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