Acting · Burlington, Vermont, USA · Born May 20, 1948
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.
MovieThe War Cabinet
2026
as Narrrator
MovieThe Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026
as Narrator (voice)
MovieContaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026
as Narrator
MovieThe Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
as Narrator
MovieTrump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
as Narrator (voice over)
MovieThe Arborist
2025
as Arthur Randolph
MovieThe Electric State
2025
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
MovieBattle for Tibet
2025
as Narrator
MovieAftermath
2024
as Joe Kozak
MovieThe Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieCrisis on Campus
2024
as Narrator
MovieChildren of Ukraine
2024
as Narrator
MovieDemocracy on Trial
2024
as Narrator
MovieNetanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023
as Narrator
MovieThe Discord Leaks
2023
as Narrator
MovieInside the Uvalde Response
2023
as Narrator
MovieClarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023
as narrator
MoviePutin and the Presidents
2023
as Narrator
MovieLies, Politics and Democracy
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieUkraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Power of Big Oil
2022
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Power of Big Oil
2022
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMother/Android
2021
as Captain
MovieShots Fired
2021
as Narrator
MovieTaliban Takeover
2021
as Narrator
MovieBoeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAmerica After 9/11
2021
as narrator
MovieChina's COVID Secrets
2021
as Self - Narrator
TVAnimaniacs
2020
as Narrator (voice)
MovieChristmas on Ice
2020
as Mayor Greenwood
MovieThe Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Narrator (voice)
MovieUnited States of Conspiracy
2020
as Narrator (voice)
MovieOnce Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieAmazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
as Narrator
MovieBattle for Hong Kong
2020
as Narrator
TVAmerica's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieUN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
as Narrator (voice)
MovieLife on Parole
2017
as Narrator
MovieIraq Uncovered
2017
as Narrator
MovieOut of Gitmo
2017
as narrator
MovieHunting ISIS
2017
as Narrator
Divided States of America
2017
as Narrator
Frontline: President Trump
2017
as Narrator
MovieThe Choice 2016
2016
as Narrator
MovieTerror in Europe
2016
as self
MovieBusiness of Disaster
2016
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSaudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieChasing Heroin
2016
as Narrator
MovieSupplements and Safety
2016
as Self - Narrator
MovieNetanyahu at War
2016
as Self (narrator)
MovieObama at War
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Taliban Hunters
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieIsis in Afghanistan
2015
MovieOutbreak
2015
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Fight for Yemen
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieFirestone and the Warlord
2014
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
as Self - Reporter
MovieLosing Iraq
2014
as Narrator
MovieSeparate and Unequal
2014
as Narrator
MovieUnited States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014
as Narrator
TVUnited States of Secrets
2014
as Narrator
MoviePrison State
2014
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
MovieGeneration Like
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieA Death in St. Augustine
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MovieLeague of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
as Himself - Narrator
MovieThe Suicide Plan
2012
as Narrator
Last Man Out
2012
as Walt Whitman (voice)
TVMoney, Power & Wall Street
2012
as Self - Narrator
MovieInside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012
as Narrator
The Anthrax Files
2011
MovieBud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011
as Narrator
MovieThe Other Guys
2010
as Frontline Narration App
MovieBehind Taliban Lines
2010
The Boneyard
2009
as Narrator
MovieWhat Doesn't Kill You
2008
as Sully
MovieThe War Briefing
2008
as Narrator
Abuse of Power
2008
as Nolan Flannery
MovieYoung & Restless in China
2008
MovieIron Man
2008
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
MovieRules of Engagement
2008
as Narrator
MovieMattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
as Moe Fresno
MovieOn Our Watch
2007
as Narrator
MovieBud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007
as Narrator
MovieEndgame
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
as Ben Foxworthy
TVFrontline - News War
2007
as Self
MovieFierce People
2006
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
MovieLittle Children
2006
as Narrator (voice)
MovieReturn of the Taliban
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Age of AIDS
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Is It Real?
2006
as Narrator (voice)
TVCommander in Chief
2005
as Teddy Bridges
MovieOur Fathers
2005
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
MovieThe New Asylums
2005
as narrator
MovieThe Secret History of the Credit Card
2004
as Narrator
MovieAmerican Meltdown
2004
as Homeland Chief Utley
MovieGolden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004
as Narrator
MovieTruth, War and Consequences
2003
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMystic River
2003
as FBI Agent Birden
TVThreat Matrix
2003
as Roger Atkins
MovieWatergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
as Narrator (voice)
MovieComing Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003
as Narrator
MovieWake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003
as Narrator
MovieSalt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
as Narrator
MovieAlma Mater
2002
MovieAmerican Porn
2002
as Narrator
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Roger Jameson
MovieSydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001
as Narrator
Sinking the Lusitania
2001
as Narrator
Dog Days
2001
as Dad
TVEd
2000
as Gus McGraw
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
as Self - Narrator(voice)
MovieWarriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000
as Narrator
MovieSatan in the Suburbs
2000
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
MovieThe Autumn Heart
1999
as Doctor
MovieMichael Jordan: His Airness
1999
as Narrator
MovieNagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998
as Narrator
MovieThe Siege
1998
as FBI Director
MovieAnatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieA Perfect Murder
1998
as Jason Gates
MovieAtlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
as Narrator
MovieFloating
1997
as Van's Father
MovieThe Bay of Pigs
1997
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Crucible
1996
as Isaiah Goodkind
MovieNBA at 50
1996
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Ultimate Guide
1996
as Narrator
MovieCeltic Pride
1996
as Rich Man
MovieWelcome to the Dollhouse
1996
as Mr. Edwards
MovieThe Ultimate Guide: Sharks
1996
as Narrator
MovieThe Search for Satan
1995
MovieLillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994
as Narrator
MoviePart Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
as Narrator (voice)
MovieNorse America
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
MovieThe Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993
as Narrator
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieNixon
1990
as Narrator (voice)
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Victor Conner
TVHull High
1990
as John Deerborn
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice)
MovieHostile Takeover
1989
as Smolen
MovieCrossbow: The Movie
1989
as William Tell
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVCrossbow
1987
as William Tell
MovieThe Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieHostage in Iran
1986
as Narrator
MovieEinstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
as narrator (himself)
MovieThree Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
TVThree Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
as Rev. Parris
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Allan Wooster
MovieThe Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984
as Narrator
MovieThe Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984
as Narrator
TVVietnam: A Television History
1983
as Narrator
TVFrontline
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Reverend Parris
TVNOVA
1974
as Narrator
TVAnother World
1964
MovieNews War
as Narrator
MovieYemen Under Siege
as Narrator
