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
Movies
- America After 9/11
2021
- Iron Man
2008
- Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
- Aftermath
2024
- Taliban Takeover
2021
- Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996
- Alma Mater
2002
- Putin and the Presidents
2023
- Fierce People
2006
- Celtic Pride
1996
- Terror in Europe
2016
- Shots Fired
2021
- Our Fathers
2005
- The Secret History of t...
2004
- Little Children
2006
- Mother/Android
2021
- The Bay of Pigs
1997
- Clarence and Ginni Thom...
2023
- Generation Like
2014
- Salt Lake City 2002: St...
2003
- Netanyahu at War
2016
- Floating
1997
- Inside Japan's Nuclear ...
2012
- The Boneyard
2009
- Part Two: The Mao Years...
1994
- Coming Home from Space:...
2003
- The Autumn Heart
1999
- Beacon Hill
2008
- The Power of Big Oil
2022
- Einstein on the Beach: ...
1985
- Golden Road: Today's Se...
2004
- United States of Secret...
2014
- Ukraine: Life Under Rus...
2022
- Lies, Politics and Demo...
2022
- Netanyahu, America & th...
2023
- Anatomy of a 'Homicide:...
1998
- Inside the Uvalde Respo...
2023
- The Discord Leaks
2023
- Last Man Out
2012
- Losing Iraq
2014
- A Perfect Murder
1998
- League of Denial: The N...
2013
- Warriors of the French ...
2000
- Democracy on Trial
2024
- The Long Walk of Nelson...
1999
- Truth, War and Conseque...
2003
- The Search for Satan
1995
- The Mind of a Murderer:...
1984
- The Mind of a Murderer:...
1984
- Out of Gitmo
2017
- The New Asylums
2005
- Children of Ukraine
2024
- United States of Conspi...
2020
- Norse America
1994
- The Mystery of the Lost...
1987
- Crisis on Campus
2024
- Sinking the Lusitania
2001
- Satan in the Suburbs
2000
- Frontline: President Tr...
2017
- The Choice 2016
2016
- Frontline: Divided Stat...
2017
- Frontline: The Age of A...
2006
- Prison State
2014
- What Doesn't Kill You
2008
- Lillehammer ’94: 16 Day...
1994
- Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
- Nagano ’98 Olympics: St...
1998
- Sydney 2000: Stories of...
2001
- Bud Greenspan’s Torino ...
2007
- Crossbow: The Movie
1989
- Bud Greenspan Presents ...
2011
- Wake Island: Alamo of t...
2003
- American Porn
2002
- Three Sovereigns for Sa...
1985
- Hostile Takeover
1989
- I'm Paige Wilson
2007
- Amazon Empire: The Rise...
2020
- Battle for Hong Kong
2020
- Michael Jordan: His Air...
1999
- Firestone and the Warlo...
2014
- American Meltdown
2004
- Mystic River
2003
- Nixon
1990
- The Siege
1998
- The Mysterious Career o...
1993
- Christmas on Ice
2020
- Separate and Unequal
2014
- The Other Guys
2010
- The Choice 2020: Trump ...
2020
- The Crucible
1996
- Dog Days
2001
- Life on Parole
2017
- Watergate Plus 30: Shad...
2003
- Supplements and Safety
2016
- UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
- The Trouble with Antibi...
2014
- The Choice 2024: Harris...
2024
- The Ultimate Guide: T-R...
1996
- The Electric State
2025
- The Arborist
2025
- Mattie Fresno and the H...
2007
- Rules of Engagement
2008
- The War Briefing
2008
- On Our Watch
2007
- News War
- Yemen Under Siege
- Hunting ISIS
2017
- Iraq Uncovered
2017
- Battle for Tibet
2025
- The Arming of Saudi Ara...
1993
- Hostage in Iran
1986
- Return of the Taliban
2006
- Endgame
2007
- Taliban Hunters
- Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
- Frontline: "Exposure" S...
2016
- Obama at War
2015
- The Fight for Yemen
2015
- The Suicide Plan
2012
- Business of Disaster
2016
- NBA at 50
1996
- Finest Hour: The Battle...
2000
- Frontline-Isis in Afgha...
2015
- The Anthrax Files
2011
- The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
- Frontline Behind Taliba...
2010
- Trump's Power & the Rul...
2025
- Young & Restless in Chi...
2008
- The Ultimate Guide: Sha...
TV Shows
- The West Wing
1999
- Ed
2000
- Another World
1964
- Hull High
1990
- The Ultimate Guide
1996
- NOVA
1974
- Is It Real?
2006
- Law & Order
1990
- Vietnam: A Television H...
1983
- Crossbow
1987
- Threat Matrix
2003
- NOVA
1974
- Law & Order: Criminal I...
2001
- Three Sovereigns for Sa...
1985
- Commander in Chief
2005
- Commander in Chief
2005
- The Simpsons
1989
- Frontline
1983
- Murder, She Wrote
1984
- Animaniacs
2020
- United States of Secrets
2014
- America's Great Divide:...
2020
- Frontline - News War
2007
- NOVA
1974
- American Experience
1988
- Money, Power & Wall Str...
2012
- Columbus and the Age of...
1992