Will Lyman
Born: 1948-05-20 in Burlington, Vermont, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The War Cabinet as Narrrator
- Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy as Narrator
- The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador as Narrator (voice)
2025
- The Electric State as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- Trump's Power & the Rule of Law as Narrator (voice over)
- The Arborist as Arthur Randolph
- The Rise of RFK Jr. as Narrator
- Battle for Tibet as Narrator
2024
- Aftermath as Joe Kozak
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Children of Ukraine as Narrator
- Democracy on Trial as Narrator
- Crisis on Campus as Narrator
2023
- The Discord Leaks as Narrator
- Putin and the Presidents as Narrator
- Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza as Narrator
- Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court as narrator
- Inside the Uvalde Response as Narrator
2022
- The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
- Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Lies, Politics and Democracy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
2021
- Mother/Android as Captain
- China's COVID Secrets as Self - Narrator
- Boeing's Fatal Flaw as Narrator (voice)
- Taliban Takeover as Narrator
- America After 9/11 as narrator
- Shots Fired as Narrator
2020
- Animaniacs as Narrator (voice)
- America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Christmas on Ice as Mayor Greenwood
- Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos as Narrator
- United States of Conspiracy as Narrator (voice)
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Narrator (voice)
- Battle for Hong Kong as Narrator
- Once Upon a Time in Iraq as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
- UN Sex Abuse Scandal as Narrator (voice)
2017
- Iraq Uncovered as Narrator
- Out of Gitmo as narrator
- Life on Parole as Narrator
- Divided States of America as Narrator
- Frontline: President Trump as Narrator
- Hunting ISIS as Narrator
2016
- Business of Disaster as Narrator (voice)
- Supplements and Safety as Self - Narrator
- Netanyahu at War as Self (narrator)
- Saudi Arabia Uncovered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Terror in Europe as self
- The Choice 2016 as Narrator
- Chasing Heroin as Narrator
2015
- Outbreak as Self - Narrator
- Taliban Hunters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Isis in Afghanistan
- The Fight for Yemen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Obama at War as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
- Firestone and the Warlord as Self - Narrator
- Generation Like as Narrator (voice)
- United States of Secrets as Narrator
- Separate and Unequal as Narrator
- Losing Iraq as Narrator
- The Trouble with Antibiotics as Self - Reporter
- Prison State as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
- United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost as Narrator
2013
- A Death in St. Augustine as Narrator (voice)
- League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis as Himself - Narrator
2012
- Money, Power & Wall Street as Self - Narrator
- Last Man Out as Walt Whitman (voice)
- Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown as Narrator
- The Suicide Plan as Narrator
2010
- The Other Guys as Frontline Narration App
- Behind Taliban Lines
2009
- The Boneyard as Narrator
2008
- Iron Man as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- What Doesn't Kill You as Sully
- Abuse of Power as Nolan Flannery
- Rules of Engagement as Narrator
- The War Briefing as Narrator
- Young & Restless in China
2007
- Frontline - News War as Self
- Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Moe Fresno
- Endgame as Self - Narrator (voice)
- I'm Paige Wilson as Ben Foxworthy
- On Our Watch as Narrator
- Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
2006
- Little Children as Narrator (voice)
- Fierce People as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- The Age of AIDS as Narrator (voice)
- Is It Real? as Narrator (voice)
- Return of the Taliban as Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
- Commander in Chief as Teddy Bridges
- Our Fathers as Wilson Rogers Jr.
- The New Asylums as narrator
2004
- American Meltdown as Homeland Chief Utley
- The Secret History of the Credit Card as Narrator
- Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers as Narrator
2003
- Mystic River as FBI Agent Birden
- Threat Matrix as Roger Atkins
- Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry as Narrator
- Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History as Narrator (voice)
- Truth, War and Consequences as Narrator (voice)
- Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific as Narrator
2002
- Alma Mater
- American Porn as Narrator
- The Pink Satin Suit ... (Director)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Roger Jameson
- Dog Days as Dad
- The Day Reagan Was Shot as Narrator (voice)
- Sinking the Lusitania as Narrator
- Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
2000
- Ed as Gus McGraw
- Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain as Self - Narrator(voice)
- Satan in the Suburbs as Narrator (voice)
- Warriors of the French Foreign Legion as Narrator
1999
- The West Wing as Narrator (voice)
- Michael Jordan: His Airness as Narrator
- The Autumn Heart as Doctor
- The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1998
- A Perfect Murder as Jason Gates
- The Siege as FBI Director
- Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory as Narrator
1997
- The Bay of Pigs as Narrator (voice)
- Floating as Van's Father
- Atlanta’s Olympic Glory as Narrator
1996
- The Crucible as Isaiah Goodkind
- Welcome to the Dollhouse as Mr. Edwards
- The Ultimate Guide as Narrator
- Celtic Pride as Rich Man
- The Ultimate Guide: Sharks as Narrator
- NBA at 50 as Self - Narrator
- The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex as Narrator (voice)
1995
1994
- Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 as Narrator (voice)
- Norse America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 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?)
- The Arming of Saudi Arabia as Narrator
1992
- School Ties as Swanson
- Columbus and the Age of Discovery as Self - Narrator (voice)
1990
- Law & Order as Victor Conner
- Hull High as John Deerborn
- Nixon as Narrator (voice)
1989
- The Simpsons as Narrator (voice)
- Hostile Takeover as Smolen
- Crossbow: The Movie as William Tell
1988
- American Experience as Self - Narrator (voice)
1987
- Crossbow as William Tell
- The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People as Self - Narrator (voice)
1986
- Hostage in Iran as Narrator
1985
- Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as narrator (himself)
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Allan Wooster
- The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 as Narrator
- The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 as Narrator
1983
- Frontline as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Vietnam: A Television History as Narrator
1982
- American Playhouse as Reverend Parris
1974
- NOVA as Narrator