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.
Filmography
all 182
Movies 157
Narrator 91
self 40
TV Shows 25
Voice 14
Director 2
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024)
Movie
Narrator

Crisis on Campus (2024)
Movie
Narrator

Children of Ukraine (2024)
Movie
Narrator

Democracy on Trial (2024)
Movie
Narrator

The Discord Leaks (2023)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Lies, Politics and Democracy (2022)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

The Power of Big Oil (2022)
Movie
Narrator

Pelosi's Power (2022)
Movie
Narrator

Putin's Road to War (2022)
Movie
Captain

Mother/Android (2021)
Movie
Narrator

Shots Fired (2021)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Taliban Takeover (2021)
Movie
Narrator

Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2021)
Movie
Narrator

America After 9/11 (2021)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Animaniacs (2020)
TV
1
Mayor Greenwood

Christmas on Ice (2020)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

United States of Conspiracy (2020)
Movie
Narrator

Battle for Hong Kong (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline: America's Great Divide (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Frontline: In the Age of AI (2019)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Predator on the Reservation (2019)
Movie
Narrator

The Facebook Dilemma (2018)
Movie
Narrator

McCain (2018)
Movie
Narrator in presentation

UN Sex Abuse Scandal (2018)
Movie
Narrator

Life on Parole (2017)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Out of Gitmo (2017)
Movie
Narrator

The Choice 2016 (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Policing the Police (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Children of Syria (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Supplements and Safety (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Netanyahu at War (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Frontline-Isis in Afghanistan (2015)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Frontline-Escaping ISIS (2015)
Movie
Narrator

Putin's Way (2015)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Children of Aleppo (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Firestone and the Warlord (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

The Trouble With Antibiotics (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Losing Iraq (Frontline) (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Separate and Unequal (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Prison State (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Generation Like (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Secret State of North Korea (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Frontline: A Death in St. Augustine (2013)
Movie
Self - Narrator

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (2013)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Raising Adam Lanza (2013)
Movie
Walt Whitman

Last Man Out (2012)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown (2012)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Frontline: Death by Fire (2010)
Movie
Self - Narration

The Big Uneasy (2010)
Movie
6
Frontline Narration App

The Other Guys (2010)
Movie
6.86
Self - Narrator

The Suicide Tourist (2010)
Movie
Narrator

The Boneyard (2009)
Movie
Self - Narrator

The Released (2009)
Movie
Nolan Flannery

Abuse of Power (2008)
Movie
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Iron Man (2008)
Movie
7.64
Documentary Narrator (voice)

Fierce People (2007)
Movie
Narrator

Showdown With Iran (2007)
Movie
Narrator

Cheney's Law (2007)
Movie
Foxworthy

I'm Paige Wilson (2007)
Movie
Narrator

Nature Tech (2006)
TV
Narrator (voice)

Little Children (2006)
Movie
5.33
Narrator

Sex Slaves Frontline (2006)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Is It Real? (2006)
TV
Teddy Bridges / Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

Commander in Chief (2005)
TV
Narrator

The New Al-Qaeda (2005)
Movie
Wilson Rogers Jr.

Our Fathers (2005)
Movie
Narrator

The New Asylums (2005)
Movie
Homeland Chief Utley

American Meltdown (2004)
Movie
Narrator

The House of Saud (2004)
Movie
Narrator

The Jesus Factor (2004)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Truth, War and Consequences (2003)
Movie
FBI Agent Birden

Mystic River (2003)
Movie
6.46
Colonel Roger Atkins

Threat Matrix (2003)
TV
Narrator (voice)

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History (2003)
Movie
Narrator

Burden of Innocence (2003)
Movie
Arthur Knight

Alma Mater (2002)
Movie
The Headmaster

The Perfect Gooseys (2002)
Movie
Narrator

American Porn (2002)
Movie
Director

The Pink Satin Suit (2002)
Movie
Roger Jameson

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
TV
7.5
Capt. Jack

Dischord (2001)
Movie
Gus McGraw

Ed (2000)
TV
4.33
Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs (2000)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

The West Wing (1999)
TV
5.66
Narrator

五十年战争:以色列和阿拉伯人 (1999)
TV
FBI Director

The Siege (1998)
Movie
5.79
Narrator

Ambush in Mogadishu (1998)
Movie
Jason Gates

A Perfect Murder (1998)
Movie
Van's Father

Floating (1997)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

The Bay of Pigs (1997)
Movie
Isaiah Goodkind

The Crucible (1996)
Movie
6
Narrator

The Ultimate Guide (1996)
TV
Rich Man

Celtic Pride (1996)
Movie
Mr. Edwards

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
Movie
7
Self - Narrator

The Search for Satan (1995)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)

Norse America (1994)
Movie
Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald (1993)
Movie
Self - Narrator

L.A. Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided City (1993)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Columbus And The Age Of Discovery (1992)
Movie
Narrator (1992)

The Dream Machine (1991)
TV
Narrator

Nixon (1990)
Movie
Victor Conner

Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
John Deerborn

Hull High (1990)
TV
Narrator (voice)

The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
William Tell

Crossbow: The Movie (1989)
Movie
Narrator

American Experience (1988)
TV
3.5
William Tell

Crossbow (1987)
TV
Rev. Parris

Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
Movie
Rev. Parris

Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
TV
Allan Wooster

Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Self - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self, Narrator

Frontline (1983)
TV
1
Narrator / Narrator (voice)

NOVA (1974)
TV
4.75
Narrator

Putin's Revenge - Part 1
Movie
Narrator

Blind Man's Bluff
Movie
Self - Narrator

Solitary Nation
Movie
Narrator

Putin's Revenge - Part 2
Movie
Self - Narrator

The Suicide Plan
Movie
Narrator

Young & Restless in China
Movie
Narrator

Sex Slaves
TV
Narrator

Frontline: Being Mortal
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1948-05-20 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceBurlington, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Remington Lyman, William Lyman
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