Will Lyman
Department: Acting
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
America After 9/11
2021
Iron Man
2008
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
Aftermath
2024
Taliban Takeover
2021
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996
Alma Mater
2002
Putin and the Presidents
2023
Fierce People
2006
Celtic Pride
1996
Terror in Europe
2016
Shots Fired
2021
Our Fathers
2005
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004
Little Children
2006
Mother/Android
2021
The Bay of Pigs
1997
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023
Generation Like
2014
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
Netanyahu at War
2016
Floating
1997
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012
The Boneyard
2009
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003
The Autumn Heart
1999
Abuse of Power
2008
The Power of Big Oil
2022
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023
The Discord Leaks
2023
Last Man Out
2012
Losing Iraq
2014
A Perfect Murder
1998
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000
Democracy on Trial
2024
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
Truth, War and Consequences
2003
The Search for Satan
1995
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984
Out of Gitmo
2017
The New Asylums
2005
Children of Ukraine
2024
United States of Conspiracy
2020
Norse America
1994
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987
Crisis on Campus
2024
Sinking the Lusitania
2001
Satan in the Suburbs
2000
Frontline: President Trump
2017
The Choice 2016
2016
Divided States of America
2017
The Age of AIDS
2006
Prison State
2014
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003
American Porn
2002
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
Hostile Takeover
1989
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
Battle for Hong Kong
2020
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
Firestone and the Warlord
2014
American Meltdown
2004
Mystic River
2003
Nixon
1990
The Siege
1998
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
Christmas on Ice
2020
Separate and Unequal
2014
The Other Guys
2010
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
The Crucible
1996
Dog Days
2001
Life on Parole
2017
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
Supplements and Safety
2016
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
The Electric State
2025
The Arborist
2025
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
Rules of Engagement
2008
The War Briefing
2008
On Our Watch
2007
News War
—
Yemen Under Siege
—
Hunting ISIS
2017
Iraq Uncovered
2017
Battle for Tibet
2025
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993
Hostage in Iran
1986
Return of the Taliban
2006
Endgame
2007
Taliban Hunters
—
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
Obama at War
2015
The Fight for Yemen
2015
The Suicide Plan
2012
Business of Disaster
2016
NBA at 50
1996
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
Isis in Afghanistan
2015
The Anthrax Files
2011
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
Behind Taliban Lines
2010
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
Young & Restless in China
2008
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
—
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026
Outbreak
2015
A Death in St. Augustine
2013
The West Wing
1999
Ed
2000
Another World
1964
Hull High
1990
The Ultimate Guide
1996
NOVA
1974
Is It Real?
2006
Law & Order
1990
Crossbow
1987
Vietnam: A Television History
1983
Threat Matrix
2003
NOVA
1974
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
Commander in Chief
2005
Commander in Chief
2005
The Simpsons
1989
Frontline
1983
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Animaniacs
2020
United States of Secrets
2014
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
Frontline - News War
2007
NOVA
1974
American Experience
1988
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992