Will Lyman
Acting1948Burlington, 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
Acting History
2025
The Electric State
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Arborist
as Arthur Randolph
2024
Crisis on Campus
as Narrator
Aftermath
as Joe Kozak
2021
Taliban Takeover
as Narrator
Mother/Android
as Captain
2020
Christmas on Ice
as Mayor Greenwood
Animaniacs
TVas Narrator (voice)• 2 eps
2018
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Frontline: President Trump
as Narrator
Hunting ISIS
as Narrator
2015
Obama at War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
The Simpsons
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
2010
The Other Guys
as Frontline Narration App
2008
Iron Man
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
What Doesn't Kill You
as Sully
2007
2006
Fierce People
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Return of the Taliban
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Little Children
as Narrator (voice)
2005
Our Fathers
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
Commander in Chief
TVas Teddy Bridges (uncredited)• 1 eps
2004
The Secret History of the Credit Card
as Narrator
Meltdown
as Homeland Chief Utley
The West Wing
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
2003
Mystic River
as FBI Agent Birden
Truth, War and Consequences
as Narrator (voice)
Threat Matrix
TVas Roger Atkins• 16 eps
2001
Dog Days
as Dad
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
as Narrator
Ed
TVas Gus McGraw• 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Roger Jameson• 1 eps
1999
Michael Jordan: His Airness
as Narrator
1998
A Perfect Murder
as Jason Gates
The Siege
as FBI Director
1997
Floating
as Van's Father
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
as Narrator
1996
1994
Norse America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
as Narrator
Law & Order
TVas Victor Conner• 1 eps
1993
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
1992
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Allan Wooster• 1 eps
1990
Nixon
as Narrator (voice)
American Experience
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
1989
Hostile Takeover
as Smolen
1987
Crossbow
TVas William Tell• 72 eps
1983
Frontline
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)• 847 eps
1974
NOVA
TVas Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) / Narrator (voice)