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.
narrator
America After 9/11
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Iron Man
Narrator (voice)
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
Joe Kozak
Aftermath
Narrator
Taliban Takeover
Mr. Edwards
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Alma Mater
Narrator
Putin and the Presidents
Documentary Narrator (voice)
Fierce People
Rich Man
Celtic Pride
self
Terror in Europe
Narrator
Shots Fired
Wilson Rogers Jr.
Our Fathers
Narrator
The Secret History of the Credit Card
Narrator (voice)
Little Children
Captain
Mother/Android
Narrator (voice)
The Bay of Pigs
narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
Narrator (voice)
Generation Like
Narrator
Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
Self (narrator)
Netanyahu at War
Van's Father
Floating
Narrator
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Narrator
The Boneyard
Narrator (voice)
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
Narrator
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
Doctor
The Autumn Heart
Nolan Flannery
Beacon Hill
Narrator (voice)
The Power of Big Oil
narrator (himself)
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
Narrator
United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program
Narrator
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
Narrator
China: A Century of Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
Self - Narrator (voice)
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
Narrator
Inside the Uvalde Response
Narrator
The Discord Leaks
Walt Whitman (voice)
Last Man Out
Narrator
Losing Iraq
Jason Gates
A Perfect Murder
Himself - Narrator
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
Narrator
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
Narrator
Democracy on Trial
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
Narrator (voice)
Truth, War and Consequences
The Search for Satan
Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
narrator
Out of Gitmo
narrator
The New Asylums
Narrator
Children of Ukraine
Columbus And The Age Of Discovery
Narrator (voice)
United States of Conspiracy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Norse America
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
Narrator
Crisis on Campus
Narrator
Sinking the Lusitania
Narrator (voice)
Satan in the Suburbs
Narrator
Frontline: President Trump
Narrator
The Choice 2016
Narrator
Frontline: Divided States of America
Narrator (voice)
Frontline: The Age of AIDS
Himself - Narrator (Voice)
Prison State
Sully
What Doesn't Kill You
Narrator
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
Narrator
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
Narrator
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
Narrator
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
William Tell
Crossbow: The Movie
Narrator
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
Narrator
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Narrator
American Porn
Rev. Parris
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Smolen
Hostile Takeover
Ben Foxworthy
I'm Paige Wilson
narrator
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Narrator
Battle for Hong Kong
Narrator
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Self - Narrator
Firestone and the Warlord
Homeland Chief Utley
American Meltdown
FBI Agent Birden
Mystic River
Narrator (voice)
Nixon
FBI Director
The Siege
Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
Mayor Greenwood
Christmas on Ice
Narrator
Separate and Unequal
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frontline: America's Great Divide
Frontline Narration App
The Other Guys
Narrator (voice)
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Isaiah Goodkind
The Crucible
Dad
Dog Days
Narrator
Life on Parole
Narrator (voice)
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
Self - Narrator
Supplements and Safety
Narrator (voice)
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Self / Reporter
The Trouble With Antibiotics
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Narrator (voice)
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Electric State
Arthur Randolph
The Arborist
Moe Fresno
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Narrator
Rules of Engagement
Narrator
The War Briefing
Narrator
On Our Watch
Narrator
News War
Narrator
Yemen Under Siege
Narrator
Hunting ISIS
Narrator
Iraq Uncovered
Narrator
Battle for Tibet
Narrator
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
Narrator
Hostage in Iran
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
115
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-05-20
Place of Birth
Burlington, Vermont, USA
Also Known As
William Remington Lyman