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Peter Coyote

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Peter Coyote at an event for The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
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The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)
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Peter Coyote was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA as Robert Peter Cohon to Ruth (Fidler) and Morris Cohon, an investment banker. He is an actor, known for Bitter Moon (1992), Sphere (1998) and Patch Adams (1998). Coyote was previously married to Stefanie Pleet and Marilyn McCann.
BornOctober 10, 1941
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BornOctober 10, 1941
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00023
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

Photos99

Peter Coyote and Tuesday Weld in Scorned and Swindled (1984)
Peter Coyote in Crooked Hearts (1991)
Vincent D'Onofrio, Juliette Lewis, Peter Berg, Peter Coyote, and Cindy Pickett in Crooked Hearts (1991)
Peter Coyote and Henry Thomas in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, and Kevin Jessup in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Peter Coyote and Kevin Jessup in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Peter Coyote and Melanie Lynskey in 1 Mile to You (2017)
Peter Coyote and Melanie Lynskey in 1 Mile to You (2017)
Peter Coyote in Sphere (1998)
Peter Coyote and Tuesday Weld in Scorned and Swindled (1984)
Peter Coyote, Elizabeth Peña, Mackenzie Phillips, Taylor Spreitler, and Jay Silverman in Girl on the Edge (2015)
Peter Coyote, Gil Bellows, Amy Price-Francis, Taylor Spreitler, and Jay Silverman in Girl on the Edge (2015)

Known for

Emmanuelle Seigner in Bitter Moon (1992)
Bitter Moon
7.2
  • Oscar
  • 1992
Henry Thomas in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
7.9
  • Keys
  • 1982
Robin Williams in Patch Adams (1998)
Patch Adams
6.8
  • Bill Davis
  • 1998
Mandy Moore and Shane West in A Walk to Remember (2002)
A Walk to Remember
7.3
  • Reverend Sullivan
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • As the River Flows
    • (voice)
    • Completed
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Morning Shine
    • Jeffrey
    • Pre-production
  • Above and Below: The Life of Artist Tsherin Sherpa (2022)
    Above and Below: The Life of Artist Tsherin Sherpa
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Nicole Azalee Danielle, Andrea Lea Martzipan, and Carlos Flores Jr. in San Francisco Stories (2021)
    San Francisco Stories
    • Narrator
    • 2021
  • The Tent Mender (2021)
    The Tent Mender
    • Narrator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Geospatial Revolution
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Where Buffalo Roam (2021)
    Where Buffalo Roam
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Mira Sorvino, Peter Coyote, Kevin Sorbo, and Austyn Johnson in The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)
    The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
    • Sam Donovan
    • 2021
  • Nepal Beyond (2020)
    Nepal Beyond
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in The Comey Rule (2020)
    The Comey Rule
    • Robert Mueller
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • The Power of I
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Faces of Genocide (2018)
    Faces of Genocide
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 2018
  • The Remarkable Life of John Weld (2018)
    The Remarkable Life of John Weld
    • Narrator
    • 2018
  • Rosanna Arquette, Thora Birch, Brian Cox, and JJ Feild in The Etruscan Smile (2018)
    The Etruscan Smile
    • Professor
    • 2018
  • The Disappearance (2017)
    The Disappearance
    • Henry Sullivan
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Peter Coyote, Billy Crudup, Stefanie Scott, and Graham Rogers in 1 Mile to You (2017)
    1 Mile to You
    • Principal Umber
    • 2017
  • Fire and Water: Restoring Arizona's Forests (2016)
    Fire and Water: Restoring Arizona's Forests
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 2016

Producer

  • The Tent Mender (2021)
    The Tent Mender
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Missing, Presumed Dead: The Search for America's POWs (2005)
    Missing, Presumed Dead: The Search for America's POWs
    • associate producer
    • 2005

Writer

  • Natural Heroes (2004)
    Natural Heroes
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • The Invisible Peak (2014)
    The Invisible Peak
    • co-writer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos71

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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Complete Series

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • October 10, 1941
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Stefanie Pleet1998 - 2015 (divorced)
  • Parents
      Morris Cohon
  • Other works
    Announcer for the 72nd Annual Academy Awards (voiceover).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Ken Burns considers Coyote to be his "narrator muse," and Coyote never reads Burns' scripts in advance of performing the narrations.
  • Quotes
    I'm a Zen-Buddhist student first, actor second. If I can't reconcile the two lives, I'll stop acting. I spend more time off-screen than on.
  • Trademark
      Dulcet voice (hence several narrative roles)
  • Salary
    • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
      (1982)
      $28,000

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