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
Erin Brockovich (2000)
as Kurt Potter
Bitter Moon (1992)
as Oscar
A Walk to Remember (2002)
as Reverend Sullivan
Sphere (1998)
as Captain Harold C. Barnes
Patch Adams (1998)
as Bill Davis
Femme Fatale (2002)
as Watts
Random Hearts (1999)
as Cullen Chandler
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
as Maxwell Perkins
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity (1998)
as Narrator, English version (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
as President Adair T. Manning
Jagged Edge (1985)
as Thomas Krasny
Good Kill (2015)
as Langley
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
as Ringwald
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
as Uncle Charles
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)
as Sam Donovan
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
as President Sterling
DiDi Hollywood (2010)
as Michael McLean
Kika (1993)
as Nicholas Pierce
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
as Ike Epstein
Southern Comfort (1981)
as Poole
1 Mile To You (2017)
as Principal Umber
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Top of the World (1997)
as Doc 'The Butcher'
Outrageous Fortune (1987)
as Michael Sanders
A Cloud Never Dies (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
The Etruscan Smile (2018)
as Professor
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
as Uncle Charles
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
as JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
as George Bolen
Route 9 (1998)
as Sheriff Dwayne Hogan
Unconquered (1989)
as Richmond Flowers Sr.
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
as Frank
A Time for Dancing (2002)
as Wyn Michaels
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
as Porter Reese
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self
Endangered Species (1982)
as Steele
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
as Courtney Taylor
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996)
as Self
Northfork (2003)
as Eddie
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)
as William Bradfield Jr.
Unforgettable (1996)
as Don Bresler
Shadow of Fear (2004)
as Congressman Henderson
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Narrator
Nepal Beyond (2021)
as Narrator
All Roads Lead Home (2008)
as Hock
More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
as Detective Darren Cody
Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters (2025)
as Narrator (voice)
Hippies (2007)
as Self
Girl on the Edge (2015)
as Hank Taylor
The Price of Fame (2015)
as Crooker
Heart of Midnight (1988)
as Sharpe/Larry
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
as Paul
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
A Man in Love (1987)
as Steve Elliott
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013)
as Self
Good Men (2024)
as Self
Bon Voyage (2003)
as Alex Winckler
Cross Creek (1983)
as Norton Baskin
The Reality of Truth (2016)
as Self
The Mayo Clinic (2018)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dalva (1996)
as Michael
The Tribe (2005)
as Voice
The Secrets of 007 (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
This Is Not a Movie (2011)
Actor
Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey (2019)
as narrator
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Here (2011)
as Storyteller
Buffalo Girls (1995)
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Grizzly Diaries (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Deepwater (2005)
as Herman Finch
Moment of Contact (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
as Young David
Terminal Justice (1996)
as Deacon Vivyan
I Know What I Saw (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
High Art (1991)
as Peter Mandrake
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork (2003)
as Narrator
Breach of Conduct (1994)
as Col. Andrew Case
The Phenomenon (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Fog City Mavericks (2007)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Murder in My Mind (1997)
as Arthur Lefcourt
Crooked Hearts (1991)
as Edward Warren
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy (2015)
as Self
The Gospel of Judas (2006)
Actor
Keeper of the City (1991)
as Frank Nordhall
Bag It (2011)
as Self
The Great Role (2004)
as Rudolph Grichenberg
Red Letters (2000)
as Dennis Burke
Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998)
as Narrator
$5 a Day (2008)
as Burt Kruger
Eva & Leon (2015)
as Le Père
Saving Atlantis (2018)
Actor
A Seduction in Travis County (1991)
as Frank Maguire
Out of the Blue (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
AKA Tommy Chong (2006)
as Himself
Jack the Dog (2001)
as Alfred
In the Light of Reverence (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Bangkok, We Have A Problem! (2014)
as Burt Lowell
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985)
as Narrator
That Eye, the Sky (1995)
as Henry Warburton
Angel Azul (2014)
as Narrator
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Texas Gold (2008)
as Narrator
Indiscreet (1998)
as Detective Roos
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter (2022)
as Self
Strangers Kiss (1983)
as Stanley, the Director
No Deposit (2015)
as Police Chief Williams
Torturing Democracy (2009)
as Narrator
Finding Anastasia (2008)
as Narrator
Road Ends (1997)
as Gene Gere
Murder on Shadow Mountain (1999)
as Dennis 'Denny' Traynor
Green Fire (2011)
as Aldo Leopold (voice)
Wandering...But Not Lost (2021)
as Narrator
Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business (2006)
as Self
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer (2010)
as Narration
Fields of Gold (2023)
as Narrator
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story (2008)
as Elliot Arthur
Commune (2005)
as self, Black Bear resident
As If They Were Angels (2018)
as Narrator
National Geographic: Surviving Everest (2003)
as Narrator
The Blue Yonder (1985)
as Max Knickerbocker
The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today (2025)
as Narrator
Best Kept Secrets (1984)
as Frank Mitchell
Americana (2016)
as Ben
A Single Woman (2008)
as Maury Maverick
Heartbreakers (1984)
as Blue
The Gundown (2011)
as Thomas Morgan
Slayground (1984)
as Stone
The Program (2024)
as Narrator (voice)
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre (2019)
as Self
Baja Oklahoma (1988)
as Slick Henderson
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties (2017)
Actor
Antonio's Road (2026)
as Breaking News Reporter (voice)
Phenomenon II (2003)
as John Ringold
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer (2004)
Actor
Lightworkers (—)
as Self-Interviewee
Die Laughing (1980)
as Davis
Summer of Love (2018)
as Himself
Midwives (2001)
as Stephen Hastings
Out (1982)
as Rex
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America (1988)
as Narrator
The Basket (2000)
as Martin Conlon
The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? (1983)
as Narrator (voice)
Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form (2013)
as Narrator
Bad Faith (2024)
as Narrator (voice)
San Francisco Diggers (1998)
Actor
The Co-op Wars (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72 (2012)
as Narrator
Cornellskop: Freedom From Fear (2026)
as Narrator
Child's Cry (1986)
as Matt Townsend
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)
as Narrator
Oil on Ice (2004)
as Narrator
Scorned and Swindled (1984)
as Anthony Ristelli
Illicit: The Dark Trade (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Seeds of Doubt (1998)
Actor
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway (1999)
as Himself - Narrator
Isabel's Choice (1981)
as Wynn Thomas
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (2001)
as Voice of Urban Renewal (Voice)
The Man Inside (1990)
as Henry Tobel
The Remarkable Life of John Weld (2018)
as Narrator
Written In Blood (2003)
as John Traveller
The Hippie Temptation (1967)
as Digger
Emperor of Hemp (1999)
as Narrator
National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon (—)
Actor
Execution of Justice (1999)
as Harvey Milk
A Coup in Camelot (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Roots of Roe (1993)
as James Morris (voice)
Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe (1985)
as Narrator (voice)
Sworn to Silence (1987)
as Sam Fischetti
Last Call (1999)
as Xuave
Breach of Contract (1982)
Actor
Avalanche: The White Death (1998)
as Narrator
What The Tourist Should See (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
The Peyote Road (1994)
as Narrator
Suddenly Naked (2001)
as Lionel Heathcote
Polanski y los ojos del mal (2002)
as Himself
Last Will (2011)
as Judge Garner
Poison in the Rockies (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story (2022)
as Narrator
Strange Culture (2007)
as Self
A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education (2015)
as Narrator
Oceans in Glass (2011)
as Narrator
Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve (2021)
as Narrator
About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
National Geographic's Storm of the Century (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Adopt a Sailor (2008)
as Richard
One Man, One Cow, One Planet (2007)
as Narrator
Alaska Far Away (2008)
as Narrator
For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska (2009)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Soldiers Of Conscience (2007)
as Self
The Brain Fitness Program (2008)
Actor
The Ghost Army (2013)
as Narrator (Voice)
The Sunday Man (2007)
as The Voice
Realm of the Ancient Redwoods (2014)
as Narrator
The Atomic Tree (2019)
as Narrator
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens (1997)
as Narrator
Pretty Slick - The Deep Water Horizon Environmental Coverup - Extended Directors Cut (—)
as Narrator
Huxley on Huxley (2009)
as Self
Stacking (1987)
as The Photographer
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil (2009)
as Narrstor (voice)
With One Voice (2009)
as Narrator
Rise Above the Mark (2012)
as Narrator
Living a Lie (1991)
as Matt
Purpose (2002)
as Bernard Elias
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale (2019)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact (2009)
as Narrator
The Last Stand (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Downwinders and the Radioactive West (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple (2017)
as Himself - Narrator
The Sacramento River of Life (2005)
as Narrator
The Wednesday Woman (2000)
as Don Wigulow
Spirit of Golf (2023)
as Self
Climbing Redwood Giants (2009)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Two for Texas (1998)
as Jim Bowie
A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe (1998)
as Narrator
O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder (2025)
as Self
Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging. (2016)
as Himself
Against All Enemies (2023)
as Narrator
Almost Thirteen (2020)
as Narrator
I am Fishead (2011)
as narrator
Hayden's Corner (—)
as Narrator (voice)
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction (2010)
as Narrator
Valparaiso (2012)
as Edward G. Drexler
Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision (2010)
as Narrator
Right to Play (2012)
as Narrator
Black Mountain Blues (2025)
Actor
The War Prayer (2005)
as Narrator
Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder (2009)
as Narrator
The UFO Experience (1982)
Actor
San Francisco Stories (2021)
as Narrator/SInger
Sunseed: The Journey (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Missing in Tibet (1999)
as Narrator
Search for the Submarine I-52 (2000)
as Narrator