Peter Coyote

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

295

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-10-10 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Peter Coyote

Biography

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

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Nature

    Nature

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • Deadwood

    Deadwood

  • The 4400

    The 4400

  • Perception

    Perception

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

  • The Division

    The Division

  • Independent Lens

    Independent Lens

  • Law & Order: LA

    Law & Order: LA

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • A Walk to Remember

    A Walk to Remember

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Commander in Chief

    Commander in Chief

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Patch Adams

    Patch Adams

  • Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

    Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

  • Sphere

    Sphere

  • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis

    Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis

  • Tell Me a Riddle

    Tell Me a Riddle

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • Erin Brockovich

    Erin Brockovich

  • The Phenomenon

    The Phenomenon

  • Breach of Contract

    Breach of Contract

  • 24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact

    24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact

  • That Eye, the Sky

    That Eye, the Sky

  • Against All Enemies

    Against All Enemies

  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

  • Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

    Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

    Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

  • Bitter Moon

    Bitter Moon

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Cross Creek

    Cross Creek

  • Intelligence

    Intelligence

  • The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

    The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

  • Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil

    Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil

  • The Inside

    The Inside

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

  • Phenomenon II

    Phenomenon II

  • High Art

    High Art

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • Jagged Edge

    Jagged Edge

  • The Disappearance

    The Disappearance

  • Good Kill

    Good Kill

  • Heart of Midnight

    Heart of Midnight

  • Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story

    Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story

  • The Ghost Army

    The Ghost Army

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • Strange Culture

    Strange Culture

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Grizzly Diaries

    Grizzly Diaries

  • The History of Rock 'n' Roll

    The History of Rock 'n' Roll

  • Bon Voyage

    Bon Voyage

  • Adopt a Sailor

    Adopt a Sailor

  • Purpose

    Purpose

  • Unforgettable

    Unforgettable

  • The Great Role

    The Great Role

  • Deepwater

    Deepwater

  • Almost Thirteen

    Almost Thirteen

  • Sworn to Silence

    Sworn to Silence

  • Femme Fatale

    Femme Fatale

  • Living a Lie

    Living a Lie

  • Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

    Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

  • Breach of Conduct

    Breach of Conduct

  • Moment of Contact

    Moment of Contact

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • The Comey Rule

    The Comey Rule

  • Helter Skelter: An American Myth

    Helter Skelter: An American Myth

  • The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

  • The Secrets of 007

    The Secrets of 007

  • Two for Texas

    Two for Texas

  • Best Kept Secrets

    Best Kept Secrets

  • The Mayo Clinic

    The Mayo Clinic

  • Good Men

    Good Men

  • Kika

    Kika

  • Outrageous Fortune

    Outrageous Fortune

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • Red Letters

    Red Letters

  • Slayground

    Slayground

  • A Little Trip to Heaven

    A Little Trip to Heaven

  • The West

    The West

  • Bangkok, We Have A Problem!

    Bangkok, We Have A Problem!

  • Bag It

    Bag It

  • The Spoils Before Dying

    The Spoils Before Dying

  • Resurrecting the Champ

    Resurrecting the Champ

  • The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

    The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

  • Southern Comfort

    Southern Comfort

  • Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

    Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

  • A Man in Love

    A Man in Love

  • Sunseed: The Journey

    Sunseed: The Journey

  • Written In Blood

    Written In Blood

  • The Gundown

    The Gundown

  • Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.

    Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.

  • Eva & Leon

    Eva & Leon

  • Midwives

    Midwives

  • Child's Cry

    Child's Cry

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • A Time for Dancing

    A Time for Dancing

  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea

    The National Parks: America's Best Idea

  • The American Buffalo

    The American Buffalo

  • Stacking

    Stacking

  • Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

    Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

  • The Basket

    The Basket

  • Explorer

    Explorer

  • Explorer

    Explorer

  • Explorer

    Explorer

  • Heartbreakers

    Heartbreakers

  • Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

    Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

  • Strangers Kiss

    Strangers Kiss

  • The Blue Yonder

    The Blue Yonder

  • Hemingway

    Hemingway

  • Shadow of Fear

    Shadow of Fear

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin

  • 1 Mile To You

    1 Mile To You

  • Jack the Dog

    Jack the Dog

  • Bad Faith

    Bad Faith

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • Americana

    Americana

  • The Wednesday Woman

    The Wednesday Woman

  • Here

    Here

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

  • A Single Woman

    A Single Woman

  • National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

    National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

  • DiDi Hollywood

    DiDi Hollywood

  • Great Migrations

    Great Migrations

  • Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale

    Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale

  • Murder on Shadow Mountain

    Murder on Shadow Mountain

  • Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

    Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

  • Founding Fathers

    Founding Fathers

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • The U.S. and the Holocaust

    The U.S. and the Holocaust

  • Top of the World

    Top of the World

  • People vs. Jean Harris

    People vs. Jean Harris

  • The Price of Fame

    The Price of Fame

  • Country Music

    Country Music

  • Northfork

    Northfork

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • The Reality of Truth

    The Reality of Truth

  • Baja Oklahoma

    Baja Oklahoma

  • One Man, One Cow, One Planet

    One Man, One Cow, One Planet

  • Moonlight and Valentino

    Moonlight and Valentino

  • Girl on the Edge

    Girl on the Edge

  • The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple

    The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple

  • The Hebrew Hammer

    The Hebrew Hammer

  • The UFO Experience

    The UFO Experience

  • Crooked Hearts

    Crooked Hearts

  • The Sunday Man

    The Sunday Man

  • Buffalo Girls

    Buffalo Girls

  • Die Laughing

    Die Laughing

  • $5 a Day

    $5 a Day

  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

  • The Program

    The Program

  • Execution of Justice

    Execution of Justice

  • Kennedy

    Kennedy

  • Titanic: Breaking New Ground

    Titanic: Breaking New Ground

  • The Legend of Billie Jean

    The Legend of Billie Jean

  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

    Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • Terminal Justice

    Terminal Justice

  • Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

    Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

  • Valparaiso

    Valparaiso

  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl

  • Scorned and Swindled

    Scorned and Swindled

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

  • Seduced by Madness

    Seduced by Madness

  • Isabel's Choice

    Isabel's Choice

  • Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

    Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

  • The History of Sex

    The History of Sex

  • Last Will

    Last Will

  • A Seduction in Travis County

    A Seduction in Travis County

  • The Etruscan Smile

    The Etruscan Smile

  • Dangerous Waters

    Dangerous Waters

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

  • Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

    Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

  • Out

    Out

  • More Dogs Than Bones

    More Dogs Than Bones

  • A Cloud Never Dies

    A Cloud Never Dies

  • Rome: Power & Glory

    Rome: Power & Glory

  • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time

    San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time

  • The Pacific Century

    The Pacific Century

  • Guns Germs & Steel

    Guns Germs & Steel

  • Founding Brothers

    Founding Brothers

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League

    Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League

  • On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

    On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

  • Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72

    Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72

  • Seeds Of Doubt

    Seeds Of Doubt

  • O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder

    O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder

  • Spirit of Golf

    Spirit of Golf

  • The Last Stand

    The Last Stand

  • The Color of War

    The Color of War

  • All Roads Lead Home

    All Roads Lead Home

  • Pretty Slick - The Deep Water Horizon Environmental Coverup - Extended Directors Cut

    Pretty Slick - The Deep Water Horizon Environmental Coverup - Extended Directors Cut

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

  • The Tent Mender

    The Tent Mender

  • 21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777

    21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777

  • Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens

    Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens

  • Commune

    Commune

  • Route 9

    Route 9

  • Suddenly Naked

    Suddenly Naked

  • AKA Tommy Chong

    AKA Tommy Chong

  • Vampire Forensics

    Vampire Forensics

  • Missing in Tibet

    Missing in Tibet

  • Avalanche: The White Death

    Avalanche: The White Death

  • For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

    For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

  • National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon

    National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon

  • Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

    Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

  • Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America

    Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America

  • The Atomic Tree

    The Atomic Tree

  • A Coup in Camelot

    A Coup in Camelot

  • Dalva

    Dalva

  • Murder in My Mind

    Murder in My Mind

  • Nepal Beyond

    Nepal Beyond

  • No Deposit

    No Deposit

  • Texas Gold

    Texas Gold

  • The Sacramento River of Life

    The Sacramento River of Life

  • I am Fishead

    I am Fishead

  • Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

    Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

  • Polanski y los ojos del mal

    Polanski y los ojos del mal

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

  • About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces

    About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces

  • This Is Not a Movie

    This Is Not a Movie

  • Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity

    Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity

  • I Know What I Saw

    I Know What I Saw

  • Fields of Gold

    Fields of Gold

  • Oil on Ice

    Oil on Ice

  • The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story

    The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story

  • Rise Above the Mark

    Rise Above the Mark

  • Keeper of the City

    Keeper of the City

  • Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

    Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

  • Endangered Species

    Endangered Species

  • Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form

    Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form

  • American Cinema

    American Cinema

  • Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey

    Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey

  • As If They Were Angels

    As If They Were Angels

  • A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education

    A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education

  • Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision

    Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision

  • Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

  • Poison in the Rockies

    Poison in the Rockies

  • Realm of the Ancient Redwoods

    Realm of the Ancient Redwoods

  • Empty Oceans, Empty Nets

    Empty Oceans, Empty Nets

  • National Geographic's Storm of the Century

    National Geographic's Storm of the Century

  • National Geographic: Surviving Everest

    National Geographic: Surviving Everest

  • The War Prayer

    The War Prayer

  • In the Light of Reverence

    In the Light of Reverence

  • Emperor of Hemp

    Emperor of Hemp

  • Huxley on Huxley

    Huxley on Huxley

  • Hippies

    Hippies

  • Illicit: The Dark Trade

    Illicit: The Dark Trade

  • Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer

    Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer

  • Hayden's Corner

    Hayden's Corner

  • The Gospel of Judas

    The Gospel of Judas

  • The Gospel of Judas

    The Gospel of Judas

  • A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe

    A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe

  • Green Fire

    Green Fire

  • Finding Anastasia

    Finding Anastasia

  • Wandering...But Not Lost

    Wandering...But Not Lost

  • The Tribe

    The Tribe

  • Alaska Far Away

    Alaska Far Away

  • The Remarkable Life of John Weld

    The Remarkable Life of John Weld

  • The Peyote Road

    The Peyote Road

  • Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

  • Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder

    Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder

  • Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

    Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

  • The Hippie Temptation

    The Hippie Temptation

  • What If Cannabis Cured Cancer

    What If Cannabis Cured Cancer

  • What The Tourist Should See

    What The Tourist Should See

  • Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology

    Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology

  • San Francisco Diggers

    San Francisco Diggers

  • Right to Play

    Right to Play

  • The Co-op Wars

    The Co-op Wars

  • With One Voice

    With One Voice

  • Climbing Redwood Giants

    Climbing Redwood Giants

  • Search for the Submarine I-52

    Search for the Submarine I-52

  • Soldiers Of Conscience

    Soldiers Of Conscience

  • Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe

    Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe

  • The Brain Fitness Program

    The Brain Fitness Program

  • Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction

    Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction

  • Angel Azul

    Angel Azul

  • San Francisco Stories

    San Francisco Stories

  • Saving Atlantis

    Saving Atlantis

  • Oceans in Glass

    Oceans in Glass

  • Torturing Democracy

    Torturing Democracy

  • Downwinders and the Radioactive West

    Downwinders and the Radioactive West