Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Age: 77 years old
Born: May 20, 1948 in Burlington, Vermont, USA

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

Iron Man

Iron Man

Mystic River

Mystic River

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

The Electric State

The Electric State

Documentary Narrator (voice)

The Arborist

The Arborist

Arthur Randolph

Battle for Tibet

Battle for Tibet

Aftermath

Aftermath

Democracy on Trial

Democracy on Trial

Children of Ukraine

Children of Ukraine

Crisis on Campus

Crisis on Campus

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Self - Narrator (voice)

Putin and the Presidents

Putin and the Presidents

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Inside the Uvalde Response

Inside the Uvalde Response

The Discord Leaks

The Discord Leaks

The Power of Big Oil

The Power of Big Oil

Narrator (voice)

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Self - Narrator (voice)

America After 9/11

America After 9/11

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Narrator (voice)

Taliban Takeover

Taliban Takeover

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

Mother/Android

Mother/Android

Frontline

Frontline

United States of Conspiracy

United States of Conspiracy

Narrator (voice)

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Battle for Hong Kong

Battle for Hong Kong

Christmas on Ice

Christmas on Ice

Mayor Greenwood

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Narrator (voice)

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Self - Narrator (voice)

Animaniacs

Animaniacs

Narrator (voice)

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

Self - Narrator (voice)

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

Narrator (voice)

Out of Gitmo

Out of Gitmo

Frontline: President Trump

Frontline: President Trump

Frontline: Divided States of America

Frontline: Divided States of America

Life on Parole

Life on Parole

Hunting ISIS

Hunting ISIS

Iraq Uncovered

Iraq Uncovered

Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe

Netanyahu at War

Netanyahu at War

Self (narrator)

The Choice 2016

The Choice 2016

Supplements and Safety

Supplements and Safety

Self - Narrator

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Self - Narrator (voice)

Business of Disaster

Business of Disaster

Narrator (voice)

Obama at War

Obama at War

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Fight for Yemen

The Fight for Yemen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline

Frontline

Narrator (voice)

Generation Like

Generation Like

Narrator (voice)

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

Losing Iraq

Losing Iraq

Prison State

Prison State

Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

Self - Narrator

Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

The Trouble With Antibiotics

The Trouble With Antibiotics

Self / Reporter

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Narrator (voice)

United States of Secrets

United States of Secrets

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

Himself - Narrator

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Last Man Out

Last Man Out

Walt Whitman (voice)

The Suicide Plan

The Suicide Plan

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Frontline Narration App

The Boneyard

The Boneyard

Iron Man

Iron Man

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Abuse of Power

Abuse of Power

What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

The War Briefing

The War Briefing

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

I'm Paige Wilson

I'm Paige Wilson

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

On Our Watch

On Our Watch

Endgame

Endgame

Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline - News War

Frontline - News War

Fierce People

Fierce People

Documentary Narrator (voice)

Little Children

Little Children

Narrator (voice)

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

Narrator (voice)

Return of the Taliban

Return of the Taliban

Self - Narrator (voice)

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

Wilson Rogers Jr.

The New Asylums

The New Asylums

Is It Real?

Is It Real?

Narrator (voice)

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

The Secret History of the Credit Card

The Secret History of the Credit Card

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

American Meltdown

American Meltdown

Homeland Chief Utley

The West Wing

The West Wing

Narrator (voice)

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Truth, War and Consequences

Truth, War and Consequences

Narrator (voice)

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Mystic River

Mystic River

FBI Agent Birden

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Narrator (voice)

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

American Porn

American Porn

Sinking the Lusitania

Sinking the Lusitania

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Dog Days

Dog Days

Ed

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Satan in the Suburbs

Satan in the Suburbs

Narrator (voice)

NOVA

NOVA

The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Self - Narrator (voice)

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

The Siege

The Siege

The Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs

Narrator (voice)

Floating

Floating

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

The Crucible

The Crucible

Isaiah Goodkind

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

Narrator (voice)

NBA at 50

NBA at 50

Self - Narrator

The Ultimate Guide

The Ultimate Guide

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

The Search for Satan

The Search for Satan

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Narrator (voice)

Norse America

Norse America

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Law & Order

Law & Order

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

Columbus And The Age Of Discovery

Columbus And The Age Of Discovery

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Nixon

Nixon

Narrator (voice)

Hull High

Hull High

American Experience

American Experience

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crossbow: The Movie

Crossbow: The Movie

Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

NOVA

NOVA

Narrator (voice)

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crossbow

Crossbow

Hostage in Iran

Hostage in Iran

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

narrator (himself)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

NOVA

NOVA

Self - Narrator (voice)

Vietnam: A Television History

Vietnam: A Television History

Frontline

Frontline

Self - Narrator (voice)

Another World

Another World

News War

News War

Yemen Under Siege

Yemen Under Siege

Taliban Hunters

Taliban Hunters

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Electric State

The Electric State

Documentary Narrator (voice)

The Arborist

The Arborist

Arthur Randolph

Battle for Tibet

Battle for Tibet

Aftermath

Aftermath

Democracy on Trial

Democracy on Trial

Children of Ukraine

Children of Ukraine

Crisis on Campus

Crisis on Campus

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Self - Narrator (voice)

Putin and the Presidents

Putin and the Presidents

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Inside the Uvalde Response

Inside the Uvalde Response

The Discord Leaks

The Discord Leaks

The Power of Big Oil

The Power of Big Oil

Narrator (voice)

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Self - Narrator (voice)

America After 9/11

America After 9/11

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Narrator (voice)

Taliban Takeover

Taliban Takeover

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

Mother/Android

Mother/Android

United States of Conspiracy

United States of Conspiracy

Narrator (voice)

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Battle for Hong Kong

Battle for Hong Kong

Christmas on Ice

Christmas on Ice

Mayor Greenwood

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Narrator (voice)

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Self - Narrator (voice)

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

Narrator (voice)

Out of Gitmo

Out of Gitmo

Frontline: President Trump

Frontline: President Trump

Frontline: Divided States of America

Frontline: Divided States of America

Life on Parole

Life on Parole

Hunting ISIS

Hunting ISIS

Iraq Uncovered

Iraq Uncovered

Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe

Netanyahu at War

Netanyahu at War

Self (narrator)

The Choice 2016

The Choice 2016

Supplements and Safety

Supplements and Safety

Self - Narrator

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Self - Narrator (voice)

Business of Disaster

Business of Disaster

Narrator (voice)

Obama at War

Obama at War

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Fight for Yemen

The Fight for Yemen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Generation Like

Generation Like

Narrator (voice)

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

Losing Iraq

Losing Iraq

Prison State

Prison State

Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

Self - Narrator

Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

The Trouble With Antibiotics

The Trouble With Antibiotics

Self / Reporter

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

Himself - Narrator

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Last Man Out

Last Man Out

Walt Whitman (voice)

The Suicide Plan

The Suicide Plan

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Frontline Narration App

The Boneyard

The Boneyard

Iron Man

Iron Man

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Abuse of Power

Abuse of Power

What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

The War Briefing

The War Briefing

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

I'm Paige Wilson

I'm Paige Wilson

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

On Our Watch

On Our Watch

Endgame

Endgame

Self - Narrator (voice)

Fierce People

Fierce People

Documentary Narrator (voice)

Little Children

Little Children

Narrator (voice)

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

Narrator (voice)

Return of the Taliban

Return of the Taliban

Self - Narrator (voice)

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

Wilson Rogers Jr.

The New Asylums

The New Asylums

The Secret History of the Credit Card

The Secret History of the Credit Card

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

American Meltdown

American Meltdown

Homeland Chief Utley

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Truth, War and Consequences

Truth, War and Consequences

Narrator (voice)

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Mystic River

Mystic River

FBI Agent Birden

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Narrator (voice)

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

American Porn

American Porn

Sinking the Lusitania

Sinking the Lusitania

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Dog Days

Dog Days

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Satan in the Suburbs

Satan in the Suburbs

Narrator (voice)

The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Self - Narrator (voice)

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

The Siege

The Siege

The Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs

Narrator (voice)

Floating

Floating

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

The Crucible

The Crucible

Isaiah Goodkind

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

Narrator (voice)

NBA at 50

NBA at 50

Self - Narrator

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

The Search for Satan

The Search for Satan

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Narrator (voice)

Norse America

Norse America

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

Columbus And The Age Of Discovery

Columbus And The Age Of Discovery

Nixon

Nixon

Narrator (voice)

Crossbow: The Movie

Crossbow: The Movie

Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hostage in Iran

Hostage in Iran

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

narrator (himself)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

News War

News War

Yemen Under Siege

Yemen Under Siege

Taliban Hunters

Taliban Hunters

Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline

Frontline

Animaniacs

Animaniacs

Narrator (voice)

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline

Frontline

Narrator (voice)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Narrator (voice)

United States of Secrets

United States of Secrets

Frontline - News War

Frontline - News War

Is It Real?

Is It Real?

Narrator (voice)

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

The West Wing

The West Wing

Narrator (voice)

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

Ed

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

NOVA

NOVA

The Ultimate Guide

The Ultimate Guide

Law & Order

Law & Order

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Hull High

Hull High

American Experience

American Experience

Self - Narrator (voice)

NOVA

NOVA

Narrator (voice)

Crossbow

Crossbow

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

NOVA

NOVA

Self - Narrator (voice)

Vietnam: A Television History

Vietnam: A Television History

Frontline

Frontline

Self - Narrator (voice)

Another World

Another World