Personal Info
Birthday
May 20, 1948
Place of Birth
Burlington, Vermont, USA
Known For
Acting
Will 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.
Acting Filmography (149)
10.0
The War Cabinet
Movie2026
0.0
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
Movie2026
0.0
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
Movie2026
0.0
The Rise of RFK Jr.
Movie2025
8.5
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
Movie2025
4.0
The Arborist
Movie2025
6.5
The Electric State
Movie2025
0.0
Battle for Tibet
Movie2025
6.2
Aftermath
Movie2024
7.6
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Movie2024
0.0
Crisis on Campus
Movie2024
10.0
Children of Ukraine
Movie2024
No Backdrop
9.0
Democracy on Trial
Movie2024
8.0
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
Movie2023
0.0
The Discord Leaks
Movie2023
0.0
Inside the Uvalde Response
Movie2023
0.0
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
Movie2023
No Backdrop
6.0
Putin and the Presidents
Movie2023
No Backdrop
7.0
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Movie2022
No Backdrop
0.0
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Movie2022
No Backdrop
0.0
The Power of Big Oil
Movie2022
No Backdrop
0.0
The Power of Big Oil
TV Series2022
5.8
Mother/Android
Movie2021
No Backdrop
7.0
Shots Fired
Movie2021
No Backdrop
0.0
Taliban Takeover
Movie2021
No Backdrop
8.0
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
Movie2021
0.0
America After 9/11
Movie2021
No Backdrop
0.0
China's COVID Secrets
Movie2021
8.4
Animaniacs
TV Series2020
6.9
Christmas on Ice
Movie2020
7.2
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Movie2020
3.0
United States of Conspiracy
Movie2020
No Backdrop
8.0
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Movie2020
7.5
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Movie2020
5.0
Battle for Hong Kong
Movie2020
0.0
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
TV Series2020
7.5
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Movie2018
7.0
Life on Parole
Movie2017
No Backdrop
0.0
Iraq Uncovered
Movie2017
No Backdrop
0.0
Out of Gitmo
Movie2017
No Backdrop
0.0
Hunting ISIS
Movie2017
5.8
The Choice 2016
Movie2016
No Backdrop
0.0
Terror in Europe
Movie2016
10.0
Business of Disaster
Movie2016
No Backdrop
6.5
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Movie2016
No Backdrop
0.0
Chasing Heroin
Movie2016
No Backdrop
10.0
Supplements and Safety
Movie2016
8.0
Netanyahu at War
Movie2016
No Backdrop
6.0
Obama at War
Movie2015
No Backdrop
10.0
Isis in Afghanistan
Movie2015
No Backdrop
7.5
Outbreak
Movie2015
No Backdrop
10.0
The Fight for Yemen
Movie2015
No Backdrop
0.0
Firestone and the Warlord
Movie2014
0.0
The Trouble with Antibiotics
Movie2014
No Backdrop
8.0
Losing Iraq
Movie2014
0.0
Separate and Unequal
Movie2014
No Backdrop
7.8
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
Movie2014
No Backdrop
9.0
United States of Secrets
TV Series2014
8.0
Prison State
Movie2014
No Backdrop
7.0
Generation Like
Movie2014
6.0
A Death in St. Augustine
Movie2013
7.5
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
Movie2013
No Backdrop
0.0
The Suicide Plan
Movie2012
0.0
Money, Power & Wall Street
TV Series2012
No Backdrop
9.0
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Movie2012
No Backdrop
5.2
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
Movie2011
6.3
The Other Guys
Movie2010
No Backdrop
0.0
Behind Taliban Lines
Movie2010
6.0
What Doesn't Kill You
Movie2008
No Backdrop
1.0
The War Briefing
Movie2008
No Backdrop
9.0
Young & Restless in China
Movie2008
7.7
Iron Man
Movie2008
No Backdrop
0.0
Rules of Engagement
Movie2008
5.5
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Movie2007
No Backdrop
0.0
On Our Watch
Movie2007
No Backdrop
6.0
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
Movie2007
No Backdrop
5.0
Endgame
Movie2007
0.0
Frontline - News War
TV Series2007
6.1
Fierce People
Movie2006
7.1
Little Children
Movie2006
No Backdrop
0.0
Return of the Taliban
Movie2006
No Backdrop
10.0
The Age of AIDS
Movie2006
7.6
Commander in Chief
TV Series2005
6.5
Our Fathers
Movie2005
No Backdrop
0.0
The New Asylums
Movie2005
7.0
The Secret History of the Credit Card
Movie2004
5.2
American Meltdown
Movie2004
No Backdrop
0.0
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
Movie2004
0.0
Truth, War and Consequences
Movie2003
7.7
Mystic River
Movie2003
6.1
Threat Matrix
TV Series2003
No Backdrop
0.0
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
Movie2003
No Backdrop
0.0
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
Movie2003
No Backdrop
10.0
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Movie2003
No Backdrop
6.5
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
Movie2003
No Backdrop
9.0
Alma Mater
Movie2002
No Backdrop
5.0
American Porn
Movie2002
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV Series2001
No Backdrop
7.3
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
Movie2001
7.7
Ed
TV Series2000
No Backdrop
10.0
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
Movie2000
7.0
Satan in the Suburbs
Movie2000
8.3
The West Wing
TV Series1999
No Backdrop
0.0
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
Movie1999
No Backdrop
6.0
The Autumn Heart
Movie1999
7.1
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Movie1999
No Backdrop
6.3
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
Movie1998
6.3
The Siege
Movie1998
No Backdrop
7.5
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
Movie1998
6.5
A Perfect Murder
Movie1998
No Backdrop
5.3
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
Movie1997
6.4
Floating
Movie1997
No Backdrop
8.0
The Bay of Pigs
Movie1997
6.6
The Crucible
Movie1996
No Backdrop
6.5
NBA at 50
Movie1996
10.0
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
Movie1996
No Backdrop
0.0
The Ultimate Guide
TV Series1996
5.3
Celtic Pride
Movie1996
7.1
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Movie1996
No Backdrop
0.0
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
Movie1996
8.0
The Search for Satan
Movie1995
5.4
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
Movie1994
8.0
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
Movie1994
No Backdrop
0.0
Norse America
Movie1994
No Backdrop
7.5
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Movie1993
No Backdrop
0.0
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
Movie1993
No Backdrop
0.0
Nixon
Movie1990
7.3
Law & Order
TV Series1990
6.5
Hull High
TV Series1990
8.0
The Simpsons
TV Series1989
4.9
Hostile Takeover
Movie1989
No Backdrop
6.3
Crossbow: The Movie
Movie1989
6.5
American Experience
TV Series1988
6.3
Crossbow
TV Series1987
No Backdrop
0.0
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
Hostage in Iran
Movie1986
9.0
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Movie1985
No Backdrop
0.0
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Movie1985
No Backdrop
7.0
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
TV Series1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
TV Series1984
0.0
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
Movie1984
7.0
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
Movie1984
No Backdrop
9.5
Vietnam: A Television History
TV Series1983
6.6
Frontline
TV Series1983
6.6
American Playhouse
TV Series1982
7.0
NOVA
TV Series1974
5.5
Another World
TV Series1964
No Backdrop
0.0
News War
MovieN/A
No Backdrop
10.0
Yemen Under Siege
MovieN/A