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

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Nature

    Nature

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Deadwood

    Deadwood

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • Keeper of the City

    Keeper of the City

  • Perception

    Perception

  • The 4400

    The 4400

  • The Division

    The Division

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Cybill

    Cybill

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • Law & Order: LA

    Law & Order: LA

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

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

  • Independent Lens

    Independent Lens

  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

    Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • A Walk to Remember

    A Walk to Remember

  • Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

    Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

  • Bon Voyage

    Bon Voyage

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

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

    Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.

  • Commander in Chief

    Commander in Chief

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis

    Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis

  • Sphere

    Sphere

  • Bitter Moon

    Bitter Moon

  • Kika

    Kika

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Erin Brockovich

    Erin Brockovich

  • Femme Fatale

    Femme Fatale

  • Good Kill

    Good Kill

  • Purpose

    Purpose

  • Explorer

    Explorer

  • Explorer

    Explorer

  • Explorer

    Explorer

  • DiDi Hollywood

    DiDi Hollywood

  • Southern Comfort

    Southern Comfort

  • Intelligence

    Intelligence

  • Slayground

    Slayground

  • Northfork

    Northfork

  • Cross Creek

    Cross Creek

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • The Gundown

    The Gundown

  • Jagged Edge

    Jagged Edge

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • The Price of Fame

    The Price of Fame

  • Patch Adams

    Patch Adams

  • Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

    Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief

  • Deepwater

    Deepwater

  • Midwives

    Midwives

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • The Comey Rule

    The Comey Rule

  • Unforgettable

    Unforgettable

  • Heartbreakers

    Heartbreakers

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • Phenomenon II

    Phenomenon II

  • Here

    Here

  • The Inside

    The Inside

  • Good Men

    Good Men

  • Bangkok, We Have A Problem!

    Bangkok, We Have A Problem!

  • Buffalo Girls

    Buffalo Girls

  • Terminal Justice

    Terminal Justice

  • Crooked Hearts

    Crooked Hearts

  • Out

    Out

  • Almost Thirteen

    Almost Thirteen

  • Americana

    Americana

  • Bad Faith

    Bad Faith

  • Last Will

    Last Will

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • Baja Oklahoma

    Baja Oklahoma

  • The Spoils Before Dying

    The Spoils Before Dying

  • Outrageous Fortune

    Outrageous Fortune

  • The Reality of Truth

    The Reality of Truth

  • Red Letters

    Red Letters

  • Route 9

    Route 9

  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea

    The National Parks: America's Best Idea

  • Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

    Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • 1 Mile To You

    1 Mile To You

  • The Disappearance

    The Disappearance

  • Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

    Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

  • A Man in Love

    A Man in Love

  • Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

    Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

  • Stacking

    Stacking

  • Resurrecting the Champ

    Resurrecting the Champ

  • Strangers Kiss

    Strangers Kiss

  • The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

  • Country Music

    Country Music

  • The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

    The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

  • Written In Blood

    Written In Blood

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • The West

    The West

  • A Cloud Never Dies

    A Cloud Never Dies

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • Breach of Contract

    Breach of Contract

  • Helter Skelter: An American Myth

    Helter Skelter: An American Myth

  • Girl on the Edge

    Girl on the Edge

  • Execution of Justice

    Execution of Justice

  • Polanski y los ojos del mal

    Polanski y los ojos del mal

  • Against All Enemies

    Against All Enemies

  • More Dogs Than Bones

    More Dogs Than Bones

  • Two for Texas

    Two for Texas

  • Moment of Contact

    Moment of Contact

  • The Program

    The Program

  • The American Buffalo

    The American Buffalo

  • The Secrets of 007

    The Secrets of 007

  • Great Migrations

    Great Migrations

  • Die Laughing

    Die Laughing

  • Shadow of Fear

    Shadow of Fear

  • The Mayo Clinic

    The Mayo Clinic

  • Adopt a Sailor

    Adopt a Sailor

  • The U.S. and the Holocaust

    The U.S. and the Holocaust

  • High Art

    High Art

  • $5 a Day

    $5 a Day

  • Titanic: Breaking New Ground

    Titanic: Breaking New Ground

  • Bag It

    Bag It

  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

    Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

  • The Blue Yonder

    The Blue Yonder

  • Tell Me a Riddle

    Tell Me a Riddle

  • Heart of Midnight

    Heart of Midnight

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Kennedy

    Kennedy

  • Sworn to Silence

    Sworn to Silence

  • The Great Role

    The Great Role

  • Best Kept Secrets

    Best Kept Secrets

  • The Legend of Billie Jean

    The Legend of Billie Jean

  • The Wednesday Woman

    The Wednesday Woman

  • Living a Lie

    Living a Lie

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • Murder on Shadow Mountain

    Murder on Shadow Mountain

  • Moonlight and Valentino

    Moonlight and Valentino

  • A Time for Dancing

    A Time for Dancing

  • The Hebrew Hammer

    The Hebrew Hammer

  • Hemingway

    Hemingway

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • Top of the World

    Top of the World

  • Breach of Conduct

    Breach of Conduct

  • That Eye, the Sky

    That Eye, the Sky

  • National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

    National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

  • A Seduction in Travis County

    A Seduction in Travis County

  • Eva & Leon

    Eva & Leon

  • Jack the Dog

    Jack the Dog

  • Echoes in the Darkness

    Echoes in the Darkness

  • A Single Woman

    A Single Woman

  • Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision

    Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision

  • Murder in My Mind

    Murder in My Mind

  • 24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact

    24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin

  • Grizzly Diaries

    Grizzly Diaries

  • The Ghost Army

    The Ghost Army

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

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

  • Sunseed: The Journey

    Sunseed: The Journey

  • Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

  • All Roads Lead Home

    All Roads Lead Home

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

    Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

  • The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

  • The Etruscan Smile

    The Etruscan Smile

  • The Sunday Man

    The Sunday Man

  • People vs. Jean Harris

    People vs. Jean Harris

  • Child's Cry

    Child's Cry

  • This Is Not a Movie

    This Is Not a Movie

  • Huxley on Huxley

    Huxley on Huxley

  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

  • The Phenomenon

    The Phenomenon

  • Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72

    Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72

  • The History of Sex

    The History of Sex

  • Isabel's Choice

    Isabel's Choice

  • Illicit: The Dark Trade

    Illicit: The Dark Trade

  • Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story

    Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story

  • Scorned and Swindled

    Scorned and Swindled

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • The Color of War

    The Color of War

  • Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe

    Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe

  • The UFO Experience

    The UFO Experience

  • Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

    Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl

  • The Gospel of Judas

    The Gospel of Judas

  • The Gospel of Judas

    The Gospel of Judas

  • Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

    Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

  • Guns Germs & Steel

    Guns Germs & Steel

  • Dangerous Waters

    Dangerous Waters

  • Endangered Species

    Endangered Species

  • A Little Trip to Heaven

    A Little Trip to Heaven

  • Commune

    Commune

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

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

  • Seduced by Madness

    Seduced by Madness

  • Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

    Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

  • The Brain Fitness Program

    The Brain Fitness Program

  • Rome: Power & Glory

    Rome: Power & Glory

  • Soldiers Of Conscience

    Soldiers Of Conscience

  • The Pacific Century

    The Pacific Century

  • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time

    San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time

  • Founding Fathers

    Founding Fathers

  • Strange Culture

    Strange Culture

  • Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

    Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

  • I Know What I Saw

    I Know What I Saw

  • 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

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

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

  • The Last Stand

    The Last Stand

  • Alaska Far Away

    Alaska Far Away

  • Dalva

    Dalva

  • Seeds Of Doubt

    Seeds Of Doubt

  • Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale

    Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale

  • 21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777

    21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777

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

    For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

  • I am Fishead

    I am Fishead

  • San Francisco Diggers

    San Francisco Diggers

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

    Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League

  • Hippies

    Hippies

  • Spirit of Golf

    Spirit of Golf

  • The Tent Mender

    The Tent Mender

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

    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

  • The Sacramento River of Life

    The Sacramento River of Life

  • Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens

    Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens

  • Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity

    Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity

  • AKA Tommy Chong

    AKA Tommy Chong

  • Suddenly Naked

    Suddenly Naked

  • National Geographic's Storm of the Century

    National Geographic's Storm of the Century

  • No Deposit

    No Deposit

  • As If They Were Angels

    As If They Were Angels

  • Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil

    Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil

  • Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

    Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

  • Rise Above the Mark

    Rise Above the Mark

  • What If Cannabis Cured Cancer

    What If Cannabis Cured Cancer

  • Valparaiso

    Valparaiso

  • O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder

    O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder

  • With One Voice

    With One Voice

  • Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

    Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

  • Founding Brothers

    Founding Brothers

  • The Basket

    The Basket

  • The Co-op Wars

    The Co-op Wars

  • Avalanche: The White Death

    Avalanche: The White Death

  • In the Light of Reverence

    In the Light of Reverence

  • Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form

    Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form

  • A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education

    A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education

  • A Coup in Camelot

    A Coup in Camelot

  • About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces

    About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces

  • Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election

    Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election

  • Poison in the Rockies

    Poison in the Rockies

  • Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction

    Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction

  • Nepal Beyond

    Nepal Beyond

  • Finding Anastasia

    Finding Anastasia

  • Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer

    Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer

  • Vampire Forensics

    Vampire Forensics

  • Emperor of Hemp

    Emperor of Hemp

  • Fields of Gold

    Fields of Gold

  • Search for the Submarine I-52

    Search for the Submarine I-52

  • Empty Oceans, Empty Nets

    Empty Oceans, Empty Nets

  • The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story

    The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story

  • Realm of the Ancient Redwoods

    Realm of the Ancient Redwoods

  • Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

    Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

  • One Man, One Cow, One Planet

    One Man, One Cow, One Planet

  • Missing in Tibet

    Missing in Tibet

  • Texas Gold

    Texas Gold

  • Right to Play

    Right to Play

  • San Francisco Stories

    San Francisco Stories

  • The Peyote Road

    The Peyote Road

  • Green Fire

    Green Fire

  • Hayden's Corner

    Hayden's Corner

  • The Tribe

    The Tribe

  • Wandering...But Not Lost

    Wandering...But Not Lost

  • Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology

    Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology

  • The Hippie Temptation

    The Hippie Temptation

  • What The Tourist Should See

    What The Tourist Should See

  • National Geographic: Surviving Everest

    National Geographic: Surviving Everest

  • Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

    Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

  • The Atomic Tree

    The Atomic Tree

  • The Remarkable Life of John Weld

    The Remarkable Life of John Weld

  • The War Prayer

    The War Prayer

  • Downwinders and the Radioactive West

    Downwinders and the Radioactive West

  • A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe

    A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe

  • Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America

    Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America

  • Oil on Ice

    Oil on Ice

  • Climbing Redwood Giants

    Climbing Redwood Giants

  • Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey

    Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey

  • Saving Atlantis

    Saving Atlantis

  • Angel Azul

    Angel Azul

  • Torturing Democracy

    Torturing Democracy

  • Oceans in Glass

    Oceans in Glass

  • National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon

    National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon

  • Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder

    Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder