Person
Will Lyman
Acting · Born 1948-05-20 · 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
Law & Order
Victor Conner
The Simpsons
Narrator (voice)
NOVA
Narrator
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roger Jameson
The West Wing
Narrator (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Allan Wooster
American Experience
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frontline
Self - Narrator (voice)
Iron Man
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Animaniacs
Narrator (voice)
Filmography
- 2026The War CabinetNarrrator
- 2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El SalvadorNarrator (voice)
- 2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic LegacyNarrator
- 2025The Rise of RFK Jr.Narrator
- 2025Trump's Power & the Rule of LawNarrator (voice over)
- 2025The ArboristArthur Randolph
- 2025The Electric StateDocumentary Narrator (voice)
- 2025Battle for TibetNarrator
- 2024AftermathJoe Kozak
- 2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. TrumpSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2024Crisis on CampusNarrator
- 2024Children of UkraineNarrator
- 2024Democracy on TrialNarrator
- 2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in GazaNarrator
- 2023The Discord LeaksNarrator
- 2023Inside the Uvalde ResponseNarrator
- 2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Courtnarrator
- 2023Putin and the PresidentsNarrator
- 2022Lies, Politics and DemocracySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's AttackSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2022The Power of Big OilNarrator (voice)
- 2022The Power of Big OilNarrator (voice)
- 2021Mother/AndroidCaptain
- 2021Shots FiredNarrator
- 2021Taliban TakeoverNarrator
- 2021Boeing's Fatal FlawNarrator (voice)
- 2021America After 9/11narrator
- 2021China's COVID SecretsSelf - Narrator
- 2020AnimaniacsNarrator (voice)
- 2020Christmas on IceMayor Greenwood
- 2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. BidenNarrator (voice)
- 2020United States of ConspiracyNarrator (voice)
- 2020Once Upon a Time in IraqSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff BezosNarrator
- 2020Battle for Hong KongNarrator
- 2020America's Great Divide: From Obama to TrumpSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2018UN Sex Abuse ScandalNarrator (voice)
- 2017Life on ParoleNarrator
- 2017Iraq UncoveredNarrator
- 2017Out of Gitmonarrator
- 2017Hunting ISISNarrator
- 2017Divided States of AmericaNarrator
- 2017Frontline: President TrumpNarrator
- 2016The Choice 2016Narrator
- 2016Terror in Europeself
- 2016Business of DisasterNarrator (voice)
- 2016Saudi Arabia UncoveredSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2016Chasing HeroinNarrator
- 2016Supplements and SafetySelf - Narrator
- 2016Netanyahu at WarSelf (narrator)
- 2015Obama at WarSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2015Taliban HuntersSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2015Isis in Afghanistan
- 2015OutbreakSelf - Narrator
- 2015The Fight for YemenSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2014Firestone and the WarlordSelf - Narrator
- 2014The Trouble with AntibioticsSelf - Reporter
- 2014Losing IraqNarrator
- 2014Separate and UnequalNarrator
- 2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy LostNarrator
- 2014United States of SecretsNarrator
- 2014Prison StateHimself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2014Generation LikeNarrator (voice)
- 2013A Death in St. AugustineNarrator (voice)
- 2013League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion CrisisHimself - Narrator
- 2012The Suicide PlanNarrator
- 2012Last Man OutWalt Whitman (voice)
- 2012Money, Power & Wall StreetSelf - Narrator
- 2012Inside Japan's Nuclear MeltdownNarrator
- 2011The Anthrax Files
- 2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator
- 2010The Other GuysFrontline Narration App
- 2010Behind Taliban Lines
- 2009The BoneyardNarrator
- 2008What Doesn't Kill YouSully
- 2008The War BriefingNarrator
- 2008Abuse of PowerNolan Flannery
- 2008Young & Restless in China
- 2008Iron ManAward Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- 2008Rules of EngagementNarrator
- 2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseMoe Fresno
- 2007On Our WatchNarrator
- 2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator
- 2007EndgameSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2007I'm Paige WilsonBen Foxworthy
- 2007Frontline - News WarSelf
- 2006Fierce PeopleDocumentary Narrator (voice)
- 2006Little ChildrenNarrator (voice)
- 2006Return of the TalibanSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2006The Age of AIDSNarrator (voice)
- 2006Is It Real?Narrator (voice)
- 2005Commander in ChiefTeddy Bridges
- 2005Our FathersWilson Rogers Jr.
- 2005The New Asylumsnarrator
- 2004The Secret History of the Credit CardNarrator
- 2004American MeltdownHomeland Chief Utley
- 2004Golden Road: Today's Senior DriversNarrator
- 2003Truth, War and ConsequencesNarrator (voice)
- 2003Mystic RiverFBI Agent Birden
- 2003Threat MatrixRoger Atkins
- 2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of HistoryNarrator (voice)
- 2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-EntryNarrator
- 2003Wake Island: Alamo of the PacificNarrator
- 2003Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator
- 2002Alma Mater
- 2002American PornNarrator
- 2002The Pink Satin SuitDirector
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentRoger Jameson
- 2001Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator
- 2001Sinking the LusitaniaNarrator
- 2001Dog DaysDad
- 2000EdGus McGraw
- 2000Finest Hour: The Battle of BritainSelf - Narrator(voice)
- 2000Warriors of the French Foreign LegionNarrator
- 2000Satan in the SuburbsNarrator (voice)
- 1999The West WingNarrator (voice)
- 1999The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
- 1999The Autumn HeartDoctor
- 1999Michael Jordan: His AirnessNarrator
- 1998Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and GloryNarrator
- 1998The SiegeFBI Director
- 1998Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1998A Perfect MurderJason Gates
- 1997Atlanta’s Olympic GloryNarrator
- 1997FloatingVan's Father
- 1997The Bay of PigsNarrator (voice)
- 1996The CrucibleIsaiah Goodkind
- 1996NBA at 50Self - Narrator
- 1996The Ultimate Guide: T-RexNarrator (voice)
- 1996The Ultimate GuideNarrator
- 1996Celtic PrideRich Man
- 1996Welcome to the DollhouseMr. Edwards
- 1995The Search for Satan
- 1994Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of GloryNarrator
- 1994Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976Narrator (voice)
- 1994Norse AmericaSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey OswaldNarrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
- 1993The Arming of Saudi ArabiaNarrator
- 1992Columbus and the Age of DiscoverySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1990NixonNarrator (voice)
- 1990Law & OrderVictor Conner
- 1990Hull HighJohn Deerborn
- 1989The SimpsonsNarrator (voice)
- 1989Hostile TakeoverSmolen
- 1989Crossbow: The MovieWilliam Tell
- 1988American ExperienceSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1987CrossbowWilliam Tell
- 1987The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint PeopleSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1986Hostage in IranNarrator
- 1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Operanarrator (himself)
- 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahRev. Parris
- 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahRev. Parris
- 1984Murder, She WroteAllan Wooster
- 1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2Narrator
- 1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1Narrator
- 1983Vietnam: A Television HistoryNarrator
- 1983FrontlineSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1982American PlayhouseReverend Parris
- 1974NOVANarrator
- 1964Another World
- —News WarNarrator
- —Yemen Under SiegeNarrator
- —The Ultimate Guide: SharksNarrator
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.