Will Lyman
Actor, Producer
May 20, 1948 (78 years)
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Scammed · as Narrator |
| 2026 | The War Cabinet · as Narrrator |
| 2026 | The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2026 | Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy · as Narrator |
| 2025 | The Rise of RFK Jr. · as Narrator |
| 2025 | Trump's Power & the Rule of Law · as Narrator (voice Over) |
| 2025 | The Arborist · as Arthur RandolphOn Plex |
| 2025 | The Electric State · as Documentary Narrator (voice) |
| 2025 | Battle for Tibet · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Aftermath · as Joe Kozak |
| 2024 | Biden's Decision · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Crisis on Campus · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Children of Ukraine · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Democracy on Trial · 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 | |
| 2023 | Putin and the Presidents · as Narrator |
| 2022 | Ukraine, Life Under Russia's Attack · as Narrator |
| 2021 | Mother/Android · as Captain |
| 2021 | Shots Fired · as Narrator |
| 2021 | Taliban Takeover · 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 | Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos · as Narrator |
| 2020 | Battle for Hong Kong · as Narrator |
| 2018 | UN Sex Abuse Scandal · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Life on Parole · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Out of Gitmo · as Narrator |
| 2016 | The Choice 2016 · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Business of Disaster · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Chasing Heroin · as Narrator |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Losing Iraq · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Separate and Unequal · as Narrator |
| 2014 | United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Generation Like · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | God in America: How Religious Liberty Shaped America · as Narrator |
| 2010 | The Other Guys · as Frontline Narration App |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | The Boneyard · as Narrator |
| 2008 | What Doesn't Kill You · as SullyOn Plex |
| 2008 | Iron Man · as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe · as Moe Fresno |
| 2007 | Bud Greenspan's Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Little Children · as Narrator (voice)On Plex |
| 2006 | Brotherhood · as Atty. General Dan Vanderpool |
| 2006 | The Age of AIDS · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Bud Greenspan's Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Commander In Chief · as Teddy Bridges |
| 2005 | Our Fathers · as Wilson Rogers Jr. |
| 2005 | Is It Real? · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Fierce People · as Documentary Narrator (voice)On Plex |
| 2004 | The Secret History of the Credit Card · as Narrator |
| 2004 | The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis · as Narrator |
| 2004 | UFO Files · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Meltdown · as Homeland Chief Utley |
| 2004 | Beacon Hill · as Nolan Flannery |
| 2004 | Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Nature Tech · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Mystic River · as Fbi Agent Birden |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix · as Roger Atkins |
| 2003 | Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific · as Narrator |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History · as Narrator |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | 2001-2002 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Champions · as Narrator |
| 2002 | The Perfect Gooseys · as The Headmaster |
| 2002 | Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Stealing the Superfortress · as Narrator |
| 2001 | The Day Reagan Was Shot · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent · as Roger Jameson |
| 2001 | Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Dischord · as Capt. Jack |
| 2001 | Sinking the Lusitania · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Blind Man's Bluff · as Narrator |
| 2000 | The Bone Yard · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Ed · as Gus Mcgraw |
| 2000 | The Prosecutors: In Pursuit Of Justice · as NarratorOn Plex |
| 2000 | Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Warriors of the French Foreign Legion · as Narrator |
| 1999 | The West Wing · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 | The Curse of Tutankhamun · as Narrator |
| 1999 | The Autumn Heart · as Doctor |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan: His Airness · as Narrator |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | The Siege · as Fbi Director |
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder · as Jason Gates |
| 1998 | The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Atlanta's Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Floating · as Van's Father |
| 1996 | The Crucible · as Isaiah Goodkind |
| 1996 | Celtic Pride · as Rich Man |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Welcome to the Dollhouse · as Mr. Edwards |
| 1994 | Lillehammer '94: 16 Days of Glory · as Narrator |
| 1993 | Modern Marvels · as Narrator |
| 1992 | School Ties · as Swanson |
| 1992 | The Machine That Changed the World · as Narrator |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine · as Banito Ruggerio |
| 1990 | |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Victor Conner |
| 1990 | Hull High · as John Deerborn |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1989 | China: A Century of Revolution · as Narrator |
| 1989 | Crossbow: The Movie · as William Tell |
| 1988 | Hostile Takeover · as Smolen |
| 1987 | Crossbow · as William TellOn Plex |
| 1987 | Shark Week · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera · as Narrator (himself) |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire · as Capt. Ben Morrison |
| 1985 | Three Sovereigns for Sarah · as Rev. Parris |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as Allan Wooster |
| 1984 | George Washington (1984) · as Lawrence |
| 1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special · as Peter MillerOn Plex |
| 1983 | Vietnam: A Television History · as Narrator |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as Reverend Parris |
| 1975 | Ryan's Hope · as Ken Alexander |
| 1974 | NOVA · as Narrator |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | The Doctors · as Detective Burrows |
| 1952 | Guiding Light · as Carroll O'malley |
| 2024 | The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Lies, Politics and Democracy · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | China's COVID Secrets · as Self - Narrator |
| 2020 | Once Upon a Time in Iraq · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Terror in Europe · as Self |
| 2016 | Saudi Arabia Uncovered · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Netanyahu at War · as Self (narrator) |
| 2014 | Firestone and the Warlord · as Self - Narrator |
| 2014 | The Trouble with Antibiotics · as Self - Reporter |
| 2014 | Prison State · as Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis · as Himself - Narrator |
| 2010 | The Big Uneasy · as Self - Narration |
| 2001 | Ultimate Guide: Dolphins · as Self - Narrator |
| 2000 | Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain · as Self - Narrator(voice) |
| 1999 | NBA 100 Greatest Plays · as Self - Narrator |
| 1998 | Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1996 | Survival in the Skies · as Self - Narrator |
| 1996 | NBA at 50 · as Self - Narrator |
| 1994 | Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back · as Self - Narrator |
| 1994 | The Mao Years · as Self - Narrator |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | Dispatches · as Self - Narrator |
| 1987 | The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1983 | Frontline · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1961 | Four Corners · as Self - Narrator |
| 2025 | The Arborist · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |