Will Lyman
Acting
Born May 20, 1948
From Burlington, Vermont, USA
Also known as William Remington Lyman, William Lyman
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.
Filmography
The War Cabinet
Narrrator
202610.0
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
Narrator (voice)
2026
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
Narrator
2026
The Rise of RFK Jr.
Narrator
2025
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
Narrator (voice over)
20258.5
The Arborist
Arthur Randolph
20254.0
The Electric State
Documentary Narrator (voice)
20256.5
Battle for Tibet
Narrator
2025
Aftermath
Joe Kozak
20246.2
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Self - Narrator (voice)
20247.6
Crisis on Campus
Narrator
2024
Children of Ukraine
Narrator
202410.0
Democracy on Trial
Narrator
20249.0
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
Narrator
20238.0
The Discord Leaks
Narrator
2023
Inside the Uvalde Response
Narrator
2023
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
narrator
2023
Putin and the Presidents
Narrator
20236.0
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Self - Narrator (voice)
20227.0
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
The Power of Big Oil
Narrator (voice)
2022
Mother/Android
Captain
20215.8
Shots Fired
Narrator
20217.0
Taliban Takeover
Narrator
2021
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
Narrator (voice)
20218.0
America After 9/11
narrator
2021
China's COVID Secrets
Self - Narrator
2021
Christmas on Ice
Mayor Greenwood
20206.9
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Narrator (voice)
20207.2
United States of Conspiracy
Narrator (voice)
20203.0
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Self - Narrator (voice)
20208.0
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Narrator
20207.5
Battle for Hong Kong
Narrator
20205.0
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Narrator (voice)
20187.5
Life on Parole
Narrator
20177.0
Iraq Uncovered
Narrator
2017
Out of Gitmo
narrator
2017
Hunting ISIS
Narrator
2017
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Divided States of America
Narrator
20177.0
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Frontline: President Trump
Narrator
20177.0
The Choice 2016
Narrator
20165.8
Terror in Europe
self
2016
Business of Disaster
Narrator (voice)
201610.0
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Self - Narrator (voice)
20166.5
Chasing Heroin
Narrator
2016
Supplements and Safety
Self - Narrator
201610.0
Netanyahu at War
Self (narrator)
20168.0
Obama at War
Self - Narrator (voice)
20156.0
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Taliban Hunters
Self - Narrator (voice)
201510.0
Isis in Afghanistan
201510.0
Outbreak
Self - Narrator
20157.5
The Fight for Yemen
Self - Narrator (voice)
201510.0
Firestone and the Warlord
Self - Narrator
2014
The Trouble with Antibiotics
Self - Reporter
2014
Losing Iraq
Narrator
20148.0
Separate and Unequal
Narrator
2014
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
Narrator
20147.8
Prison State
Himself - Narrator (Voice)
20148.0
Generation Like
Narrator (voice)
20147.0
A Death in St. Augustine
Narrator (voice)
20136.0
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
Himself - Narrator
20137.5
The Suicide Plan
Narrator
2012
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Last Man Out
Walt Whitman (voice)
2012
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Narrator
20129.0
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The Anthrax Files
2011
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
20115.2
The Other Guys
Frontline Narration App
20106.3
Behind Taliban Lines
2010
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The Boneyard
Narrator
20098.0
What Doesn't Kill You
Sully
20086.0
The War Briefing
Narrator
20081.0
—
Abuse of Power
Nolan Flannery
20084.0
Young & Restless in China
20089.0
Iron Man
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
20087.7
Rules of Engagement
Narrator
2008
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Moe Fresno
20075.5
On Our Watch
Narrator
2007
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
20076.0
Endgame
Self - Narrator (voice)
20075.0
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I'm Paige Wilson
Ben Foxworthy
20072.0
Fierce People
Documentary Narrator (voice)
20066.1
Little Children
Narrator (voice)
20067.1
Return of the Taliban
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
The Age of AIDS
Narrator (voice)
200610.0
Our Fathers
Wilson Rogers Jr.
20056.5
The New Asylums
narrator
2005
The Secret History of the Credit Card
Narrator
20047.0
American Meltdown
Homeland Chief Utley
20045.2
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
Narrator
2004
Truth, War and Consequences
Narrator (voice)
2003
Mystic River
FBI Agent Birden
20037.7
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
Narrator (voice)
2003
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
Narrator
2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Narrator
200310.0
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
20036.5
Alma Mater
20029.0
American Porn
Narrator
20025.0
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
20017.3
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Sinking the Lusitania
Narrator
20017.0
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Dog Days
Dad
200110.0
—
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
Self - Narrator(voice)
20009.0
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
Narrator
200010.0
Satan in the Suburbs
Narrator (voice)
20007.0
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
The Autumn Heart
Doctor
19996.0
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Narrator
19997.1
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
Narrator
19986.3
The Siege
FBI Director
19986.3
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
Self - Narrator (voice)
19987.5
A Perfect Murder
Jason Gates
19986.6
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
Narrator
19975.3
Floating
Van's Father
19976.4
The Bay of Pigs
Narrator (voice)
19978.0
The Crucible
Isaiah Goodkind
19966.6
NBA at 50
Self - Narrator
19966.5
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
Narrator (voice)
199610.0
Celtic Pride
Rich Man
19965.3
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Mr. Edwards
19967.1
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
Narrator
1996
The Search for Satan
19958.0
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
Narrator
19945.4
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
Narrator (voice)
19948.0
Norse America
Self - Narrator (voice)
1994
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
19937.5
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
Narrator
1993
Nixon
Narrator (voice)
1990
Hostile Takeover
Smolen
19894.9
Crossbow: The Movie
William Tell
19896.3
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
Self - Narrator (voice)
1987
Hostage in Iran
Narrator
1986
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
narrator (himself)
19859.0
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Rev. Parris
1985
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
Narrator
1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
Narrator
19847.0
News War
Narrator
N/A
Yemen Under Siege
Narrator
N/A10.0