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Will Lyman
🎭 Acting

Will Lyman

May 20, 1948 (age 78)
Burlington, Vermont, USA
Male
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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.

Movies

136 credits
Iron Man Movie
★ 7.7
▶
Action, Adventure
Iron Man
2008 Action, Adventure
Mystic River Movie
★ 7.7
▶
Crime, Drama
Mystic River
2003 Crime, Drama
Little Children Movie
★ 7.1
▶
Drama, Romance
Little Children
2006 Drama, Romance
The Electric State Movie
★ 6.5
▶
Action, Adventure
The Electric State
2025 Action, Adventure
The Other Guys Movie
★ 6.3
▶
Action, Comedy
The Other Guys
2010 Action, Comedy
A Perfect Murder Movie
★ 6.5
▶
Crime, Drama
A Perfect Murder
1998 Crime, Drama
The Siege Movie
★ 6.3
▶
Action, Crime
The Siege
1998 Action, Crime
Aftermath Movie
★ 6.2
▶
Action, Thriller
Aftermath
2024 Action, Thriller
Mother/Android
★ 5.8
+
Mother/Android
2021 as Captain
Fierce People
★ 6.1
+
Fierce People
2006 as Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Crucible Movie
★ 6.6
▶
Drama, History
The Crucible
1996 Drama, History
Welcome to the Dollhouse
★ 7.1
+
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996 as Mr. Edwards
American Meltdown
★ 5.2
+
American Meltdown
2004 as Homeland Chief Utley
What Doesn’t Kill You Movie
★ 6.0
▶
Action, Crime
What Doesn’t Kill You
2008 Action, Crime
Our Fathers
★ 6.5
+
Our Fathers
2005 as Wilson Rogers Jr.
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
★ 6.5
+
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003 as Narrator
Celtic Pride
★ 5.3
+
Celtic Pride
1996 as Rich Man
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
★ 7.6
+
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024 as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Age of AIDS
★ 10.0
+
The Age of AIDS
2006 as Narrator (voice)
Floating
★ 6.4
+
Floating
1997 as Van's Father
Satan in the Suburbs
★ 7.0
+
Satan in the Suburbs
2000 as Narrator (voice)
The Arborist
★ 4.0
+
The Arborist
2025 as Arthur Randolph
Out of Gitmo
+
Out of Gitmo
2017 as narrator
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
★ 7.2
+
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020 as Narrator (voice)
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
★ 7.5
+
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013 as Himself - Narrator
Losing Iraq
★ 8.0
+
Losing Iraq
2014 as Narrator
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
★ 7.5
+
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993 as Narrator (voice) (US version,…
The Autumn Heart
★ 6.0
+
The Autumn Heart
1999 as Doctor
Christmas on Ice
★ 6.9
+
Christmas on Ice
2020 as Mayor Greenwood
Michael Jordan: His Airness
★ 7.1
+
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999 as Narrator

TV Shows

27 credits
Law & Order TV
★ 7.3
▶
Crime, Drama
Law & Order
1990 Crime, Drama
The Simpsons TV
★ 8.0
▶
Animation, Comedy
The Simpsons
1989 Animation, Comedy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV
★ 7.6
▶
Drama
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 Drama
NOVA TV
★ 7.0
▶
Documentary
NOVA
1974 Documentary
NOVA TV
★ 7.0
▶
Documentary
NOVA
1974 Documentary
NOVA TV
★ 7.0
▶
Documentary
NOVA
1974 Documentary
The West Wing TV
★ 8.3
▶
Drama
The West Wing
1999 Drama
Murder, She Wrote TV
★ 7.5
▶
Crime, Drama
Murder, She Wrote
1984 Crime, Drama
Frontline TV
★ 6.7
▶
Documentary, News
Frontline
1983 Documentary, News
American Experience TV
★ 6.6
▶
Documentary
American Experience
1988 Documentary
Animaniacs TV
★ 8.4
▶
Animation, Comedy
Animaniacs
2020 Animation, Comedy
Ed TV
★ 7.7
▶
Comedy, Drama
Ed
2000 Comedy, Drama
Commander in Chief TV
+
Commander in Chief
2005 as Teddy Bridges
Commander in Chief TV
+
Commander in Chief
2005 as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
Threat Matrix TV
★ 6.1
▶
Action & Adventure, Drama
Threat Matrix
2003 Action & Adventure, Drama
Crossbow TV
+
Crossbow
1987 as William Tell
Another World TV
★ 5.5
▶
Soap
Another World
1964 Soap
Hull High TV
+
Hull High
1990 as John Deerborn
The Ultimate Guide TV
+
The Ultimate Guide
1996 as Narrator
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump TV
+
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Vietnam: A Television History TV
+
Vietnam: A Television History
1983 as Narrator
Is It Real? TV
+
Is It Real?
2006 as Narrator (voice)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah TV
+
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985 as Rev. Parris
Money, Power & Wall Street TV
+
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012 as Self - Narrator
Columbus and the Age of Discovery TV
+
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Frontline - News War TV
+
Frontline - News War
2007 as Self
United States of Secrets TV
+
United States of Secrets
2014 as Narrator
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