Will Lyman
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Biography
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
Filmography
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026
as Narrator
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026
as Narrator (voice)
The War Cabinet
2026
as Narrrator
The Electric State
2025
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Arborist
2025
as Arthur Randolph
Battle for Tibet
2025
as Narrator
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
as Narrator
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
as Narrator (voice over)
Aftermath
2024
as Joe Kozak
Democracy on Trial
2024
as Narrator
Children of Ukraine
2024
as Narrator
Crisis on Campus
2024
as Narrator
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Putin and the Presidents
2023
as Narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023
as narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023
as Narrator
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023
as Narrator
The Discord Leaks
2023
as Narrator
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Power of Big Oil
2022
as Narrator (voice)
America After 9/11
2021
as narrator
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Taliban Takeover
2021
as Narrator
Shots Fired
2021
as Narrator
Mother/Android
2021
as Captain
China's COVID Secrets
2021
as Self - Narrator
United States of Conspiracy
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
as Narrator
Battle for Hong Kong
2020
as Narrator
Christmas on Ice
2020
as Mayor Greenwood
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Animaniacs
2020
as Narrator (voice)
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Out of Gitmo
2017
as narrator
Frontline: President Trump
2017
as Narrator
Divided States of America
2017
as Narrator
Life on Parole
2017
as Narrator
Hunting ISIS
2017
as Narrator
Iraq Uncovered
2017
as Narrator
Terror in Europe
2016
as self
Netanyahu at War
2016
as Self (narrator)
The Choice 2016
2016
as Narrator
Supplements and Safety
2016
as Self - Narrator
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Business of Disaster
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Chasing Heroin
2016
as Narrator
Taliban Hunters
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Obama at War
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Fight for Yemen
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Isis in Afghanistan
2015
Outbreak
2015
as Self - Narrator
Generation Like
2014
as Narrator (voice)
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014
as Narrator
Losing Iraq
2014
as Narrator
Prison State
2014
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
Firestone and the Warlord
2014
as Self - Narrator
Separate and Unequal
2014
as Narrator
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
as Self - Reporter
United States of Secrets
2014
as Narrator
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
as Himself - Narrator
A Death in St. Augustine
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012
as Narrator
Last Man Out
2012
as Walt Whitman (voice)
The Suicide Plan
2012
as Narrator
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012
as Self - Narrator
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011
as Narrator
The Anthrax Files
2011
The Other Guys
2010
as Frontline Narration App
Behind Taliban Lines
2010
The Boneyard
2009
as Narrator
Iron Man
2008
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Abuse of Power
2008
as Nolan Flannery
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
as Sully
Rules of Engagement
2008
as Narrator
The War Briefing
2008
as Narrator
Young & Restless in China
2008
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007
as Narrator
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
as Ben Foxworthy
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
as Moe Fresno
On Our Watch
2007
as Narrator
Endgame
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Frontline - News War
2007
as Self
Fierce People
2006
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Little Children
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Age of AIDS
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Return of the Taliban
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Is It Real?
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Our Fathers
2005
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
The New Asylums
2005
as narrator
Commander in Chief
2005
as Teddy Bridges
Commander in Chief
2005
as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004
as Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004
as Narrator
American Meltdown
2004
as Homeland Chief Utley
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
as Narrator
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003
as Narrator
Truth, War and Consequences
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003
as Narrator
Mystic River
2003
as FBI Agent Birden
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Threat Matrix
2003
as Roger Atkins
Alma Mater
2002
American Porn
2002
as Narrator
Sinking the Lusitania
2001
as Narrator
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001
as Narrator
Dog Days
2001
as Dad
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Roger Jameson
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000
as Narrator
Satan in the Suburbs
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
as Self - Narrator(voice)
Ed
2000
as Gus McGraw
The Autumn Heart
1999
as Doctor
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
as Narrator
The West Wing
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Perfect Murder
1998
as Jason Gates
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998
as Narrator
The Siege
1998
as FBI Director
The Bay of Pigs
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Floating
1997
as Van's Father
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
as Narrator
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996
as Mr. Edwards
Celtic Pride
1996
as Rich Man
The Crucible
1996
as Isaiah Goodkind
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
as Narrator (voice)
NBA at 50
1996
as Self - Narrator
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
1996
as Narrator
The Ultimate Guide
1996
as Narrator
The Search for Satan
1995
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Norse America
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994
as Narrator
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993
as Narrator
School Ties
1992
as Swanson
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Nixon
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Hull High
1990
as John Deerborn
Law & Order
1990
as Victor Conner
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
as William Tell
Hostile Takeover
1989
as Smolen
The Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice)
American Experience
1988
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Crossbow
1987
as William Tell
Hostage in Iran
1986
as Narrator
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
as narrator (himself)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984
as Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984
as Narrator
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Allan Wooster
Vietnam: A Television History
1983
as Narrator
Frontline
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Reverend Parris
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
NOVA
1974
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA
1974
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Another World
1964