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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1629137
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Filmography (Movies)
The Rise of RFK Jr.
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/10/2025
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
Character:Narrator (voice over)
Release Date:15/07/2025
The Arborist
Character:Arthur Randolph
Release Date:26/04/2025
The Electric State
Character:Documentary Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/03/2025
Battle for Tibet
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/02/2025
Aftermath
Character:Joe Kozak
Release Date:27/09/2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2024
Crisis on Campus
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/06/2024
Children of Ukraine
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/04/2024
Democracy on Trial
Character:Narrator
Release Date:30/01/2024
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/12/2023
The Discord Leaks
Character:Narrator
Release Date:12/12/2023
Inside the Uvalde Response
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/12/2023
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
Character:narrator
Release Date:09/05/2023
Putin and the Presidents
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/01/2023
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/09/2022
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/08/2022
The Power of Big Oil
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/04/2022
Mother/Android
Character:Captain
Release Date:17/12/2021
Shots Fired
Character:Narrator
Release Date:26/10/2021
Taliban Takeover
Character:Narrator
Release Date:12/10/2021
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/09/2021
America After 9/11
Character:narrator
Release Date:07/09/2021
Christmas on Ice
Character:Mayor Greenwood
Release Date:23/10/2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/09/2020
United States of Conspiracy
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/07/2020
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/07/2020
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/02/2020
Battle for Hong Kong
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/02/2020
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2018
Life on Parole
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/07/2017
Iraq Uncovered
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/03/2017
Out of Gitmo
Character:narrator
Release Date:27/02/2017
Hunting ISIS
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/01/2017
Divided States of America
Character:Narrator
Release Date:17/01/2017
Frontline: President Trump
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/01/2017
The Choice 2016
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/11/2016
Terror in Europe
Character:self
Release Date:18/10/2016
Business of Disaster
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/05/2016
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/03/2016
Supplements and Safety
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:19/01/2016
Netanyahu at War
Character:Self (narrator)
Release Date:05/01/2016
Obama at War
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:08/12/2015
Isis in Afghanistan
Character:
Release Date:17/11/2015
The Fight for Yemen
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/04/2015
Firestone and the Warlord
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:18/11/2014
The Trouble with Antibiotics
Character:Self - Reporter
Release Date:14/10/2014
Losing Iraq
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/07/2014
Separate and Unequal
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/07/2014
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/05/2014
Prison State
Character:Himself - Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:29/04/2014
Generation Like
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:18/02/2014
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
Character:Himself - Narrator
Release Date:08/10/2013
The Suicide Plan
Character:Narrator
Release Date:13/11/2012
Last Man Out
Character:Walt Whitman (voice)
Release Date:05/05/2012
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/02/2012
The Anthrax Files
Character:
Release Date:11/10/2011
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/04/2011
The Other Guys
Character:Frontline Narration App
Release Date:06/08/2010
Behind Taliban Lines
Character:
Release Date:23/02/2010
The Boneyard
Character:Narrator
Release Date:06/10/2009
What Doesn't Kill You
Character:Sully
Release Date:12/12/2008
The War Briefing
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/10/2008
Abuse of Power
Character:Nolan Flannery
Release Date:16/08/2008
Young & Restless in China
Character:
Release Date:17/06/2008
Iron Man
Character:Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/04/2008
Rules of Engagement
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/02/2008
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Character:Moe Fresno
Release Date:31/12/2007
On Our Watch
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/11/2007
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/07/2007
Endgame
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/06/2007
I'm Paige Wilson
Character:Ben Foxworthy
Release Date:14/06/2007
Fierce People
Character:Documentary Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/10/2006
Little Children
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/10/2006
Return of the Taliban
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/10/2006
The Age of AIDS
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/05/2006
Our Fathers
Character:Wilson Rogers Jr.
Release Date:11/05/2005
The New Asylums
Character:narrator
Release Date:10/05/2005
The Secret History of the Credit Card
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/11/2004
American Meltdown
Character:Homeland Chief Utley
Release Date:06/06/2004
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2004
Truth, War and Consequences
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/10/2003
Mystic River
Character:FBI Agent Birden
Release Date:08/10/2003
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/07/2003
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/06/2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/06/2003
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/01/2003
Alma Mater
Character:
Release Date:12/10/2002
American Porn
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/02/2002
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:26/08/2001
Sinking the Lusitania
Character:Narrator
Release Date:27/03/2001
Dog Days
Character:Dad
Release Date:01/01/2001
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
Character:Self - Narrator(voice)
Release Date:16/07/2000
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2000
Satan in the Suburbs
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
Character:
Release Date:25/05/1999
The Autumn Heart
Character:Doctor
Release Date:27/01/1999
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1999
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/12/1998
The Siege
Character:FBI Director
Release Date:06/11/1998
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/11/1998
A Perfect Murder
Character:Jason Gates
Release Date:05/06/1998
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/12/1997
Floating
Character:Van's Father
Release Date:20/02/1997
The Bay of Pigs
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Crucible
Character:Isaiah Goodkind
Release Date:27/11/1996
NBA at 50
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:01/11/1996
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/04/1996
Celtic Pride
Character:Rich Man
Release Date:19/04/1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Character:Mr. Edwards
Release Date:22/03/1996
The Search for Satan
Character:
Release Date:24/10/1995
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:27/11/1994
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/04/1994
Norse America
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/03/1994
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Character:Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
Release Date:09/11/1993
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/02/1993
Nixon
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/10/1990
Hostile Takeover
Character:Smolen
Release Date:01/09/1989
Crossbow: The Movie
Character:William Tell
Release Date:01/01/1989
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/07/1987
Hostage in Iran
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/01/1986
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Character:narrator (himself)
Release Date:14/10/1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Character:Rev. Parris
Release Date:01/05/1985
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
Character:Narrator
Release Date:26/03/1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/03/1984
Television Appearances
Animaniacs
Character:Narrator (voice)
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
United States of Secrets
Character:Narrator
Money, Power & Wall Street
Character:Self - Narrator
Frontline - News War
Character:Self
Is It Real?
Character:Narrator (voice)
Commander in Chief
Character:Teddy Bridges
Commander in Chief
Character:Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
Threat Matrix
Character:Roger Atkins
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Roger Jameson
Ed
Character:Gus McGraw
The West Wing
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Ultimate Guide
Character:Narrator
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Law & Order
Character:Victor Conner
Hull High
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Narrator (voice)
American Experience
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Crossbow
Character:William Tell
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Character:Rev. Parris
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Allan Wooster
Vietnam: A Television History
Character:
Frontline
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA
Character:Narrator
NOVA
Character:Narrator (voice)
NOVA
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Another World
Character:
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