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Will Lyman
Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Acting•Born May 20, 1948 (age 78)•Burlington, Vermont, USA

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

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990•TV Series•
7.3
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989•TV Series•
8.0
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001•TV Series•
7.6
The West Wing

The West Wing

1999•TV Series•
8.3
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984•TV Series•
7.5
NOVA

NOVA

1974•TV Series•
7.0
NOVA

NOVA

1974•TV Series•
7.0
NOVA

NOVA

1974•TV Series•
7.0

Filmography

2026
The War Cabinet

as Narrrator

Movie
2026
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2026
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

as Narrator

Movie
2025
The Rise of RFK Jr.

as Narrator

Movie
2025
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

as Narrator (voice over)

Movie
2025
The Arborist

as Arthur Randolph

Movie
2025
The Electric State

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Movie
2025
Battle for Tibet

as Narrator

Movie
2024
Aftermath

as Joe Kozak

Movie
2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2024
Crisis on Campus

as Narrator

Movie
2024
Children of Ukraine

as Narrator

Movie
2024
Democracy on Trial

as Narrator

Movie
2023
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

as Narrator

Movie
2023
The Discord Leaks

as Narrator

Movie
2023
Inside the Uvalde Response

as Narrator

Movie
2023
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

as narrator

Movie
2023
Putin and the Presidents

as Narrator

Movie
2022
Lies, Politics and Democracy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2022
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2022
The Power of Big Oil

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2022
The Power of Big Oil

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2021
Mother/Android

as Captain

Movie
2021
Shots Fired

as Narrator

Movie
2021
Taliban Takeover

as Narrator

Movie
2021
Boeing's Fatal Flaw

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2021
America After 9/11

as narrator

Movie
2021
China's COVID Secrets

as Self - Narrator

Movie
2020
Animaniacs

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2020
Christmas on Ice

as Mayor Greenwood

Movie
2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2020
United States of Conspiracy

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2020
Once Upon a Time in Iraq

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2020
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

as Narrator

Movie
2020
Battle for Hong Kong

as Narrator

Movie
2020
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2018
UN Sex Abuse Scandal

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2017
Life on Parole

as Narrator

Movie
2017
Iraq Uncovered

as Narrator

Movie
2017
Out of Gitmo

as narrator

Movie
2017
Hunting ISIS

as Narrator

Movie
2017
Divided States of America

as Narrator

Movie
2017
Frontline: President Trump

as Narrator

Movie
2016
The Choice 2016

as Narrator

Movie
2016
Terror in Europe

as self

Movie
2016
Business of Disaster

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016
Saudi Arabia Uncovered

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016
Chasing Heroin

as Narrator

Movie
2016
Supplements and Safety

as Self - Narrator

Movie
2016
Netanyahu at War

as Self (narrator)

Movie
2015
Obama at War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015
Taliban Hunters

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015
Isis in Afghanistan
Movie
2015
Outbreak

as Self - Narrator

Movie
2015
The Fight for Yemen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2014
Firestone and the Warlord

as Self - Narrator

Movie
2014
The Trouble with Antibiotics

as Self - Reporter

Movie
2014
Losing Iraq

as Narrator

Movie
2014
Separate and Unequal

as Narrator

Movie
2014
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

as Narrator

Movie
2014
United States of Secrets

as Narrator

TV
2014
Prison State

as Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Movie
2014
Generation Like

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2013
A Death in St. Augustine

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2013
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

as Himself - Narrator

Movie
2012
The Suicide Plan

as Narrator

Movie
2012
Last Man Out

as Walt Whitman (voice)

Movie
2012
Money, Power & Wall Street

as Self - Narrator

TV
2012
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

as Narrator

Movie
2011
The Anthrax Files
Movie
2011
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Movie
2010
The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App

Movie
2010
Behind Taliban Lines
Movie
2009
The Boneyard

as Narrator

Movie
2008
What Doesn't Kill You

as Sully

Movie
2008
The War Briefing

as Narrator

Movie
2008
Abuse of Power

as Nolan Flannery

Movie
2008
Young & Restless in China
Movie
2008
Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Movie
2008
Rules of Engagement

as Narrator

Movie
2007
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

as Moe Fresno

Movie
2007
On Our Watch

as Narrator

Movie
2007
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Movie
2007
Endgame

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2007
I'm Paige Wilson

as Ben Foxworthy

Movie
2007
Frontline - News War

as Self

TV
2006
Fierce People

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Movie
2006
Little Children

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2006
Return of the Taliban

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2006
The Age of AIDS

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2006
Is It Real?

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2005
Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges

TV
2005
Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

TV
2005
Our Fathers

as Wilson Rogers Jr.

Movie
2005
The New Asylums

as narrator

Movie
2004
The Secret History of the Credit Card

as Narrator

Movie
2004
American Meltdown

as Homeland Chief Utley

Movie
2004
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

as Narrator

Movie
2003
Truth, War and Consequences

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2003
Mystic River

as FBI Agent Birden

Movie
2003
Threat Matrix

as Roger Atkins

TV
2003
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2003
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

as Narrator

Movie
2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

as Narrator

Movie
2003
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Movie
2002
Alma Mater
Movie
2002
American Porn

as Narrator

Movie
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Roger Jameson

TV
2001
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Movie
2001
Sinking the Lusitania

as Narrator

Movie
2001
Dog Days

as Dad

Movie
2000
Ed

as Gus McGraw

TV
2000
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

as Self - Narrator(voice)

Movie
2000
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

as Narrator

Movie
2000
Satan in the Suburbs

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1999
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
Movie
1999
The Autumn Heart

as Doctor

Movie
1999
Michael Jordan: His Airness

as Narrator

Movie
1998
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

as Narrator

Movie
1998
The Siege

as FBI Director

Movie
1998
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1998
A Perfect Murder

as Jason Gates

Movie
1997
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Movie
1997
Floating

as Van's Father

Movie
1997
The Bay of Pigs

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1996
The Crucible

as Isaiah Goodkind

Movie
1996
NBA at 50

as Self - Narrator

Movie
1996
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1996
The Ultimate Guide

as Narrator

TV
1996
Celtic Pride

as Rich Man

Movie
1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse

as Mr. Edwards

Movie
1995
The Search for Satan
Movie
1994
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

as Narrator

Movie
1994
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1994
Norse America

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1993
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

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

Movie
1993
The Arming of Saudi Arabia

as Narrator

Movie
1992
Columbus and the Age of Discovery

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1990
Nixon

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Victor Conner

TV
1990
Hull High

as John Deerborn

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1989
Hostile Takeover

as Smolen

Movie
1989
Crossbow: The Movie

as William Tell

Movie
1988
American Experience

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1987
Crossbow

as William Tell

TV
1987
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1986
Hostage in Iran

as Narrator

Movie
1985
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

as narrator (himself)

Movie
1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Movie
1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Allan Wooster

TV
1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

as Narrator

Movie
1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

as Narrator

Movie
1983
Vietnam: A Television History

as Narrator

TV
1983
Frontline

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1974
NOVA

as Narrator

TV
1974
NOVA

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1974
NOVA

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1964
Another World
TV
—
News War

as Narrator

Movie
—
Yemen Under Siege

as Narrator

Movie
—
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks

as Narrator

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 20, 1948
Place of BirthBurlington, Vermont, USA
Popularity0.8