Will Lyman
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1948-05-20 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Burlington, Vermont, USA
- Also known as
- William Remington Lyman · William 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
TV Shows (24)
Law & Order
1990
as Victor Conner
The Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Roger Jameson
NOVA
1974
as Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice)
The West Wing
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Allan Wooster
Frontline
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Experience
1988
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Animaniacs
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Ed
2000
as Gus McGraw
Commander in Chief
2005
as Teddy Bridges / Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
Threat Matrix
2003
as Roger Atkins
Crossbow
1987
as William Tell
Another World
1964
Hull High
1990
as John Deerborn
The Ultimate Guide
1996
as Narrator
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Vietnam: A Television History
1983
as Narrator
Is It Real?
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012
as Self - Narrator
United States of Secrets
2014
as Narrator
Frontline - News War
2007
as Self
Movies (134)
Iron Man
2008
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
The Electric State
2025
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Mystic River
2003
as FBI Agent Birden
Little Children
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Siege
1998
as FBI Director
A Perfect Murder
1998
as Jason Gates
The Other Guys
2010
as Frontline Narration App
Aftermath
2024
as Joe Kozak
The Crucible
1996
as Isaiah Goodkind
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996
as Mr. Edwards
Mother/Android
2021
as Captain
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
as Sully
Fierce People
2006
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Our Fathers
2005
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
American Meltdown
2004
as Homeland Chief Utley
Christmas on Ice
2020
as Mayor Greenwood
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
as Himself - Narrator
Hostile Takeover
1989
as Smolen
Celtic Pride
1996
as Rich Man
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Floating
1997
as Van's Father
The Arborist
2025
as Arthur Randolph
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
as Narrator
Putin and the Presidents
2023
as Narrator
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
as Narrator
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
as William Tell
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
as Moe Fresno
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
Outbreak
2015
as Self - Narrator
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
as Narrator
Business of Disaster
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Autumn Heart
1999
as Doctor
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
as Narrator
Out of Gitmo
2017
as narrator
Nixon
1990
as Narrator (voice)
American Porn
2002
as Narrator
The Age of AIDS
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Generation Like
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Search for Satan
1995
Terror in Europe
2016
as self
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001
as Narrator
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003
as Narrator
The Fight for Yemen
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003
as Narrator
United States of Conspiracy
2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984
as Narrator
Netanyahu at War
2016
as Self (narrator)
The Choice 2016
2016
as Narrator
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
as Self - Narrator(voice)
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
as Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004
as Narrator
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
as Ben Foxworthy
Losing Iraq
2014
as Narrator
Abuse of Power
2008
as Nolan Flannery
Frontline: President Trump
2017
as Narrator
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Satan in the Suburbs
2000
as Narrator (voice)
NBA at 50
1996
as Self - Narrator
Obama at War
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011
as Narrator
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
as narrator (himself)
Crisis on Campus
2024
as Narrator
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023
as Narrator
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994
as Narrator
Truth, War and Consequences
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Prison State
2014
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
Democracy on Trial
2024
as Narrator
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
as Narrator (voice over)
The Power of Big Oil
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998
as Narrator
Endgame
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Return of the Taliban
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023
as narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023
as Narrator
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
Dog Days
2001
as Dad
Alma Mater
2002
A Death in St. Augustine
2013
as Narrator (voice)
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
as Narrator (voice)
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Battle for Hong Kong
2020
as Narrator
Norse America
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Anthrax Files
2011
Hunting ISIS
2017
as Narrator
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993
as Narrator
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026
as Narrator
Divided States of America
2017
as Narrator
America After 9/11
2021
as narrator
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012
as Narrator
Taliban Takeover
2021
as Narrator
Firestone and the Warlord
2014
as Self - Narrator
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000
as Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004
as Narrator
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007
as Narrator
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
as Narrator
Supplements and Safety
2016
as Self - Narrator
Shots Fired
2021
as Narrator
Young & Restless in China
2008
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014
as Narrator
Rules of Engagement
2008
as Narrator
Children of Ukraine
2024
as Narrator
Hostage in Iran
1986
as Narrator
News War
as Narrator
Sinking the Lusitania
2001
as Narrator
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
as Self - Reporter
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984
as Narrator
Battle for Tibet
2025
as Narrator
Life on Parole
2017
as Narrator
Last Man Out
2012
as Walt Whitman (voice)
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026
as Narrator (voice)
The Bay of Pigs
1997
as Narrator (voice)
About Will Lyman
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. With 158 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Will Lyman has appeared in 134 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Will Lyman Movies
- Iron Man (2008) — as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- The Electric State (2025) — as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- Mystic River (2003) — as FBI Agent Birden
- Little Children (2006) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Siege (1998) — as FBI Director
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