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 Rise of RFK Jr. as Narrator
- 2025 · Battle for Tibet as Narrator
- 2024 · Democracy on Trial as Narrator
- 2022 · The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Taliban Takeover as Narrator
- 2021 · Boeing's Fatal Flaw as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · United States of Conspiracy as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Life on Parole as Narrator
- 2017 · Out of Gitmo as narrator
- 2017 · Frontline: President Trump as Narrator
- 2016 · Terror in Europe as self
- 2015 · Obama at War as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · United States of Secrets as Narrator
- 2013 · League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis as Himself - Narrator
- 2010 · Behind Taliban Lines as
- 2009 · The Boneyard as Narrator
- 2007 · Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Moe Fresno
- 2007 · Endgame as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Return of the Taliban as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · The Age of AIDS as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Truth, War and Consequences as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific as Narrator
- 2002 · American Porn as Narrator
- 2000 · Warriors of the French Foreign Legion as Narrator
- 2000 · Satan in the Suburbs as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela as
- 1999 · The Autumn Heart as Doctor
- 1999 · Michael Jordan: His Airness as Narrator
- 1997 · Atlanta’s Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Norse America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · Columbus and the Age of Discovery as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1986 · Hostage in Iran as Narrator
- 1985 · Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as narrator (himself)
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 as Narrator
- Future · Yemen Under Siege as Narrator
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 as Narrator
- Future · News War as Narrator
- Future · Taliban Hunters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2026 · Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy as Narrator
- 2025 · Trump's Power & the Rule of Law as Narrator (voice over)
- 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 · Crisis on Campus as Narrator
- 2024 · Children of Ukraine 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)
- 2021 · Mother/Android as Captain
- 2021 · Shots Fired as Narrator
- 2021 · America After 9/11 as narrator
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Christmas on Ice as Mayor Greenwood
- 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
- 2020 · America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · UN Sex Abuse Scandal as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Iraq Uncovered as Narrator
- 2017 · Hunting ISIS as Narrator
- 2017 · Divided States of America as Narrator
- 2016 · The Choice 2016 as Narrator
- 2016 · Business of Disaster as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Saudi Arabia Uncovered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Supplements and Safety as Self - Narrator
- 2016 · Netanyahu at War as Self (narrator)
- 2015 · Isis in Afghanistan as
- 2015 · Outbreak as Self - Narrator
- 2015 · The Fight for Yemen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Firestone and the Warlord as Self - Narrator
- 2014 · The Trouble with Antibiotics as Self - Reporter
- 2014 · Losing Iraq as Narrator
- 2014 · Separate and Unequal as Narrator
- 2014 · United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost as Narrator
- 2014 · Prison State as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2014 · Generation Like as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · The Suicide Plan as 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 · The Other Guys as Frontline Narration App
- 2008 · What Doesn't Kill You as Sully
- 2008 · The War Briefing as Narrator
- 2008 · Abuse of Power as Nolan Flannery
- 2008 · Young & Restless in China as
- 2008 · Iron Man as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Rules of Engagement as Narrator
- 2007 · On Our Watch as Narrator
- 2007 · Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2007 · I'm Paige Wilson as Ben Foxworthy
- 2007 · Frontline - News War as Self
- 2006 · Fierce People as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Little Children 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 · The Secret History of the Credit Card as Narrator
- 2004 · American Meltdown as Homeland Chief Utley
- 2004 · Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers as Narrator
- 2003 · Mystic River as FBI Agent Birden
- 2003 · Threat Matrix as Roger Atkins
- 2003 · Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry as Narrator
- 2003 · Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2002 · Alma Mater as
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Roger Jameson
- 2001 · Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2001 · Sinking the Lusitania as Narrator
- 2001 · Dog Days as Dad
- 2000 · Ed as Gus McGraw
- 2000 · Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain as Self - Narrator(voice)
- 1999 · The West Wing as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory as Narrator
- 1998 · The Siege as FBI Director
- 1998 · Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · A Perfect Murder as Jason Gates
- 1997 · Floating as Van's Father
- 1997 · The Bay of Pigs as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · The Crucible as Isaiah Goodkind
- 1996 · NBA at 50 as Self - Narrator
- 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 · Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory as Narrator
- 1993 · The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
- 1993 · The Arming of Saudi Arabia as Narrator
- 1990 · Nixon as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Law & Order as Victor Conner
- 1990 · Hull High as John Deerborn
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Smolen
- 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 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- 1985 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Allan Wooster
- 1983 · Vietnam: A Television History 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