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.
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Filmography
all 151
Movies 131
Narrator 75
self 31
TV Shows 20
Voice 11
Director 1
Self - Narrator
Untitle (2024)
Movie
Narrator
Democracy on Trial (2024)
Movie
Narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza (2023)
Movie
Narrator
The Discord Leaks (2023)
Movie
Narrator
Inside the Uvalde Response (2023)
Movie
Narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court (2023)
Movie
Narrator
Putin and the Presidents (2023)
Movie
narrator
Lies, Politics and Democracy (2022)
Movie
Narrator
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack (2022)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Power of Big Oil (2022)
Movie
Narrator
Putin's Road to War (2022)
Movie
Narrator
Pelosi's Power (2022)
Movie
Captain
Mother/Android (2021)
Movie
Narrator
Shots Fired (2021)
Movie
Narrator
Taliban Takeover (2021)
Movie
Narrator
Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2021)
Movie
Narrator
America After 9/11 (2021)
Movie
Narrator
Trump's American Carnage (2021)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Animaniacs (2020)
TV
1
Mayor Calvin Greenwood
Christmas on Ice (2020)
Movie
Narrator
America's Medical Supply Crisis (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020)
Movie
Narrator
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (2020)
Movie
Narrator
Battle for Hong Kong (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frontline: America's Great Divide (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Frontline: In the Age of AI (2019)
Movie
Narrator
The Facebook Dilemma (2018)
Movie
Narrator
Myanmar's Killing Fields (2018)
Movie
Narrator in presentation
UN Sex Abuse Scandal (2018)
Movie
Narrator
Life on Parole (2017)
Movie
Narrator
Trump's Road to the White House (2017)
Movie
Narrator
Frontline: Divided States of America (2017)
Movie
Narrator
Frontline: President Trump (2017)
Movie
Narrator
Stealing the Superfortress (2016)
Movie
Narrator
The Choice 2016 (2016)
Movie
self
Terror in Europe (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Policing the Police (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Children of Syria (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Supplements and Safety (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Netanyahu at War (2016)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Frontline-Isis in Afghanistan (2015)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Frontline-Escaping ISIS (2015)
Movie
Narrator
Putin's Way (2015)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Children of Aleppo (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Firestone and the Warlord (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
The Trouble With Antibiotics (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Losing Iraq (Frontline) (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Separate and Unequal (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Prison State (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Generation Like (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Secret State of North Korea (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Frontline: A Death in St. Augustine (2013)
Movie
Self - Narrator
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (2013)
Movie
Walt Whitman
Last Man Out (2012)
Movie
Narrator
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown (2012)
Movie
Narrator
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory (2011)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Frontline: Death by Fire (2010)
Movie
Frontline Narration App
The Other Guys (2010)
Movie
6.86
Narrator
Bionik - Genie der Natur (2010)
Movie
Narrator
The Boneyard (2009)
Movie
Sully
What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Movie
Nolan Flannery
Abuse of Power (2008)
Movie
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Iron Man (2008)
Movie
7.64
Documentary Narrator (voice)
Fierce People (2007)
Movie
Narrator
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007)
Movie
Ben Foxworthy
I'm Paige Wilson (2007)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Little Children (2006)
Movie
5.33
Narrator
Frontline: The Age of AIDS (2006)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Is It Real? (2006)
TV
Teddy Bridges / Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
Commander in Chief (2005)
TV
Narrator
The New Al-Qaeda (2005)
Movie
Wilson Rogers Jr.
Our Fathers (2005)
Movie
Narrator
Bud Greenspan’s Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory (2005)
Movie
Narrator
The Secret History of the Credit Card (2004)
Movie
Homeland Chief Utley
American Meltdown (2004)
Movie
Narrator
The House of Saud (2004)
Movie
Narrator
The Jesus Factor (2004)
Movie
Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers (2004)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Truth, War and Consequences (2003)
Movie
Colonel Roger Atkins
Threat Matrix (2003)
TV
Narrator (voice)
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History (2003)
Movie
Narrator
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry (2003)
Movie
FBI Agent Birden
Mystic River (2003)
Movie
6.46
Narrator
Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory (2003)
Movie
Narrator
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific (2003)
Movie
Arthur Knight
Alma Mater (2002)
Movie
Narrator
2002 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (2002)
Movie
The Headmaster
The Perfect Gooseys (2002)
Movie
Narrator
American Porn (2002)
Movie
Roger Jameson
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
TV
7.5
Narrator
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory (2001)
Movie
Narrator
Air Jaws: Sharks of South Africa (2001)
Movie
Narrator
Sinking the Lusitania (2001)
Movie
Dad
Dog Days (2001)
Movie
Gus McGraw
Ed (2000)
TV
4.33
Narrator / Self - Narrator
The Prosecutors: In Pursuit Of Justice (2000)
TV
Narrator
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (2000)
Movie
Narrator
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion (2000)
Movie
Narrator
Satan in the Suburbs (2000)
Movie
Narrator
The Lost Children of Rockdale County (1999)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The West Wing (1999)
TV
5.66
Narrator
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela (1999)
Movie
Narrator
五十年战争：以色列和阿拉伯人 (1999)
TV
Doctor
The Autumn Heart (1999)
Movie
Narrator
Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999)
Movie
Narrator
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory (1998)
Movie
FBI Director
The Siege (1998)
Movie
5.79
Narrator
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998)
Movie
Narrator
Ambush in Mogadishu (1998)
Movie
Jason Gates
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Movie
Narrator
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory (1997)
Movie
Narrator
Born Under the Red Flag: 1976–1997 (1997)
Movie
Van's Father
Floating (1997)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Bay of Pigs (1997)
Movie
Isaiah Goodkind
The Crucible (1996)
Movie
6
Narrator
The Ultimate Guide (1996)
TV
Rich Man
Celtic Pride (1996)
Movie
Mr. Edwards
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
Movie
7
Self - Narrator
The Search for Satan (1995)
Movie
Narrator
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (1995)
Movie
Narrator
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory (1994)
Movie
Narrator
The Mao Years: 1949-1976 (1994)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (1993)
Movie
Narrator (1992)
The Dream Machine (1991)
TV
Narrator
Nixon (1990)
Movie
Victor Conner
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
John Deerborn
Hull High (1990)
TV
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
William Tell
Crossbow: The Movie (1989)
Movie
Smolen
Hostile Takeover (1988)
Movie
William Tell
Crossbow (1987)
TV
Narrator
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1985)
Movie
(1985)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
Movie
Rev. Parris
Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
TV
Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 (1984)
Movie
Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 (1984)
Movie
Narrator
Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self, Narrator
Frontline (1983)
TV
1
Narrator
Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Movie
Narrator / Narrator (voice)
NOVA (1974)
TV
4.75
Another World (1964)
TV
Narrator
Blind Man's Bluff
Movie
Narrator / Self - Narrator / Self
Endgame: AIDS in Black America
Movie
Narrator
Young & Restless in China
Movie
Self - Narrator
Solitary Nation
Movie
Narrator
Putin's Revenge - Part 2
Movie
Narrator
Putin's Revenge - Part 1
Movie
Self - Narrator
The Suicide Plan
Movie
Kozak
Aftermath
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.67
Based on 2.98 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1964
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1948-05-20 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceBurlington, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Remington Lyman, William Lyman
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