Acting
Will Lyman
Born 20 May 1948 in Burlington, Vermont, USA
165 credits
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
Acting 163
- TBAYemen Under SiegeFilmNarrator
- TBANews WarFilmNarrator
- 2026The War CabinetFilmNarrrator
- 2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic LegacyFilmNarrator
- 2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El SalvadorFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2026ScammedFilmNarrator
- 2025The Electric StateFilmDocumentary Narrator (voice)
- 2025The ArboristFilmArthur Randolph
- 2025Trump's Power & the Rule of LawFilmNarrator (voice over)
- 2025The Rise of RFK Jr.FilmNarrator
- 2025Battle for TibetFilmNarrator
- 2024AftermathFilmJoe Kozak
- 2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. TrumpFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2024Democracy on TrialFilmNarrator
- 2024Children of UkraineFilmNarrator
- 2024Crisis on CampusFilmNarrator
- 2023Putin and the PresidentsFilmNarrator
- 2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in GazaFilmNarrator
- 2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme CourtFilmnarrator
- 2023Inside the Uvalde ResponseFilmNarrator
- 2023The Discord LeaksFilmNarrator
- 2022Lies, Politics and DemocracyFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's AttackFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2022The Power of Big OilSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 2021Mother/AndroidFilmCaptain
- 2021Boeing's Fatal FlawFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2021Shots FiredFilmNarrator
- 2021America After 9/11Filmnarrator
- 2021China's COVID SecretsFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2021Taliban TakeoverFilmNarrator
- 2020AnimaniacsSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 2020Christmas on IceFilmMayor Greenwood
- 2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. BidenFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff BezosFilmNarrator
- 2020United States of ConspiracyFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2020Once Upon a Time in IraqFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2020Battle for Hong KongFilmNarrator
- 2020America's Great Divide: From Obama to TrumpSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2018UN Sex Abuse ScandalFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2017Frontline: President TrumpFilmNarrator
- 2017Divided States of AmericaFilmNarrator
- 2017Life on ParoleFilmNarrator
- 2017Out of GitmoFilmnarrator
- 2017Hunting ISISFilmNarrator
- 2017Iraq UncoveredFilmNarrator
- 2016Saudi Arabia UncoveredFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2016The Choice 2016FilmNarrator
- 2016Business of DisasterFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2016Netanyahu at WarFilmSelf (narrator)
- 2016Supplements and SafetyFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2016Terror in EuropeFilmself
- 2016Chasing HeroinFilmNarrator
- 2015Taliban HuntersFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2015OutbreakFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2015The Fight for YemenFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2015Isis in AfghanistanFilm
- 2015Obama at WarFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy LostFilmNarrator
- 2014Generation LikeFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2014Losing IraqFilmNarrator
- 2014Prison StateFilmHimself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2014United States of SecretsSeriesNarrator
- 2014Firestone and the WarlordFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2014Separate and UnequalFilmNarrator
- 2014The Trouble with AntibioticsFilmSelf - Reporter
- 2013League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion CrisisFilmHimself - Narrator
- 2013A Death in St. AugustineFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2012Inside Japan's Nuclear MeltdownFilmNarrator
- 2012Last Man OutFilmWalt Whitman (voice)
- 2012The Suicide PlanFilmNarrator
- 2012Money, Power & Wall StreetSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic GloryFilmNarrator
- 2011The Anthrax FilesFilm
- 2010The Other GuysFilmFrontline Narration App
- 2010Behind Taliban LinesFilm
- 2009The BoneyardFilmNarrator
- 2008Iron ManFilmAward Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- 2008What Doesn't Kill YouFilmSully
- 2008Abuse of PowerFilmNolan Flannery
- 2008Young & Restless in ChinaFilm
- 2008The War BriefingFilmNarrator
- 2008Rules of EngagementFilmNarrator
- 2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseFilmMoe Fresno
- 2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic GloryFilmNarrator
- 2007I'm Paige WilsonFilmBen Foxworthy
- 2007EndgameFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2007On Our WatchFilmNarrator
- 2007Frontline - News WarSeriesSelf
- 2006Little ChildrenFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2006Fierce PeopleFilmDocumentary Narrator (voice)
- 2006Is It Real?SeriesNarrator (voice)
- 2006The Age of AIDSFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2006The Dark SideFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2006Return of the TalibanFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2005Commander in ChiefSeriesTeddy Bridges, Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
- 2005Our FathersFilmWilson Rogers Jr.
- 2005The New AsylumsFilmnarrator
- 2004American MeltdownFilmHomeland Chief Utley
- 2004The Secret History of the Credit CardFilmNarrator
- 2004Golden Road: Today's Senior DriversFilmNarrator
- 2003Mystic RiverFilmFBI Agent Birden
- 2003Threat MatrixSeriesRoger Atkins
- 2003Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic GloryFilmNarrator
- 2003Wake Island: Alamo of the PacificFilmNarrator
- 2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-EntryFilmNarrator
- 2003Truth, War and ConsequencesFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of HistoryFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2002Alma MaterFilm
- 2002American PornFilmNarrator
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeriesRoger Jameson
- 2001The Day Reagan Was ShotFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2001Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic GloryFilmNarrator
- 2001Sinking the LusitaniaFilmNarrator
- 2001Dog DaysFilmDad
- 2000EdSeriesGus McGraw
- 2000Satan in the SuburbsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2000Finest Hour: The Battle of BritainFilmSelf - Narrator(voice)
- 2000Warriors of the French Foreign LegionFilmNarrator
- 1999The West WingSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1999Michael Jordan: His AirnessFilmNarrator
- 1999The Autumn HeartFilmDoctor
- 1999The Long Walk of Nelson MandelaFilm
- 1998A Perfect MurderFilmJason Gates
- 1998The SiegeFilmFBI Director
- 1998Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and GloryFilmNarrator
- 1998Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'FilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1997FloatingFilmVan's Father
- 1997Atlanta’s Olympic GloryFilmNarrator
- 1997The Bay of PigsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1996The CrucibleFilmIsaiah Goodkind
- 1996Welcome to the DollhouseFilmMr. Edwards
- 1996Celtic PrideFilmRich Man
- 1996NBA at 50FilmSelf - Narrator
- 1996The Ultimate Guide: T-RexFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1996The Ultimate GuideSeriesNarrator
- 1996The Ultimate Guide: SharksFilmNarrator
- 1995The Search for SatanFilm
- 1994Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of GloryFilmNarrator
- 1994Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976FilmNarrator (voice)
- 1994Norse AmericaFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey OswaldFilmNarrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
- 1993The Arming of Saudi ArabiaFilmNarrator
- 1992School TiesFilmSwanson
- 1992Columbus and the Age of DiscoverySeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesVictor Conner
- 1990Hull HighSeriesJohn Deerborn
- 1990NixonFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1989The SimpsonsSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1989Hostile TakeoverFilmSmolen
- 1989Crossbow: The MovieFilmWilliam Tell
- 1988American ExperienceSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1987CrossbowSeriesWilliam Tell
- 1987The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint PeopleFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1986Hostage in IranFilmNarrator
- 1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of OperaFilmnarrator (himself)
- 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahSeriesRev. Parris
- 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahFilmRev. Parris
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeriesAllan Wooster
- 1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1FilmNarrator
- 1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2FilmNarrator
- 1983Vietnam: A Television HistorySeriesNarrator
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesReverend Parris
- 1974NOVASeriesNarrator, Narrator (voice), Self - Narrator (voice)
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Filmography from TMDB.