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Will Lyman

Acting

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.

Filmography

The War Cabinet

as Narrrator

The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

as Narrator (voice)

Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

as Narrator

The Rise of RFK Jr.

as Narrator

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

as Narrator (voice over)

The Arborist

as Arthur Randolph

The Electric State

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Battle for Tibet

as Narrator

Aftermath

as Joe Kozak

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crisis on Campus

as Narrator

Children of Ukraine

as Narrator

Democracy on Trial

as Narrator

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

as Narrator

The Discord Leaks

as Narrator

Inside the Uvalde Response

as Narrator

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

as narrator

Putin and the Presidents

as Narrator

Lies, Politics and Democracy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Power of Big Oil

as Narrator (voice)

The Power of Big Oil

as Narrator (voice)

Mother/Android

as Captain

Shots Fired

as Narrator

Taliban Takeover

as Narrator

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

as Narrator (voice)

America After 9/11

as narrator

China's COVID Secrets

as Self - Narrator

Animaniacs

as Narrator (voice)

Christmas on Ice

as Mayor Greenwood

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

as Narrator (voice)

United States of Conspiracy

as Narrator (voice)

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

as Narrator

Battle for Hong Kong

as Narrator

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

as Narrator (voice)

Life on Parole

as Narrator

Iraq Uncovered

as Narrator

Out of Gitmo

as narrator

Hunting ISIS

as Narrator

Divided States of America

as Narrator

Frontline: President Trump

as Narrator

The Choice 2016

as Narrator

Terror in Europe

as self

Business of Disaster

as Narrator (voice)

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Chasing Heroin

as Narrator

Supplements and Safety

as Self - Narrator

Netanyahu at War

as Self (narrator)

Obama at War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Taliban Hunters

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Isis in Afghanistan

Cast

Outbreak

as Self - Narrator

The Fight for Yemen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Firestone and the Warlord

as Self - Narrator

The Trouble with Antibiotics

as Self - Reporter

Losing Iraq

as Narrator

Separate and Unequal

as Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

as Narrator

United States of Secrets

as Narrator

Prison State

as Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Generation Like

as Narrator (voice)

A Death in St. Augustine

as Narrator (voice)

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

as Himself - Narrator

The Suicide Plan

as Narrator

Last Man Out

as Walt Whitman (voice)

Money, Power & Wall Street

as Self - Narrator

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

as Narrator

The Anthrax Files

Cast

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App

Behind Taliban Lines

Cast

The Boneyard

as Narrator

What Doesn't Kill You

as Sully

The War Briefing

as Narrator

Abuse of Power

as Nolan Flannery

Young & Restless in China

Cast

Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Rules of Engagement

as Narrator

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

as Moe Fresno

On Our Watch

as Narrator

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Endgame

as Self - Narrator (voice)

I'm Paige Wilson

as Ben Foxworthy

Frontline - News War

as Self

Fierce People

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Little Children

as Narrator (voice)

Return of the Taliban

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Age of AIDS

as Narrator (voice)

Is It Real?

as Narrator (voice)

Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges

Our Fathers

as Wilson Rogers Jr.

The New Asylums

as narrator

The Secret History of the Credit Card

as Narrator

American Meltdown

as Homeland Chief Utley

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

as Narrator

Truth, War and Consequences

as Narrator (voice)

Mystic River

as FBI Agent Birden

Threat Matrix

as Roger Atkins

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

as Narrator (voice)

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

as Narrator

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

as Narrator

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Alma Mater

Cast

American Porn

as Narrator

The Pink Satin Suit

Director

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Roger Jameson

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Sinking the Lusitania

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

as Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs

as Narrator (voice)

The West Wing

as Narrator (voice)

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

Cast

The Autumn Heart

as Doctor

Michael Jordan: His Airness

as Narrator

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

as Narrator

The Siege

as FBI Director

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

as Self - Narrator (voice)

A Perfect Murder

as Jason Gates

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Floating

as Van's Father

The Bay of Pigs

as Narrator (voice)

The Crucible

as Isaiah Goodkind

NBA at 50

as Self - Narrator

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

as Narrator (voice)

The Ultimate Guide

as Narrator

Celtic Pride

as Rich Man

Welcome to the Dollhouse

as Mr. Edwards

The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

as Narrator

The Search for Satan

Cast

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

as Narrator

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

as Narrator (voice)

Norse America

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

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

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

as Narrator

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Nixon

as Narrator (voice)

Law & Order

as Victor Conner

Hull High

as John Deerborn

The Simpsons

as Narrator (voice)

Hostile Takeover

as Smolen

Crossbow: The Movie

as William Tell

American Experience

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crossbow

as William Tell

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hostage in Iran

as Narrator

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

as narrator (himself)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Murder, She Wrote

as Allan Wooster

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

as Narrator

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

as Narrator

Vietnam: A Television History

as Narrator

Frontline

as Self - Narrator (voice)

American Playhouse

as Reverend Parris

NOVA

as Narrator

Another World

Cast

News War

as Narrator

Yemen Under Siege

as Narrator