Will Lyman
May 20, 1948 (77 years old) in Burlington, Vermont, USA
William Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American actor. Being known for his polished, resonant voice, Lyman has narrated the PBS series Frontline since its second season in 1984 and played William Tell in the action/adventure television series Crossbow.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Arborist as Arthur Randolph
- 2025 · The Electric State as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Aftermath as Joe Kozak
- 2024 · The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Children of Ukraine as Narrator
- 2021 · Mother/Android as Captain
- 2021 · Taliban Takeover as Narrator
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Christmas on Ice as Mayor Greenwood
- 2020 · United States of Conspiracy as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Life on Parole as Narrator
- 2017 · Iraq Uncovered as Narrator
- 2017 · Out of Gitmo as narrator
- 2017 · Hunting ISIS as Narrator
- 2017 · Divided States of America as Narrator
- 2017 · Frontline: President Trump as Narrator
- 2016 · Business of Disaster as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Supplements and Safety as Self - Narrator
- 2016 · Netanyahu at War as Self (narrator)
- 2014 · Firestone and the Warlord as Self - Narrator
- 2014 · Separate and Unequal as Narrator
- 2014 · Prison State as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2012 · The Suicide Plan as Narrator
- 2010 · The Other Guys as Frontline Narration App
- 2008 · What Doesn't Kill You as Sully
- 2008 · Iron Man as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · I'm Paige Wilson as Ben Foxworthy
- 2006 · Fierce People as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Little Children as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · The Age of AIDS as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Is It Real? as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Commander in Chief as Teddy Bridges
- 2005 · Commander in Chief as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
- 2005 · Our Fathers as Wilson Rogers Jr.
- 2005 · The New Asylums as narrator
- 2004 · American Meltdown as Homeland Chief Utley
- 2003 · Mystic River as FBI Agent Birden
- 2003 · Threat Matrix as Roger Atkins
- 2003 · Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Roger Jameson
- 2001 · Sinking the Lusitania as Narrator
- 2001 · Dog Days as Dad
- 2000 · Ed as Gus McGraw
- 2000 · Satan in the Suburbs as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · The West Wing as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · The Autumn Heart as Doctor
- 1999 · Michael Jordan: His Airness as Narrator
- 1998 · The Siege as FBI Director
- 1998 · A Perfect Murder as Jason Gates
- 1997 · Atlanta’s Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 1997 · Floating as Van's Father
- 1997 · The Bay of Pigs as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · The Crucible as Isaiah Goodkind
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide as Narrator
- 1996 · Celtic Pride as Rich Man
- 1996 · Welcome to the Dollhouse as Mr. Edwards
- 1995 · The Search for Satan as
- 1994 · Norse America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · The Arming of Saudi Arabia as Narrator
- 1990 · Nixon as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Law & Order as Victor Conner
- 1990 · Hull High as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Smolen
- 1985 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- 1983 · Vietnam: A Television History as
- Future · News War as Narrator
- 2025 · The Rise of RFK Jr. as Narrator
- 2025 · Trump's Power & the Rule of Law as Narrator (voice over)
- 2025 · Battle for Tibet as Narrator
- 2024 · Crisis on Campus as Narrator
- 2024 · Democracy on Trial as Narrator
- 2023 · Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza as Narrator
- 2023 · The Discord Leaks as Narrator
- 2023 · Inside the Uvalde Response as Narrator
- 2023 · Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court as narrator
- 2023 · Putin and the Presidents as Narrator
- 2022 · Lies, Politics and Democracy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Shots Fired as Narrator
- 2021 · Boeing's Fatal Flaw as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · America After 9/11 as narrator
- 2020 · The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Once Upon a Time in Iraq as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos as Narrator
- 2020 · Battle for Hong Kong as Narrator
- 2018 · UN Sex Abuse Scandal as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Choice 2016 as Narrator
- 2016 · Terror in Europe as self
- 2016 · Saudi Arabia Uncovered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Obama at War as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Isis in Afghanistan as
- 2015 · The Fight for Yemen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · The Trouble with Antibiotics as Self - Reporter
- 2014 · Losing Iraq as Narrator
- 2014 · United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost as Narrator
- 2014 · United States of Secrets as Narrator
- 2014 · Generation Like as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis as Himself - Narrator
- 2012 · Last Man Out as Walt Whitman (voice)
- 2012 · Money, Power & Wall Street as Self - Narrator
- 2012 · Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown as Narrator
- 2011 · The Anthrax Files as
- 2011 · Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2010 · Behind Taliban Lines as
- 2009 · The Boneyard as Narrator
- 2008 · The War Briefing as Narrator
- 2008 · Abuse of Power as Nolan Flannery
- 2008 · Young & Restless in China as
- 2008 · Rules of Engagement as Narrator
- 2007 · Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Moe Fresno
- 2007 · On Our Watch as Narrator
- 2007 · Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2007 · Endgame as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Frontline - News War as Self
- 2006 · Return of the Taliban as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Secret History of the Credit Card as Narrator
- 2004 · Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers as Narrator
- 2003 · Truth, War and Consequences as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry as Narrator
- 2003 · Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific as Narrator
- 2003 · Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2002 · Alma Mater as
- 2002 · American Porn as Narrator
- 2001 · Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2000 · Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain as Self - Narrator(voice)
- 2000 · Warriors of the French Foreign Legion as Narrator
- 1999 · The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela as
- 1998 · Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory as Narrator
- 1998 · Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · NBA at 50 as Self - Narrator
- 1994 · Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory as Narrator
- 1994 · Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 as Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
- 1992 · Columbus and the Age of Discovery as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Crossbow: The Movie as William Tell
- 1988 · American Experience as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1987 · Crossbow as William Tell
- 1987 · The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1985 · Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as narrator (himself)
- 1985 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- Future · Yemen Under Siege as Narrator
- Future · Taliban Hunters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1986 · Hostage in Iran as Narrator
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Allan Wooster
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 as Narrator
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 as Narrator
- 1983 · Frontline as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · NOVA as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1964 · Another World as
- Future · The Ultimate Guide: Sharks as Narrator