Snape
← Home
Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Acting

Born: May 20, 1948Burlington, Vermont, USA

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
Filmography

Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

Narrator

2026
The Rise of RFK Jr.

The Rise of RFK Jr.

Narrator

2025
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

Narrator (voice over)

2025
The Arborist

The Arborist

Arthur Randolph

2025
The Electric State

The Electric State

Documentary Narrator (voice)

2025
Battle for Tibet

Battle for Tibet

Narrator

2025
Aftermath

Aftermath

Joe Kozak

2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Crisis on Campus

Crisis on Campus

Narrator

2024

Children of Ukraine

Narrator

2024
Democracy on Trial

Democracy on Trial

Narrator

2024
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

Narrator

2023
The Discord Leaks

The Discord Leaks

Narrator

2023
Inside the Uvalde Response

Inside the Uvalde Response

Narrator

2023
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

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

narrator

2023
Putin and the Presidents

Putin and the Presidents

Narrator

2023
Lies, Politics and Democracy

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
The Power of Big Oil

The Power of Big Oil

Narrator (voice)

2022
Mother/Android

Mother/Android

Captain

2021
Shots Fired

Shots Fired

Narrator

2021
Taliban Takeover

Taliban Takeover

Narrator

2021
Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

Narrator (voice)

2021
America After 9/11

America After 9/11

narrator

2021
Christmas on Ice

Christmas on Ice

Mayor Greenwood

2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Narrator (voice)

2020
United States of Conspiracy

United States of Conspiracy

Narrator (voice)

2020
Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Narrator

2020
Battle for Hong Kong

Battle for Hong Kong

Narrator

2020
UN Sex Abuse Scandal

UN Sex Abuse Scandal

Narrator (voice)

2018
Life on Parole

Life on Parole

Narrator

2017
Iraq Uncovered

Iraq Uncovered

Narrator

2017
Out of Gitmo

Out of Gitmo

narrator

2017
Hunting ISIS

Hunting ISIS

Narrator

2017

Divided States of America

Narrator

2017

Frontline: President Trump

Narrator

2017
The Choice 2016

The Choice 2016

Narrator

2016
Terror in Europe

Terror in Europe

self

2016
Business of Disaster

Business of Disaster

Narrator (voice)

2016
Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
Supplements and Safety

Supplements and Safety

Self - Narrator

2016
Netanyahu at War

Netanyahu at War

Self (narrator)

2016
Obama at War

Obama at War

Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
Isis in Afghanistan

Isis in Afghanistan

2015
Outbreak

Outbreak

Self - Narrator

2015
The Fight for Yemen

The Fight for Yemen

Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

Self - Narrator

2014
The Trouble with Antibiotics

The Trouble with Antibiotics

Self - Reporter

2014
Losing Iraq

Losing Iraq

Narrator

2014
Separate and Unequal

Separate and Unequal

Narrator

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

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

Narrator

2014
Prison State

Prison State

Himself - Narrator (Voice)

2014
Generation Like

Generation Like

Narrator (voice)

2014
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

Himself - Narrator

2013
The Suicide Plan

The Suicide Plan

Narrator

2012

Last Man Out

Walt Whitman (voice)

2012
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Narrator

2012

The Anthrax Files

2011
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

2011
The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Frontline Narration App

2010
Behind Taliban Lines

Behind Taliban Lines

2010

The Boneyard

Narrator

2009
What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

Sully

2008
The War Briefing

The War Briefing

Narrator

2008

Abuse of Power

Nolan Flannery

2008
Young & Restless in China

Young & Restless in China

2008
Iron Man

Iron Man

Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

2008
Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

Narrator

2008
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Moe Fresno

2007
On Our Watch

On Our Watch

Narrator

2007
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

2007
Endgame

Endgame

Self - Narrator (voice)

2007

I'm Paige Wilson

Ben Foxworthy

2007
Fierce People

Fierce People

Documentary Narrator (voice)

2006
Little Children

Little Children

Narrator (voice)

2006
Return of the Taliban

Return of the Taliban

Self - Narrator (voice)

2006
The Age of AIDS

The Age of AIDS

Narrator (voice)

2006
Our Fathers

Our Fathers

Wilson Rogers Jr.

2005
The New Asylums

The New Asylums

narrator

2005
The Secret History of the Credit Card

The Secret History of the Credit Card

Narrator

2004
American Meltdown

American Meltdown

Homeland Chief Utley

2004
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

Narrator

2004
Truth, War and Consequences

Truth, War and Consequences

Narrator (voice)

2003
Mystic River

Mystic River

FBI Agent Birden

2003
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

Narrator (voice)

2003
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Narrator

2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

Narrator

2003
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

2003
Alma Mater

Alma Mater

2002
American Porn

American Porn

Narrator

2002
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

Narrator

2001

Sinking the Lusitania

Narrator

2001

Dog Days

Dad

2001

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

Self - Narrator(voice)

2000
Satan in the Suburbs

Satan in the Suburbs

Narrator (voice)

2000
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

Narrator

2000
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

1999
The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

Doctor

1999
Michael Jordan: His Airness

Michael Jordan: His Airness

Narrator

1999
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

Narrator

1998
The Siege

The Siege

FBI Director

1998
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

Self - Narrator (voice)

1998
A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

Jason Gates

1998
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

Narrator

1997
Floating

Floating

Van's Father

1997
The Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs

Narrator (voice)

1997
The Crucible

The Crucible

Isaiah Goodkind

1996
NBA at 50

NBA at 50

Self - Narrator

1996
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

Narrator (voice)

1996
Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

Rich Man

1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Mr. Edwards

1996
The Search for Satan

The Search for Satan

1995
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

Narrator

1994
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

Narrator (voice)

1994
Norse America

Norse America

Self - Narrator (voice)

1994
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)

1993
The Arming of Saudi Arabia

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

Narrator

1993
Nixon

Nixon

Narrator (voice)

1990
Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

Smolen

1989
Crossbow: The Movie

Crossbow: The Movie

William Tell

1989
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People

Self - Narrator (voice)

1987
Hostage in Iran

Hostage in Iran

Narrator

1986
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

narrator (himself)

1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Rev. Parris

1985
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

Narrator

1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

Narrator

1984