Peter Coyote
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actor
author
counterculture figure
film actor
human
narrator
political activist
television actor
voice actor
writer
Peter Coyote is an American actor and narrator known for his distinctive voice and roles in numerous films and documentaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Coyote canonical | 41 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2461935 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Coyote Context triple: [E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, stars, Peter Coyote]
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A.
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn is an American character actor, playwright, and essayist known for his distinctive voice and roles in films such as "The Princess Bride" and "My Dinner with Andre."
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B.
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky is an American character actor and storyteller known for his prolific film and television work, including memorable roles in projects like "Groundhog Day" and numerous other mainstream movies and series.
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C.
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor known for roles in the TV series "Wings" and films such as "Sideways" and "Spider-Man 3."
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D.
Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin is an American actor and clown known for his work in theater, film, and television, including his performance as the voice and puppeteer of the robot TARS in "Interstellar."
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E.
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy is an American character actor and director known for his roles in film and television, including his portrayal of Chief Deputy Art Mullen on the TV series "Justified."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Coyote Target entity description: Peter Coyote is an American actor and narrator known for his distinctive voice and roles in numerous films and documentaries.
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A.
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn is an American character actor, playwright, and essayist known for his distinctive voice and roles in films such as "The Princess Bride" and "My Dinner with Andre."
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B.
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky is an American character actor and storyteller known for his prolific film and television work, including memorable roles in projects like "Groundhog Day" and numerous other mainstream movies and series.
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C.
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor known for roles in the TV series "Wings" and films such as "Sideways" and "Spider-Man 3."
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D.
Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin is an American actor and clown known for his work in theater, film, and television, including his performance as the voice and puppeteer of the robot TARS in "Interstellar."
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E.
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy is an American character actor and director known for his roles in film and television, including his portrayal of Chief Deputy Art Mullen on the TV series "Justified."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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author ⓘ counterculture figure ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ narrator ⓘ political activist ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
audiobook narration
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documentary narration ⓘ film industry ⓘ television industry ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert Peter Cohon ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-10-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Grinnell College
ⓘ
San Francisco State University ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName |
Peter
ⓘ
Robert ⓘ |
| hasRole | Zen Buddhist priest ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
distinctive voice
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narration of documentaries ⓘ roles in American films ⓘ roles in television series ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Diggers (San Francisco counterculture group)
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San Francisco Mime Troupe ⓘ |
| movement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| name | Peter Coyote ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Walk to Remember
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linked to:
film "A Walk to Remember"
Bitter Moon ⓘ Cross Creek ⓘ E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ⓘ Erin Brockovich ⓘ Jagged Edge ⓘ Law & Order: LA ⓘ Outrageous Fortune ⓘ Patch Adams ⓘ Sleeping Where I Fall ⓘ Sphere ⓘ The 4400 ⓘ The Rainman’s Third Cure ⓘ narration of Ken Burns documentaries ⓘ narration of Prohibition (documentary series) ⓘ narration of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea ⓘ narration of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History ⓘ narration of The Vietnam War (documentary series) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
author ⓘ director ⓘ narrator ⓘ political activist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Peter Coyote ⓘ |
| religion |
Zen Buddhism
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linked to:
Zen Buddhism in Japan
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| yearsActive | 1960s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Coyote Description of subject: Peter Coyote is an American actor and narrator known for his distinctive voice and roles in numerous films and documentaries.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Southern Comfort
subject linked to:
film "A Walk to Remember"
subject linked to:
Unforgettable
subject linked to:
Unforgettable
subject linked to:
Cross Creek (film)