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