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Will Lyman
ActorBorn May 20, 1948 (76 years)
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.
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Filmography
2025 | The Electric State · as Documentary Narrator |
2024 | Aftermath · as Joe Kozak |
2024 | Biden's Decision · as Narrator |
2024 | Crisis on Campus · as Narrator |
2024 | Children of Ukraine · as Narrator |
2024 | Democracy on Trial · as Narrator |
2023 | Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza · as Narrator |
2023 | The Discord Leaks · as Narrator |
2023 | |
2023 | Putin and the Presidents · as Narrator |
2022 | Ukraine, Life Under Russia's Attack · as Narrator |
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 | America After 9/11 · as Narrator |
2020 | Animaniacs (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
2020 | The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden · as Narrator (voice) |
2020 | Christmas on Ice · as Mayor Greenwood |
2020 | United States of Conspiracy · as Narrator (voice) |
2020 | Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos · as Narrator |
2020 | Battle for Hong Kong · as Narrator |
2018 | UN Sex Abuse Scandal · as Narrator (voice) |
2017 | Life on Parole · as Narrator |
2017 | Out of Gitmo · as Narrator |
2017 | Frontline: Divided States of America · as Narrator |
2017 | Frontline: President Trump · as Narrator |
2016 | The Choice 2016 · as Narrator |
2014 | Losing Iraq (Frontline) · as Narrator |
2014 | Separate and Unequal · as Narrator |
2014 | United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost · as Narrator |
2014 | United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program · as Narrator |
2014 | Generation Like · as Narrator (voice) |
2010 | God in America: How Religious Liberty Shaped America (TV Series) · as Narrator |
2010 | The Other Guys · as Frontline Narration App |
2010 | |
2008 | What Doesn't Kill You · as Sully |
2008 | Iron Man · as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice) |
2007 | Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe · as Moe Fresno |
2007 | Bud Greenspan's Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
2006 | Little Children · as Narrator (voice) |
2006 | Brotherhood (TV Series) · as Atty. General Dan Vanderpool |
2006 | Frontline: The Age of AIDS · as Narrator (voice) |
2005 | Commander In Chief (TV Series) · as Teddy Bridges |
2005 | Our Fathers · as Wilson Rogers Jr. |
2005 | Is It Real? (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
2005 | Fierce People · as Documentary Narrator (voice) |
2005 | Bud Greenspan's Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
2004 | The Secret History of the Credit Card · as Narrator |
2004 | The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis · as Narrator |
2004 | UFO Files (TV Series) · as Narrator |
2004 | Meltdown · as Homeland Chief Utley |
2004 | Beacon Hill · as Nolan Flannery |
2004 | Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History · as Narrator |
2003 | Nature Tech (TV Series) · as Narrator |
2003 | Mystic River · as Fbi Agent Birden |
2003 | Threat Matrix (TV Series) · as Roger Atkins |
2003 | Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific · as Narrator |
2003 | |
2003 | Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History · as Narrator |
2002 | |
2002 | 2001-2002 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Champions · as Narrator |
2002 | The Perfect Gooseys · as The Headmaster |
2002 | Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
2001 | Stealing the Superfortress · as Narrator |
2001 | The Day Reagan Was Shot · as Narrator |
2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Roger Jameson |
2001 | Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
2001 | Dischord · as Capt. Jack |
2001 | Sinking the Lusitania · as Narrator |
2000 | The Bone Yard · as Narrator |
2000 | Ed (TV Series) · as Gus Mcgraw |
2000 | The Prosecutors: In Pursuit Of Justice (TV Series) · as Narrator |
2000 | Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain · as Narrator |
2000 | Warriors of the French Foreign Legion · as Narrator |
2000 | The Ultimate Guide: Submarines · as Narrator |
1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
1999 | The Autumn Heart · as Doctor |
1999 | Michael Jordan: His Airness · as Narrator |
1999 | The Curse of Tutankhamun · as Narrator |
1998 | |
1998 | The Siege · as Fbi Director |
1998 | A Perfect Murder · as Jason Gates |
1998 | The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1997 | Atlanta's Olympic Glory · as Narrator |
1997 | Floating · as Van's Father |
1996 | The Crucible · as Isaiah Goodkind |
1996 | Celtic Pride · as Rich Man |
1995 | Welcome to the Dollhouse · as Mr. Edwards |
1994 | Lillehammer '94: 16 Days of Glory · as Narrator |
1994 | The Mao Years: 1949-1976 · as Narrator (voice) |
1993 | Modern Marvels (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1992 | School Ties · as Swanson |
1992 | The Machine That Changed the World (TV Series) · as Narrator (1992) |
1992 | Mann & Machine (TV Series) · as Banito Ruggerio |
1990 | |
1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Victor Conner |
1990 | Hull High (TV Series) |
1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
1989 | China: A Century of Revolution (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1989 | Crossbow: The Movie · as William Tell |
1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1988 | Hostile Takeover · as Smolen |
1987 | Dispatches (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1987 | |
1987 | Shark Week (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1985 | Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera · as Narrator (himself) |
1985 | Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) · as Capt. Ben Morrison |
1985 | Three Sovereigns for Sarah (TV Series) · as Rev. Parris |
1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Allan Wooster |
1984 | George Washington (1984) (TV Series) · as Lawrence |
1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Peter Miller |
1983 | Vietnam: A Television History (TV Series) |
1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Gabriel Javsicas |
1975 | Ryan's Hope (TV Series) · as Ken Alexander |
1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1964 | Another World (TV Series) |
1963 | The Doctors (TV Series) · as Detective Burrows |
1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Carroll O'malley |