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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 10, 1941Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
212Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha CohonCast credits
Erin Brockovich
Kurt PotterE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
KeysBehind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
President Adair T. ManningUnforgettable
Don BreslerSphere
Captain Harold C. BarnesA Walk to Remember
Reverend SullivanPatch Adams
Bill DavisBitter Moon
Oscar$5 a Day
Burt KrugerOutrageous Fortune
Michael SandersKika
Nicholas PierceReturn of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
Uncle CharlesTimerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Porter ReeseJagged Edge
Thomas KrasnyFemme Fatale
WattsSouthern Comfort
PooleRandom Hearts
Cullen ChandlerEnron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
NarratorDeepwater
Herman FinchDr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
President SterlingMore Dogs Than Bones
Detective Darren Cody