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