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Peter Coyote has a more detailed resume available. Please click hereTrivia:
Graduated with a B.A in English Literature in 1964. moreAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 5 | 10:20 AM | TMC | A Little Trip to Heaven | |||
| Sat. July 5 | 6:00 PM | PBS | Nature | The Vanishing Lions | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- Five Dollars a Day (2008) (completed) .... Bert Kruger
- A Single Woman (2008) (completed) .... Maury Maverick, Reporter 1917
- The Lena Baker Story (2008)
- Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008) (V) .... The President
- All Roads Lead Home (2008) .... Hock Banyon
- Adopt a Sailor (2008) .... Richard
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Lionel Shill (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Self-made (2007) TV episode .... Lionel Shill - "Brothers & Sisters" .... Mark August (4 episodes, 2007)
- Grapes of Wrath (2007) TV episode .... Mark August
- Bad News (2007) TV episode .... Mark August
- Three Parties (2007) TV episode .... Mark August
- All in the Family (2007) TV episode .... Mark August - The Sunday Man (2007) .... The Voice
- Resurrecting the Champ (2007) .... Epstein
- "The 4400" .... Dennis Ryland (12 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Fifty-Fifty (2006) TV episode .... Dennis Ryland
- Terrible Swift Sword (2006) TV episode .... Dennis Ryland
- The Starzl Mutation (2006) TV episode .... Dennis Ryland
- The Home Front (2006) TV episode .... Dennis Ryland
- The New World (2006) TV episode .... Dennis Ryland
(7 more) - Apparent Horizon (2006) .... Joseph
- "Commander in Chief" .... Warren Keaton (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Ties That Bind (2006) TV episode .... Warren Keaton
- The Price You Pay (2006) TV episode .... Warren Keaton
- Sub Enchanted Evening (2006) TV episode .... Warren Keaton
- The Mom Who Came to Dinner (2005) TV episode .... Warren Keaton
- First Scandal (2005) TV episode .... Warren Keaton
(2 more) - Lost: Reckoning (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Lost: Revelation (2006) (TV) .... Narrator
- Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006) .... President Adair T. Manning
- Berkeley (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
- A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) .... Frank
- "The Inside" .... Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster (13 episodes, 2005)
- Declawed (2005) TV episode .... Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
- Loneliest Number (2005) TV episode .... Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
- Thief of Hearts (2005) TV episode .... Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
- Everything Nice (2005) TV episode .... Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
- Pre-Filer (2005) TV episode .... Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
(8 more) - Deepwater (2005) .... Herman Finch
- Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005) .... Uncle Charles
- Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) .... Uncle Charles
- "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" .... Mike LaSalle (1 episode, 2005)
- 41 Shots (2005) TV episode .... Mike LaSalle - Shadow of Fear (2004) .... Congressman Henderson
- "Deadwood" .... General Crook (1 episode, 2004)
- Sold Under Sin (2004) TV episode .... General Crook - Grand rôle, Le (2004) .... Rudolph Grichenberg
... aka The Grand Role (International: English title: DVD box title)
... aka The Great Role (International: English title) - Phenomenon II (2003) (TV) .... John Ringold
- Bon voyage (2003) .... Alex Winckler
- The Hebrew Hammer (2003) .... JJL Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal
- Northfork (2003) .... Eddie
- "The Division" .... Ross (2 episodes, 2002)
... aka Heart of the City
- Secrets, Lies and Weddings (2002) TV episode .... Ross
- Brave New World (2002) TV episode .... Ross - Written in Blood (2002) .... John Traveller
- Femme Fatale (2002) .... Watts
- Purpose (2002) .... Bernard Elias
- A Walk to Remember (2002) .... Reverend Sullivan
- "The Color of War" .... Narrator (1 episode)
... aka The War in Color: The American Story
- Victory (????) TV episode .... Narrator - Suddenly Naked (2001) .... Lionel Heathcote
... aka Mise à nu (Canada: French title) - Midwives (2001) (TV) .... Stephen Hastings
- Jack the Dog (2001) .... Alfred Stieglitz
- More Dogs Than Bones (2000) .... Detective Darren Cody
- Red Letters (2000) .... Dennis Burke
- "The Frontier: Decisive Battles" (2000) TV series .... Narrator
- The Wednesday Woman (2000) (TV) .... Don Wigulow
- Erin Brockovich (2000) .... Kurt Potter
- A Time for Dancing (2000) .... Wyn Michaels
- Execution of Justice (1999) (TV) .... Harvey Milk
- Random Hearts (1999) .... Cullen Chandler
- The Basket (1999) .... Martin Conlon
- A Murder on Shadow Mountain (1999) (TV) .... Dennis 'Denny' Traynor
- "The American Experience" .... Narrator / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1999)
- Hoover Dam (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Lost in the Grand Canyon (1999) TV episode .... John Wesley Powell's voice
- Edison's Miracle of Light (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - Last Call (1999/II) .... Xuave
- Emperor of Hemp (1999) (V) .... Narrator
- "The History of Sex" (1999) TV mini-series .... Narrator
- Route 9 (1998) (TV) .... Sheriff Dwayne Hogan
- Patch Adams (1998) .... Bill Davis
- Indiscreet (1998) (TV) .... Detective Roos
- Sphere (1998) .... Captain Harold C. Barnes
- Two for Texas (1998) (TV) .... Jim Bowie
- Avalanche: The White Death (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
- Road Ends (1997) .... Gene Gere
... aka Safe House (UK: DVD title) - "Cybill" .... Roger (1 episode, 1997)
- The Love of Her Life (1997) TV episode .... Roger - Murder in My Mind (1997) (TV) .... Arthur Lefcourt
- Top of the World (1997/I) .... Doc 'The Butcher'
... aka Cold Cash
... aka Showdown - Dalva (1996) (TV) .... Michael
- Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996) (TV) .... Ruben Borchardt
... aka Seduced by Madness (USA: short title) - Unforgettable (1996) .... Don Bresler
- Seeds of Doubt (1996) .... Police Lt. Henry Dexter
- "Fallen Angels" .... The Boss (1 episode, 1995)
- The Professional Man (1995) TV episode .... The Boss - Moonlight and Valentino (1995) (uncredited) .... Paul
- Buffalo Girls (1995) (TV) .... Buffalo Bill Cody
- Secrets of the Wild Panda (1995) (TV) .... Narrator
- Terminal Justice (1995) .... Deacon Vivyan
... aka Cybertech PD (Europe: video title) (USA: working title)
... aka Terminal Justice: Cybertech P.D. (USA: DVD title) - Breach of Conduct (1994) (TV) .... Col. Andrew Case
... aka Tour of Duty (UK) (USA) - That Eye, the Sky (1994) .... Henry Warburton
- Kika (1993) .... Nicholas
... aka Kika (France) - Bitter Moon (1992) .... Oscar
... aka Lunes de fiel (France) - Keeper of the City (1991) (TV) .... Frank Nordhall
- A Grande Arte (1991) .... Peter Mandrake
... aka Exposure (Canada: English title) (USA: TV title)
... aka High Art
... aka Knife Fighter
... aka The Knife (Europe) - "Road to Avonlea" .... Romney Penhallow (1 episode, 1991)
... aka Avonlea (USA)
... aka Tales from Avonlea (USA: video title)
- Old Quarrels, Old Love (1991) TV episode .... Romney Penhallow - Living a Lie (1991) (TV) .... Matt
- Crooked Hearts (1991) .... Edward
- A Seduction in Travis County (1991) (TV) .... Frank Maguire
... aka Blind Judgement - The Man Inside (1990) .... Henry Tobel
... aka Affaire Walraff, L' (France) - Unconquered (1989) (TV) .... Richmond Flowers Sr.
- Act of Will (1989) (TV) .... Miles Sutherland
- Heart of Midnight (1988) .... Sharpe/Larry
- Baja Oklahoma (1988) (TV) .... Slick Henderson
- Echoes in the Darkness (1987) (TV) .... William Bradfield Jr.
- Un homme amoureux (1987) .... Steve Elliott
... aka A Man in Love (USA)
... aka Uomo innamorato, Un (Italy) - Sworn to Silence (1987) (TV) .... Sam Fischetti
- Outrageous Fortune (1987) .... Michael Sanders
- Stacking (1987) .... Photographer
... aka Season of Dreams - "The Twilight Zone" .... Adam Grant (segment "Shadow Play") (1 episode, 1986)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Shadow Play/Grace Note (1986) TV episode .... Adam Grant (segment "Shadow Play") - "The Hitchhiker" .... Alex Nolan (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK)
... aka Voyageur, Le (France)
- Last Scene (1986) TV episode .... Alex Nolan - Child's Cry (1986) (TV) .... Matt Townsend
- A Question of Power (1986) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Blue Yonder (1985) (TV) .... Max Knickerbocker
... aka Time Flyer - Jagged Edge (1985) .... Thomas Krasny
- The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) .... Ringwald
- Kerouac, the Movie (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
- Scorned and Swindled (1984) (TV) .... Anthony Ristelli
- Heartbreakers (1984) .... Blue
- Best Kept Secrets (1984) (TV) .... Frank Mitchell
- Slayground (1983) .... Stone
- Strangers Kiss (1983) .... Stanley, the Director
- Cross Creek (1983) .... Norton Baskin
- Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982) .... Porter Reese
... aka Timerider (USA: short title) - Endangered Species (1982) .... Steele
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .... Keys
... aka E.T. (USA: short title)
... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version) - Breach of Contract (1982)
- Out (1982) .... Rex
... aka Deadly Drifter - Isabel's Choice (1981) (TV) .... Wynn Thomas
- Southern Comfort (1981) .... Staff Sgt. Crawford Poole
- The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) (TV) .... George Bolen
- Tell Me a Riddle (1980) .... Young David
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) (TV) .... Courtney Taylor
... aka Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes - Die Laughing (1980) .... Davis
Producer:
- Missing, Presumed Dead: The Search for America's POWs (2005) (associate producer)
Thanks:
- Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- The E.T. Reunion (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' (1998) (TV) (special thanks)
Self:
- Spirit Riders (2008) (post-production) .... Narrator
- Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction (2008) (voice) .... Narrator
- Imagine a School... Summerhill (2008) .... Himself
- Saving the American Wild Horse (2007) .... Himself
... aka Save the American Wild Horse (USA: new title) - One Man, One Cow, One Planet (2007) (V) (voice) .... Himself
- Hippies (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Soldiers of Conscience (2007) .... Narrator
- Fog City Mavericks (2007) .... Narrator
- "The American Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Summer of Love (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Jukebox: From Edison to Ipod (2007) .... Himself
- Strange Culture (2007) .... Himself
- Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business (2006) .... Himself
- "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
- Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home (2006) TV episode .... Narrator - "The Drug Years" (2006) TV mini-series .... Himself
- Gonzo Utopia (2006) .... Himself
- The Damnedest, Finest Ruins (2006) (V) .... Narrator
- "Nature" .... Narrator (4 episodes, 1998-2006)
- The Vanishing Lions (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
- Ocean in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
- Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic (1999) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- John Denver: Let This Be a Voice (1998) TV episode .... Narrator - The Gospel of Judas (2006) (TV) .... Narrator
- The Tribe (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Destination Lost (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- A/k/a Tommy Chong (2005) .... Himself
- Commune (2005) .... Himself
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) .... Narrator
- About Face: The Story of the Jewish Refugee Soldiers of World War II (2005)
- "Independent Lens" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2005)
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) TV episode .... Narrator - Texas Gold (2005) .... Narrator
- Koursk: Un sous-marin en eaux troubles (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
... aka Kursk: A Submarine in Troubled Waters (International: English title) - There's Something About W (2004) (V) .... Narrator
- Oil on Ice (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
- Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer (2004) (voice)
- The Green Bus v. the White House (2004) .... Narrator
- Dreaming of Tibet (2003)
- Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003) (voice) .... Narrator
- Seth Eastman: Painting the Dakota (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002) (voice) .... Narrator
- Out of the Blue (2002) (V) .... Narrator
- Founding Brothers (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Thomas Jefferson
- Polanski y los ojos del mal (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary (2002) (V)
- The E.T. Reunion (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Voices of the Sierra Tarahumara (2001) .... Narrator
... aka Voces de la Sierra Tarahumara (Mexico) - Quartzite's Fall: A Wilderness Tale (2001) .... Narrator
- "The Shape of Life" .... Himself - Narrator / ... (2 episodes, 2001)
- Bones, Brawn and Brains (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
- Origins (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator - Sex in the 20th Century (2001) (TV) .... Himself (Narrator)
- "Founding Fathers" (2000) TV mini-series (voice) .... Thomas Jefferson
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Announcer
- "The Living Edens" .... Narrator (3 episodes, 1997-2000)
- Glacier Bay: Alaska's Wild Coast (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
- Kakadu: Austraila's Ancient Wilderness (1998) TV episode .... Narrator
- Denali: Alaska's Great Wilderness (1997) TV episode .... Narrator - Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999) (TV) .... Voice of Urban Renewal
... aka The Fillmore (USA: short title) - World's Scariest Explosions: Caught on Tape (1999) (TV) .... Host
- Kontum Diary: The Journey Home (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Narriator
- Rome: Power & Glory (1999) (V) .... Narrator
- "Frontier: Legends of the Old Northwest" (1998) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Sphere (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- African Odyssey (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
- National Geographic: The Battle for Midway (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe (1998) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (1997) (TV) .... Narrator
- Still Missing (1997) (TV) .... Narrator
- 21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777 (1996) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V) .... Himself
... aka E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - A Look Back (USA: cut version) - "The West" (1996) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Narrator
- "American Cinema" .... Narrator (1 episode)
- The Studio System (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
... aka My Generation - Cyclone! (1995) (TV) .... Narrator
- The Peyote Road (1994) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Roots of Roe (1993) (TV) (voice) .... James Marris
- Earth and the American Dream (1992) (voice) .... Reader
- The Pacific Century (1992) .... Narrator
- Orson Welles: What Went Wrong? (1992) (voice) .... Narrator
- Wildlife Wars USA: Bears Under Siege (1991) (TV) .... Narrator
- Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1990) (V) .... Himself
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990) .... Narrator
- Downwind/Downstream (1989) (voice) .... Narrator
- It Was 20 Years Ago Today (1987) .... Himself
- Troupers (1986) .... Himself
- Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe (1985) .... Narrator
- "National Geographic Explorer" (1985) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
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"Banda sonora"
- Episode #3.5 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Nicholas - Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) .... Himself
-
"The 4400"
- Unlocking the Secrets (2006) TV episode .... Dennis Ryland -
"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
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