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Will Lyman

Acting

BornMay 20, 1948 · 78
FromBurlington, Vermont, USA
GenderMale

140

Movies

29

TV Shows

2

Crew Credits

62

Years Active

★ 1

Popularity

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.

AKA William Remington Lyman · William Lyman

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

Law & Order

Law & Order

★ 7.31990

Law & Order

1990★ 7.3

as Victor Conner

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

★ 8.01989

The Simpsons

1989★ 8.0

as Narrator (voice)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

★ 7.62001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001★ 7.6

as Roger Jameson

The West Wing

The West Wing

★ 8.31999

The West Wing

1999★ 8.3

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA

NOVA

★ 7.11974

NOVA

1974★ 7.1

as Narrator

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

★ 6.61982

American Playhouse

1982★ 6.6

as Reverend Parris

Frontline

Frontline

★ 6.51983

Frontline

1983★ 6.5

as Self - Narrator (voice)

American Experience

American Experience

★ 6.51988

American Experience

1988★ 6.5

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Filmography

140 titles

Iron Man2008Iron Manas Award Ceremony Narrator (voice) ★ 7.7 Watch Mystic River2003Mystic Riveras FBI Agent Birden ★ 7.7 Watch The Other Guys2010The Other Guysas Frontline Narration App ★ 6.3 Watch The Electric State2025The Electric Stateas Documentary Narrator (voice) ★ 6.5 Watch A Perfect Murder1998A Perfect Murderas Jason Gates ★ 6.6 Watch American Meltdown2004American Meltdownas Homeland Chief Utley ★ 5.4 Watch The Siege1998The Siegeas FBI Director ★ 6.3 Watch Little Children2006Little Childrenas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.1 Watch Aftermath2024Aftermathas Joe Kozak ★ 6.2 Watch The Crucible1996The Crucibleas Isaiah Goodkind ★ 6.6 Watch School Ties1992School Tiesas Swanson ★ 6.5 Watch Welcome to the Dollhouse1996Welcome to the Dollhouseas Mr. Edwards ★ 7.1 Watch Mother/Android2021Mother/Androidas Captain ★ 5.8 Watch What Doesn't Kill You2008What Doesn't Kill Youas Sully ★ 6.0 Watch The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trumpas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 7.4 Watch Celtic Pride1996Celtic Prideas Rich Man ★ 5.3 Watch Fierce People2006Fierce Peopleas Documentary Narrator (voice) ★ 6.1 Watch Michael Jordan: His Airness1999Michael Jordan: His Airnessas Narrator ★ 7.1 Watch The Autumn Heart1999The Autumn Heartas Doctor ★ 6.0 Watch Christmas on Ice2020Christmas on Iceas Mayor Greenwood ★ 6.9 Watch The Arborist2025The Arboristas Arthur Randolph ★ 4.0 Watch American Voices 20262026American Voices 2026as Narrator Watch Scammed2026Scammedas Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch Crossbow: The Movie1989Crossbow: The Movieas William Tell ★ 6.3 Watch Business of Disaster2016Business of Disasteras Narrator (voice) ★ 10.0 Watch

Taliban Hunters

2015Taliban Huntersas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 10.0 Watch

I'm Paige Wilson

2007I'm Paige Wilsonas Ben Foxworthy ★ 2.0 Watch Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universeas Moe Fresno ★ 5.5 Watch The Dark Side2006The Dark Sideas Self - Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch The Day Reagan Was Shot2001The Day Reagan Was Shotas Narrator (voice) ★ 6.4 Watch Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezosas Narrator ★ 7.5 Watch Our Fathers2005Our Fathersas Wilson Rogers Jr. ★ 6.5 Watch American Porn2002American Pornas Narrator ★ 5.0 Watch The War Cabinet2026The War Cabinetas Narrrator ★ 9.3 Watch A Death in St. Augustine2013A Death in St. Augustineas Narrator (voice) ★ 6.0 Watch Atlanta’s Olympic Glory1997Atlanta’s Olympic Gloryas Narrator ★ 5.3 Watch Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory2003Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator ★ 6.5 Watch League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis2013League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisisas Himself - Narrator ★ 7.5 Watch The Age of AIDS2006The Age of AIDSas Narrator (voice) ★ 10.0 Watch United States of Conspiracy2020United States of Conspiracyas Narrator (voice) ★ 3.0 Watch The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Bidenas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.2 Watch

The Boneyard

2009The Boneyardas Narrator ★ 8.0 Watch Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Operaas narrator (himself) ★ 9.0 Watch Once Upon a Time in Iraq2020Once Upon a Time in Iraqas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 8.0 Watch Iraq Uncovered2017Iraq Uncoveredas Narrator Watch The Rise of RFK Jr.2025The Rise of RFK Jr.as Narrator Watch

Dog Days

2001Dog Daysas Dad ★ 10.0 Watch The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex1996The Ultimate Guide: T-Rexas Narrator (voice) ★ 10.0 Watch Outbreak2015Outbreakas Self - Narrator ★ 7.5 Watch The Bay of Pigs1997The Bay of Pigsas Narrator (voice) ★ 8.0 Watch Nixon1990Nixonas Narrator (voice) Watch Inside the Uvalde Response2023Inside the Uvalde Responseas Narrator Watch Battle for Tibet2025Battle for Tibetas Narrator Watch Three Sovereigns for Sarah1985Three Sovereigns for Sarahas Rev. Parris Watch Alma Mater2002Alma Mater ★ 9.0 Watch The Arming of Saudi Arabia1993The Arming of Saudi Arabiaas Narrator Watch Prison State2014Prison Stateas Himself - Narrator (Voice) ★ 8.0 Watch The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswaldas Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?) ★ 7.3 Watch Firestone and the Warlord2014Firestone and the Warlordas Self - Narrator Watch Children of Ukraine2024Children of Ukraineas Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch Trump's Power & the Rule of Law2025Trump's Power & the Rule of Lawas Narrator (voice over) ★ 8.5 Watch Floating1997Floatingas Van's Father ★ 6.4 Watch Saudi Arabia Uncovered2016Saudi Arabia Uncoveredas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 6.5 Watch Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Courtas narrator Watch Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–19761994Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976as Narrator (voice) ★ 8.0 Watch America After 9/112021America After 9/11as narrator Watch The Discord Leaks2023The Discord Leaksas Narrator Watch Hostile Takeover1989Hostile Takeoveras Smolen ★ 4.9 Watch The New Asylums2005The New Asylumsas narrator Watch UN Sex Abuse Scandal2018UN Sex Abuse Scandalas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.5 Watch Netanyahu at War2016Netanyahu at Waras Self (narrator) ★ 8.0 Watch Democracy on Trial2024Democracy on Trialas Narrator ★ 9.0 Watch Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory1998Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Gloryas Narrator ★ 6.3 Watch The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvadoras Narrator (voice) Watch Putin and the Presidents2023Putin and the Presidentsas Narrator ★ 6.0 Watch China's COVID Secrets2021China's COVID Secretsas Self - Narrator Watch Lies, Politics and Democracy2022Lies, Politics and Democracyas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch The Secret History of the Credit Card2004The Secret History of the Credit Cardas Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gazaas Narrator ★ 8.0 Watch The Fight for Yemen2015The Fight for Yemenas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 10.0 Watch The Ultimate Guide: Sharks1996The Ultimate Guide: Sharksas Narrator Watch Boeing's Fatal Flaw2021Boeing's Fatal Flawas Narrator (voice) ★ 8.0 Watch United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lostas Narrator ★ 7.8 Watch

Sinking the Lusitania

2001Sinking the Lusitaniaas Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacyas Narrator Watch Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator ★ 5.2 Watch News War—News Waras Narrator Watch Return of the Taliban2006Return of the Talibanas Self - Narrator (voice) Watch Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory1994Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Gloryas Narrator ★ 5.4 Watch

Last Man Out

2012Last Man Outas Walt Whitman (voice) Watch Out of Gitmo2017Out of Gitmoas narrator Watch Satan in the Suburbs2000Satan in the Suburbsas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator ★ 6.0 Watch Battle for Hong Kong2020Battle for Hong Kongas Narrator ★ 5.0 Watch The Trouble with Antibiotics2014The Trouble with Antibioticsas Self - Reporter Watch

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

2000Finest Hour: The Battle of Britainas Self - Narrator(voice) ★ 9.0 Watch Generation Like2014Generation Likeas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch Life on Parole2017Life on Paroleas Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown2012Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdownas Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch Young & Restless in China2008Young & Restless in China ★ 9.0 Watch Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific2003Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacificas Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch

Divided States of America

2017Divided States of Americaas Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch Isis in Afghanistan2015Isis in Afghanistan ★ 10.0 Watch Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attackas Self - Narrator (voice) Watch

Abuse of Power

2008Abuse of Poweras Nolan Flannery ★ 4.0 Watch Endgame2007Endgameas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 5.0 Watch Truth, War and Consequences2003Truth, War and Consequencesas Narrator (voice) Watch Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'1998Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'as Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 7.5 Watch Taliban Takeover2021Taliban Takeoveras Narrator Watch On Our Watch2007On Our Watchas Narrator Watch Norse America1994Norse Americaas Self - Narrator (voice) Watch NBA at 501996NBA at 50as Self - Narrator ★ 6.5 Watch The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela1999The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela Watch Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory2001Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Gloryas Narrator ★ 7.3 Watch The Mind of a Murderer: Part 21984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2as Narrator Watch Separate and Unequal2014Separate and Unequalas Narrator Watch Losing Iraq2014Losing Iraqas Narrator ★ 8.0 Watch The Anthrax Files2011The Anthrax Files Watch The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People1987The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint Peopleas Self - Narrator (voice) Watch The Mind of a Murderer: Part 11984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1as Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of Historyas Narrator (voice) Watch Behind Taliban Lines2010Behind Taliban Lines Watch The Choice 20162016The Choice 2016as Narrator ★ 5.8 Watch Shots Fired2021Shots Firedas Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers2004Golden Road: Today's Senior Driversas Narrator Watch Terror in Europe2016Terror in Europeas self Watch Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entryas Narrator Watch The War Briefing2008The War Briefingas Narrator ★ 1.0 Watch Warriors of the French Foreign Legion2000Warriors of the French Foreign Legionas Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch Yemen Under Siege—Yemen Under Siegeas Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch Hunting ISIS2017Hunting ISISas Narrator Watch Supplements and Safety2016Supplements and Safetyas Self - Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch Obama at War2015Obama at Waras Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 6.0 Watch Hostage in Iran1986Hostage in Iranas Narrator Watch Rules of Engagement2008Rules of Engagementas Narrator Watch

Frontline: President Trump

2017Frontline: President Trumpas Narrator ★ 7.0 Watch The Search for Satan1995The Search for Satan ★ 8.0 Watch Crisis on Campus2024Crisis on Campusas Narrator Watch The Suicide Plan2012The Suicide Planas Narrator Watch Chasing Heroin2016Chasing Heroinas Narrator Watch

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