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Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Acting May 20, 1948 (78 years old) Burlington, Vermont, USA

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.

Movies 141

Iron Man 7.7

Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

2008
Mystic River 7.7

Mystic River

as FBI Agent Birden

2003
The Other Guys 6.3

The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App

2010
The Electric State 6.5

The Electric State

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

2025
A Perfect Murder 6.6

A Perfect Murder

as Jason Gates

1998
Little Children 7.1

Little Children

as Narrator (voice)

2006
The Siege 6.3

The Siege

as FBI Director

1998
The Crucible 6.6

The Crucible

as Isaiah Goodkind

1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse 7.1

Welcome to the Dollhouse

as Mr. Edwards

1996
Aftermath 6.2

Aftermath

as Joe Kozak

2024
Mother/Android 5.7

Mother/Android

as Captain

2021
School Ties 6.5

School Ties

as Swanson

1992
What Doesn't Kill You 6.0

What Doesn't Kill You

as Sully

2008
Fierce People 6.1

Fierce People

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

2006
Celtic Pride 5.3

Celtic Pride

as Rich Man

1996
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump 7.4

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
American Meltdown 5.4

American Meltdown

as Homeland Chief Utley

2004
Our Fathers 6.5

Our Fathers

as Wilson Rogers Jr.

2005
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden 7.2

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

as Narrator (voice)

2020
Hostile Takeover 4.9

Hostile Takeover

as Smolen

1989
A Death in St. Augustine 6.0

A Death in St. Augustine

as Narrator (voice)

2013
United States of Conspiracy 3.0

United States of Conspiracy

as Narrator (voice)

2020
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos 7.5

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

as Narrator

2020
The Day Reagan Was Shot 6.4

The Day Reagan Was Shot

as Narrator (voice)

2001
Michael Jordan: His Airness 7.1

Michael Jordan: His Airness

as Narrator

1999
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis 7.5

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

as Himself - Narrator

2013
The Bay of Pigs 8.0

The Bay of Pigs

as Narrator (voice)

1997
Christmas on Ice 6.9

Christmas on Ice

as Mayor Greenwood

2020
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe 5.5

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

as Moe Fresno

2007
Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

1985
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory 6.5

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

2003
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza 8.0

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

as Narrator

2023
China's COVID Secrets

China's COVID Secrets

as Self - Narrator

2021
America After 9/11

America After 9/11

as narrator

2021
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

as Narrator

2026
Generation Like 7.0

Generation Like

as Narrator (voice)

2014
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law 8.5

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

as Narrator (voice over)

2025
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

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

as narrator

2023
The Rise of RFK Jr.

The Rise of RFK Jr.

as Narrator

2025
Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

as Self - Narrator

2014
Crossbow: The Movie 6.3

Crossbow: The Movie

as William Tell

1989
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera 9.0

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

as narrator (himself)

1985
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory 5.4

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

as Narrator

1994
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory 6.3

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

as Narrator

1998
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald 7.3

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

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

1993
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 8.0

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

as Narrator (voice)

1994
The Age of AIDS 10.0

The Age of AIDS

as Narrator (voice)

2006
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

as Narrator

1984
Truth, War and Consequences

Truth, War and Consequences

as Narrator (voice)

2003
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory 7.3

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

2001
Floating 6.4

Floating

as Van's Father

1997
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex 10.0

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

as Narrator (voice)

1996
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain 9.0

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

as Self - Narrator(voice)

2000
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 7.0

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

as Narrator

1984
The Arborist 4.0

The Arborist

as Arthur Randolph

2025
Satan in the Suburbs 7.0

Satan in the Suburbs

as Narrator (voice)

2000
UN Sex Abuse Scandal 7.5

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Once Upon a Time in Iraq 8.0

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Boeing's Fatal Flaw 8.0

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

as Narrator (voice)

2021
The Arming of Saudi Arabia

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

as Narrator

1993
Scammed 7.0

Scammed

as Narrator

2026
Endgame 5.0

Endgame

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2007
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

as Narrator (voice)

2026
Iraq Uncovered

Iraq Uncovered

as Narrator

2017
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
NBA at 50 6.5

NBA at 50

as Self - Narrator

1996
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost 7.8

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

as Narrator

2014
The Secret History of the Credit Card 7.0

The Secret History of the Credit Card

as Narrator

2004
The Autumn Heart 6.0

The Autumn Heart

as Doctor

1999
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

as Narrator

1996
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

1999
Putin and the Presidents 6.0

Putin and the Presidents

as Narrator

2023
Inside the Uvalde Response

Inside the Uvalde Response

as Narrator

2023
Battle for Hong Kong 5.0

Battle for Hong Kong

as Narrator

2020
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory 6.0

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

2007
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory 5.2

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

2011
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' 7.5

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1998
The War Cabinet 9.3

The War Cabinet

as Narrrator

2026
Business of Disaster 10.0

Business of Disaster

as Narrator (voice)

2016
The Fight for Yemen 10.0

The Fight for Yemen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown 10.0

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

as Narrator

2012
Return of the Taliban

Return of the Taliban

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2006
The Suicide Plan

The Suicide Plan

as Narrator

2012
Lies, Politics and Democracy 7.0

Lies, Politics and Democracy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
Children of Ukraine 10.0

Children of Ukraine

as Narrator

2024
The Trouble with Antibiotics

The Trouble with Antibiotics

as Self - Reporter

2014
The Boneyard 8.0

The Boneyard

as Narrator

2009
Nixon

Nixon

as Narrator (voice)

1990
The Discord Leaks

The Discord Leaks

as Narrator

2023
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory 5.3

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

as Narrator

1997
Putin’s War at Home

Putin’s War at Home

as Narrator

Divided States of America 7.0

Divided States of America

as Narrator

2017
The Dark Side 10.0

The Dark Side

as Self - Narrator

2006
News War

News War

as Narrator

American Porn 5.0

American Porn

as Narrator

2002
Outbreak 7.5

Outbreak

as Self - Narrator

2015
Dog Days 10.0

Dog Days

as Dad

2001
Young & Restless in China 9.0

Young & Restless in China

2008
Taliban Hunters 10.0

Taliban Hunters

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
Saudi Arabia Uncovered 6.5

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
I'm Paige Wilson 2.0

I'm Paige Wilson

as Ben Foxworthy

2007
Sinking the Lusitania 7.0

Sinking the Lusitania

as Narrator

2001
Taliban Takeover

Taliban Takeover

as Narrator

2021
Out of Gitmo

Out of Gitmo

as narrator

2017
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

as Narrator (voice)

2003
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

as Narrator

2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific 10.0

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

as Narrator

2003
Losing Iraq 8.0

Losing Iraq

as Narrator

2014
Behind Taliban Lines

Behind Taliban Lines

2010
The Choice 2016 5.8

The Choice 2016

as Narrator

2016
American Voices 2026

American Voices 2026

as Narrator

2026
Battle for Tibet

Battle for Tibet

as Narrator

2025
Netanyahu at War 8.0

Netanyahu at War

as Self (narrator)

2016
Frontline: President Trump 7.0

Frontline: President Trump

as Narrator

2017
Last Man Out

Last Man Out

as Walt Whitman (voice)

2012
Isis in Afghanistan 10.0

Isis in Afghanistan

2015
Shots Fired 7.0

Shots Fired

as Narrator

2021
Alma Mater 9.0

Alma Mater

2002
Supplements and Safety 10.0

Supplements and Safety

as Self - Narrator

2016
Life on Parole 7.0

Life on Parole

as Narrator

2017
Prison State 8.0

Prison State

as Himself - Narrator (Voice)

2014
Abuse of Power 4.0

Abuse of Power

as Nolan Flannery

2008
Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

as Narrator

2014
The War Briefing 1.0

The War Briefing

as Narrator

2008
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion 10.0

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

as Narrator

2000
Obama at War 6.0

Obama at War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1987
Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

as Narrator

2008
The New Asylums

The New Asylums

as narrator

2005
Yemen Under Siege 10.0

Yemen Under Siege

as Narrator

Democracy on Trial 9.0

Democracy on Trial

as Narrator

2024
Crisis on Campus

Crisis on Campus

as Narrator

2024
Hostage in Iran

Hostage in Iran

as Narrator

1986
Hunting ISIS

Hunting ISIS

as Narrator

2017
The Anthrax Files

The Anthrax Files

2011
Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe

as self

2016
The Search for Satan 8.0

The Search for Satan

1995
On Our Watch

On Our Watch

as Narrator

2007
Norse America

Norse America

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1994
Chasing Heroin

Chasing Heroin

as Narrator

2016
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

as Narrator

2004

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