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