Will Lyman

Will Lyman

1948-05-20 • Burlington, Vermont, USA • Male • 152 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-05-20

Place of Birth

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Known Credits

152

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

William Remington Lyman, William Lyman

Photos

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Known For Movies

Iron Man

Iron Man

2008
The Electric State

The Electric State

2025
Mystic River

Mystic River

2003
A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

1998
The Other Guys

The Other Guys

2010
Little Children

Little Children

2006
The Siege

The Siege

1998
Aftermath

Aftermath

2024
The Crucible

The Crucible

1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996
Mother/Android

Mother/Android

2021
Fierce People

Fierce People

2006
What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

2008
Floating

Floating

1997
Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

1996
Our Fathers

Our Fathers

2005
Christmas on Ice

Christmas on Ice

2020
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

2024
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

1993
The Power of Big Oil

The Power of Big Oil

2022
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

2020
Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

1989
Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985
Nixon

Nixon

1990
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

2013
Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

2016
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

2003
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

2022
Michael Jordan: His Airness

Michael Jordan: His Airness

1999
American Meltdown

American Meltdown

2004
The Search for Satan

The Search for Satan

1995
American Porn

American Porn

2002
Outbreak

Outbreak

2015
Divided States of America

Divided States of America

2017
Crossbow: The Movie

Crossbow: The Movie

1989
I'm Paige Wilson

I'm Paige Wilson

2007
Abuse of Power

Abuse of Power

2008
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

2003
Losing Iraq

Losing Iraq

2014
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

2007
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

1987
Satan in the Suburbs

Satan in the Suburbs

2000
Business of Disaster

Business of Disaster

2016
Netanyahu at War

Netanyahu at War

2016
The Age of AIDS

The Age of AIDS

2006
The Secret History of the Credit Card

The Secret History of the Credit Card

2004
Taliban Takeover

Taliban Takeover

2021
Putin and the Presidents

Putin and the Presidents

2023
Out of Gitmo

Out of Gitmo

2017
The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

1999
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

2000
Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

2020
Democracy on Trial

Democracy on Trial

2024
UN Sex Abuse Scandal

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

2018
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

1985
Generation Like

Generation Like

2014
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

2014
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

1994
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

1984
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

1994
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

2001
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

2003
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

1997
The Choice 2016

The Choice 2016

2016
Alma Mater

Alma Mater

2002
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

2004
Taliban Hunters

Taliban Hunters

2015
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

1984
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

1998
United States of Conspiracy

United States of Conspiracy

2020
Hunting ISIS

Hunting ISIS

2017
Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

2021
Frontline: President Trump

Frontline: President Trump

2017
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

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

2023
Inside the Uvalde Response

Inside the Uvalde Response

2023
The Arming of Saudi Arabia

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

1993
The Fight for Yemen

The Fight for Yemen

2015
Obama at War

Obama at War

2015
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

2023
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

2012
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

1996
Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

2014
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

2011
Return of the Taliban

Return of the Taliban

2006
Truth, War and Consequences

Truth, War and Consequences

2003
Dog Days

Dog Days

2001
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

2000
The War Briefing

The War Briefing

2008
Battle for Hong Kong

Battle for Hong Kong

2020
Last Man Out

Last Man Out

2012
News War

News War
Endgame

Endgame

2007
Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe

2016
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

1998
Shots Fired

Shots Fired

2021
Norse America

Norse America

1994
Sinking the Lusitania

Sinking the Lusitania

2001
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

2007
The Trouble with Antibiotics

The Trouble with Antibiotics

2014
Children of Ukraine

Children of Ukraine

2024
Crisis on Campus

Crisis on Campus

2024
NBA at 50

NBA at 50

1996
America After 9/11

America After 9/11

2021
The Anthrax Files

The Anthrax Files

2011
Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2008
Hostage in Iran

Hostage in Iran

1986
The New Asylums

The New Asylums

2005
Behind Taliban Lines

Behind Taliban Lines

2010
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

1999
Battle for Tibet

Battle for Tibet

2025
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

2003
Yemen Under Siege

Yemen Under Siege
Lies, Politics and Democracy

Lies, Politics and Democracy

2022
A Death in St. Augustine

A Death in St. Augustine

2013
Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

2014
Prison State

Prison State

2014
Isis in Afghanistan

Isis in Afghanistan

2015
The Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs

1997
The Boneyard

The Boneyard

2009
Young & Restless in China

Young & Restless in China

2008
Life on Parole

Life on Parole

2017
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
The Discord Leaks

The Discord Leaks

2023
Supplements and Safety

Supplements and Safety

2016
Iraq Uncovered

Iraq Uncovered

2017
On Our Watch

On Our Watch

2007
The Suicide Plan

The Suicide Plan

2012

Known For TV Shows

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001
The West Wing

The West Wing

1999
NOVA

NOVA

1974
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Frontline

Frontline

1983
American Experience

American Experience

1988
Animaniacs

Animaniacs

2020
Ed

Ed

2000
Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

2005
Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

2003
Crossbow

Crossbow

1987
Another World

Another World

1964
The Ultimate Guide

The Ultimate Guide

1996
Hull High

Hull High

1990
Vietnam: A Television History

Vietnam: A Television History

1983
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

2020
Is It Real?

Is It Real?

2006
Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985
Columbus and the Age of Discovery

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

1992
United States of Secrets

United States of Secrets

2014
Money, Power & Wall Street

Money, Power & Wall Street

2012
Frontline - News War

Frontline - News War

2007

Movie Credits

Iron Man

2008

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

The Electric State

2025

Documentary Narrator (voice)

Mystic River

2003

FBI Agent Birden

A Perfect Murder

1998

Jason Gates

The Other Guys

2010

Frontline Narration App

Little Children

2006

Narrator (voice)

The Siege

1998

FBI Director

Aftermath

2024

Joe Kozak

The Crucible

1996

Isaiah Goodkind

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996

Mr. Edwards

Mother/Android

2021

Captain

Fierce People

2006

Documentary Narrator (voice)

What Doesn't Kill You

2008

Sully

Floating

1997

Van's Father

Celtic Pride

1996

Rich Man

Our Fathers

2005

Wilson Rogers Jr.

Christmas on Ice

2020

Mayor Greenwood

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

2024

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

1993

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

The Power of Big Oil

2022

Narrator (voice)

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

2020

Narrator

Hostile Takeover

1989

Smolen

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985

Rev. Parris

Nixon

1990

Narrator (voice)

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

2013

Himself - Narrator

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

2016

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020

Narrator (voice)

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

2003

Narrator

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

2022

Self - Narrator (voice)

Michael Jordan: His Airness

1999

Narrator

American Meltdown

2004

Homeland Chief Utley

The Search for Satan

1995

American Porn

2002

Narrator

Outbreak

2015

Self - Narrator

Divided States of America

2017

Narrator

Crossbow: The Movie

1989

William Tell

I'm Paige Wilson

2007

Ben Foxworthy

Abuse of Power

2008

Nolan Flannery

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

2003

Narrator

Losing Iraq

2014

Narrator

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

2007

Moe Fresno

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

1987

Self - Narrator (voice)

Satan in the Suburbs

2000

Narrator (voice)

Business of Disaster

2016

Narrator (voice)

Netanyahu at War

2016

Self (narrator)

The Age of AIDS

2006

Narrator (voice)

The Secret History of the Credit Card

2004

Narrator

Taliban Takeover

2021

Narrator

Putin and the Presidents

2023

Narrator

Out of Gitmo

2017

narrator

The Autumn Heart

1999

Doctor

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

2000

Self - Narrator(voice)

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

2020

Self - Narrator (voice)

Democracy on Trial

2024

Narrator

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

2018

Narrator (voice)

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

1985

narrator (himself)

Generation Like

2014

Narrator (voice)

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

2014

Narrator

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

1994

Narrator (voice)

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

1984

Narrator

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

1994

Narrator

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

2001

Narrator

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

2003

Narrator

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

1997

Narrator

The Choice 2016

2016

Narrator

Alma Mater

2002

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

2004

Narrator

Taliban Hunters

2015

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

1984

Narrator

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

1998

Self - Narrator (voice)

United States of Conspiracy

2020

Narrator (voice)

Hunting ISIS

2017

Narrator

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

2021

Narrator (voice)

Frontline: President Trump

2017

Narrator

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

2023

narrator

Inside the Uvalde Response

2023

Narrator

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

1993

Narrator

The Fight for Yemen

2015

Self - Narrator (voice)

Obama at War

2015

Self - Narrator (voice)

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

2023

Narrator

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

2012

Narrator

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

1996

Narrator (voice)

Separate and Unequal

2014

Narrator

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

2011

Narrator

Return of the Taliban

2006

Self - Narrator (voice)

Truth, War and Consequences

2003

Narrator (voice)

Dog Days

2001

Dad

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

2000

Narrator

The War Briefing

2008

Narrator

Battle for Hong Kong

2020

Narrator

Last Man Out

2012

Walt Whitman (voice)

News War

Narrator

Endgame

2007

Self - Narrator (voice)

Terror in Europe

2016

self

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

1998

Narrator

Shots Fired

2021

Narrator

Norse America

1994

Self - Narrator (voice)

Sinking the Lusitania

2001

Narrator

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

2007

Narrator

The Trouble with Antibiotics

2014

Self - Reporter

Children of Ukraine

2024

Narrator

Crisis on Campus

2024

Narrator

NBA at 50

1996

Self - Narrator

America After 9/11

2021

narrator

The Anthrax Files

2011

Rules of Engagement

2008

Narrator

Hostage in Iran

1986

Narrator

The New Asylums

2005

narrator

Behind Taliban Lines

2010

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

1999

Battle for Tibet

2025

Narrator

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

2003

Narrator (voice)

Yemen Under Siege

Narrator

Lies, Politics and Democracy

2022

Self - Narrator (voice)

A Death in St. Augustine

2013

Narrator (voice)

Firestone and the Warlord

2014

Self - Narrator

Prison State

2014

Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Isis in Afghanistan

2015

The Bay of Pigs

1997

Narrator (voice)

The Boneyard

2009

Narrator

Young & Restless in China

2008

Life on Parole

2017

Narrator

The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

Narrator

The Discord Leaks

2023

Narrator

Supplements and Safety

2016

Self - Narrator

Iraq Uncovered

2017

Narrator

On Our Watch

2007

Narrator

The Suicide Plan

2012

Narrator

TV Credits

Law & Order

1990

Victor Conner (1 episodes)

The Simpsons

1989

Narrator (voice) (1 episodes)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Roger Jameson (1 episodes)

The West Wing

1999

Narrator (voice) (1 episodes)

NOVA

1974

Narrator (12 episodes)

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Allan Wooster (1 episodes)

Frontline

1983

Self - Narrator (voice) (852 episodes)

American Experience

1988

Self - Narrator (voice) (1 episodes)

Animaniacs

2020

Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)

Ed

2000

Gus McGraw (1 episodes)

Commander in Chief

2005

Teddy Bridges (2 episodes)

Threat Matrix

2003

Roger Atkins (16 episodes)

Crossbow

1987

William Tell (72 episodes)

Another World

1964

(749 episodes)

The Ultimate Guide

1996

Narrator (23 episodes)

Hull High

1990

John Deerborn (8 episodes)

Vietnam: A Television History

1983

Narrator (13 episodes)

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

2020

Self - Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)

Is It Real?

2006

Narrator (voice) (30 episodes)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985

Rev. Parris (3 episodes)

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

1992

Self - Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

United States of Secrets

2014

Narrator (2 episodes)

Money, Power & Wall Street

2012

Self - Narrator (2 episodes)

Frontline - News War

2007

Self (3 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Hostage in Iran

Executive Producer

1986

The Pink Satin Suit

Director

2002

TV Production Credits

No TV production credits available.