Peter Coyote
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.
Filmography
Cornellskop: Freedom From Fear
as Narrator
Cornellskop: Freedom From Fear
as Narrator
Black Mountain Blues
Black Mountain Blues
The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today
as Narrator
The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today
as Narrator
Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters
as Narrator (voice)
Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters
as Narrator (voice)
O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder
as Self
O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder
as Self
The Program
as Narrator (voice)
The Program
as Narrator (voice)
Good Men
as Self
Good Men
as Self
Bad Faith
as Narrator (voice)
Bad Faith
as Narrator (voice)
Fields of Gold
as Narrator
Fields of Gold
as Narrator
Against All Enemies
as Narrator
Against All Enemies
as Narrator
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
as Self
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
as Self
Moment of Contact
as Narrator (voice)
Moment of Contact
as Narrator (voice)
The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story
as Narrator
The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story
as Narrator
The Last Stand
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Stand
as Narrator (voice)
A Cloud Never Dies
as Narrator (voice)
A Cloud Never Dies
as Narrator (voice)
The Co-op Wars
as Narrator (voice)
The Co-op Wars
as Narrator (voice)
San Francisco Stories
as Narrator/SInger
San Francisco Stories
as Narrator/SInger
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
as Sam Donovan
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
as Sam Donovan
Wandering...But Not Lost
as Narrator
Wandering...But Not Lost
as Narrator
Nepal Beyond
as Narrator
Nepal Beyond
as Narrator
Downwinders and the Radioactive West
as Narrator (voice)
Downwinders and the Radioactive West
as Narrator (voice)
Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve
as Narrator
Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve
as Narrator
The Phenomenon
as Narrator (voice)
The Phenomenon
as Narrator (voice)
About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces
as Narrator (voice)
About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces
as Narrator (voice)
Sunseed: The Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Sunseed: The Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Almost Thirteen
as Narrator
Almost Thirteen
as Narrator
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
as Self
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
as Self
Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey
as narrator
Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey
as narrator
The Atomic Tree
as Narrator
The Atomic Tree
as Narrator
The Remarkable Life of John Weld
as Narrator
The Remarkable Life of John Weld
as Narrator
The Mayo Clinic
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mayo Clinic
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Summer of Love
as Himself
Summer of Love
as Himself
The Etruscan Smile
as Professor
The Etruscan Smile
as Professor
Saving Atlantis
Saving Atlantis
Spielberg
as Self
Spielberg
as Self
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple
as Himself - Narrator
The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple
as Himself - Narrator
1 Mile To You
as Principal Umber
1 Mile To You
as Principal Umber
The Reality of Truth
as Self
The Reality of Truth
as Self
Americana
as Ben
Americana
as Ben
Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.
as Himself
Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.
as Himself
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
as Self
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
as Self
A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education
as Narrator
A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education
as Narrator
Eva & Leon
as Le Père
Eva & Leon
as Le Père
No Deposit
as Police Chief Williams
No Deposit
as Police Chief Williams
A Coup in Camelot
as Narrator (voice)
A Coup in Camelot
as Narrator (voice)
Good Kill
as Langley
Good Kill
as Langley
Girl on the Edge
as Hank Taylor
Girl on the Edge
as Hank Taylor
The Price of Fame
as Crooker
The Price of Fame
as Crooker
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
as Burt Lowell
Bangkok, We Have A Problem!
as Burt Lowell
Realm of the Ancient Redwoods
as Narrator
Realm of the Ancient Redwoods
as Narrator
Angel Azul
as Narrator
Angel Azul
as Narrator
Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form
as Narrator
Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form
as Narrator
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Maxwell Perkins
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Maxwell Perkins
The Gundown
as Thomas Morgan
The Gundown
as Thomas Morgan
Bag It
as Self
Bag It
as Self
Oceans in Glass
as Narrator
Oceans in Glass
as Narrator
Last Will
as Judge Garner
Last Will
as Judge Garner
This Is Not a Movie
This Is Not a Movie
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology
as Narrator (voice)
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology
as Narrator (voice)
DiDi Hollywood
as Michael McLean
DiDi Hollywood
as Michael McLean
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer
as Narration
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer
as Narration
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction
as Narrator
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction
as Narrator
Vampire Forensics
Vampire Forensics
With One Voice
as Narrator
With One Voice
as Narrator
What The Tourist Should See
as Narrator (voice)
What The Tourist Should See
as Narrator (voice)
Torturing Democracy
as Narrator
Torturing Democracy
as Narrator
Huxley on Huxley
as Self
Huxley on Huxley
as Self
Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder
as Narrator
Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder
as Narrator
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
as Elliot Arthur
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
as Elliot Arthur
Adopt a Sailor
as Richard
Adopt a Sailor
as Richard
A Single Woman
as Maury Maverick
A Single Woman
as Maury Maverick
Alaska Far Away
as Narrator
Alaska Far Away
as Narrator
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
as President Sterling
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
as President Sterling
Fog City Mavericks
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fog City Mavericks
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hippies
as Self
Hippies
as Self
The Sunday Man
as The Voice
The Sunday Man
as The Voice
Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business
as Self
Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business
as Self
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
as Narrator (voice)
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
as Narrator (voice)
AKA Tommy Chong
as Himself
AKA Tommy Chong
as Himself
A Little Trip to Heaven
as Frank
A Little Trip to Heaven
as Frank
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
as Uncle Charles
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
as Uncle Charles
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
as Uncle Charles
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
as Uncle Charles
Deepwater
as Herman Finch
Deepwater
as Herman Finch
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Great Role
as Rudolph Grichenberg
The Great Role
as Rudolph Grichenberg
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
as Narrator
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
as Narrator
The Hebrew Hammer
as JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
The Hebrew Hammer
as JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
as Narrator (voice)
Written In Blood
as John Traveller
Written In Blood
as John Traveller
National Geographic: Surviving Everest
as Narrator
National Geographic: Surviving Everest
as Narrator
Bon Voyage
as Alex Winckler
Bon Voyage
as Alex Winckler
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
as Narrator
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
as Narrator
A Time for Dancing
as Wyn Michaels
A Time for Dancing
as Wyn Michaels
Femme Fatale
as Watts
Femme Fatale
as Watts
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets
as Narrator (voice)
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets
as Narrator (voice)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
as Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
as Self
Purpose
as Bernard Elias
Purpose
as Bernard Elias
Suddenly Naked
as Lionel Heathcote
Suddenly Naked
as Lionel Heathcote
Midwives
as Stephen Hastings
Midwives
as Stephen Hastings
Jack the Dog
as Alfred
Jack the Dog
as Alfred
More Dogs Than Bones
as Detective Darren Cody
More Dogs Than Bones
as Detective Darren Cody
Red Letters
as Dennis Burke
Red Letters
as Dennis Burke
The Basket
as Martin Conlon
The Basket
as Martin Conlon
Erin Brockovich
as Kurt Potter
Erin Brockovich
as Kurt Potter
Random Hearts
as Cullen Chandler
Random Hearts
as Cullen Chandler
Murder on Shadow Mountain
as Dennis 'Denny' Traynor
Murder on Shadow Mountain
as Dennis 'Denny' Traynor
Last Call
as Xuave
Last Call
as Xuave
Indiscreet
as Detective Roos
Indiscreet
as Detective Roos
Two for Texas
as Jim Bowie
Two for Texas
as Jim Bowie
The Secrets of 007
as Narrator (voice)
The Secrets of 007
as Narrator (voice)
Road Ends
as Gene Gere
Road Ends
as Gene Gere
Murder in My Mind
as Arthur Lefcourt
Murder in My Mind
as Arthur Lefcourt
Terminal Justice
as Deacon Vivyan
Terminal Justice
as Deacon Vivyan
Breach of Conduct
as Col. Andrew Case
Breach of Conduct
as Col. Andrew Case
Kika
as Nicholas Pierce
Kika
as Nicholas Pierce
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Keeper of the City
as Frank Nordhall
Keeper of the City
as Frank Nordhall
Living a Lie
as Matt
Living a Lie
as Matt
Crooked Hearts
as Edward Warren
Crooked Hearts
as Edward Warren
High Art
as Peter Mandrake
High Art
as Peter Mandrake
A Seduction in Travis County
as Frank Maguire
A Seduction in Travis County
as Frank Maguire
The Man Inside
as Henry Tobel
The Man Inside
as Henry Tobel
Unconquered
as Richmond Flowers Sr.
Unconquered
as Richmond Flowers Sr.
Heart of Midnight
as Sharpe/Larry
Heart of Midnight
as Sharpe/Larry
Baja Oklahoma
as Slick Henderson
Baja Oklahoma
as Slick Henderson
Sworn to Silence
as Sam Fischetti
Sworn to Silence
as Sam Fischetti
Outrageous Fortune
as Michael Sanders
Outrageous Fortune
as Michael Sanders
Stacking
as The Photographer
Stacking
as The Photographer
Child's Cry
as Matt Townsend
Child's Cry
as Matt Townsend
The Blue Yonder
as Max Knickerbocker
The Blue Yonder
as Max Knickerbocker
Jagged Edge
as Thomas Krasny
Jagged Edge
as Thomas Krasny
The Legend of Billie Jean
as Ringwald
The Legend of Billie Jean
as Ringwald
Scorned and Swindled
as Anthony Ristelli
Scorned and Swindled
as Anthony Ristelli
Heartbreakers
as Blue
Heartbreakers
as Blue
Slayground
as Stone
Slayground
as Stone
Cross Creek
as Norton Baskin
Cross Creek
as Norton Baskin
Endangered Species
as Steele
Endangered Species
as Steele
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
as Keys
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
as Keys
Breach of Contract
Breach of Contract
Isabel's Choice
as Wynn Thomas
Isabel's Choice
as Wynn Thomas
Tell Me a Riddle
as Young David
Tell Me a Riddle
as Young David
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Courtney Taylor
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Courtney Taylor
Die Laughing
as Davis
Die Laughing
as Davis
The Hippie Temptation
as Digger
The Hippie Temptation
as Digger