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.
Known For
Filmography
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026
Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
The Arborist
2025
The Electric State
2025
Battle for Tibet
2025
Aftermath
2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
Crisis on Campus
2024
Children of Ukraine
2024
Democracy on Trial
2024
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023
The Discord Leaks
2023
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023
Putin and the Presidents
2023
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
The Power of Big Oil
2022
Mother/Android
2021
Shots Fired
2021
Taliban Takeover
2021
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
America After 9/11
2021
Christmas on Ice
2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
United States of Conspiracy
2020
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020
Battle for Hong Kong
2020
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
Life on Parole
2017
Iraq Uncovered
2017
Out of Gitmo
2017
Hunting ISIS
2017
Divided States of America
2017
Frontline: President Trump
2017
The Choice 2016
2016
Terror in Europe
2016
Business of Disaster
2016
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
Supplements and Safety
2016
Netanyahu at War
2016
Obama at War
2015
Taliban Hunters
2015
Isis in Afghanistan
2015
Outbreak
2015
The Fight for Yemen
2015
Firestone and the Warlord
2014
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
Losing Iraq
2014
Separate and Unequal
2014
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014
Prison State
2014
Generation Like
2014
A Death in St. Augustine
2013
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
The Suicide Plan
2012
Last Man Out
2012
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012
The Anthrax Files
2011
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011
The Other Guys
2010
Behind Taliban Lines
2010
The Boneyard
2009
What Doesn't Kill You
2008
The War Briefing
2008
Abuse of Power
2008
Young & Restless in China
2008
Iron Man
2008
Rules of Engagement
2008
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
On Our Watch
2007
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007
Endgame
2007
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
Fierce People
2006
Little Children
2006
Return of the Taliban
2006
The Age of AIDS
2006
Our Fathers
2005
The New Asylums
2005
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004
American Meltdown
2004
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004
Truth, War and Consequences
2003
Mystic River
2003
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003
Alma Mater
2002
American Porn
2002
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001
Sinking the Lusitania
2001
Dog Days
2001
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000
Satan in the Suburbs
2000
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999
The Autumn Heart
1999
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998
The Siege
1998
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
A Perfect Murder
1998
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
Floating
1997
The Bay of Pigs
1997
The Crucible
1996
NBA at 50
1996
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
Celtic Pride
1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996
The Search for Satan
1995
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
Norse America
1994
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993
Nixon
1990
Hostile Takeover
1989
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987
Hostage in Iran
1986
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984
News War
Yemen Under Siege
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
Animaniacs
2020
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
United States of Secrets
2014
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012
Frontline - News War
2007
Is It Real?
2006
Commander in Chief
2005
Commander in Chief
2005
Threat Matrix
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Ed
2000
The West Wing
1999
The Ultimate Guide
1996
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992
Law & Order
1990
Hull High
1990
The Simpsons
1989
American Experience
1988
Crossbow
1987
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Vietnam: A Television History
1983
Frontline
1983
NOVA
1974
NOVA
1974
NOVA
1974
Another World
1964