Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Acting

Birthday

1948/05/20 (76 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Also know as

William Remington Lyman, William Lyman

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.

Acting
America After 9/11
0.0

(2021) America After 9/11

as narrator

Iron Man
7.6

(2008) Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Boeing's Fatal Flaw
8.0

(2021) Boeing's Fatal Flaw

as Narrator (voice)

Aftermath
6.3

(2024) Aftermath

as Joe Kozak

Taliban Takeover
0.0

(2021) Taliban Takeover

as Narrator

Welcome to the Dollhouse
7.1

(1995) Welcome to the Dollhouse

as Mr. Edwards

Alma Mater
0.0

(2002) Alma Mater

as ---

Putin and the Presidents
6.0

(2023) Putin and the Presidents

as Narrator

Fierce People
6.0

(2007) Fierce People

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Celtic Pride
5.3

(1996) Celtic Pride

as Rich Man

Terror in Europe
0.0

(2016) Terror in Europe

as self

Shots Fired
7.0

(2021) Shots Fired

as Narrator

Our Fathers
6.4

(2005) Our Fathers

as Wilson Rogers Jr.

The Secret History of the Credit Card
7.0

(2004) The Secret History of the Credit Card

as Narrator

Little Children
7.1

(2006) Little Children

as Narrator (voice)

Mother/Android
5.8

(2021) Mother/Android

as Captain

The Bay of Pigs
0.0

(1997) The Bay of Pigs

as Narrator (voice)

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
0.0

(2023) Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

as narrator

Generation Like
7.0

(2014) Generation Like

as Narrator (voice)

Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
5.9

(2003) Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Netanyahu at War
8.0

(2016) Netanyahu at War

as Self (narrator)

Floating
6.5

(1997) Floating

as Van's Father

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
0.0

(2012) Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

as Narrator

8.0

(2009) The Boneyard

as Narrator

The Mao Years: 1949-1976
7.0

(1994) The Mao Years: 1949-1976

as Narrator (voice)

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
0.0

(2003) Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

as Narrator

The Autumn Heart
5.5

(1999) The Autumn Heart

as Doctor

2.5

(2008) Abuse of Power

as Nolan Flannery

The Power of Big Oil
0.0

(2022) The Power of Big Oil

as Narrator (voice)

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
10.0

(1985) Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

as narrator (himself)

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
0.0

(2004) Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

as Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program
8.4

(2014) United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program

as Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
7.8

(2014) United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

as Narrator

China: A Century of Revolution

China: A Century of Revolution

as Narrator

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
0.0

(2022) Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lies, Politics and Democracy
7.0

(2022) Lies, Politics and Democracy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
8.0

(2023) Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

as Narrator

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
7.0

(1998) Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Inside the Uvalde Response
0.0

(2023) Inside the Uvalde Response

as Narrator

The Discord Leaks
0.0

(2023) The Discord Leaks

as Narrator

0.0

(2012) Last Man Out

as Walt Whitman (voice)

Losing Iraq (Frontline)
8.0

(2014) Losing Iraq (Frontline)

as Narrator

A Perfect Murder
6.5

(1998) A Perfect Murder

as Jason Gates

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
7.6

(2013) League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

as Himself - Narrator

Democracy on Trial
9.0

(2024) Democracy on Trial

as Narrator

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
0.0

(2000) Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

as Narrator

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
0.0

(1999) The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

as ---

0.0

(2003) Truth, War and Consequences

as Narrator (voice)

The Search for Satan
8.0

(1995) The Search for Satan

as ---

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
7.0

(1984) The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

as Narrator

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
0.0

(1984) The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

as ---

Out of Gitmo
0.0

(2017) Out of Gitmo

as narrator

The New Asylums
0.0

(2005) The New Asylums

as narrator

0.0

(2024) Children of Ukraine

as Narrator

0.0

(1992) Columbus And The Age Of Discovery

as ---

United States of Conspiracy
3.0

(2020) United States of Conspiracy

as Narrator (voice)

Norse America
0.0

(1994) Norse America

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
0.0

(1987) The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crisis on Campus
0.0

(2024) Crisis on Campus

as Narrator

6.0

(2001) Sinking the Lusitania

as Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs
5.0

(2000) Satan in the Suburbs

as Narrator (voice)

7.0

(2017) Frontline: President Trump

as Narrator

The Choice 2016
5.8

(2016) The Choice 2016

as Narrator

7.0

(2017) Frontline: Divided States of America

as Narrator

Frontline: The Age of AIDS
0.0

(2006) Frontline: The Age of AIDS

as Narrator (voice)

Prison State
8.0

(2014) Prison State

as Himself - Narrator (Voice)

What Doesn't Kill You
6.0

(2008) What Doesn't Kill You

as Sully

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
5.2

(1994) Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

as Narrator

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
4.4

(1997) Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
5.8

(1998) Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

as Narrator

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
7.3

(2001) Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
6.0

(2007) Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
5.2

(2011) Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Crossbow: The Movie
7.0

(1989) Crossbow: The Movie

as William Tell

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
0.0

(2003) Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

as Narrator

American Porn
5.0

(2002) American Porn

as Narrator

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
0.0

(1985) Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Hostile Takeover
4.6

(1989) Hostile Takeover

as Smolen

2.0

(2007) I'm Paige Wilson

as Ben Foxworthy

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
7.4

(2020) Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

as narrator

Battle for Hong Kong
0.0

(2020) Battle for Hong Kong

as Narrator

Michael Jordan: His Airness
7.0

(1999) Michael Jordan: His Airness

as Narrator

Firestone and the Warlord
0.0

(2014) Firestone and the Warlord

as Self - Narrator

American Meltdown
5.0

(2004) American Meltdown

as Homeland Chief Utley

Mystic River
7.7

(2003) Mystic River

as FBI Agent Birden

0.0

(1990) Nixon

as Narrator (voice)

The Siege
6.3

(1998) The Siege

as FBI Director

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
7.0

(1993) The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)

Christmas on Ice
7.0

(2020) Christmas on Ice

as Mayor Greenwood

Separate and Unequal
0.0

(2014) Separate and Unequal

as Narrator

Frontline: America's Great Divide
8.2

(2020) Frontline: America's Great Divide

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Other Guys
6.3

(2010) The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
7.2

(2020) The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

as Narrator (voice)

The Crucible
6.6

(1996) The Crucible

as Isaiah Goodkind

0.0

(2001) Dog Days

as Dad

Life on Parole
7.0

(2017) Life on Parole

as Narrator

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
0.0

(2003) Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

as Narrator (voice)

Supplements and Safety
0.0

(2016) Supplements and Safety

as Self - Narrator

The Trouble With Antibiotics
0.0

(2014) The Trouble With Antibiotics

as Self / Reporter

UN Sex Abuse Scandal
7.5

(2018) UN Sex Abuse Scandal

as Narrator (voice)

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
7.6

(2024) The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
0.0

(1996) The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

as Narrator (voice)

The West Wing
8.2

(1999) The West Wing

as Narrator (voice)

Ed
7.7

(2000) Ed

as Gus McGraw

Another World
5.4

(1964) Another World

as ---

Hull High
5.7

(1990) Hull High

as ---

The Ultimate Guide
0.0

(1996) The Ultimate Guide

as Narrator

NOVA
6.9

(1974) NOVA

as Narrator

5.3

(2006) Is It Real?

as Narrator (voice)

Frontline
7.4

(1983) Frontline

as Self, Narrator

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Victor Conner

Vietnam: A Television History
10.0

(1983) Vietnam: A Television History

as ---

Crossbow
6.7

(1987) Crossbow

as William Tell

Frontline
7.4

(1983) Frontline

as Narrator (voice)

Threat Matrix
6.0

(2003) Threat Matrix

as Roger Atkins

NOVA
6.9

(1974) NOVA

as Narrator (voice)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Roger Jameson

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
0.0

(1985) Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Commander in Chief
7.6

(2005) Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges

Commander in Chief
7.6

(2005) Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

The Simpsons
8.0

(1989) The Simpsons

as Narrator (voice)

Frontline
7.4

(1983) Frontline

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Allan Wooster

Animaniacs
8.5

(2020) Animaniacs

as Narrator (voice)

United States of Secrets
9.0

(2014) United States of Secrets

as Narrator