Will Lyman

🎭 Actor

Will Lyman

🎂 Born 20 May 1948 (age 78)📍 Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Popularity Score

122

Acting Credits

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

Iron Man

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Little Children

Little Children

Narrator (voice)

Mystic River

FBI Agent Birden

The Other Guys

Frontline Narration App

Full Filmography(122 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

2008Iron ManAward Ceremony Narrator (voice)★ 7.7 2006Little ChildrenNarrator (voice)★ 7.1 2003Mystic RiverFBI Agent Birden★ 7.7 2010The Other GuysFrontline Narration App★ 6.3 2025The Electric StateDocumentary Narrator (voice)★ 6.5 1998A Perfect MurderJason Gates★ 6.6 1998The SiegeFBI Director★ 6.3 2024AftermathJoe Kozak★ 6.2 1996The CrucibleIsaiah Goodkind★ 6.6 1996Welcome to the DollhouseMr. Edwards★ 7.1 1996Celtic PrideRich Man★ 5.3 2006Fierce PeopleDocumentary Narrator (voice)★ 6.1 2021Mother/AndroidCaptain★ 5.8 2003Wake Island: Alamo of the PacificNarrator★ 10.0 2005Our FathersWilson Rogers Jr.★ 6.5 2008What Doesn't Kill YouSully★ 6.0 2025Trump's Power & the Rule of LawNarrator (voice over)★ 8.5 2014Prison StateHimself - Narrator (Voice)★ 8.0 2004American MeltdownHomeland Chief Utley★ 5.2 1997FloatingVan's Father★ 6.4 2020Christmas on IceMayor Greenwood★ 6.9 2006The Age of AIDSNarrator (voice)★ 10.0 1994Norse AmericaSelf - Narrator (voice)—2025The ArboristArthur Randolph★ 4.0 2016Saudi Arabia UncoveredSelf - Narrator (voice)★ 6.5 2023Putin and the PresidentsNarrator★ 6.0 1989Hostile TakeoverSmolen★ 4.9 1995The Search for Satan—★ 8.0 1989Crossbow: The MovieWilliam Tell★ 6.3 2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff BezosNarrator★ 7.5 1999The Autumn HeartDoctor★ 6.0 2002American PornNarrator★ 5.0 2002Alma Mater—★ 9.0 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahRev. Parris—1999Michael Jordan: His AirnessNarrator★ 7.1 2016Business of DisasterNarrator (voice)—1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey OswaldNarrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)★ 7.5 2018UN Sex Abuse ScandalNarrator (voice)★ 7.5 1990NixonNarrator (voice)—2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. BidenNarrator (voice)★ 7.2 2014Generation LikeNarrator (voice)★ 7.0 2022Lies, Politics and DemocracySelf - Narrator (voice)★ 7.0 2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. TrumpSelf - Narrator (voice)★ 7.6 2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseMoe Fresno★ 5.5 2024Democracy on TrialNarrator★ 9.0 2015OutbreakSelf - Narrator★ 5.0 2021America After 9/11narrator—2016Terror in Europeself—2025The Rise of RFK Jr.Narrator—2016Netanyahu at WarSelf (narrator)★ 8.0 2026The War CabinetNarrrator★ 10.0 2023The Discord LeaksNarrator—2000Satan in the SuburbsNarrator (voice)★ 7.0 2014Losing IraqNarrator★ 8.0 2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's AttackSelf - Narrator (voice)—2020Battle for Hong KongNarrator★ 5.0 2017Out of Gitmonarrator—2020Once Upon a Time in IraqSelf - Narrator (voice)★ 8.0 2015Obama at WarSelf - Narrator (voice)—2016The Choice 2016Narrator★ 5.8 1994Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976Narrator (voice)★ 8.0 2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in GazaNarrator★ 8.0 1998Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'Self - Narrator (voice)★ 7.5 2013League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion CrisisHimself - Narrator★ 7.5 1996The Ultimate Guide: T-RexNarrator (voice)★ 10.0 2003Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator★ 6.5 2005The New Asylumsnarrator—2021Shots FiredNarrator★ 7.0 2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator★ 5.2 2020United States of ConspiracyNarrator (voice)★ 3.0 2007On Our WatchNarrator—1996NBA at 50Self - Narrator★ 6.5 2024Children of UkraineNarrator★ 10.0 2013A Death in St. AugustineNarrator (voice)★ 6.0 1986Hostage in IranNarrator—2022The Power of Big OilNarrator (voice)—2025Battle for TibetNarrator—2017Life on ParoleNarrator★ 7.0 2024Crisis on CampusNarrator—2012The Suicide PlanNarrator—2014Firestone and the WarlordSelf - Narrator—1997Atlanta’s Olympic GloryNarrator★ 5.3 2004The Secret History of the Credit CardNarrator★ 7.0 1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1Narrator★ 7.0 2006Return of the TalibanSelf - Narrator (voice)—2000Warriors of the French Foreign LegionNarrator★ 10.0 2021Boeing's Fatal FlawNarrator (voice)★ 8.0 2003Truth, War and ConsequencesNarrator (voice)—2017Hunting ISISNarrator—1993The Arming of Saudi ArabiaNarrator—2021Taliban TakeoverNarrator—2001Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator★ 7.3 2014Separate and UnequalNarrator—2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-EntryNarrator—1997The Bay of PigsNarrator (voice)★ 8.0 2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic GloryNarrator★ 6.0 2008Young & Restless in China—★ 9.0 1998Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and GloryNarrator★ 6.3 2004Golden Road: Today's Senior DriversNarrator—2015The Fight for YemenSelf - Narrator (voice)—2023Inside the Uvalde ResponseNarrator—2014The Trouble with AntibioticsSelf - Reporter—2007EndgameSelf - Narrator (voice)★ 5.0 2017Iraq UncoveredNarrator—2016Supplements and SafetySelf - Narrator—1994Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of GloryNarrator★ 5.4 2021China's COVID SecretsSelf - Narrator—2008The War BriefingNarrator★ 1.0 2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El SalvadorNarrator (voice)—1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Operanarrator (himself)★ 9.0 1987The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint PeopleSelf - Narrator (voice)—2008Rules of EngagementNarrator—2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of HistoryNarrator (voice)—1999The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela——1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2Narrator—2012Inside Japan's Nuclear MeltdownNarrator★ 9.0 2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Courtnarrator—2010Behind Taliban Lines——2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy LostNarrator★ 7.8 2015Isis in Afghanistan——2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic LegacyNarrator—2016Chasing HeroinNarrator—

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