Will Lyman
Acting
- Born:
- 1948-05-20
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
American Voices 2026
Scammed
The War Cabinet
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
The Rise of RFK Jr.
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
The Arborist
The Electric State
Battle for Tibet
Aftermath
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Crisis on Campus
Children of Ukraine
Democracy on Trial
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
The Discord Leaks
Inside the Uvalde Response
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
Putin and the Presidents
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
The Power of Big Oil
Mother/Android
Shots Fired
Taliban Takeover
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
America After 9/11
China's COVID Secrets
Animaniacs
Christmas on Ice
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
United States of Conspiracy
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Battle for Hong Kong
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Life on Parole
Iraq Uncovered
Out of Gitmo
Hunting ISIS
Divided States of America
Frontline: President Trump
The Choice 2016
Terror in Europe
Business of Disaster
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Chasing Heroin
Supplements and Safety
Netanyahu at War
Obama at War
Taliban Hunters
Isis in Afghanistan
Outbreak
The Fight for Yemen
Firestone and the Warlord
The Trouble with Antibiotics
Losing Iraq
Separate and Unequal
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
United States of Secrets
Prison State
Generation Like
A Death in St. Augustine
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
The Suicide Plan
Last Man Out
Money, Power & Wall Street
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
The Anthrax Files
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
The Other Guys
Behind Taliban Lines
The Boneyard
What Doesn't Kill You
The War Briefing
Abuse of Power
Young & Restless in China
Iron Man
Rules of Engagement
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
On Our Watch
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
Endgame
I'm Paige Wilson
Frontline - News War
Little Children
Return of the Taliban
The Dark Side
The Age of AIDS
Fierce People
Is It Real?
Commander in Chief
Our Fathers
The New Asylums
The Secret History of the Credit Card
American Meltdown
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
Truth, War and Consequences
Mystic River
Threat Matrix
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
Alma Mater
American Porn
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
Sinking the Lusitania
Dog Days
Ed
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
Satan in the Suburbs
The West Wing
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
The Autumn Heart
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
The Siege
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
A Perfect Murder
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
Floating
The Bay of Pigs
The Crucible
NBA at 50
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
The Ultimate Guide
Celtic Pride
Welcome to the Dollhouse
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
The Search for Satan
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
Norse America
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
School Ties
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
Nixon
Law & Order
Hull High
The Simpsons
Hostile Takeover
Crossbow: The Movie
American Experience
Crossbow
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
Hostage in Iran
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Murder, She Wrote
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
Vietnam: A Television History
Frontline
American Playhouse
NOVA
Another World
News War
Yemen Under Siege