Will Lyman

Known For
Acting

Popular
9.639

Birthday
1948-05-20

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.

Cast

Image Satan in the Suburbs

Satan in the Suburbs

2000
Image Iron Man

Iron Man

2008
Image Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996
Image Our Fathers

Our Fathers

2005
Image Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

2003
Image Floating

Floating

1997
Image The Boneyard

The Boneyard

2009
Image The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

1999
Image Abuse of Power

Abuse of Power

2008
Image Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

1985
Image United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program

United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program

2014
Image United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

2014
Image China: A Century of Revolution

China: A Century of Revolution

Image Losing Iraq (Frontline)

Losing Iraq (Frontline)

2014
Image A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

1998
Image League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

2013
Image The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

1999
Image Frontline: President Trump

Frontline: President Trump

2017
Image Frontline: Divided States of America

Frontline: Divided States of America

2017
Image The Choice 2016

The Choice 2016

2016
Image Frontline: The Age of AIDS

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

2006
Image Prison State

Prison State

2014
Image What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

2008
Image Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

1994
Image Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

1997
Image Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

1998
Image Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

2001
Image Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

2007
Image Crossbow: The Movie

Crossbow: The Movie

1989
Image Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

2011
Image Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

2003
Image American Porn

American Porn

2002
Image Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

1985
Image Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

1988
Image I'm Paige Wilson

I'm Paige Wilson

2007
Image Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

2020
Image Battle for Hong Kong

Battle for Hong Kong

2020
Image Michael Jordan: His Airness

Michael Jordan: His Airness

1999
Image Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

2014
Image American Meltdown

American Meltdown

2004
Image Mystic River

Mystic River

2003
Image Nixon

Nixon

1990
Image The Siege

The Siege

1998
Image Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?

1993
Image Christmas on Ice

Christmas on Ice

2020
Image Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

2014
Image The Other Guys

The Other Guys

2010
Image Frontline: America's Great Divide

Frontline: America's Great Divide

2020
Image The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020
Image The Crucible

The Crucible

1996
Image Dog Days

Dog Days

2001
Image Life on Parole

Life on Parole

2017
Image Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

2003
Image Supplements and Safety

Supplements and Safety

2016
Image UN Sex Abuse Scandal

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

2018
Image The Trouble With Antibiotics

The Trouble With Antibiotics

2014
Image America After 9/11

America After 9/11

2021
Image Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

2021
Image Taliban Takeover

Taliban Takeover

2021
Image Alma Mater

Alma Mater

2002
Image Fierce People

Fierce People

2007
Image Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

1996
Image Shots Fired

Shots Fired

2021
Image Little Children

Little Children

2006
Image Mother/Android

Mother/Android

2021
Image Generation Like

Generation Like

2014
Image Netanyahu at War

Netanyahu at War

2016
Image Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

2012
Image The Mao Years: 1949-1976

The Mao Years: 1949-1976

1994
Image The Power of Big Oil

The Power of Big Oil

2022
Image Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

2022
Image Lies, Politics and Democracy

Lies, Politics and Democracy

2022
Image Last Man Out

Last Man Out

2012
Image The Search for Satan

The Search for Satan

1995
Image The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

1984
Image The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

1984
Image Aftermath

Aftermath

Image Putin and the Presidents

Putin and the Presidents

2023
Image Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe

2016
Image The Secret History of the Credit Card

The Secret History of the Credit Card

2004
Image The Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs

1997
Image Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

2023
Image Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

2003
Image Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

2004
Image Inside the Uvalde Response

Inside the Uvalde Response

2023
Image Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

2023
Image Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

1998
Image The Discord Leaks

The Discord Leaks

2023
Image FRONTLINE’s The Choice: VP

FRONTLINE’s The Choice: VP

2024
Image Truth, War and Consequences

Truth, War and Consequences

2003
Image Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

2000
Image Democracy on Trial

Democracy on Trial

2024
Image Out of Gitmo

Out of Gitmo

2017
Image The New Asylums

The New Asylums

2005
Image Children of Ukraine

Children of Ukraine

2024
Image Columbus And The Age Of Discovery

Columbus And The Age Of Discovery

1992
Image United States of Conspiracy

United States of Conspiracy

2020
Image Norse America

Norse America

1994
Image The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

1987
Image Crisis on Campus

Crisis on Campus

2024
Image Sinking the Lusitania

Sinking the Lusitania

2001

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Image The Pink Satin Suit

The Pink Satin Suit

2002