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
Iron Man
(2008)
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Mystic River
(2003)
FBI Agent Birden
The Other Guys
(2010)
Frontline Narration App
The Siege
(1998)
FBI Director
Little Children
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
The Crucible
(1996)
Isaiah Goodkind
A Perfect Murder
(1998)
Jason Gates
Mother/Android
(2021)
Captain
Fierce People
(2007)
Documentary Narrator (voice)
Welcome to the Dollhouse
(1996)
Mr. Edwards
Celtic Pride
(1996)
Rich Man
What Doesn't Kill You
(2008)
Sully
Floating
(1997)
Van's Father
Christmas on Ice
(2020)
Mayor Greenwood
American Meltdown
(2004)
Homeland Chief Utley
Full Filmography
Acting
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
(1984)
Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
(1984)
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
(1985)
narrator (himself)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
(1985)
Rev. Parris
Hostile Takeover
(1988)
Smolen
Crossbow: The Movie
(1989)
William Tell
Nixon
(1990)
Narrator (voice)
Columbus And The Age Of Discovery
(1992)
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?
(1993)
Narrator (voice)
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
(1994)
Narrator
The Mao Years: 1949-1976
(1994)
Narrator (voice)
The Search for Satan
(1995)
Welcome to the Dollhouse
(1996)
Mr. Edwards
The Crucible
(1996)
Isaiah Goodkind
Celtic Pride
(1996)
Rich Man
Floating
(1997)
Van's Father
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
(1997)
Narrator
The Bay of Pigs
(1997)
Narrator (voice)
A Perfect Murder
(1998)
Jason Gates
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
(1998)
Narrator
The Siege
(1998)
FBI Director
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
(1998)
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Autumn Heart
(1999)
Doctor
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
(1999)
Michael Jordan: His Airness
(1999)
Narrator
Satan in the Suburbs
(2000)
Narrator (voice)
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
(2000)
Narrator
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
(2001)
Narrator
Dog Days
(2001)
Dad
American Porn
(2002)
Narrator
Alma Mater
(2002)
Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
(2003)
Narrator
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
(2003)
Narrator
Mystic River
(2003)
FBI Agent Birden
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
(2003)
Narrator
Truth, War and Consequences
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
American Meltdown
(2004)
Homeland Chief Utley
The Secret History of the Credit Card
(2004)
Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
(2004)
Narrator
Our Fathers
(2005)
Wilson Rogers Jr.
The New Asylums
(2005)
narrator
Frontline: The Age of AIDS
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
Little Children
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
(2007)
Narrator
I'm Paige Wilson
(2007)
Ben Foxworthy
Fierce People
(2007)
Documentary Narrator (voice)
Iron Man
(2008)
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Abuse of Power
(2008)
Nolan Flannery
What Doesn't Kill You
(2008)
Sully
The Boneyard
(2009)
Narrator
The Other Guys
(2010)
Frontline Narration App
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
(2011)
Narrator
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
(2012)
Narrator
Last Man Out
(2012)
Walt Whitman (voice)
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
(2013)
Himself - Narrator
United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program
(2014)
Narrator
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
(2014)
Narrator
Losing Iraq (Frontline)
(2014)
Narrator
Prison State
(2014)
Himself - Narrator (Voice)
Firestone and the Warlord
(2014)
Self - Narrator
Separate and Unequal
(2014)
Narrator
The Trouble With Antibiotics
(2014)
Self / Reporter
Generation Like
(2014)
Narrator (voice)
The Choice 2016
(2016)
Narrator
Supplements and Safety
(2016)
Self - Narrator
Netanyahu at War
(2016)
Self (narrator)
Terror in Europe
(2016)
self
Frontline: President Trump
(2017)
Narrator
Frontline: Divided States of America
(2017)
Narrator
Life on Parole
(2017)
Narrator
Out of Gitmo
(2017)
narrator
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
(2018)
Narrator (voice)
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
(2020)
narrator
Battle for Hong Kong
(2020)
Narrator
Christmas on Ice
(2020)
Mayor Greenwood
Frontline: America's Great Divide
(2020)
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
(2020)
Narrator (voice)
United States of Conspiracy
(2020)
Narrator (voice)
America After 9/11
(2021)
narrator
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
(2021)
Narrator (voice)
Taliban Takeover
(2021)
Narrator
Shots Fired
(2021)
Narrator
Mother/Android
(2021)
Captain
The Power of Big Oil
(2022)
Narrator (voice)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
(2022)
Narrator (voice)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
(2022)
narrator
Putin and the Presidents
(2023)
Narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
(2023)
narrator
Inside the Uvalde Response
(2023)
Narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
(2023)
Narrator
The Discord Leaks
(2023)
Narrator
FRONTLINE’s The Choice: VP
(2024)
Self - Narrator
Democracy on Trial
(2024)
Narrator
Children of Ukraine
(2024)
Narrator