Portrait of Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Acting

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.

Born: May 20, 1948

Place of Birth: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Filmography

2025
2025
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

as Narrator (voice over)

2025
The Arborist

as Arthur Randolph

2025
The Electric State

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

2025
Battle for Tibet

as Narrator

2024
Aftermath

as Joe Kozak

2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Crisis on Campus

as Narrator

2024
2023
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
Taliban Takeover

as Narrator

2021
Boeing's Fatal Flaw

as Narrator (voice)

2021
2020
Animaniacs

as Narrator (voice)

2020
Christmas on Ice

as Mayor Greenwood

2020
2020
United States of Conspiracy

as Narrator (voice)

2020
Once Upon a Time in Iraq

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
2020
2018
UN Sex Abuse Scandal

as Narrator (voice)

2017
Life on Parole

as Narrator

2017
Iraq Uncovered

as Narrator

2017
Out of Gitmo

as narrator

2017
Hunting ISIS

as Narrator

2016
The Choice 2016

as Narrator

2016
2016
Business of Disaster

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Saudi Arabia Uncovered

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
Supplements and Safety

as Self - Narrator

2016
Netanyahu at War

as Self (narrator)

2015
Obama at War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
The Fight for Yemen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014
Firestone and the Warlord

as Self - Narrator

2014
2014
Losing Iraq

as Narrator

2014
2014
Prison State

as Himself - Narrator (Voice)

2014
Generation Like

as Narrator (voice)

2012
The Suicide Plan

as Narrator

2012
Last Man Out

as Walt Whitman (voice)

2010
The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App

2008
The War Briefing

as Narrator

2008
Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

2008
2007
On Our Watch

as Narrator

2007
Endgame

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2006
Fierce People

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

2006
Little Children

as Narrator (voice)

2006
Return of the Taliban

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2006
Frontline: The Age of AIDS

as Narrator (voice)

2006
Is It Real?

as Narrator (voice)

2005
Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges

2005
Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

2005
Our Fathers

as Wilson Rogers Jr.

2005
The New Asylums

as narrator

2004
American Meltdown

as Homeland Chief Utley

2003
Truth, War and Consequences

as Narrator (voice)

2003
Mystic River

as FBI Agent Birden

2003
Threat Matrix

as Roger Atkins

2002
American Porn

as Narrator

2001
2000
Ed

as Gus McGraw

2000
Satan in the Suburbs

as Narrator (voice)

1999
The West Wing

as Narrator (voice)

1999
1998
The Siege

as FBI Director

1998
1998
A Perfect Murder

as Jason Gates

1997
Floating

as Van's Father

1997
The Bay of Pigs

as Narrator (voice)

1996
The Crucible

as Isaiah Goodkind

1996
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

as Narrator (voice)

1996
1996
Celtic Pride

as Rich Man

1996
1996
NBA at 50

as Self - 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?)

1990
Law & Order

as Victor Conner

1989
The Simpsons

as Narrator (voice)

1989
1989
Crossbow: The Movie

as William Tell

1988
American Experience

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1987
Crossbow

as William Tell

1987
1986
Hostage in Iran

as Narrator

1985
1985
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Allan Wooster

1983
Frontline

as Self, Narrator

1983
Frontline

as Narrator (voice)

1983
Frontline

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1974
NOVA

as Narrator

1974
NOVA

as Narrator (voice)

1974
NOVA

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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News War

as Narrator

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