Will Lyman
Known for Acting · 162 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 (26)
Law & Order
1990
as Victor Conner
The Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Roger Jameson
The West Wing
1999
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA
1974
as Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Allan Wooster
American Experience
1988
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Frontline
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Reverend Parris
Animaniacs
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Ed
2000
as Gus McGraw
Crossbow
1987
as William Tell
Commander in Chief
2005
as Teddy Bridges / Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
Threat Matrix
2003
as Roger Atkins
Another World
1964
The Ultimate Guide
1996
as Narrator
Hull High
1990
as John Deerborn
Vietnam: A Television History
1983
as Narrator
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012
as Self - Narrator
Is It Real?
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
The Power of Big Oil
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Frontline - News War
2007
as Self
United States of Secrets
2014
as Narrator
Movies (136)
Iron Man
2008
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
The Electric State
2025
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Mystic River
2003
as FBI Agent Birden
The Other Guys
2010
as Frontline Narration App
A Perfect Murder
1998
as Jason Gates
Little Children
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Dog Days
2001
as Dad
American Meltdown
2004
as Homeland Chief Utley
The Siege
1998
as FBI Director
The Crucible
1996
as Isaiah Goodkind
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996
as Mr. Edwards
Aftermath
2024
as Joe Kozak
Taliban Hunters
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mother/Android
2021
as Captain
Outbreak
2015
as Self - Narrator
Fierce People
2006
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
as Sully
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
as Narrator
Iraq Uncovered
2017
as Narrator
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
as narrator (himself)
Our Fathers
2005
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
Floating
1997
as Van's Father
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
as William Tell
The Discord Leaks
2023
as Narrator
The Age of AIDS
2006
as Narrator (voice)
A Death in St. Augustine
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Life on Parole
2017
as Narrator
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Celtic Pride
1996
as Rich Man
Supplements and Safety
2016
as Self - Narrator
The Arborist
2025
as Arthur Randolph
Endgame
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Autumn Heart
1999
as Doctor
Netanyahu at War
2016
as Self (narrator)
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Out of Gitmo
2017
as narrator
The War Cabinet
2026
as Narrrator
Business of Disaster
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Children of Ukraine
2024
as Narrator
Sinking the Lusitania
2001
as Narrator
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Firestone and the Warlord
2014
as Self - Narrator
The Bay of Pigs
1997
as Narrator (voice)
NBA at 50
1996
as Self - Narrator
Hostile Takeover
1989
as Smolen
American Porn
2002
as Narrator
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
as Narrator
Isis in Afghanistan
2015
Generation Like
2014
as Narrator (voice)
News War
as Narrator
Christmas on Ice
2020
as Mayor Greenwood
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
as Ben Foxworthy
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
Prison State
2014
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
United States of Conspiracy
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
as Narrator (voice over)
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Last Man Out
2012
as Walt Whitman (voice)
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
as Self - Narrator(voice)
Battle for Tibet
2025
as Narrator
Rules of Engagement
2008
as Narrator
The Search for Satan
1995
The New Asylums
2005
as narrator
Divided States of America
2017
as Narrator
China's COVID Secrets
2021
as Self - Narrator
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Alma Mater
2002
Frontline: President Trump
2017
as Narrator
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
as Narrator
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026
as Narrator (voice)
Battle for Hong Kong
2020
as Narrator
The Fight for Yemen
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
as Moe Fresno
Obama at War
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Abuse of Power
2008
as Nolan Flannery
Nixon
1990
as Narrator (voice)
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993
as Narrator
Return of the Taliban
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Boneyard
2009
as Narrator
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Satan in the Suburbs
2000
as Narrator (voice)
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
as Himself - Narrator
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
Democracy on Trial
2024
as Narrator
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026
as Narrator
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
1996
as Narrator
The Power of Big Oil
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Putin and the Presidents
2023
as Narrator
Terror in Europe
2016
as self
Norse America
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Young & Restless in China
2008
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
as Narrator
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001
as Narrator
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hostage in Iran
1986
as Narrator
Crisis on Campus
2024
as Narrator
The Choice 2016
2016
as Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004
as Narrator
Behind Taliban Lines
2010
The Suicide Plan
2012
as Narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023
as narrator
Separate and Unequal
2014
as Narrator
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023
as Narrator
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
as Self - Reporter
The War Briefing
2008
as Narrator
Hunting ISIS
2017
as Narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023
as Narrator
America After 9/11
2021
as narrator
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011
as Narrator
On Our Watch
2007
as Narrator
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004
as Narrator
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
as Narrator
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000
as Narrator
Yemen Under Siege
as Narrator
Taliban Takeover
2021
as Narrator
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003
as Narrator
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 162 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Will Lyman has appeared in 136 films and 26 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
- The Other Guys (2010) — as Frontline Narration App
- A Perfect Murder (1998) — as Jason Gates
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