Peter Coyote

Actor · Born October 10, 1941 (85) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: October 10, 1941 (85)
From: New York City, New York, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 121 on MovieCove · 256 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Peter Coyote's films like?

Across their 105 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Documentary29 titles84^th

Biography3 titles74^th

Thriller2 titles17^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

20%

Society

17%

Self

16%

Bonds

13%

Survival

12%

Ideas

12%

Power

10%

Justice21 Community21 Family bonds14 Truth12 Survival13 Purpose11 Identity9 Deception12

What they feel like to watch

their average across 93 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 5 · Wry 2 · Earnest 85

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 31 · Serious 31 · Dark 31

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 67 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 5

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 54 · Intense 21

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 47 · Shifting 43 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 65 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 5

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 47 · Even-paced 40 · Relentless 6

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 36 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 16

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 32 · Affecting 40 · Heavy 21

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 62 · Open-ended 20 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

39 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 12 of 39 analyzed roles.

Shadow

12 of 39

Herald

6 of 39

Threshold guardian

6 of 39

Mentor

6 of 39

Hero

3 of 39

Shapeshifter

3 of 39

Ally

3 of 39

Show the 39 roles

Shadowas George Bolen in The People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
Shadowas Porter Reese in Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Heraldas Keys in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Heroas Stone in Slayground (1983)
Shapeshifteras Norton Baskin in Cross Creek (1983)
Allyas Thomas Krasny in Jagged Edge (1985)
Threshold guardianas Lt. Ringwald in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Shadowas Michael in Outrageous Fortune (1987)
Shapeshifteras Steve Elliott in A Man in Love (1987)
Mentoras Richmond Flowers Sr. in Unconquered (1989)
Shadowas Edward in Crooked Hearts (1991)
Heroas Peter Mandrake in A Grande Arte (1991)
Heraldas Oscar in Bitter Moon (1992)
Shadowas Oscar in Bitter Moon (1992)
Shadowas Nicholas in Kika (1993)
Shadowas Col. Andrew Case in Breach of Conduct (1994)
Threshold guardianas Deacon Vivyan in Terminal Justice (1996)
Threshold guardianas Don Bresler in Unforgettable (1996)
Mentoras Arthur Lefcourt in Murder in My Mind (1997)
Threshold guardianas Barnes in Sphere (1998)
Shadowas Xuave in Last Call (1998)
Allyas Jim Bowie in Two for Texas (1998)
Threshold guardianas Sheriff Dwayne Hogan in Route 9 (1998)
Heroas Martin Conlon in The Basket (1999)
Threshold guardianas Detective Darren Cody in More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
Mentoras Narrator in Out of the Blue (2003)
Heraldas John Traveller in Written in Blood (2003)
Heraldas Narrator in Koursk: Un sous-marin en eaux troubles (2004)
Shapeshifteras Congressman Henderson in Shadow of Fear (2004)
Shadowas Uncle Charles in Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
Mentoras Narrator in Guns, Germs, and Steel (2005)
Shadowas Uncle Charles in Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
Shadowas Herman Finch in Deepwater (2005)
Heraldas President Sterling in Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
Mentoras Hock in All Roads Lead Home (2008)
Shadowas Michael Stein in Di Di Hollywood (2010)
Allyas Thomas Morgan in The Gundown (2011)
Mentoras Hank Taylor in Girl on the Edge (2015)
Heraldas Narrator in Country Music (2019)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Contemplative

Melancholic

Hopeful

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Thought-provoking44 Hopeful40 Unsettling28 Bittersweet22 Feel-good18 Rousing13

How their films end · 11 with a twist

Happy21
Bittersweet52
Tragic4
Ambiguous26
Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Coyote's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 72 of their 121 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (39).

Also on these channels

PBS Documentaries9 titles, show their 9 titles on PBS Documentaries
Howdy7 titles, show their 7 titles on Howdy
Gaia4 titles, show their 4 titles on Gaia
Docurama2 titles, show their 2 titles on Docurama
MovieSphere+2 titles, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Curiosity University1 title, show their title on Curiosity University
Dove Channel1 title, show their title on Dove Channel
Food Matters TV1 title, show their title on Food Matters TV
FOX One1 title, show their title on FOX One
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HISTORY Vault1 title, show their title on HISTORY Vault
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Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
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Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Coyote's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

256 credits, 121 with a MovieCove page; 49 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Antonio's Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Breaking News Reporter (voice)
Cornellskop: Freedom From Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Narrator
The American Revolution(2025)
Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Black Mountain Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Narrator
Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters(2025)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Program(2024)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Bad Faith(2024)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Kennedy(2023)
Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The American Buffalo(2023)
Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Fields of Gold(2023)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Against All Enemies(2023)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Moment of Contact(2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Weight of a Feather: The Liberty Wildlife Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Narrator
The Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Benjamin Franklin(2022)
Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
A Cloud Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Narrator (voice)
The Tent Mender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 3 episodes · as as Narrator
The Co-op Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Narrator (voice)
San Francisco Stories(2021)
as Narrator/SInger
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hemingway(2021)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles(2021)
as Sam Donovan
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Wandering...But Not Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Narrator
Nepal Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Narrator
Downwinders and the Radioactive West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Narrator
The Phenomenon(2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Comey Rule(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Robert Mueller
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
About Face: The Story of the Jewish Refugee Soldiers of World War II(2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sunseed: The Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Almost Thirteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Narrator
Olompali: A Hippie Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as narrator
Country Music(2019)
Show 8 episodes · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Atomic Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Narrator
The Remarkable Life of John Weld(2018)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
As If They Were Angels(2018)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Etruscan Smile(2018)
as Professor
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Saving Atlantis(2018)
Actor
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 6 episodes · as Henry Sullivan
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
1 Mile to You(2017)
as Principal Umber
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Paris Can Wait(2016)
Thanks
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Americana(2016)
as Ben
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Narrator
The Spoils Before Dying(2015)
Show 6 episodes · as Dizzy the Cat
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Eva & Leon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Le Père
No Deposit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Police Chief Williams
A Coup in Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Good Kill(2014)
as Langley
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Girl on the Edge(2015)
as Hank Taylor
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Price of Fame(2014)
as Crooker
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Bangkok, We Have A Problem! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Burt Lowell
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History(2014)
Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Realm of the Ancient Redwoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Narrator
Angel Azul(2014)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Intelligence(2014)
Show 3 episodes · as Leland Strand
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Paolo Soleri: Beyond Form (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Narrator
The Ghost Army(2013)
as Narrator (Voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Rise Above the Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Narrator
The Dust Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 2 episodes · as Peter Coyote
Hemingway & Gellhorn(2012)
as Maxwell Perkins
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Perception(2012)
Show 4 episodes · as James Alan Pierce
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Right to Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Narrator
Valparaiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Edward G. Drexler
Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Narrator
For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival(2012)
Actor
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Gundown(2011)
as Thomas Morgan
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
I am Fishead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as narrator
Oceans in Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Narrator
Last Will(2011)
as Judge Garner
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Green Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Aldo Leopold (voice)
This Is Not a Movie(2011)
Actor
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Here(2011)
as Storyteller
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
ESPN Films(2011)
Show as Narrator
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Great Migrations(2010)
Show 7 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Di Di Hollywood(2010)
as Michael McLean
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Narrator
Law & Order: LA(2010)
Show 8 episodes · as Jerry Hardin
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Blue Bloods(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Senator Ted McCreary
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Narration
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Narrator
Vampire Forensics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Actor
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrstor (voice)
24 Hours After: Asteroid Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrator
I Know What I Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrator (voice)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea(2009)
Show 6 episodes · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Flashforward(2009)
Show 2 episodes · as Dave Segovia
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
With One Voice(2009)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
What The Tourist Should See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrator (voice)
Torturing Democracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrator
Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrator
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Elliot Arthur
Adopt a Sailor(2008)
as Richard
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
All Roads Lead Home(2008)
as Hock
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
A Single Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Maury Maverick
$5 a Day(2008)
as Burt Kruger
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Finding Anastasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Narrator
Alaska Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Narrator
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief(2008)
as President Sterling
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Brain Fitness Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Actor
Texas Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Narrator
One Man, One Cow, One Planet(2007)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Resurrecting the Champ(2007)
as Ike Epstein
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Sunday Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as The Voice
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil(2006)
as President Adair T. Manning
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Brothers & Sisters(2006)
Show 4 episodes · as Mark August
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Narrator (voice)
The Gospel of Judas(2006)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
A Little Trip to Heaven(2005)
as Frank
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Sacramento River of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Narrator
The War Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Narrator
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis(2005)
as Uncle Charles
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave(2005)
as Uncle Charles
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Commander in Chief(2005)
Show 7 episodes · as Warren Keaton
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
The Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Voice
Guns, Germs, and Steel(2005)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Deepwater(2005)
as Herman Finch
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 13 episodes · as Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Mike LaSalle
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
The Great Role (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Rudolph Grichenberg
Shadow of Fear(2004)
as Congressman Henderson
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 13 episodes · as Dennis Ryland
Oil on Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Narrator
Deadwood(2004)
Show 1 episode · as General George Crook
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Actor
Koursk: Un sous-marin en eaux troubles(2004)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Narrator
The Hebrew Hammer(2003)
as JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Phenomenon II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as John Ringold
NCIS(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Ned Quinn
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Northfork(2003)
as Eddie
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Out of the Blue(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Written in Blood(2003)
as John Traveller
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
National Geographic: Surviving Everest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Narrator
Bon Voyage(2003)
as Alex Winckler
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Grizzly Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election(2002)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
A Time for Dancing(2002)
as Wyn Michaels
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Founding Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Femme Fatale(2002)
as Watts
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Purpose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Bernard Elias
A Walk to Remember(2002)
as Reverend Sullivan
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Color of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 17 episodes · as Narrator
Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Lionel Shill
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Suddenly Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Lionel Heathcote
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Voice of Urban Renewal (Voice)
Midwives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Stephen Hastings
In the Light of Reverence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Jack the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Alfred
The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 2 episodes · as Ross
Founding Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 4 episodes · as John Hancock (voice) / Thomas Jefferson (voice)
More Dogs Than Bones(2000)
as Detective Darren Cody
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Red Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Dennis Burke
The Wednesday Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Don Wigulow
The Basket(1999)
as Martin Conlon
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Erin Brockovich(2000)
as Kurt Potter
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Search for the Submarine I-52 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Narrator
Execution of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Harvey Milk
Missing in Tibet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Narrator
Random Hearts(1999)
as Cullen Chandler
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Independent Lens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 278 episodes · Actor
Emperor of Hemp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Narrator
Murder on Shadow Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Dennis 'Denny' Traynor
Last Call(1998)
as Xuave
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Patch Adams(1998)
as Bill Davis
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Route 9(1998)
as Sheriff Dwayne Hogan
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Narrator
Indiscreet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Detective Roos
Seeds of Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Actor
Titanic: Breaking New Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Narrator
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Narrator, English version (voice)
Rome: Power & Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 8 episodes · as Narrator
Sphere(1998)
as Captain Harold C. Barnes
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Two for Texas(1998)
as Jim Bowie
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Avalanche: The White Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Narrator
San Francisco Diggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Actor
The Secrets of 007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Narrator (voice)
Road Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Gene Gere
Top of the World(1997)
as Doc 'The Butcher'
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Murder in My Mind(1997)
as Arthur Lefcourt
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Alaska's Great Wilderness Denali: The Living Edens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Narrator
Terminal Justice(1996)
as Deacon Vivyan
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Dalva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Michael
Seduced by Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 2 episodes · as Ruben Borchardt
Unforgettable(1996)
as Don Bresler
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Moonlight and Valentino(1995)
as Paul
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
That Eye, the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Henry Warburton
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies(1995)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Buffalo Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Roger
Breach of Conduct(1994)
as Col. Andrew Case
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Peyote Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Narrator
Roots of Roe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as James Morris (voice)
Kika(1993)
as Nicholas Pierce
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Herman Charn
Earth and the American Dream(1992)
as Reader (voice)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Pacific Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 10 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Bitter Moon(1992)
as Oscar
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Keeper of the City(1991)
as Frank Nordhall
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Thanks
Living a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Matt
Crooked Hearts(1991)
as Edward Warren
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
A Grande Arte(1991)
as Peter Mandrake
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
A Seduction in Travis County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Frank Maguire
The Man Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Henry Tobel
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Poison in the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Peter Coyote (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Unconquered(1989)
as Richmond Flowers Sr.
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Heart of Midnight(1988)
as Sharpe/Larry
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
American Experience(1988)
Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Baja Oklahoma(1988)
as Slick Henderson
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Narrator
Echoes in the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as William Bradfield Jr.
Echoes in the Darkness(1987)
Show 2 episodes · as William Bradfield Jr.
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
A Man in Love(1987)
as Steve Elliott
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Sworn to Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Sam Fischetti
Outrageous Fortune(1987)
as Michael Sanders
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Stacking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as The Photographer
Child's Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Matt Townsend
The Blue Yonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Max Knickerbocker
Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Narrator (voice)
Jagged Edge(1985)
as Thomas Krasny
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as (segment "Shadow Play")
Kerouac, the Movie(1984)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Legend of Billie Jean(1985)
as Ringwald
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Scorned and Swindled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Anthony Ristelli
Heartbreakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Blue
Best Kept Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Frank Mitchell
Slayground(1983)
as Stone
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 1 episode · as Alex Nolan
The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Narrator (voice)
Cross Creek(1983)
as Norton Baskin
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Strangers Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Stanley, the Director
The UFO Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Actor
Nature(1982)
Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Endangered Species(1982)
as Steele
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann(1982)
as Porter Reese
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)
as Keys
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Young David
Breach of Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Actor
Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Rex
Isabel's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Wynn Thomas
Southern Comfort(1981)
as Poole
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The People vs. Jean Harris(1981)
as George Bolen
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Tell Me a Riddle(1980)
as Young David
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story(1980)
as Courtney Taylor
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Show 2 episodes · as Courtney Taylor
Die Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Davis
The Hippie Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Digger
Hayden's Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Narrator (voice)
National Geographic Special: Secret Cities of the Amazon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Pretty Slick - The Deep Water Horizon Environmental Coverup - Extended Directors Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 254 titles, 251 of them dated from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

$797M worldwide

Highest rated

Country Music (2019)

Midcredits 98^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

19672026

Peak 2003 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1981Screen debut· Southern Comfort
1992First top-billed film· Bitter Moon
1992Breakout· Bitter Moon
1992Career best· Bitter Moon

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting252 of 254 · 62^ndOther crew2 of 254

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s43 · acting1990s50 · 49 acting · 1 crew2000s76 · acting2010s50 · 49 acting · 1 crew2020s31 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 7% of 42 roles

20%

14%

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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 1991–2015.

WinNomination

2015
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Narrator
1991
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Peter Coyote's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52^nd percentile, the median of all 93; across their 93 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53^rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 93

Approval · how many liked their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 93

Reach · how many have seen their films

48^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 93

Midcredits score across 121 titles, by percentile

75^th and up42
50^th to 74^th30
25^th to 49^th28
Below 25^th21

Shape of the crowd

52 of their 121 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved13
Universally Panned3
Loved with Detractors5
Divisive5
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser34
Broadly Agreed7
Mixed52

Most divisive · actor

Fields of Gold (2023)

99^th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

Midcredits 98^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 65 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Coyote's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore11 titles13–65 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity16 titles14–74 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity12 titles45–74 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs10 titles21–66 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense8 titles32–64 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Coyote work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Coyote's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Burns shares the most, 6.

Directors

Ken Burns6 titles See all 6 shared titles with Ken Burns
James Fox4 titles See all 4 shared titles with James Fox
Sarah Botstein3 titles · 2 as director See all 3 shared titles with Sarah Botstein
Lynn Novick2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Lynn Novick

Peter Coyote

What are Peter Coyote's films like?

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Where can I watch Peter Coyote's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

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By decade

Billing

Awards

How do Peter Coyote's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Peter Coyote's work okay for kids?

Who does Peter Coyote work with?

Directors

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Actors

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Mixed roles