Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon, October 10, 1941[1][2]) is an American actor, voice artist, author, director, screenwriter, activist and narrator. He is well known for his work on movies, theatre, television and audiobooks. He was born in New York City.[3] In 1992, he won an Emmy Award.[4]

Filmography

Actor

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) as Lt. Micklin
  • Die Laughing (1980) as Davis
  • Southern Comfort (1981) as Sergeant Poole
  • Isabel's Choice (1981 TV film) as Wynn Thomas
  • Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982) as Porter Reese
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) as Keys
  • Endangered Species (1982) as Steele
  • Out (1982) as Rex
  • Strangers' Kiss (1983) Stanley, the Director
  • Cross Creek (1983) as Norton Baskin
  • Slayground (1983) as Stone
  • Heartbreakers (1984) as Arthur Blue
  • The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) as Det. Larry Ringwald
  • Jagged Edge (1985) as Thomas Krasny
  • The Blue Yonder (1985) as Max Knickerbocker
  • Outrageous Fortune (1987) as Michael Sanders
  • Un homme amoureux (1987) as Steve Elliott
  • Echoes in the Darkness (1987 TV mini-series) as William Bradfield Jr.
  • Heart of Midnight (1988) as Sharpe/Larry
  • The Man Inside (1990) as Henry Tobel
  • A Grande Arte - American title is Exposure (1991) as Mr. Peter Mandrake
  • Keeper of the City (1991) as Frank Nordhall
  • Road to Avonlea (1991) as Romney Penhallow
  • Bitter Moon (1992) as Oscar
  • Kika (1993) as Nicholas
  • That Eye, the Sky (1994) as Henry Warburton
  • Breach of Conduct (1994) as Col. Andrew Case
  • Moonlight and Valentino (1995) as Paul
  • Buffalo Girls (1995) as Buffalo Bill Cody
  • Unforgettable (1996) as Don Bresler
  • Murder in My Mind (1997) as Arthur Lefcourt
  • Road Ends (1997) as Gene Gere
  • Sphere (1998) as Captain Harold C. Barnes
  • Two for Texas (1998 TNT movie for TV) as Jim Bowie
  • Patch Adams (1998) as Bill Davis
  • Route 9 (1998) as Sheriff Dwayne Hogan
  • Random Hearts (1999) as Cullen Chandler
  • Execution of Justice (1999) as Harvey Milk
  • The Basket (1999) as Martin Conlon
  • More Dogs Than Bones (2000) as Det. Darren Cody
  • Erin Brockovich (2000) as Kurt Potter
  • Jack the Dog (2001) as Alfred Stieglitz
  • Midwives (2001) as Stephen Hastings
  • Femme Fatale (2002) as Watts
  • A Walk to Remember (2002) as Rev. Sullivan
  • Founding Brothers (2002) as Thomas Jefferson (voice)[5]
  • Bon Voyage (2003) as Alex Winckler
  • Northfork (2003) as Eddie
  • The Hebrew Hammer (2003) as JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
  • Deadwood (2004) as General Crook
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Mike LaSalle
  • Independent Lens (2005–2009) as Narrator
  • The Inside (2005) as Special Agent Webster
  • Deepwater (2005) as Herman Finch
  • A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) as Frank
  • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) as Uncle Charles
  • Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005) as Uncle Charles
  • Commander in Chief (2005–2006) as Warren Keaton
  • The 4400 (2004–2006) as Dennis Ryland
  • Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006) as President Manning
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011). Episode aired 15 November 2007, Season 07, Episode 07 as Lionel Shill
  • Brothers & Sisters (2007) as Mark August
  • Five Dollars a Day (2008) as Bert Kruger
  • Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief as President Sterling
  • All Roads Lead Home (2008) as Hock
  • NCIS (2008) as Ned Quinn
  • The Lena Baker Story (2008) as Elliot Arthur
  • FlashForward (2009) as President Dave Segovia
  • This Is Not a Movie (2010) as CEO of Propaganda / screenwriter
  • Law & Order: Los Angeles (2010-2011) as District Attorney Jerry Hardin
  • Last Will (2011) as Judge Garner
  • The Gundown (2011) as Tom Morgan
  • Stage Left: A Story of Theater in the Bay Area (2011) as Himself
  • La Rançon de la gloire (2014) as John Crooker
  • Good Kill (2014) as Langley (voice)
  • Blue Bloods (2015) as Senator McCreary
  • Eva & Leon (2015) as Le père d'Eva
  • No Deposit (2015) as Police Chief Williams
  • The Disappearance (2017) as Henry Sullivan
  • 1 Mile to You (2017) as Prin. Umber
  • The Comey Rule (2020) as Robert Mueller
  • The Real Activist (2020) as Himself
  • The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021) as Sam Donovan

Narrator

"List of Peter Coyote documentaries". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2025-05-24.

  • The UFO Experience, a television documentary directed by Ronald K. Lakis in which Coyote appeared and also narrated (1982)
  • Contrary Warriors (1986)
  • Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1988)
  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)
  • Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
  • The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
  • The Breathtaker by Alice Blanchard
  • The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda
  • The Studio System, American Cinema, New York Center for Visual History (1994)
  • National Geographic: Cyclone! (1995)
  • The West Produced by Ken Burns and directed by Stephen Ives (1996)
  • 21st Century Jet: The Building of the Boeing 777 (1996)
  • Survivors of the Skeleton Coast (1997)
  • When Disasters Strike II (1997)
  • Video Justice: Crime Caught on Tape (1997)
  • World's Scariest Police Chases Pilot episode (1997)
  • TITANIC: Breaking New Ground (1998)
  • The History of Sex (1999)
  • Rome: Power & Glory (1999)
  • National Geographic: The Battle For Midway produced by Michael Rosenfeld (1999)
  • In the Light of Reverence (2001)
  • The Color of War (2001)
  • Out of the Blue (2002)
  • The Shapes of Life: Origins (2002)
  • Seth Eastman: Painting the Dakota (2002)
  • The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
  • The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery by Don Miguel Ruiz
  • Oil on Ice (2004)
  • The Voice of Knowledge : A Practical Guide to Inner Peace (Toltec Wisdom) by Don Miguel Ruiz (2004)
  • Kursk: A Submarine In Troubled Waters by Jean-Michel Carré (2004)
  • National Geographic: Surviving Everest (Peter Coyote, Liesl Clark, 2004)
  • National Geographic: Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond, 2005)
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
  • Understanding: Extraterrestrials
  • The Tribe (2005)
  • National Geographic Explorer – Journey to an Alien Moon produced by Mark Mannucci
  • National Geographic: Lost Treasures of Afghanistan produced by James Barrat (2006)
  • National Geographic: The Gospel of Judas produced by James Barrat (2006)
  • The War Prayer (2006)
  • Fog City Mavericks (2007)
  • Hippies (2007)
  • Stealing America: Vote by Vote (2008)
  • Torturing Democracy (2008)
  • What If Cannabis Cured Cancer
  • Illicit: The Dark Trade (2008)
  • National Geographic Explorer: Congo Bush Pilots producer/director/writer by Tony Gerber (2008)
  • Gray Eagles (2009)
  • National Geographic Explorer: "Easter Island Underworld". (2009)[6]
  • National Geographic Explorer : The Virus Hunters (2009)
  • National Geographic Explorer : Inside Guantanamo Bay (2009)
  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea directed by Ken Burns (2009)
  • Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League (2009)
  • Reclaiming Their Voice: The Native American Vote in New Mexico & Beyond (2009)
  • For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska[7]
  • The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players (2010)
  • Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology (2011)
  • I Am Fishead: Are Corporate Leaders Psychopaths?[8]
  • NHL 36: Patrick Kane (2011)
  • NHL 36: Patrice Bergeron (2011)
  • Prohibition by Ken Burns (2011)
  • White Water, Black Gold (2011)
  • NHL 36: Niklas Lidstrom (2012)
  • NHL 36: Mike Richards (2012)
  • NHL 36: James Neal (2012)
  • The Dust Bowl (2012) Host and narrator of PBS miniseries directed by Ken Burns
  • PBS: The Ghost Army (2013)
  • Oregon Experience: Hanford Oregon Public Broadcasting (2013)
  • Big Bend: Life on the Edge (2013)
  • PBS: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History by Ken Burns (2014)
  • Pretty Slick by James Fox (2014)
  • Sands of War (2015)
  • The Illusionists by Elena Rossini (2015)
  • PBS (KUED): Unspoken: America's Native American Boarding Schools (2016)
  • Managing Risk in a Changing Climate (2017)
  • The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (2017)
  • PBS: Moscone: A Legacy of Change (2018)
  • The Etruscan Smile (2018)
  • 25 Steps (2018)
  • PBS: Country Music by Ken Burns (2019)
  • The Phenomenon by James Fox (2020)
  • PBS: Hemingway by Ken Burns (2021)
  • Geospatial Revolution: Mapping the Pandemic, Penn State Public Broadcasting (2022)
  • PBS: Benjamin Franklin by Ken Burns (2022)
  • PBS: The U.S. and the Holocaust by Ken Burns (2022)
  • Moment of Contact by James Fox (2022)
  • PBS: The American Buffalo by Ken Burns (2023)
  • Bad Faith (2024)

References

  1. ↑ Contemporary Authors Online (2002) Gale, Detroit
  2. ↑ "Official Website, Biography". Petercoyote.com. October 10, 1941. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Peter Coyote profile at Film Reference.com
  4. ↑ "Comment on Coyote's voice and 1992 Emmy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  5. ↑ "Founding Brothers (2002)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Documentaries". www.petercoyote.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska Production Team". Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "ABOUT "I am fishead" MOVIE". Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2001.

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