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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

China: A Century of Revolution
as Narrator
News War
as Narrator
Yemen Under Siege
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)
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2024)
Democracy on Trial
as Narrator
(2024)
Children of Ukraine
as Narrator
(2024)
Crisis on Campus
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)
The Discord Leaks
as Narrator
(2023)
Inside the Uvalde Response
as Narrator
(2022)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2022)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2022)
The Power of Big Oil
as Narrator (voice)
(2021)
Mother/Android
as Captain
(2021)
Taliban Takeover
as Narrator
(2021)
Shots Fired
as Narrator
(2021)
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
as Narrator (voice)
(2021)
America After 9/11
as narrator
(2020)
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
as narrator
(2020)
Christmas on Ice
as Mayor Greenwood
(2020)
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
Frontline: America's Great Divide
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2020)
Battle for Hong Kong
as Narrator
(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)
Terror in Europe
as self
(2016)
Netanyahu at War
as Self (narrator)
(2016)
The Choice 2016
as Narrator
(2016)
Supplements and Safety
as Self - Narrator
(2014)
Losing Iraq
as Narrator
(2014)
Generation Like
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
The Trouble With Antibiotics
as Self / Reporter
(2014)
Separate and Unequal
as Narrator
(2014)
Firestone and the Warlord
as Self - Narrator
(2014)
Prison State
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
(2014)
United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program
as Narrator
(2014)
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
as Narrator
(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)
Rules of Engagement
as Narrator
(2008)
The War Briefing
as Narrator
(2007)
I'm Paige Wilson
as Ben Foxworthy
(2007)
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
as Moe Fresno
(2007)
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2007)
On Our Watch
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)
The Secret History of the Credit Card
as Narrator
(2004)
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
as Narrator
(2003)
Mystic River
as FBI Agent Birden
(2003)
Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2003)
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
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)
Truth, War and Consequences
as Narrator (voice)
(2002)
Alma Mater
(2002)
American Porn
as Narrator
(2001)
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
(2001)
Dog Days
as Dad
(2001)
Sinking the Lusitania
as Narrator
(2000)
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
as Narrator
(2000)
Satan in the Suburbs
as Narrator (voice)
(1999)
Michael Jordan: His Airness
as Narrator
(1999)
The Autumn Heart
as Doctor
(1999)
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
(1998)
The Siege
as FBI Director
(1998)
A Perfect Murder
as Jason Gates
(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)
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
as Narrator
(1994)
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
as Narrator (voice)
(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)
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
as narrator (himself)
(1985)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
as Rev. Parris
(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