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Peter Coyote
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn October 10, 1941 (84 years)
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.
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.
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Peter Coyote Filmography
| 2025 | Under the Lights · as 911 Operator |
| 2024 | The Program · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Bad Faith · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The American Buffalo (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Fields of Gold · as Narrator |
| 2023 | Against All Enemies · as Narrator |
| 2022 | Moment of Contact · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Last Stand · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Benjamin Franklin (2022) (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The Tent Mender (TV Series) · as As Narrator |
| 2021 | Hemingway (2021) (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The Girl Who Believes in Miracles · as Sam Donovan |
| 2021 | Downwinders and the Radioactive West · as Narrator |
| 2021 | The Real Activist · as Narration |
| 2021 | San Francisco Stories · as Narrator/singer |
| 2020 | The Phenomenon · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule (TV Series) · as Robert Mueller |
| 2020 | About Face: The Story of the Jewish Refugee Soldiers of World War II · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera · as Narrator |
| 2020 | Almost Thirteen · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Country Music (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | And Now, Love · as Narrator |
| 2018 | Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey · as Narrator |
| 2018 | The Remarkable Life of John Weld · as Narrator |
| 2018 | As If They Were Angels · as Narrator |
| 2018 | Paying the Price for Peace · as Cast |
| 2018 | The Etruscan Smile · as Professor |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | The Disappearance (2017) (TV Series) · as Henry Sullivan |
| 2017 | The Vietnam War (2017) (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | 1 Mile to You · as Principal Umber |
| 2017 | Kudung Barwa: The Blazing Buddha Relics Director's Cut · as Narrator |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying (TV Series) · as Dizzy The Cat |
| 2015 | Eva & Leon · as Le Père |
| 2015 | No Deposit · as Police Chief Williams |
| 2015 | A Coup in Camelot · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Dirty Gold War · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Girl on the Edge · as Hank Taylor |
| 2015 | Bay Area Revelations (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2014 | The Price of Fame · as Crooker |
| 2014 | I Know What I Saw · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | On a marché sur Bangkok · as Burt Lowell |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Realm of the Ancient Redwoods · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Angel Azul · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Intelligence (2014) (TV Series) · as Leland Strand |
| 2013 | The Ghost Army · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | Journey of Hanuman · as Cast |
| 2012 | Perception (TV Series) · as James Alan Pierce |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn · as Maxwell Perkins |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | The Gundown · as Thomas Morgan |
| 2011 | I Am Fishead · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Valparaiso · as Edward G. Drexler |
| 2011 | Last Will · as Judge Garner |
| 2011 | ESPN Films Presents (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Here · as Storyteller |
| 2010 | Free Wheels East · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Great Migrations (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Di Di Hollywood · as Michael Mclean |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA (TV Series) · as Jerry Hardin |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Senator Ted Mccreary |
| 2010 | What If Cannabis Cured Cancer · as Narration |
| 2009 | 24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact · as Narrator |
| 2009 | The National Parks: America's Best Idea (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2009 | FlashForward (TV Series) · as Dave Segovia |
| 2009 | With One Voice · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Os Mistérios de Lisboa · as Narrator |
| 2009 | The Harimaya Bridge · as Albert Tunney |
| 2009 | Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder · as Narrator |
| 2008 | Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story · as Elliot Arthur |
| 2008 | Adopt a Sailor · as Richard |
| 2008 | Jose Canseco: Last Shot · as Narrator |
| 2008 | A Single Woman · as Maury Maverick |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Stealing America: Vote by Vote · as Narrator |
| 2008 | Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief · as President Sterling |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | All Roads Lead Home · as Hock |
| 2007 | One Man, One Cow, One Planet · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ · as Ike Epstein |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters (TV Series) · as Mark August |
| 2006 | Lost: Reckoning · as Narrator |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Lost: Revelation · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil · as President Adair T. Manning |
| 2006 | Apparent Horizon · as Joseph |
| 2005 | A Little Trip to Heaven · as Frank |
| 2005 | The Tribe · as Voice |
| 2005 | Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis · as Uncle Charles |
| 2005 | Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave · as Uncle Charles |
| 2005 | Berkeley · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Commander In Chief (TV Series) · as Warren Keaton |
| 2005 | Destination Lost · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Guns, Germs, and Steel (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Deepwater · as Herman Finch |
| 2005 | The Inside (TV Series) · as Special Agent Virgil "web" Webster |
| 2005 | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) · as Mike Lasalle |
| 2004 | Kursk: A Submarine in Troubled Waters · as Narrator |
| 2004 | The Great Role · as Rudolph Grichenberg |
| 2004 | Shadow of Fear · as Congressman Henderson |
| 2004 | The 4400 (TV Series) · as Dennis Ryland |
| 2004 | Oil on Ice · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Deadwood (TV Series) · as General Crook |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | The Hebrew Hammer · as Jjl Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal |
| 2003 | Phenomenon II · as John Ringold |
| 2003 | Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Ned Quinn |
| 2003 | Northfork · as Eddie |
| 2003 | Out of the Blue · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Written in Blood · as John Traveller |
| 2003 | Bon Voyage · as Alex Winckler |
| 2002 | Purpose · as Bernard Elias |
| 2002 | Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election · as Narrator |
| 2002 | A Time for Dancing · as Wyn Michaels |
| 2002 | Founding Brothers · as Thomas Jefferson |
| 2002 | Femme Fatale · as Watts |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember · as Reverend Sullivan |
| 2001 | The Color of War (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Lionel Shill |
| 2001 | Suddenly Naked · as Lionel Heathcote |
| 2001 | Midwives · as Stephen Hastings |
| 2001 | The Shape of Life (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2001 | In the Light of Reverence · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Jack the Dog · as Alfred |
| 2001 | The Division (TV Series) · as Ross |
| 2000 | Founding Fathers (TV Series) · as John Hancock (voice) / Thomas Jefferson (voice) |
| 2000 | Red Letters · as Dennis Burke |
| 2000 | More Dogs Than Bones · as Detective Darren Cody |
| 2000 | The Wednesday Woman · as Don Wigulow |
| 2000 | Erin Brockovich · as Kurt Potter |
| 1999 | The Basket · as Martin Conlon |
| 1999 | Execution of Justice · as Harvey Milk |
| 1999 | Random Hearts · as Cullen Chandler |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Emperor of Hemp · as Narrator |
| 1999 | A Murder on Shadow Mountain · as Dennis 'denny' Traynor |
| 1998 | Patch Adams · as Bill Davis |
| 1998 | 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 | |
| 1998 | Titanic: Breaking New Ground · as Narrator |
| 1998 | Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity · as Narrator, English Version (voice) |
| 1998 | Rome: Power & Glory (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Two for Texas · as Jim Bowie |
| 1997 | The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Road Ends · as Gene Gere |
| 1997 | The Living Edens (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Top of the World · as Doc 'the Butcher' |
| 1997 | Murder in My Mind · as Arthur Lefcourt |
| 1996 | Terminal Justice · as Deacon Vivyan |
| 1996 | Dalva · as Michael |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (TV Series) · as Ruben Borchardt |
| 1996 | Unforgettable · as Don Bresler |
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentino · as Paul |
| 1995 | American Cinema (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as Narrator |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls · as Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls (TV Series) · as Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 1995 | Cybill (TV Series) · as Roger |
| 1994 | That Eye, the Sky · as Henry Warburton |
| 1994 | Breach of Conduct · as Col. Andrew Case |
| 1993 | The Roots of Roe · as James Marris |
| 1993 | Kika · as Nicholas Pierce |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels (TV Series) · as Herman Charn |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream · as Reader (voice) |
| 1992 | Bitter Moon · as Oscar |
| 1991 | Keeper of the City · as Frank Nordhall |
| 1991 | Living a Lie · as Matt |
| 1991 | Crooked Hearts · as Edward Warren |
| 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) |
| 1990 | Road to Avonlea (TV Series) · as Romney Penhallow |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Peter Coyote (voice) |
| 1989 | Act of Will (TV Series) · as Miles Sutherland |
| 1989 | Unconquered · as Richmond Flowers Sr. |
| 1988 | Heart of Midnight · as Sharpe/larry |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | Baja Oklahoma · as Slick Henderson |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness (TV Series) · as William Bradfield Jr. |
| 1987 | Shark Week (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 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 | The Blue Yonder · as Max Knickerbocker |
| 1985 | Jagged Edge · as Thomas Krasny |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as (segment "shadow Play") |
| 1985 | The Legend of Billie Jean · as Ringwald |
| 1984 | Kerouac, the Movie · as Narrator |
| 1984 | Scorned and Swindled · as Anthony Ristelli |
| 1984 | Heartbreakers · as Blue |
| 1984 | Best Kept Secrets · as Frank Mitchell |
| 1983 | Slayground · as Stone |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Alex Nolan |
| 1983 | Cross Creek · as Norton Baskin |
| 1983 | Strangers Kiss · as Stanley, The Director |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | Endangered Species · as Steele |
| 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann · as Porter Reese |
| 1982 | E.T. · as Keys |
| 1982 | Out · as Rex |
| 1981 | Southern Comfort · as Poole |
| 1981 | The People vs. Jean Harris · as George Bolen |
| 1980 | Tell Me a Riddle · as Young David |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story · as Courtney Taylor |
| 1980 | Die Laughing · as Davis |
| 2025 | The American Revolution (2025) (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Good Men · as Self |
| 2023 | San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Jerry Brown: The Disrupter · as Self |
| 2022 | The U.S. and the Holocaust (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2021 | We Are As Gods · as Self |
| 2020 | Helter Skelter: An American Myth (TV Series) · as Self - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member |
| 2019 | Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre · as Self |
| 2019 | Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | The Mayo Clinic, Faith, Hope and Science · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Self |
| 2017 | The Beatles, Hippies and Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple · as Himself - Narrator |
| 2016 | The Reality of Truth · as Self |
| 2016 | Who Wants to Live Forever, the Wisdom of Aging. · as Himself |
| 2014 | The Sixties (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2012 | Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary · as Self |
| 2012 | The Dust Bowl (TV Series) · as Peter Coyote |
| 2012 | Dangerous Waters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Haight Ashbury: The Beat of a Generation · as Self - Founding Member Of The Diggers |
| 2011 | Prohibition (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Self |
| 2010 | Bag It · as Self |
| 2009 | For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League (TV Series) · as Himself - Narrator |
| 2009 | Huxley on Huxley · as Self |
| 2008 | National Geographic: Nature Untamed (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2007 | The Brain Fitness Program (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2007 | Fog City Mavericks · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Strange Culture · as Self |
| 2007 | Hippies · as Self |
| 2007 | Soldiers of Conscience · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | A/k/a Tommy Chong · as Himself |
| 2006 | The Drug Years (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Commune · as Self, Black Bear Resident |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember: Interviews · as Self |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Sex in the 20th Century · as Self - Narrator |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Announcer |
| 1999 | The History of Sex (TV Series) · as Himself - Narrator |
| 1998 | Storm of the Century · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | The West (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | P.O.V. (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1987 | It Was 20 Years Ago Today · as Self - Digger |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1985 | Explorer (TV Series) · as Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 |
| 2021 | The Tent Mender (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |