saw as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Climbing Redwood Giants as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · With One Voice as Narrator
- 2009 · Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League as Himself - Narrator
- 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 · A Single Woman as Maury Maverick
- 2008 · $5 a Day as Burt Kruger
- 2008 · Finding Anastasia as Narrator
- 2008 · Illicit: The Dark Trade as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Alaska Far Away as Narrator
- 2008 · Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief as President Sterling
- 2008 · The Brain Fitness Program as
- 2008 · All Roads Lead Home as Hock
- 2008 · Texas Gold as Narrator
- 2007 · One Man, One Cow, One Planet as Narrator
- 2007 · Fog City Mavericks as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Hippies as Self
- 2007 · The Sunday Man as The Voice
- 2007 · Strange Culture as Self
- 2007 · Soldiers Of Conscience as Self
- 2006 · Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · AKA Tommy Chong as Himself
- 2006 · The Gospel of Judas as
- 2006 · The Gospel of Judas as Narrator
- 2005 · A Little Trip to Heaven as Frank
- 2005 · The Sacramento River of Life as Narrator
- 2005 · The War Prayer as Narrator
- 2005 · The Tribe as Voice
- 2005 · Guns Germs & Steel as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Deepwater as Herman Finch
- 2005 · Commune as self, Black Bear resident
- 2004 · The Great Role as Rudolph Grichenberg
- 2004 · Oil on Ice as Narrator
- 2004 · Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer as
- 2003 · Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork as Narrator
- 2003 · Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Northfork as Eddie
- 2003 · Written In Blood as John Traveller
- 2003 · National Geographic: Surviving Everest as Narrator
- 2003 · Bon Voyage as Alex Winckler
- 2003 · Grizzly Diaries as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Founding Brothers as
- 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
- 2001 · The Color of War as Narrator
- 2001 · Suddenly Naked as Lionel Heathcote
- 2001 · Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore as Voice of Urban Renewal (Voice)
- 2001 · Midwives as Stephen Hastings
- 2001 · In the Light of Reverence as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Jack the Dog as Alfred
- 2000 · Founding Fathers as John Hancock (voice) / Thomas Jefferson (voice)
- 2000 · More Dogs Than Bones as Detective Darren Cody
- 2000 · Red Letters as Dennis Burke
- 2000 · The Wednesday Woman as Don Wigulow
- 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 · Murder on Shadow Mountain as Dennis 'Denny' Traynor
- 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 · Avalanche: The White Death as Narrator
- 1998 · San Francisco Diggers as
- 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 as Ruben Borchardt
- 1996 · Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story as Ruben Borchardt
- 1996 · 21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777 as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · Moonlight and Valentino as Paul
- 1995 · That Eye, the Sky as Henry Warburton
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Narrator
- 1995 · Buffalo Girls as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 1995 · American Cinema as Narrator
- 1994 · The Peyote Road as Narrator
- 1992 · The Pacific Century as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 · Keeper of the City as Frank Nordhall
- 1991 · High Art as Peter Mandrake
- 1991 · A Seduction in Travis County as Frank Maguire
- 1990 · The Man Inside as Henry Tobel
- 1990 · Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Poison in the Rockies as Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Unconquered as Richmond Flowers Sr.
- 1988 · Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America as Narrator
- 1987 · Echoes in the Darkness as William Bradfield Jr.
- 1987 · Echoes in the Darkness as William Bradfield Jr.
- 1985 · The Blue Yonder as Max Knickerbocker
- 1985 · Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe as Narrator (voice)
- 1985 · Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats as Narrator
- 1985 · The Legend of Billie Jean as Ringwald
- 1984 · Scorned and Swindled as Anthony Ristelli
- 1984 · Heartbreakers as Blue
- 1984 · Best Kept Secrets as Frank Mitchell
- 1983 · The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? as Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Strangers Kiss as Stanley, the Director
- 1982 · The UFO Experience as
- 1982 · Endangered Species as Steele
- 1982 · Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann as Porter Reese
- 1982 · Out as Rex
- 1981 · Isabel's Choice as Wynn Thomas
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Courtney Taylor
- 1980 · Die Laughing as Davis
- 1967 · The Hippie Temptation as Digger
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon as
- Future · Pretty Slick - The Deep Water Horizon Environmental Coverup - Extended Directors Cut as Narrator