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.

Known For

Law & Order

The Simpsons

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The West Wing

Murder, She Wrote

NOVA

NOVA

NOVA

All Movies (136)

• The War Cabinet2026 · as Narrrator
• The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador2026 · as Narrator (voice)
• Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy2026 · as Narrator
• The Rise of RFK Jr.2025 · as Narrator
• Trump's Power & the Rule of Law2025 · as Narrator (voice over)
• The Arborist2025 · as Arthur Randolph
• The Electric State2025 · as Documentary Narrator (voice)
• Battle for Tibet2025 · as Narrator
• Aftermath2024 · as Joe Kozak
• The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump2024 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Crisis on Campus2024 · as Narrator
• Children of Ukraine2024 · as Narrator
• Democracy on Trial2024 · as Narrator
• Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza2023 · as Narrator
• The Discord Leaks2023 · as Narrator
• Inside the Uvalde Response2023 · as Narrator
• Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court2023 · as narrator
• Putin and the Presidents2023 · as Narrator
• Lies, Politics and Democracy2022 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack2022 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Power of Big Oil2022 · as Narrator (voice)
• Mother/Android2021 · as Captain
• Shots Fired2021 · as Narrator
• Taliban Takeover2021 · as Narrator
• Boeing's Fatal Flaw2021 · as Narrator (voice)
• America After 9/112021 · as narrator
• China's COVID Secrets2021 · as Self - Narrator
• Christmas on Ice2020 · as Mayor Greenwood
• The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden2020 · as Narrator (voice)
• United States of Conspiracy2020 · as Narrator (voice)
• Once Upon a Time in Iraq2020 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos2020 · as Narrator
• Battle for Hong Kong2020 · as Narrator
• UN Sex Abuse Scandal2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• Life on Parole2017 · as Narrator
• Iraq Uncovered2017 · as Narrator
• Out of Gitmo2017 · as narrator
• Hunting ISIS2017 · as Narrator
• Divided States of America2017 · as Narrator
• Frontline: President Trump2017 · as Narrator
• The Choice 20162016 · as Narrator
• Terror in Europe2016 · as self
• Business of Disaster2016 · as Narrator (voice)
• Saudi Arabia Uncovered2016 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Chasing Heroin2016 · as Narrator
• Supplements and Safety2016 · as Self - Narrator
• Netanyahu at War2016 · as Self (narrator)
• Obama at War2015 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Taliban Hunters2015 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Isis in Afghanistan2015
• Outbreak2015 · as Self - Narrator
• The Fight for Yemen2015 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Firestone and the Warlord2014 · as Self - Narrator
• The Trouble with Antibiotics2014 · as Self - Reporter
• Losing Iraq2014 · as Narrator
• Separate and Unequal2014 · as Narrator
• United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost2014 · as Narrator
• Prison State2014 · as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
• Generation Like2014 · as Narrator (voice)
• A Death in St. Augustine2013 · as Narrator (voice)
• League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis2013 · as Himself - Narrator
• The Suicide Plan2012 · as Narrator
• Last Man Out2012 · as Walt Whitman (voice)
• Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown2012 · as Narrator
• The Anthrax Files2011
• Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory2011 · as Narrator
• The Other Guys2010 · as Frontline Narration App
• Behind Taliban Lines2010
• The Boneyard2009 · as Narrator
• What Doesn't Kill You2008 · as Sully
• The War Briefing2008 · as Narrator
• Abuse of Power2008 · as Nolan Flannery
• Young & Restless in China2008
• Iron Man2008 · as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
• Rules of Engagement2008 · as Narrator
• Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe2007 · as Moe Fresno
• On Our Watch2007 · as Narrator
• Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory2007 · as Narrator
• Endgame2007 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• I'm Paige Wilson2007 · as Ben Foxworthy
• Fierce People2006 · as Documentary Narrator (voice)
• Little Children2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Return of the Taliban2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Age of AIDS2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Our Fathers2005 · as Wilson Rogers Jr.
• The New Asylums2005 · as narrator
• The Secret History of the Credit Card2004 · as Narrator
• American Meltdown2004 · as Homeland Chief Utley
• Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers2004 · as Narrator
• Truth, War and Consequences2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• Mystic River2003 · as FBI Agent Birden
• Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry2003 · as Narrator
• Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific2003 · as Narrator
• Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory2003 · as Narrator
• Alma Mater2002
• American Porn2002 · as Narrator
• Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory2001 · as Narrator
• Sinking the Lusitania2001 · as Narrator
• Dog Days2001 · as Dad
• Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain2000 · as Self - Narrator(voice)
• Warriors of the French Foreign Legion2000 · as Narrator
• Satan in the Suburbs2000 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela1999
• The Autumn Heart1999 · as Doctor
• Michael Jordan: His Airness1999 · as Narrator
• Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory1998 · as Narrator
• The Siege1998 · as FBI Director
• Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'1998 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• A Perfect Murder1998 · as Jason Gates
• Atlanta’s Olympic Glory1997 · as Narrator
• Floating1997 · as Van's Father
• The Bay of Pigs1997 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Crucible1996 · as Isaiah Goodkind
• NBA at 501996 · as Self - Narrator
• The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex1996 · as Narrator (voice)
• Celtic Pride1996 · as Rich Man
• Welcome to the Dollhouse1996 · as Mr. Edwards
• The Search for Satan1995
• Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory1994 · as Narrator
• Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–19761994 · as Narrator (voice)
• Norse America1994 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald1993 · as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
• The Arming of Saudi Arabia1993 · as Narrator
• Nixon1990 · as Narrator (voice)
• Hostile Takeover1989 · as Smolen
• Crossbow: The Movie1989 · as William Tell
• The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People1987 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Hostage in Iran1986 · as Narrator
• Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera1985 · as narrator (himself)
• Three Sovereigns for Sarah1985 · as Rev. Parris
• The Mind of a Murderer: Part 21984 · as Narrator
• The Mind of a Murderer: Part 11984 · as Narrator
• News War— · as Narrator
• Yemen Under Siege— · as Narrator
• The Ultimate Guide: Sharks— · as Narrator

All TV Shows (28)

• The Power of Big Oil2022 · as Narrator (voice)
• Animaniacs2020 · as Narrator (voice)
• America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump2020 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• United States of Secrets2014 · as Narrator
• Money, Power & Wall Street2012 · as Self - Narrator
• Frontline - News War2007 · as Self
• Is It Real?2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Commander in Chief2005 · as Teddy Bridges
• Commander in Chief2005 · as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
• Threat Matrix2003 · as Roger Atkins
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Roger Jameson
• Ed2000 · as Gus McGraw
• The West Wing1999 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Ultimate Guide1996 · as Narrator
• Columbus and the Age of Discovery1992 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Law & Order1990 · as Victor Conner
• Hull High1990 · as John Deerborn
• The Simpsons1989 · as Narrator (voice)
• American Experience1988 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Crossbow1987 · as William Tell
• Three Sovereigns for Sarah1985 · as Rev. Parris
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Allan Wooster
• Vietnam: A Television History1983 · as Narrator
• Frontline1983 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• NOVA1974 · as Narrator
• NOVA1974 · as Narrator (voice)
• NOVA1974 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Another World1964