Acting credits
154
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Will Lyman
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 129Series: 25Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 163671
IMDb ID: nm0528164
Known for: Acting
Born: May 20, 1948
Age: 78
Place of birth: Burlington, Vermont, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2026
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q1629137
Also known as
William Remington Lyman • William Lyman
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Will Lyman.
as Narrrator
The War Cabinet
2026 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026 • Movie
as Narrator
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026 • Movie
as Narrator
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025 • Movie
as Narrator (voice over)
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025 • Movie
as Arthur Randolph
The Arborist
2025 • Movie
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Electric State
2025 • Movie
as Narrator
Battle for Tibet
2025 • Movie
as Joe Kozak
Aftermath
2024 • Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024 • Movie
as Narrator
Crisis on Campus
2024 • Movie
as Narrator
Children of Ukraine
2024 • Movie
as Narrator
Democracy on Trial
2024 • Movie
as Narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023 • Movie
as Narrator
The Discord Leaks
2023 • Movie
as Narrator
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023 • Movie
as narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023 • Movie
as Narrator
Putin and the Presidents
2023 • Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022 • Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Power of Big Oil
2022 • Movie
as Captain
Mother/Android
2021 • Movie
as Narrator
Shots Fired
2021 • Movie
as Narrator
Taliban Takeover
2021 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Will Lyman.
as Narrator (voice) • 3 eps
The Power of Big Oil
2022 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
Animaniacs
2020 • Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020 • Series
as Narrator • 2 eps
United States of Secrets
2014 • Series
as Self - Narrator • 2 eps
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Frontline - News War
2007 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 30 eps
Is It Real?
2006 • Series
as Teddy Bridges • 2 eps
Commander in Chief
2005 • Series
as Roger Atkins • 16 eps
Threat Matrix
2003 • Series
as Roger Jameson • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
as Gus McGraw • 1 eps
Ed
2000 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
as Narrator • 23 eps
The Ultimate Guide
1996 • Series
as Victor Conner • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as John Deerborn • 8 eps
Hull High
1990 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
American Experience
1988 • Series
as William Tell • 72 eps
Crossbow
1987 • Series
as Rev. Parris • 3 eps
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985 • Series
as Allan Wooster • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Narrator • 13 eps
Vietnam: A Television History
1983 • Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 862 eps
Frontline
1983 • Series
as Reverend Parris • 3 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Narrator • 12 eps
NOVA
1974 • Series