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
- Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy as Narrator
- The War Cabinet as Narrrator
- The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador as Narrator (voice)
2025
- The Electric State as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- The Arborist as Arthur Randolph
- The Rise of RFK Jr. as Narrator
- Trump's Power & the Rule of Law as Narrator (voice over)
- 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
- Putin and the Presidents as Narrator
- Inside the Uvalde Response as Narrator
- Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court as narrator
- Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza as Narrator
- The Discord Leaks as Narrator
2022
- Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
- Lies, Politics and Democracy as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
- Mother/Android as Captain
- Boeing's Fatal Flaw as Narrator (voice)
- America After 9/11 as narrator
- China's COVID Secrets as Self - Narrator
- Shots Fired as Narrator
- Taliban Takeover as Narrator
2020
- Animaniacs as Narrator (voice)
- America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as 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)
- Once Upon a Time in Iraq as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Battle for Hong Kong as Narrator
2018
- UN Sex Abuse Scandal as Narrator (voice)
2017
- Iraq Uncovered as Narrator
- Divided States of America as Narrator
- Life on Parole as Narrator
- Frontline: President Trump as Narrator
- Out of Gitmo as narrator
- Hunting ISIS as Narrator
2016
- Saudi Arabia Uncovered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Business of Disaster as Narrator (voice)
- Netanyahu at War as Self (narrator)
- Supplements and Safety as Self - Narrator
- The Choice 2016 as Narrator
- Terror in Europe as self
- Chasing Heroin as Narrator
2015
- Taliban Hunters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Outbreak as Self - Narrator
- The Fight for Yemen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Obama at War as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Isis in Afghanistan
2014
- Firestone and the Warlord as Self - Narrator
- Generation Like as Narrator (voice)
- United States of Secrets as Narrator
- The Trouble with Antibiotics as Self - Reporter
- United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost as Narrator
- Losing Iraq as Narrator
- Separate and Unequal as Narrator
- Prison State as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
2013
- League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis as Himself - Narrator
- A Death in St. Augustine as Narrator (voice)
2012
- Money, Power & Wall Street as Self - Narrator
- Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown as Narrator
- Last Man Out as Walt Whitman (voice)
- 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
- Young & Restless in China
- Rules of Engagement as Narrator
- The War Briefing as Narrator
2007
- I'm Paige Wilson as Ben Foxworthy
- Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Moe Fresno
- Frontline - News War as Self
- Endgame as Self - Narrator (voice)
- On Our Watch as Narrator
- Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
2006
- Little Children as Narrator (voice)
- The Age of AIDS as Narrator (voice)
- Fierce People as Documentary 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
- Threat Matrix as Roger Atkins
- Mystic River as FBI Agent Birden
- Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific as Narrator
- Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History as Narrator (voice)
- Truth, War and Consequences as Narrator (voice)
- Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry as Narrator
2002
- Alma Mater
- American Porn as Narrator
- The Pink Satin Suit ... (Director)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Roger Jameson
- The Day Reagan Was Shot as Narrator (voice)
- Dog Days as Dad
- Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- Sinking the Lusitania as Narrator
2000
- Ed as Gus McGraw
- Satan in the Suburbs as Narrator (voice)
- Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain as Self - 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
- Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory as Narrator
- Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' as Self - Narrator (voice)
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: T-Rex as Narrator (voice)
- The Ultimate Guide: Sharks as Narrator
- NBA at 50 as Self - Narrator
1995
1994
- Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 as Narrator (voice)
- Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory as Narrator
- Norse America as Self - Narrator (voice)
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 1 as Narrator
- The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 as Narrator
1983
- Frontline as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Vietnam: A Television History as Narrator
1982
- American Playhouse as Reverend Parris
1974
- NOVA as Narrator