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