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Will Lyman

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
165

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 20, 1948 (78 years old)

Place of Birth
Burlington, Vermont, USA

Will 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

Acting

2026The War Cabinetas Narrrator
2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvadoras Narrator (voice)
2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacyas Narrator
2025The Rise of RFK Jr.as Narrator
2025Trump's Power & the Rule of Lawas Narrator (voice over)
2025The Arboristas Arthur Randolph
2025The Electric Stateas Documentary Narrator (voice)
2025Battle for Tibetas Narrator
2024Aftermathas Joe Kozak
2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trumpas Self - Narrator (voice)
2024Crisis on Campusas Narrator
2024Children of Ukraineas Narrator
2024Democracy on Trialas Narrator
2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gazaas Narrator
2023The Discord Leaksas Narrator
2023Inside the Uvalde Responseas Narrator
2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Courtas narrator
2023Putin and the Presidentsas Narrator
2022Lies, Politics and Democracyas Self - Narrator (voice)
2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attackas Self - Narrator (voice)
2022The Power of Big Oilas Narrator (voice)
2022The Power of Big Oilas Narrator (voice)
2021Mother/Androidas Captain
2021Shots Firedas Narrator
2021Taliban Takeoveras Narrator
2021Boeing's Fatal Flawas Narrator (voice)
2021America After 9/11as narrator
2021China's COVID Secretsas Self - Narrator
2020Animaniacsas Narrator (voice)
2020Christmas on Iceas Mayor Greenwood
2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Bidenas Narrator (voice)
2020United States of Conspiracyas Narrator (voice)
2020Once Upon a Time in Iraqas Self - Narrator (voice)
2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezosas Narrator
2020Battle for Hong Kongas Narrator
2020America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trumpas Self - Narrator (voice)
2018UN Sex Abuse Scandalas Narrator (voice)
2017Life on Paroleas Narrator
2017Iraq Uncoveredas Narrator
2017Out of Gitmoas narrator
2017Hunting ISISas Narrator
2017Divided States of Americaas Narrator
2017Frontline: President Trumpas Narrator
2016The Choice 2016as Narrator
2016Terror in Europeas self
2016Business of Disasteras Narrator (voice)
2016Saudi Arabia Uncoveredas Self - Narrator (voice)
2016Chasing Heroinas Narrator
2016Supplements and Safetyas Self - Narrator
2016Netanyahu at Waras Self (narrator)
2015Obama at Waras Self - Narrator (voice)
2015Isis in Afghanistanas
2015Taliban Huntersas Self - Narrator (voice)
2015Outbreakas Self - Narrator
2015The Fight for Yemenas Self - Narrator (voice)
2014Firestone and the Warlordas Self - Narrator
2014The Trouble with Antibioticsas Self - Reporter
2014Losing Iraqas Narrator
2014Separate and Unequalas Narrator
2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lostas Narrator
2014United States of Secretsas Narrator
2014Prison Stateas Himself - Narrator (Voice)
2014Generation Likeas Narrator (voice)
2013A Death in St. Augustineas Narrator (voice)
2013League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisisas Himself - Narrator
2012The Suicide Planas Narrator
2012Last Man Outas Walt Whitman (voice)
2012Money, Power & Wall Streetas Self - Narrator
2012Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdownas Narrator
2011The Anthrax Filesas
2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator
2010The Other Guysas Frontline Narration App
2010Behind Taliban Linesas
2009The Boneyardas Narrator
2008What Doesn't Kill Youas Sully
2008The War Briefingas Narrator
2008Abuse of Poweras Nolan Flannery
2008Young & Restless in Chinaas
2008Iron Manas Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
2008Rules of Engagementas Narrator
2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universeas Moe Fresno
2007On Our Watchas Narrator
2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator
2007Endgameas Self - Narrator (voice)
2007I'm Paige Wilsonas Ben Foxworthy
2007Frontline - News Waras Self
2006Fierce Peopleas Documentary Narrator (voice)
2006Little Childrenas Narrator (voice)
2006Return of the Talibanas Self - Narrator (voice)
2006The Age of AIDSas Narrator (voice)
2006Is It Real?as Narrator (voice)
2005Commander in Chiefas Teddy Bridges
2005Commander in Chiefas Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
2005Our Fathersas Wilson Rogers Jr.
2005The New Asylumsas narrator
2004The Secret History of the Credit Cardas Narrator
2004American Meltdownas Homeland Chief Utley
2004Golden Road: Today's Senior Driversas Narrator
2003Truth, War and Consequencesas Narrator (voice)
2003Mystic Riveras FBI Agent Birden
2003Threat Matrixas Roger Atkins
2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of Historyas Narrator (voice)
2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entryas Narrator
2003Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacificas Narrator
2003Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator
2002Alma Materas
2002American Pornas Narrator
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Roger Jameson
2001Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator
2001Sinking the Lusitaniaas Narrator
2001Dog Daysas Dad
2000Edas Gus McGraw
2000Finest Hour: The Battle of Britainas Self - Narrator(voice)
2000Warriors of the French Foreign Legionas Narrator
2000Satan in the Suburbsas Narrator (voice)
1999The West Wingas Narrator (voice)
1999The Long Walk of Nelson Mandelaas
1999The Autumn Heartas Doctor
1999Michael Jordan: His Airnessas Narrator
1998Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Gloryas Narrator
1998The Siegeas FBI Director
1998Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'as Self - Narrator (voice)
1998A Perfect Murderas Jason Gates
1997Atlanta’s Olympic Gloryas Narrator
1997Floatingas Van's Father
1997The Bay of Pigsas Narrator (voice)
1996The Crucibleas Isaiah Goodkind
1996NBA at 50as Self - Narrator
1996The Ultimate Guide: T-Rexas Narrator (voice)
1996The Ultimate Guideas Narrator
1996Celtic Prideas Rich Man
1996Welcome to the Dollhouseas Mr. Edwards
1995The Search for Satanas
1994Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Gloryas Narrator
1994Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976as Narrator (voice)
1994Norse Americaas Self - Narrator (voice)
1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswaldas Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
1993The Arming of Saudi Arabiaas Narrator
1992Columbus and the Age of Discoveryas Self - Narrator (voice)
1990Nixonas Narrator (voice)
1990Law & Orderas Victor Conner
1990Hull Highas John Deerborn
1989The Simpsonsas Narrator (voice)
1989Hostile Takeoveras Smolen
1989Crossbow: The Movieas William Tell
1988American Experienceas Self - Narrator (voice)
1987Crossbowas William Tell
1987The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint Peopleas Self - Narrator (voice)
1986Hostage in Iranas Narrator
1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Operaas narrator (himself)
1985Three Sovereigns for Sarahas Rev. Parris
1985Three Sovereigns for Sarahas Rev. Parris
1984Murder, She Wroteas Allan Wooster
1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2as Narrator
1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1as Narrator
1983Vietnam: A Television Historyas Narrator
1983Frontlineas Self - Narrator (voice)
1982American Playhouseas Reverend Parris
1974NOVAas Narrator
1974NOVAas Narrator (voice)
1974NOVAas Self - Narrator (voice)
1964Another Worldas
News Waras Narrator
The Ultimate Guide: Sharksas Narrator
Yemen Under Siegeas Narrator

Production

2002The Pink Satin Suit...Director
1986Hostage in Iran...Executive Producer