
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