Will Lyman
Known for Acting · 160 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
The West Wing
1999
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA
1974
as Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Self - 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)
Is It Real?
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Vietnam: A Television History
1983
as Narrator
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012
as Self - Narrator
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992
as Self - Narrator (voice)
United States of Secrets
2014
as Narrator
Frontline - News War
2007
as Self
Movies (136)
Iron Man
2008
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Mystic River
2003
as FBI Agent Birden
The Electric State
2025
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Little Children
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Other Guys
2010
as Frontline Narration App
A Perfect Murder
1998
as Jason Gates
The Siege
1998
as FBI Director
Aftermath
2024
as Joe Kozak
The Crucible
1996
as Isaiah Goodkind
Mother/Android
2021
as Captain
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996
as Mr. Edwards
Fierce People
2006
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
American Meltdown
2004
as Homeland Chief Utley
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
as Sully
Celtic Pride
1996
as Rich Man
Our Fathers
2005
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
The Arborist
2025
as Arthur Randolph
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
as Narrator
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Putin and the Presidents
2023
as Narrator
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
as Narrator
Floating
1997
as Van's Father
Hostile Takeover
1989
as Smolen
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
as Himself - Narrator
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
Out of Gitmo
2017
as narrator
Christmas on Ice
2020
as Mayor Greenwood
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
as Narrator
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Satan in the Suburbs
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
as Moe Fresno
Business of Disaster
2016
as Narrator (voice)
The Age of AIDS
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Autumn Heart
1999
as Doctor
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
as William Tell
Abuse of Power
2008
as Nolan Flannery
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Generation Like
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
as Narrator
Nixon
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Outbreak
2015
as Self - Narrator
Losing Iraq
2014
as Narrator
Prison State
2014
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
The War Cabinet
2026
as Narrrator
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
as Ben Foxworthy
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
United States of Conspiracy
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Endgame
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Norse America
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Search for Satan
1995
American Porn
2002
as Narrator
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003
as Narrator
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
NBA at 50
1996
as Self - Narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023
as Narrator
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003
as Narrator
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Terror in Europe
2016
as self
The Fight for Yemen
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life on Parole
2017
as Narrator
The Choice 2016
2016
as Narrator
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011
as Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984
as Narrator
Crisis on Campus
2024
as Narrator
Supplements and Safety
2016
as Self - Narrator
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
as narrator (himself)
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984
as Narrator
Democracy on Trial
2024
as Narrator
Hunting ISIS
2017
as Narrator
Frontline: President Trump
2017
as Narrator
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023
as Narrator
Rules of Engagement
2008
as Narrator
Truth, War and Consequences
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012
as Narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023
as narrator
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001
as Narrator
Netanyahu at War
2016
as Self (narrator)
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
as Self - Reporter
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bay of Pigs
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Separate and Unequal
2014
as Narrator
Return of the Taliban
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Divided States of America
2017
as Narrator
On Our Watch
2007
as Narrator
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004
as Narrator
Hostage in Iran
1986
as Narrator
Obama at War
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Power of Big Oil
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994
as Narrator
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998
as Narrator
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
as Narrator (voice over)
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
as Self - Narrator(voice)
Young & Restless in China
2008
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014
as Narrator
Children of Ukraine
2024
as Narrator
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007
as Narrator
A Death in St. Augustine
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000
as Narrator
America After 9/11
2021
as narrator
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Sinking the Lusitania
2001
as Narrator
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
as Narrator
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993
as Narrator
Battle for Hong Kong
2020
as Narrator
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Alma Mater
2002
Dog Days
2001
as Dad
The Boneyard
2009
as Narrator
The Discord Leaks
2023
as Narrator
Last Man Out
2012
as Walt Whitman (voice)
The Anthrax Files
2011
Iraq Uncovered
2017
as Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004
as Narrator
News War
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 160 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Will Lyman has appeared in 136 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Will Lyman Movies
- Iron Man (2008) — as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- Mystic River (2003) — as FBI Agent Birden
- The Electric State (2025) — as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- Little Children (2006) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Other Guys (2010) — as Frontline Narration App
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