Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote has one of the most distinctive presences in American film, and yet I think his greatest instrument is his voice. Known to generations through E.T., he quietly built a parallel career as a writer and narrator, winning Emmys for his narration work. That low, weathered voice carries authority no leading role ever quite matched. With a San Francisco State education and a temperament that favors the storyteller over the star, he has aged into the role of narrator of the American story itself. Few performers remain this essential into their eighties, and I find that endurance moving.

Name (English)

Peter Coyote

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・コヨーテ

Reading

ぴーたー・こよーて

Born

October 10, 1941 (age 84)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

Origin

Manhattan, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / writer

High school

Dwight Morrow High School

University

San Francisco State University

Awards & achievements

• 1993 News and Documentary Emmy Awards
• 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator

• Official sitehttps://petercoyote.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Coyote
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q354873

Tags

• New York
• actor
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-17

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