Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon, October 10, 1941) 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.Peter Coyote profile at Film Reference.com In 1992, he won an Emmy Award.

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)
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

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:  (2009)
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
The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players (2010)
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology (2011)
I Am Fishead: Are Corporate Leaders Psychopaths?
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)

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Category:1941 births
Category:American movie directors
Category:Actors from New York City
Category:American Emmy Award winners