Will Lyman
Birthday
1948/05/20 (77 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
(2021) America After 9/11
as narrator
(2008) Iron Man
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
(2021) Boeing's Fatal Flaw
as Narrator (voice)
(2024) Aftermath
as Joe Kozak
(2021) Taliban Takeover
as Narrator
(1996) Welcome to the Dollhouse
as Mr. Edwards
(2002) Alma Mater
as ---
(2023) Putin and the Presidents
as Narrator
(2006) Fierce People
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
(1996) Celtic Pride
as Rich Man
(2016) Terror in Europe
as self
(2021) Shots Fired
as Narrator
(2005) Our Fathers
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
(2004) The Secret History of the Credit Card
as Narrator
(2006) Little Children
as Narrator (voice)
(2021) Mother/Android
as Captain
(1997) The Bay of Pigs
as Narrator (voice)
(2023) Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
as narrator
(2014) Generation Like
as Narrator (voice)
(2003) Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2016) Netanyahu at War
as Self (narrator)
(1997) Floating
as Van's Father
(2012) Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
as Narrator
(2009) The Boneyard
as Narrator
(1994) Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
as Narrator (voice)
(2003) Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
as Narrator
(1999) The Autumn Heart
as Doctor
(2008) Abuse of Power
as Nolan Flannery
(2022) The Power of Big Oil
as Narrator (voice)
(1985) Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
as narrator (himself)
(2004) Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
as Narrator
(2014) United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
as Narrator
(2022) Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2022) Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2023) Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
as Narrator
(1998) Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2023) Inside the Uvalde Response
as Narrator
(2023) The Discord Leaks
as Narrator
(2012) Last Man Out
as Walt Whitman (voice)
(2014) Losing Iraq
as Narrator
(1998) A Perfect Murder
as Jason Gates
(2013) League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
as Himself - Narrator
(2000) Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
as Narrator
(2024) Democracy on Trial
as Narrator
(1999) The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
as ---
(2003) Truth, War and Consequences
as Narrator (voice)
(1995) The Search for Satan
as ---
(1984) The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
as Narrator
(1984) The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
as Narrator
(2017) Out of Gitmo
as narrator
(2005) The New Asylums
as narrator
(2024) Children of Ukraine
as Narrator
(1992) Columbus And The Age Of Discovery
as ---
(2020) United States of Conspiracy
as Narrator (voice)
(1994) Norse America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1987) The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2024) Crisis on Campus
as Narrator
(2001) Sinking the Lusitania
as Narrator
(2000) Satan in the Suburbs
as Narrator (voice)
(2017) Frontline: President Trump
as Narrator
(2016) The Choice 2016
as Narrator
(2017) Frontline: Divided States of America
as Narrator
(2006) Frontline: The Age of AIDS
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) Prison State
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
(2008) What Doesn't Kill You
as Sully
(1994) Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
as Narrator
(1998) Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
as Narrator
(1997) Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2001) Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2007) Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(1989) Crossbow: The Movie
as William Tell
(2011) Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2003) Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
as Narrator
(2002) American Porn
as Narrator
(1985) Three Sovereigns for Sarah
as Rev. Parris
(1989) Hostile Takeover
as Smolen
(2007) I'm Paige Wilson
as Ben Foxworthy
(2020) Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
as Narrator
(2020) Battle for Hong Kong
as Narrator
(1999) Michael Jordan: His Airness
as Narrator
(2014) Firestone and the Warlord
as Self - Narrator
(2004) American Meltdown
as Homeland Chief Utley
(2003) Mystic River
as FBI Agent Birden
(1990) Nixon
as Narrator (voice)
(1998) The Siege
as FBI Director
(1993) The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
(2020) Christmas on Ice
as Mayor Greenwood
(2014) Separate and Unequal
as Narrator
(2010) The Other Guys
as Frontline Narration App
(2020) The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Narrator (voice)
(1996) The Crucible
as Isaiah Goodkind
(2001) Dog Days
as Dad
(2017) Life on Parole
as Narrator
(2003) Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
as Narrator (voice)
(2016) Supplements and Safety
as Self - Narrator
(2018) UN Sex Abuse Scandal
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) The Trouble With Antibiotics
as Self / Reporter
(2024) The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1996) The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
as Narrator (voice)
(2025) The Electric State
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
(2025) The Arborist
as Arthur Randolph
(2007) Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
as Moe Fresno
(2008) Rules of Engagement
as Narrator
(2008) The War Briefing
as Narrator
(2007) On Our Watch
as Narrator
News War
as Narrator
Yemen Under Siege
as Narrator
(2017) Hunting ISIS
as Narrator
(2017) Iraq Uncovered
as Narrator
(2025) Battle for Tibet
as Narrator
(1993) The Arming of Saudi Arabia
as Narrator
(1986) Hostage in Iran
as Narrator
(2006) Return of the Taliban
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2007) Endgame
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Taliban Hunters
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2020) Once Upon a Time in Iraq
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2016) Saudi Arabia Uncovered
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2015) Obama at War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2015) The Fight for Yemen
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2012) The Suicide Plan
as Narrator
(2016) Business of Disaster
as Narrator (voice)
(1996) NBA at 50
as Self - Narrator
(2000) Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
as Self - Narrator(voice)
(2015) Frontline-Isis in Afghanistan
as ---
(2011) The Anthrax Files
as ---
(2025) The Rise of RFK Jr.
as Narrator
(2010) Frontline Behind Taliban Lines
as ---
(2025) Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
as Narrator (voice over)
(2008) Young & Restless in China
as ---
(1999) The West Wing
as Narrator (voice)
(2000) Ed
as Gus McGraw
(1964) Another World
as ---
(1990) Hull High
as ---
(1996) The Ultimate Guide
as Narrator
(1974) NOVA
as Narrator
(2006) Is It Real?
as Narrator (voice)
(1990) Law & Order
as Victor Conner
(1987) Crossbow
as William Tell
(1983) Vietnam: A Television History
as ---
(2003) Threat Matrix
as Roger Atkins
(1974) NOVA
as Narrator (voice)
(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Roger Jameson
(1985) Three Sovereigns for Sarah
as Rev. Parris
(2005) Commander in Chief
as Teddy Bridges
(2005) Commander in Chief
as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
(1989) The Simpsons
as Narrator (voice)
(1983) Frontline
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Allan Wooster
(2020) Animaniacs
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) United States of Secrets
as Narrator
(2020) America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2007) Frontline - News War
as Self
(1974) NOVA
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1988) American Experience
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2012) Money, Power & Wall Street
as Self - Narrator