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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-05-20 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Also Known As

William Remington Lyman

William Lyman

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

Acting

America After 9/11

2021

America After 9/11

as

narrator

Iron Man

2008

Iron Man

as

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

2021

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

as

Narrator (voice)

Aftermath

2024

Aftermath

as

Joe Kozak

Taliban Takeover

2021

Taliban Takeover

as

Narrator

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1995

Welcome to the Dollhouse

as

Mr. Edwards

Fierce People

2006

Fierce People

as

Documentary Narrator (voice)

Celtic Pride

1996

Celtic Pride

as

Rich Man

Shots Fired

2021

Shots Fired

as

Narrator

Our Fathers

2005

Our Fathers

as

Wilson Rogers Jr.

Little Children

2006

Little Children

as

Narrator (voice)

Mother/Android

2021

Mother/Android

as

Captain

The Bay of Pigs

1997

The Bay of Pigs

as

Narrator (voice)

Generation Like

2014

Generation Like

as

Narrator (voice)

Netanyahu at War

2016

Netanyahu at War

as

Self (narrator)

Floating

1997

Floating

as

Van's Father

The Boneyard

2009

The Boneyard

as

Narrator

The Autumn Heart

1999

The Autumn Heart

as

Doctor

Abuse of Power

2008

Abuse of Power

as

Nolan Flannery

The Power of Big Oil

2022

The Power of Big Oil

as

Narrator (voice)

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

2022

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lies, Politics and Democracy

2022

Lies, Politics and Democracy

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

1998

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Discord Leaks

2023

The Discord Leaks

as

Narrator

Last Man Out

2012

Last Man Out

as

Walt Whitman (voice)

Losing Iraq

2014

Losing Iraq

as

Narrator

A Perfect Murder

1998

A Perfect Murder

as

Jason Gates

Democracy on Trial

2024

Democracy on Trial

as

Narrator

Truth, War and Consequences

2003

Truth, War and Consequences

as

Narrator (voice)

Out of Gitmo

2017

Out of Gitmo

as

narrator

The New Asylums

2005

The New Asylums

as

narrator

Children of Ukraine

2024

Children of Ukraine

as

Narrator

United States of Conspiracy

2020

United States of Conspiracy

as

Narrator (voice)

Norse America

1994

Norse America

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

1987

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crisis on Campus

2024

Crisis on Campus

as

Narrator

Sinking the Lusitania

2001

Sinking the Lusitania

as

Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs

2000

Satan in the Suburbs

as

Narrator (voice)

The Choice 2016

2016

The Choice 2016

as

Narrator

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

2006

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

as

Narrator (voice)

Prison State

2014

Prison State

as

Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Crossbow: The Movie

1989

Crossbow: The Movie

as

William Tell

American Porn

2002

American Porn

as

Narrator

Hostile Takeover

1989

Hostile Takeover

as

Smolen

I'm Paige Wilson

2007

I'm Paige Wilson

as

Ben Foxworthy

Battle for Hong Kong

2020

Battle for Hong Kong

as

Narrator

Firestone and the Warlord

2014

Firestone and the Warlord

as

Self - Narrator

American Meltdown

2004

American Meltdown

as

Homeland Chief Utley

Mystic River

2003

Mystic River

as

FBI Agent Birden

Nixon

1990

Nixon

as

Narrator (voice)

The Siege

1998

The Siege

as

FBI Director

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

1993

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

as

Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)

Christmas on Ice

2020

Christmas on Ice

as

Mayor Greenwood

Separate and Unequal

2014

Separate and Unequal

as

Narrator

Frontline: America's Great Divide

2020

Frontline: America's Great Divide

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Other Guys

2010

The Other Guys

as

Frontline Narration App

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

as

Narrator (voice)

The Crucible

1996

The Crucible

as

Isaiah Goodkind

Dog Days

2001

Dog Days

as

Dad

Life on Parole

2017

Life on Parole

as

Narrator

Supplements and Safety

2016

Supplements and Safety

as

Self - Narrator

The Trouble With Antibiotics

2014

The Trouble With Antibiotics

as

Self / Reporter

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

2018

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

as

Narrator (voice)

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

2024

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

1996

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

as

Narrator (voice)

The Electric State

2025

The Electric State

as

Documentary Narrator (voice)

The Arborist

2025

The Arborist

as

Arthur Randolph

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Narrator (voice)

Ed

Ed

as

Gus McGraw

NOVA

NOVA

as

Narrator

Is It Real?

Is It Real?

as

Narrator (voice)

Frontline

Frontline

as

Self, Narrator

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Victor Conner

Crossbow

Crossbow

as

William Tell

Frontline

Frontline

as

Narrator (voice)

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

as

Roger Atkins

NOVA

NOVA

as

Narrator (voice)

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

as

Teddy Bridges

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

as

Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Narrator (voice)

Frontline

Frontline

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Allan Wooster

Animaniacs

Animaniacs

as

Narrator (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing