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Peter Coyote

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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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
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

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

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Mad River
      • Jack
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Morning Shine
      • Jeffrey
      • Pre-production
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Peter Coyote (voice)
      • 2023
    • Fields of Gold (2023)
      Fields of Gold
      8.8
      • Narrator
      • 2023
    • The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
      The U.S. and the Holocaust
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2022
    • Above and Below: The Life of Artist Tsherin Sherpa (2022)
      Above and Below: The Life of Artist Tsherin Sherpa
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2022
    • Mandy Patinkin in Benjamin Franklin (2022)
      Benjamin Franklin
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2022
    • Nicole Azalee Danielle, Andrea Lea Martzipan, and Carlos Flores Jr. in San Francisco Stories (2021)
      San Francisco Stories
      8.1
      • Narrator
      • 2021
    • Leonard: Political Prisoner (2020)
      Leonard: Political Prisoner
      Podcast Series
      • Leonard Peltier
      • 2020–2021
    • Geospatial Revolution
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • 2021
    • Where Buffalo Roam (2021)
      Where Buffalo Roam
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2021
    • Mira Sorvino, Peter Coyote, Kevin Sorbo, and Austyn Johnson in The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)
      The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
      6.0
      • Sam Donovan
      • 2021
    • Nepal Beyond (2020)
      Nepal Beyond
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2020
    • Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in The Comey Rule (2020)
      The Comey Rule
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Robert Mueller
      • 2020
    • The Power of I
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2019
    • Faces of Genocide (2018)
      Faces of Genocide
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2018
    • Nick Tag and Claire Adams in The Remarkable Life of John Weld (2018)
      The Remarkable Life of John Weld
      7.6
      • Narrator
      • 2018

    Producer

    • The Tent Mender (2021)
      The Tent Mender
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Missing, Presumed Dead: The Search for America's POWs (2005)
      Missing, Presumed Dead: The Search for America's POWs
      7.9
      • associate producer
      • 2005

    Writer

    • Natural Heroes (2004)
      Natural Heroes
      9.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • The Invisible Peak (2014)
      The Invisible Peak
      9.6
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2014

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    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Height
      • 6′ 3¼″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • October 10, 1941
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Stefanie Pleet1998 - 2015 (divorced)
    • Children
        Nicholas James Cohon Coyote
    • Parents
        Morris Cohon
    • Relatives
      • Elizabeth Ann Cohon(Sibling)
    • 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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