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Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Personal Info

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-05-20 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Burlington, Vermont, USA

Will Lyman

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

Acting

Yemen Under Siege
as Narrator
News War
as Narrator
(2025)
The Electric State
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
(2025)
The Arborist
as Arthur Randolph
(2025)
Battle for Tibet
as Narrator
(2024)
Aftermath
as Joe Kozak
(2024)
Democracy on Trial
as Narrator
(2024)
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2024)
Children of Ukraine
as Narrator
(2024)
Crisis on Campus
as Narrator
(2023)
The Discord Leaks
as Narrator
(2023)
Putin and the Presidents
as Narrator
(2023)
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
as Narrator
(2023)
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
as narrator
(2023)
Inside the Uvalde Response
as Narrator
(2022)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2022)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2022)
The Power of Big Oil
as Narrator (voice)
(2021)
Mother/Android
as Captain
(2021)
Shots Fired
as Narrator
(2021)
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
as Narrator (voice)
(2021)
Taliban Takeover
as Narrator
(2021)
America After 9/11
as narrator
(2020)
Christmas on Ice
as Mayor Greenwood
(2020)
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
as narrator
(2020)
Battle for Hong Kong
as Narrator
(2020)
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
United States of Conspiracy
as Narrator (voice)
(2018)
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
Out of Gitmo
as narrator
(2017)
Frontline: President Trump
as Narrator
(2017)
Life on Parole
as Narrator
(2017)
Frontline: Divided States of America
as Narrator
(2017)
Hunting ISIS
as Narrator
(2017)
Iraq Uncovered
as Narrator
(2016)
Netanyahu at War
as Self (narrator)
(2016)
Supplements and Safety
as Self - Narrator
(2016)
Terror in Europe
as self
(2016)
The Choice 2016
as Narrator
(2014)
Firestone and the Warlord
as Self - Narrator
(2014)
Losing Iraq
as Narrator
(2014)
Generation Like
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
Separate and Unequal
as Narrator
(2014)
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
as Narrator
(2014)
Prison State
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
(2014)
The Trouble With Antibiotics
as Self / Reporter
(2013)
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
as Himself - Narrator
(2012)
Last Man Out
as Walt Whitman (voice)
(2012)
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
as Narrator
(2011)
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2010)
The Other Guys
as Frontline Narration App
(2009)
The Boneyard
as Narrator
(2008)
Iron Man
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
(2008)
What Doesn't Kill You
as Sully
(2008)
Abuse of Power
as Nolan Flannery
(2008)
The War Briefing
as Narrator
(2008)
Rules of Engagement
as Narrator
(2007)
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
as Moe Fresno
(2007)
On Our Watch
as Narrator
(2007)
I'm Paige Wilson
as Ben Foxworthy
(2007)
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2006)
Little Children
as Narrator (voice)
(2006)
Fierce People
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
(2006)
Frontline: The Age of AIDS
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
Our Fathers
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
(2005)
The New Asylums
as narrator
(2004)
American Meltdown
as Homeland Chief Utley
(2004)
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
as Narrator
(2004)
The Secret History of the Credit Card
as Narrator
(2003)
Mystic River
as FBI Agent Birden
(2003)
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2003)
Truth, War and Consequences
as Narrator (voice)
(2003)
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
as Narrator
(2003)
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
as Narrator
(2003)
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
as Narrator (voice)
(2002)
Alma Mater
(2002)
American Porn
as Narrator
(2001)
Dog Days
as Dad
(2001)
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2001)
Sinking the Lusitania
as Narrator
(2000)
Satan in the Suburbs
as Narrator (voice)
(2000)
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
as Narrator
(1999)
Michael Jordan: His Airness
as Narrator
(1999)
The Autumn Heart
as Doctor
(1999)
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
(1998)
A Perfect Murder
as Jason Gates
(1998)
The Siege
as FBI Director
(1998)
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
as Narrator
(1998)
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1997)
Floating
as Van's Father
(1997)
The Bay of Pigs
as Narrator (voice)
(1997)
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(1996)
The Crucible
as Isaiah Goodkind
(1996)
Celtic Pride
as Rich Man
(1996)
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
as Narrator (voice)
(1995)
Welcome to the Dollhouse
as Mr. Edwards
(1995)
The Search for Satan
(1994)
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
as Narrator (voice)
(1994)
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
as Narrator
(1994)
Norse America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1993)
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
(1993)
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
as Narrator
(1992)
Columbus And The Age Of Discovery
(1990)
Nixon
as Narrator (voice)
(1989)
Hostile Takeover
as Smolen
(1989)
Crossbow: The Movie
as William Tell
(1987)
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1986)
Hostage in Iran
as Narrator
(1985)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
as Rev. Parris
(1985)
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
as narrator (himself)
(1984)
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
as Narrator
(1984)
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
as Narrator

Crew

(2002)
The Pink Satin Suit
Director
(1986)
Hostage in Iran
Executive Producer