Will Lyman
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Victor Conner
1990
Series
The Simpsons
Narrator (voice)
1989
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roger Jameson
2001
Series
The West Wing
Narrator (voice)
1999
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Allan Wooster
1984
Series
NOVA
Narrator
1974
Series
NOVA
Narrator (voice)
1974
Series
NOVA
Self - Narrator (voice)
1974
Film
Iron Man
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
2008
Series
Frontline
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Animaniacs
Narrator (voice)
2020
Series
American Experience
Self - Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
American Playhouse
Reverend Parris
1982
Film
The Electric State
Documentary Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
Mystic River
FBI Agent Birden
2003
Series
Ed
Gus McGraw
2000
Film
The Other Guys
Frontline Narration App
2010
Series
Commander in Chief
Teddy Bridges
2005
Series
Commander in Chief
Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
2005
Series
Crossbow
William Tell
1987
Series
Threat Matrix
Roger Atkins
2003
Film
The Siege
FBI Director
1998
Film
A Perfect Murder
Jason Gates
1998
Film
Little Children
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Aftermath
Joe Kozak
2024
Film
School Ties
Swanson
1992
Film
The Crucible
Isaiah Goodkind
1996
Film
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Mr. Edwards
1996
Series
Another World
1964
Dog Days
Dad
2001
Film
Mother/Android
Captain
2021
Film
American Meltdown
Homeland Chief Utley
2004
Series
Hull High
John Deerborn
1990
Film
Fierce People
Documentary Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
What Doesn't Kill You
Sully
2008
Film
Celtic Pride
Rich Man
1996
Series
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
The Bay of Pigs
Narrator (voice)
1997
Taliban Hunters
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Series
The Ultimate Guide
Narrator
1996
Film
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Film
Nixon
Narrator (voice)
1990
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Narrator
1983
Film
Outbreak
Self - Narrator
2015
Film
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
A Death in St. Augustine
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Christmas on Ice
Mayor Greenwood
2020
Film
The Age of AIDS
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Our Fathers
Wilson Rogers Jr.
2005
Film
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Life on Parole
Narrator
2017
Film
The War Cabinet
Narrrator
2026
Film
United States of Conspiracy
Narrator (voice)
2020
Series
Frontline - News War
Self
2007
Series
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Rev. Parris
1985
Film
Crossbow: The Movie
William Tell
1989
Film
Firestone and the Warlord
Self - Narrator
2014
Film
Iraq Uncovered
Narrator
2017
Series
Money, Power & Wall Street
Self - Narrator
2012
Film
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Narrator
2020
Film
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
Floating
Van's Father
1997
Film
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Narrator
1999
Film
China's COVID Secrets
Self - Narrator
2021
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
Self - Narrator (voice)
1992
Series
The Power of Big Oil
Narrator (voice)
2022
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
Self - Narrator(voice)
2000
Film
Hostile Takeover
Smolen
1989
Film
News War
Narrator
Film
Obama at War
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
The New Asylums
narrator
2005
Film
Alma Mater
2002
Film
The Discord Leaks
Narrator
2023
Film
Endgame
Self - Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Rev. Parris
1985
Film
The Autumn Heart
Doctor
1999
Film
NBA at 50
Self - Narrator
1996
The Boneyard
Narrator
2009
Film
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
Himself - Narrator
2013
Film
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
The Arborist
Arthur Randolph
2025
Film
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
Narrator
2026
Film
Business of Disaster
Narrator (voice)
2016
Is It Real?
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Out of Gitmo
narrator
2017
Divided States of America
Narrator
2017
Film
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
Narrator
1984
Film
Netanyahu at War
Self (narrator)
2016
Film
Putin and the Presidents
Narrator
2023
Film
The Rise of RFK Jr.
Narrator
2025
Film
Children of Ukraine
Narrator
2024
Film
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
I'm Paige Wilson
Ben Foxworthy
2007
Film
Yemen Under Siege
Narrator
Film
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
1993
Film
Satan in the Suburbs
Narrator (voice)
2000
Film
Supplements and Safety
Self - Narrator
2016
Film
Generation Like
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
Losing Iraq
Narrator
2014
Film
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Separate and Unequal
Narrator
2014
Film
Prison State
Himself - Narrator (Voice)
2014
Series
United States of Secrets
Narrator
2014
Frontline: President Trump
Narrator
2017
Film
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
2003
Film
American Porn
Narrator
2002
Film
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
Film
Behind Taliban Lines
2010
Film
Battle for Tibet
Narrator
2025
Film
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
The Trouble with Antibiotics
Self - Reporter
2014
Film
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Moe Fresno
2007
Film
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
Narrator
1993
Film
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Narrator
2003
Film
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
Narrator
1984
Film
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
Narrator
1994
Abuse of Power
Nolan Flannery
2008
Film
Young & Restless in China
2008
Film
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
Narrator
2023
Film
The Fight for Yemen
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Battle for Hong Kong
Narrator
2020
Film
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
Narrator
2003
Film
Taliban Takeover
Narrator
2021
Sinking the Lusitania
Narrator
2001
Film
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
Narrator
1996
Film
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
Narrator
1998
Film
The Search for Satan
1995
Film
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
On Our Watch
Narrator
2007
Film
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
2001
Film
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
Narrator (voice)
2026
Last Man Out
Walt Whitman (voice)
2012
Film
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
Narrator (voice over)
2025
The Anthrax Files
2011
Film
Norse America
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
The Choice 2016
Narrator
2016
Film
Rules of Engagement
Narrator
2008
Film
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
2011
Film
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
narrator (himself)
1985
Film
The Power of Big Oil
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Shots Fired
Narrator
2021
Film
Inside the Uvalde Response
Narrator
2023
Film
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
Narrator
1997
Film
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Terror in Europe
self
2016
Film
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Narrator
2012
Film
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
2007
Film
The Suicide Plan
Narrator
2012
Film
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
Self - Narrator (voice)
1987
Film
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
Narrator
2014
Film
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
Narrator
2000
Film
Crisis on Campus
Narrator
2024
Film
America After 9/11
narrator
2021
Film
Democracy on Trial
Narrator
2024
Film
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
Narrator
2004
Film
Return of the Taliban
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Truth, War and Consequences
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Isis in Afghanistan
2015
Film
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
narrator
2023
Film
The Secret History of the Credit Card
Narrator
2004
Film
Hunting ISIS
Narrator
2017
Film
The War Briefing
Narrator
2008
Film
Hostage in Iran
Narrator
1986
Film
Chasing Heroin
Narrator
2016