Peter Coyote
Biography
Peter Coyote is an American actor who has also worked as a director, screenwriter, narrator, and author. Born in New York City and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, he studied at Grinnell College and San Francisco State University before training at the San Francisco Actor's Workshop and joining the San Francisco Mime Troupe, where he acted, wrote scripts, and directed. He moved into film with Die Laughing (1980), played the scientist Keys in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and took his first starring role in Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982). Other credits include Southern Comfort (1981), Cross Creek (1983), Jagged Edge (1985), Outrageous Fortune (1987), Kika (1993), Patch Adams (1998), A Walk to Remember (2002), and Femme Fatale (2002). A 1990 guest appearance on Road to Avonlea brought his first Primetime Emmy nomination, and he won a Primetime Emmy for narrating The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. He has also published memoirs and poetry.
84years old
Turns 85 on October 10in 9 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Robert Peter Cohon (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 50
- Career span
- 43 years1980 to 2023
Genres
First and latest
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A role that slipped away
Coyote was a serious contender to play Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark and tried out for the part.
Big break
Coyote started acting again in 1978, appearing in plays at San Francisco's Magic Theatre. A Hollywood agent approached him while he was playing the lead in Sam Shepard's True West, and his film career began.
Peter Coyote movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ellory Elkayem directed two of these films. Fifteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ellory ElkayemDirector, 2 films, 2005
All films by Ellory Elkayem
Also two films together9 more actors
- George W. BushEnron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) and Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)
- David PaymerResurrecting the Champ (2007) and Unforgettable (1996)
- Fred WardTimerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982) and Southern Comfort (1981)
- Josef SommerPatch Adams (1998) and Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
- Cory HardrictReturn of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
- Morgan UptonThe Blue Yonder (1985) and Die Laughing (1980)
- Aimee-Lynn ChadwickReturn of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
- Ned DowdEndangered Species (1982) and Southern Comfort (1981)
- John KeefeReturn of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Peter Coyote's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
17 of the 50 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 50 films: 17 worldwide figure; 11 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 11US gross only
- 8Never in cinemas
- 14Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$797M64.0% of the total
- 2$202M16.2% of the total
- 3$75M6.0% of the total
- 4$47M3.8% of the total
- 5$40M3.3% of the total
- 6$37M3.0% of the total
- 7$17M1.3% of the total
- 8$15M1.2% of the total
$14.3 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1993 to 2015, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2015 | Outstanding Narrator | The Roosevelts | Won |
| 1993 | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.