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Will Lyman

Will Lyman

ActingBorn: May 20, 1948in 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.

The War Cabinet

Fandango At Home

The War Cabinet

2026Documentary

as Narrrator

The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

Fandango At Home

The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

2026Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

Fandango At Home

Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

2026Documentary

as Narrator

The Rise of RFK Jr.

Fandango At Home

The Rise of RFK Jr.

2025Documentary

as Narrator

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

2025Documentary

as Narrator (voice over)

The Arborist

The Arborist

as Arthur Randolph

The Electric State

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The Electric State

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Battle for Tibet

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Battle for Tibet

2025Documentary

as Narrator

Aftermath

Aftermath

as Joe Kozak

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

2024Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crisis on Campus

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Crisis on Campus

2024Documentary

as Narrator

Children of Ukraine

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Children of Ukraine

2024Documentary

as Narrator

Democracy on Trial

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Democracy on Trial

2024Documentary

as Narrator

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

2023Documentary

as Narrator

The Discord Leaks

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

The Discord Leaks

2023Documentary

as Narrator

Inside the Uvalde Response

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Inside the Uvalde Response

2023Documentary

as Narrator

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

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

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

2023Documentary

as narrator

Putin and the Presidents

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Putin and the Presidents

2023Documentary

as Narrator

Lies, Politics and Democracy

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Lies, Politics and Democracy

2022Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

2022Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Power of Big Oil

The Power of Big Oil

2022Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

The Power of Big Oil

The Power of Big Oil

2022Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Mother/Android

Mother/Android

2021Science Fiction

as Captain

Shots Fired

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Shots Fired

2021Documentary

as Narrator

Taliban Takeover

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Taliban Takeover

2021Documentary

as Narrator

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

2021Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

America After 9/11

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

America After 9/11

2021Documentary

as narrator

China's COVID Secrets

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

China's COVID Secrets

2021Documentary

as Self - Narrator

Animaniacs

Animaniacs

as Narrator (voice)

Christmas on Ice

Christmas on Ice

as Mayor Greenwood

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

United States of Conspiracy

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

United States of Conspiracy

2020Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

2020Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

2020Documentary

as Narrator

Battle for Hong Kong

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Battle for Hong Kong

2020Documentary

as Narrator

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

2020Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

2018Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Life on Parole

Life on Parole

2017Documentary

as Narrator

Iraq Uncovered

Iraq Uncovered

2017Documentary

as Narrator

Out of Gitmo

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Out of Gitmo

2017Documentary

as narrator

Hunting ISIS

Hunting ISIS

2017Documentary

as Narrator

Divided States of America

2017Documentary

as Narrator

Frontline: President Trump

2017Documentary

as Narrator

The Choice 2016

The Choice 2016

2016Documentary

as Narrator

Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe

2016Documentary

as self

Business of Disaster

Business of Disaster

2016Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

2016Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Chasing Heroin

Chasing Heroin

2016Documentary

as Narrator

Supplements and Safety

Supplements and Safety

2016Documentary

as Self - Narrator

Netanyahu at War

Netanyahu at War

2016Documentary

as Self (narrator)

Obama at War

Obama at War

2015Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Taliban Hunters

2015Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Isis in Afghanistan

Isis in Afghanistan

2015Documentary

as Unknown

Outbreak

Outbreak

2015Documentary

as Self - Narrator

The Fight for Yemen

The Fight for Yemen

2015Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

2014Documentary

as Self - Narrator

The Trouble with Antibiotics

The Trouble with Antibiotics

2014Documentary

as Self - Reporter

Losing Iraq

Losing Iraq

2014Documentary

as Narrator

Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

2014Documentary

as Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

as Narrator

United States of Secrets

United States of Secrets

2014Documentary

as Narrator

Prison State

Prison State

2014Documentary

as Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Generation Like

Generation Like

2014Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

A Death in St. Augustine

A Death in St. Augustine

2013Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

2013Documentary

as Himself - Narrator

The Suicide Plan

The Suicide Plan

2012Documentary

as Narrator

Last Man Out

as Walt Whitman (voice)

Money, Power & Wall Street

Money, Power & Wall Street

2012Documentary

as Self - Narrator

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

2012Documentary

as Narrator

The Anthrax Files

2011Documentary

as Unknown

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

2011Documentary

as Narrator

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App

Behind Taliban Lines

Behind Taliban Lines

2010Documentary

as Unknown

The Boneyard

as Narrator

What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

as Sully

The War Briefing

The War Briefing

2008Documentary

as Narrator

Abuse of Power

as Nolan Flannery

Young & Restless in China

Young & Restless in China

2008Documentary

as Unknown

Iron Man

Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2008Documentary

as Narrator

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

as Moe Fresno

On Our Watch

On Our Watch

2007Documentary

as Narrator

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

2007Documentary

as Narrator

Endgame

Endgame

2007Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

I'm Paige Wilson

as Ben Foxworthy

Frontline - News War

Frontline - News War

as Self

Fierce People

Fierce People

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Little Children

Little Children

as Narrator (voice)

Return of the Taliban

Return of the Taliban

2006Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Age of AIDS

The Age of AIDS

2006Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Is It Real?

2006Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

as Wilson Rogers Jr.

The New Asylums

The New Asylums

2005Documentary

as narrator

The Secret History of the Credit Card

The Secret History of the Credit Card

2004Documentary

as Narrator

American Meltdown

American Meltdown

as Homeland Chief Utley

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

2004Documentary

as Narrator

Truth, War and Consequences

Truth, War and Consequences

2003Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Mystic River

Mystic River

as FBI Agent Birden

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

as Roger Atkins

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

as Narrator (voice)

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

2003Documentary

as Narrator

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

2003Documentary

as Narrator

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

2003Documentary

as Narrator

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

as Unknown

American Porn

American Porn

2002Documentary

as Narrator

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Roger Jameson

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

2001Documentary

as Narrator

Sinking the Lusitania

2001Documentary

as Narrator

Dog Days

as Dad

Ed

as Gus McGraw

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

as Self - Narrator(voice)

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

2000Documentary

as Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs

Satan in the Suburbs

as Narrator (voice)

The West Wing

The West Wing

as Narrator (voice)

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

1999Documentary

as Unknown

The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

as Doctor

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Michael Jordan: His Airness

1999Documentary

as Narrator

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

1998Documentary

as Narrator

The Siege

The Siege

as FBI Director

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

1998Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

as Jason Gates

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

1997Documentary

as Narrator

Floating

Floating

as Van's Father

The Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs

1997Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

The Crucible

The Crucible

as Isaiah Goodkind

NBA at 50

NBA at 50

1996Documentary

as Self - Narrator

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

1996Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

The Ultimate Guide

The Ultimate Guide

1996Documentary

as Narrator

Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

as Rich Man

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

as Mr. Edwards

The Search for Satan

The Search for Satan

1995Documentary

as Unknown

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

1994Documentary

as Narrator

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

1994Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Norse America

Norse America

1994Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

1993Documentary

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

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

1993Documentary

as Narrator

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

1992Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Nixon

Nixon

1990Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Victor Conner

Hull High

Hull High

as John Deerborn

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as Narrator (voice)

Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

as Smolen

Crossbow: The Movie

Crossbow: The Movie

as William Tell

American Experience

American Experience

1988Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crossbow

Crossbow

as William Tell

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

1987Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hostage in Iran

Hostage in Iran

1986Documentary

as Narrator

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

1985Documentary

as narrator (himself)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Allan Wooster

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

1984Documentary

as Narrator

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

1984Documentary

as Narrator

Vietnam: A Television History

Vietnam: A Television History

1983Documentary

as Narrator

Frontline

Frontline

1983Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

as Reverend Parris

NOVA

NOVA

1974Documentary

as Narrator

NOVA

NOVA

1974Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA

NOVA

1974Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Another World

Another World

as Unknown

News War

News War

as Narrator

Yemen Under Siege

Yemen Under Siege

as Narrator

The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

as Narrator