Birthday

1948-05-20

Birthplace

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

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.

Acting Credits

America After 9/11

narrator

Iron Man

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Narrator (voice)

Aftermath

Joe Kozak

Taliban Takeover

Narrator

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Mr. Edwards

Alma Mater

Putin and the Presidents

Narrator

Fierce People

Documentary Narrator (voice)

Celtic Pride

Rich Man

Terror in Europe

self

Shots Fired

Narrator

Our Fathers

Wilson Rogers Jr.

The Secret History of the Credit Card

Narrator

Little Children

Narrator (voice)

Mother/Android

Captain

The Bay of Pigs

Narrator (voice)

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

narrator

Generation Like

Narrator (voice)

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

Netanyahu at War

Self (narrator)

Floating

Van's Father

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Narrator

The Boneyard

Narrator

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Narrator (voice)

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Narrator

The Autumn Heart

Doctor

Abuse of Power

Nolan Flannery

The Power of Big Oil

Narrator (voice)

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

narrator (himself)

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

Narrator

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Narrator

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Self - Narrator (voice)

Inside the Uvalde Response

Narrator

The Discord Leaks

Narrator

Last Man Out

Walt Whitman (voice)

Losing Iraq

Narrator

A Perfect Murder

Jason Gates

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

Himself - Narrator

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Narrator

Democracy on Trial

Narrator

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

Truth, War and Consequences

Narrator (voice)

The Search for Satan

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

Narrator

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

Narrator

Out of Gitmo

narrator

The New Asylums

narrator

Children of Ukraine

Narrator

United States of Conspiracy

Narrator (voice)

Norse America

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crisis on Campus

Narrator

Sinking the Lusitania

Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs

Narrator (voice)

Frontline: President Trump

Narrator

The Choice 2016

Narrator

Frontline: Divided States of America

Narrator

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

Narrator (voice)

Prison State

Himself - Narrator (Voice)

What Doesn't Kill You

Sully

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Narrator

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Narrator

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Narrator

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

Crossbow: The Movie

William Tell

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Narrator

American Porn

Narrator

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Rev. Parris

Hostile Takeover

Smolen

I'm Paige Wilson

Ben Foxworthy

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Narrator

Battle for Hong Kong

Narrator

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Narrator

Firestone and the Warlord

Self - Narrator

American Meltdown

Homeland Chief Utley

Mystic River

FBI Agent Birden

Nixon

Narrator (voice)

The Siege

FBI Director

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

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

Christmas on Ice

Mayor Greenwood

Separate and Unequal

Narrator

The Other Guys

Frontline Narration App

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Narrator (voice)

The Crucible

Isaiah Goodkind

Dog Days

Dad

Life on Parole

Narrator

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Narrator (voice)

Supplements and Safety

Self - Narrator

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

Narrator (voice)

The Trouble With Antibiotics

Self / Reporter

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

Narrator (voice)

The Electric State

Documentary Narrator (voice)

The Arborist

Arthur Randolph

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Moe Fresno

Rules of Engagement

Narrator

The War Briefing

Narrator

On Our Watch

Narrator

News War

Narrator

Yemen Under Siege

Narrator

Hunting ISIS

Narrator

Iraq Uncovered

Narrator

Battle for Tibet

Narrator

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

Narrator

Hostage in Iran

Narrator

Return of the Taliban

Self - Narrator (voice)

Endgame

Self - Narrator (voice)

Taliban Hunters

Self - Narrator (voice)

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Self - Narrator (voice)

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Self - Narrator (voice)

Obama at War

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Fight for Yemen

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Suicide Plan

Narrator

Business of Disaster

Narrator (voice)

NBA at 50

Self - Narrator

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

Self - Narrator(voice)

Frontline-Isis in Afghanistan

The Anthrax Files

The Rise of RFK Jr.

Narrator

Frontline Behind Taliban Lines

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

Narrator (voice over)

Young & Restless in China

The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

Narrator

The West Wing

Narrator (voice)

Ed

Gus McGraw

Another World

Hull High

The Ultimate Guide

Narrator

NOVA

Narrator

Is It Real?

Narrator (voice)

Law & Order

Victor Conner

Vietnam: A Television History

Crossbow

William Tell

Threat Matrix

Roger Atkins

NOVA

Narrator (voice)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Roger Jameson

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Rev. Parris

Commander in Chief

Teddy Bridges

Commander in Chief

Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

The Simpsons

Narrator (voice)

Frontline

Self - Narrator (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

Allan Wooster

Animaniacs

Narrator (voice)

United States of Secrets

Narrator

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline - News War

Self

NOVA

Self - Narrator (voice)

American Experience

Self - Narrator (voice)

Money, Power & Wall Street

Self - Narrator

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

Self - Narrator (voice)

Film Credits

The Pink Satin Suit

Director

Hostage in Iran

Executive Producer