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Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Actor · Born May 20, 1948 · Burlington, Vermont, USA

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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.

Acted in 43

2010s

  1. 2015

    Isis in Afghanistan

    Movie

  2. 2011

    The Anthrax Files

    Movie

  3. 2010
  4. Behind Taliban Lines

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

    Movie

  2. The Autumn Heart

    Doctor

  3. 1998
  4. 1997

    Floating

    Van's Father

  5. 1996
  6. 1995

    The Search for Satan

    Movie

  7. 1992
  8. 1990
  9. Hull High

    John Deerborn · 8 episodes

1980s

  1. 1989

    Hostile Takeover

    Smolen

  2. Crossbow: The Movie

    William Tell

  3. 1987
  4. 1985

    Three Sovereigns for Sarah

    Rev. Parris

  5. Three Sovereigns for Sarah

    Rev. Parris · 3 episodes

  6. 1984
  7. 1982

Produced 1

1980s

  1. 1986

    Hostage in Iran

    Executive Producer

Appearances112

2020s

  1. 2026

    American Voices 2026

    Narrator

  2. Scammed

    Narrator

  3. The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

    Narrator (voice)

  4. Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

    Narrator

  5. 2025

    The Rise of RFK Jr.

    Narrator

  6. Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

    Narrator (voice over)

  7. Battle for Tibet

    Narrator

  8. 2024

    The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  9. Crisis on Campus

    Narrator

  10. Children of Ukraine

    Narrator

  11. Democracy on Trial

    Narrator

  12. 2023

    Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

    Narrator

  13. The Discord Leaks

    Narrator

  14. Inside the Uvalde Response

    Narrator

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

    narrator

  16. Putin and the Presidents

    Narrator

  17. 2022

    Lies, Politics and Democracy

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  18. Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  19. The Power of Big Oil

    Narrator (voice) · 3 episodes

  20. 2021

    Shots Fired

    Narrator

  21. Taliban Takeover

    Narrator

  22. Boeing's Fatal Flaw

    Narrator (voice)

  23. America After 9/11

    narrator

  24. China's COVID Secrets

    Self - Narrator

  25. 2020
  26. The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

    Narrator (voice)

  27. United States of Conspiracy

    Narrator (voice)

  28. Once Upon a Time in Iraq

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  29. Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

    Narrator

  30. Battle for Hong Kong

    Narrator

  31. America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

    Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes

2010s

  1. 2018

    UN Sex Abuse Scandal

    Narrator (voice)

  2. 2017

    Life on Parole

    Narrator

  3. Iraq Uncovered

    Narrator

  4. Out of Gitmo

    narrator

  5. Hunting ISIS

    Narrator

  6. 2016

    The Choice 2016

    Narrator

  7. Terror in Europe

    self

  8. Business of Disaster

    Narrator (voice)

  9. Saudi Arabia Uncovered

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  10. Chasing Heroin

    Narrator

  11. Supplements and Safety

    Self - Narrator

  12. Netanyahu at War

    Self (narrator)

  13. 2015

    Obama at War

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  14. Outbreak

    Self - Narrator

  15. The Fight for Yemen

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  16. 2014

    Firestone and the Warlord

    Self - Narrator

  17. The Trouble with Antibiotics

    Self - Reporter

  18. Losing Iraq

    Narrator

  19. Separate and Unequal

    Narrator

  20. United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

    Narrator

  21. United States of Secrets

    Narrator · 2 episodes

  22. Prison State

    Himself - Narrator (Voice)

  23. Generation Like

    Narrator (voice)

  24. 2013

    A Death in St. Augustine

    Narrator (voice)

  25. League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

    Himself - Narrator

  26. 2012

    The Suicide Plan

    Narrator

  27. Money, Power & Wall Street

    Self - Narrator · 2 episodes

  28. Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

    Narrator

  29. 2011

    Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

    Narrator

2000s

  1. 2008

    The War Briefing

    Narrator

  2. Rules of Engagement

    Narrator

  3. 2007

    On Our Watch

    Narrator

  4. Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

    Narrator

  5. Endgame

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  6. Frontline - News War

    Self · 3 episodes

  7. 2006
  8. Return of the Taliban

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  9. The Dark Side

    Self - Narrator

  10. 2005

    The New Asylums

    narrator

  11. 2004

    The Secret History of the Credit Card

    Narrator

  12. Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

    Narrator

  13. 2003

    Truth, War and Consequences

    Narrator (voice)

  14. Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

    Narrator (voice)

  15. Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

    Narrator

  16. Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

    Narrator

  17. 2002

    American Porn

    Narrator

  18. 2001

    The Day Reagan Was Shot

    Narrator (voice)

  19. Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

    Narrator

  20. 2000

    Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

    Narrator

  21. Satan in the Suburbs

    Narrator (voice)

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. Michael Jordan: His Airness

    Narrator

  3. 1998

    Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

    Narrator

  4. Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  5. 1997

    Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

    Narrator

  6. The Bay of Pigs

    Narrator (voice)

  7. 1996

    NBA at 50

    Self - Narrator

  8. The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

    Narrator (voice)

  9. The Ultimate Guide

    Narrator · 23 episodes

  10. The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

    Narrator

  11. 1994

    Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

    Narrator

  12. Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

    Narrator (voice)

  13. Norse America

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  14. 1993

    The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

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

  15. The Arming of Saudi Arabia

    Narrator

  16. 1990

    Nixon

    Narrator (voice)

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988
  3. 1987

    The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  4. 1986

    Hostage in Iran

    Narrator

  5. 1985

    Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

    narrator (himself)

  6. 1984

    The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

    Narrator

  7. The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

    Narrator

  8. 1983

No release date

  1. News War

    Narrator

  2. Yemen Under Siege

    Narrator

  3. Putin’s War at Home

    Narrator