Will Lyman
- Born
- May 20, 1948 (78 years old)
- Place of birth
- Burlington, Vermont, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- —News WarFilm · Narrator
- —Yemen Under SiegeFilm · Narrator
- 2026ScammedFilm · Narrator
- 2026The War CabinetFilm · Narrrator
- 2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El SalvadorFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic LegacyFilm · Narrator
- 2025The Rise of RFK Jr.Film · Narrator
- 2025Trump's Power & the Rule of LawFilm · Narrator (voice over)
- 2025The ArboristFilm · Arthur Randolph
- 2025The Electric StateFilm · Documentary Narrator (voice)★ 6.5
- 2025Battle for TibetFilm · Narrator
- 2024AftermathFilm · Joe Kozak★ 6.2
- 2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. TrumpFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024Crisis on CampusFilm · Narrator
- 2024Children of UkraineFilm · Narrator
- 2024Democracy on TrialFilm · Narrator
- 2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in GazaFilm · Narrator
- 2023The Discord LeaksFilm · Narrator
- 2023Inside the Uvalde ResponseFilm · Narrator
- 2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme CourtFilm · narrator
- 2023Putin and the PresidentsFilm · Narrator
- 2022Lies, Politics and DemocracyFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's AttackFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Mother/AndroidFilm · Captain★ 5.7
- 2021Shots FiredFilm · Narrator
- 2021Taliban TakeoverFilm · Narrator
- 2021Boeing's Fatal FlawFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2021America After 9/11Film · narrator
- 2021China's COVID SecretsFilm · Self - Narrator
- 2020Christmas on IceFilm · Mayor Greenwood★ 6.9
- 2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. BidenFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2020United States of ConspiracyFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2020Once Upon a Time in IraqFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff BezosFilm · Narrator
- 2020Battle for Hong KongFilm · Narrator
- 2018UN Sex Abuse ScandalFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2017Life on ParoleFilm · Narrator
- 2017Iraq UncoveredFilm · Narrator
- 2017Out of GitmoFilm · narrator
- 2017Hunting ISISFilm · Narrator
- 2017Divided States of AmericaDivided States of AmericaFilm · Narrator
- 2017Frontline: President TrumpFrontline: President TrumpFilm · Narrator
- 2016The Choice 2016Film · Narrator
- 2016Terror in EuropeFilm · self
- 2016Business of DisasterFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2016Saudi Arabia UncoveredFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016Chasing HeroinFilm · Narrator
- 2016Supplements and SafetyFilm · Self - Narrator
- 2016Netanyahu at WarFilm · Self (narrator)
- 2015Obama at WarFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015Taliban HuntersTaliban HuntersFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015Isis in AfghanistanFilm
- 2015OutbreakFilm · Self - Narrator
- 2015The Fight for YemenFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014Firestone and the WarlordFilm · Self - Narrator
- 2014The Trouble with AntibioticsFilm · Self - Reporter
- 2014Losing IraqFilm · Narrator
- 2014Separate and UnequalFilm · Narrator
- 2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy LostFilm · Narrator
- 2014Prison StateFilm · Himself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2014Generation LikeFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2013A Death in St. AugustineFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2013League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion CrisisFilm · Himself - Narrator
- 2012The Suicide PlanFilm · Narrator
- 2012Last Man OutLast Man OutFilm · Walt Whitman (voice)
- 2012Inside Japan's Nuclear MeltdownFilm · Narrator
- 2011The Anthrax FilesThe Anthrax FilesFilm
- 2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic GloryFilm · Narrator
- 2010The Other GuysFilm · Frontline Narration App★ 6.3
- 2010Behind Taliban LinesFilm
- 2009The BoneyardThe BoneyardFilm · Narrator
- 2008What Doesn't Kill YouFilm · Sully★ 6.0
- 2008The War BriefingFilm · Narrator
- 2008Abuse of PowerAbuse of PowerFilm · Nolan Flannery
- 2008Young & Restless in ChinaFilm
- 2008Iron ManFilm · Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)★ 7.7
- 2008Rules of EngagementFilm · Narrator
- 2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseFilm · Moe Fresno
- 2007On Our WatchFilm · Narrator
- 2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic GloryFilm · Narrator
- 2007EndgameFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007I'm Paige WilsonI'm Paige WilsonFilm · Ben Foxworthy
- 2006Little ChildrenFilm · Narrator (voice)★ 7.1
- 2006Return of the TalibanFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006The Dark SideFilm · Self - Narrator
- 2006The Age of AIDSFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2006Fierce PeopleFilm · Documentary Narrator (voice)★ 6.1
- 2005Commander in ChiefSeries · Teddy Bridges, Teddy Bridges (uncredited)★ 7.5
- 2005Our FathersFilm · Wilson Rogers Jr.
- 2005The New AsylumsFilm · narrator
- 2004The Secret History of the Credit CardFilm · Narrator
- 2004American MeltdownFilm · Homeland Chief Utley
- 2004Golden Road: Today's Senior DriversFilm · Narrator
- 2003Truth, War and ConsequencesFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2003Mystic RiverFilm · FBI Agent Birden★ 7.7
- 2003Threat MatrixSeries · Roger Atkins
- 2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of HistoryFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-EntryFilm · Narrator
- 2003Wake Island: Alamo of the PacificFilm · Narrator
- 2003Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic GloryFilm · Narrator
- 2002Alma MaterFilm
- 2002American PornFilm · Narrator
- 2001The Day Reagan Was ShotFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries · Roger Jameson★ 7.6
- 2001Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic GloryFilm · Narrator
- 2001Sinking the LusitaniaSinking the LusitaniaFilm · Narrator
- 2001Dog DaysDog DaysFilm · Dad
- 2000EdSeries · Gus McGraw★ 7.7
- 2000Finest Hour: The Battle of BritainFinest Hour: The Battle of BritainFilm · Self - Narrator(voice)
- 2000Warriors of the French Foreign LegionFilm · Narrator
- 2000Satan in the SuburbsFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1999The Long Walk of Nelson MandelaFilm
- 1999The Autumn HeartFilm · Doctor
- 1999Michael Jordan: His AirnessFilm · Narrator★ 7.1
- 1998Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and GloryFilm · Narrator
- 1998The SiegeFilm · FBI Director★ 6.3
- 1998Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'Film · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1998A Perfect MurderFilm · Jason Gates★ 6.6
- 1997Atlanta’s Olympic GloryFilm · Narrator
- 1997FloatingFilm · Van's Father
- 1997The Bay of PigsFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1996The CrucibleFilm · Isaiah Goodkind★ 6.6
- 1996NBA at 50Film · Self - Narrator
- 1996The Ultimate Guide: T-RexFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1996Celtic PrideFilm · Rich Man★ 5.3
- 1996Welcome to the DollhouseFilm · Mr. Edwards★ 7.1
- 1996The Ultimate Guide: SharksFilm · Narrator
- 1995The Search for SatanFilm
- 1994Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of GloryFilm · Narrator
- 1994Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976Film · Narrator (voice)
- 1994Norse AmericaFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey OswaldFilm · Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
- 1993The Arming of Saudi ArabiaFilm · Narrator
- 1992School TiesFilm · Swanson★ 6.5
- 1990NixonFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1990Law & OrderSeries · Victor Conner★ 7.3
- 1990Hull HighSeries · John Deerborn
- 1989Hostile TakeoverFilm · Smolen
- 1989Crossbow: The MovieFilm · William Tell
- 1987CrossbowSeries · William Tell
- 1987The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint PeopleFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1986Hostage in IranFilm · Narrator
- 1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of OperaFilm · narrator (himself)
- 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahFilm · Rev. Parris
- 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahSeries · Rev. Parris
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeries · Allan Wooster★ 7.5
- 1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2Film · Narrator
- 1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1Film · Narrator
- 1982American PlayhouseSeries · Reverend Parris
- 1964Another WorldSeries
