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1948Born, Burlington
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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 ManAward Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Mystic RiverFBI Agent Birden
The Other GuysFrontline Narration App
The Electric StateDocumentary Narrator (voice)
Little ChildrenNarrator (voice)2026American Voices 2026NarratorMovie
2026ScammedNarratorMovie
2026The War CabinetNarrratorMovie
2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El SalvadorNarrator (voice)Movie
2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic LegacyNarratorMovie
2025The Rise of RFK Jr.NarratorMovie
2025Trump's Power & the Rule of LawNarrator (voice over)Movie
2025The ArboristArthur RandolphMovie
2025The Electric StateDocumentary Narrator (voice)Movie
2025Battle for TibetNarratorMovie
2024AftermathJoe KozakMovie
2024Crisis on CampusNarratorMovie
2024Children of UkraineNarratorMovie
2024Democracy on TrialNarratorMovie
2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in GazaNarratorMovie
2023The Discord LeaksNarratorMovie
2023Inside the Uvalde ResponseNarratorMovie
2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme CourtnarratorMovie
2023Putin and the PresidentsNarratorMovie
2022The Power of Big OilNarrator (voice) · 3 episodesShow
2021Mother/AndroidCaptainMovie
2021Shots FiredNarratorMovie
2021Taliban TakeoverNarratorMovie
2021Boeing's Fatal FlawNarrator (voice)Movie
2021America After 9/11narratorMovie
2020AnimaniacsNarrator (voice) · 2 episodesShow
2020Christmas on IceMayor GreenwoodMovie
2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. BidenNarrator (voice)Movie
2020United States of ConspiracyNarrator (voice)Movie
2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff BezosNarratorMovie
2020Battle for Hong KongNarratorMovie
2018UN Sex Abuse ScandalNarrator (voice)Movie
2017Life on ParoleNarratorMovie
2017Iraq UncoveredNarratorMovie
2017Out of GitmonarratorMovie
2017Hunting ISISNarratorMovie
2017Divided States of AmericaNarratorMovie
2017Frontline: President TrumpNarratorMovie
2016The Choice 2016NarratorMovie
2016Business of DisasterNarrator (voice)Movie
2016Chasing HeroinNarratorMovie
2015Isis in AfghanistanMovie
2014Losing IraqNarratorMovie
2014Separate and UnequalNarratorMovie
2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy LostNarratorMovie
2014Generation LikeNarrator (voice)Movie
2013A Death in St. AugustineNarrator (voice)Movie
2012The Suicide PlanNarratorMovie
2012Last Man OutWalt Whitman (voice)Movie
2012Inside Japan's Nuclear MeltdownNarratorMovie
2011The Anthrax FilesMovie
2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic GloryNarratorMovie
2010The Other GuysFrontline Narration AppMovie
2010Behind Taliban LinesMovie
2009The BoneyardNarratorMovie
2008What Doesn't Kill YouSullyMovie
2008The War BriefingNarratorMovie
2008Abuse of PowerNolan FlanneryMovie
2008Young & Restless in ChinaMovie
2008Iron ManAward Ceremony Narrator (voice)Movie
2008Rules of EngagementNarratorMovie
2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseMoe FresnoMovie
2007On Our WatchNarratorMovie
2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic GloryNarratorMovie
2007I'm Paige WilsonBen FoxworthyMovie
2006Little ChildrenNarrator (voice)Movie
2006The Age of AIDSNarrator (voice)Movie
2006Fierce PeopleDocumentary Narrator (voice)Movie
2006Is It Real?Narrator (voice) · 30 episodesShow
2005Commander in ChiefTeddy Bridges, Teddy Bridges (uncredited) · 2 episodesShow
2005Our FathersWilson Rogers Jr.Movie
2005The New AsylumsnarratorMovie
2004The Secret History of the Credit CardNarratorMovie
2004American MeltdownHomeland Chief UtleyMovie
2004Golden Road: Today's Senior DriversNarratorMovie
2003Truth, War and ConsequencesNarrator (voice)Movie
2003Mystic RiverFBI Agent BirdenMovie
2003Threat MatrixRoger Atkins · 16 episodesShow
2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of HistoryNarrator (voice)Movie
2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-EntryNarratorMovie
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