Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
2026 · Movie
as Narrator
Will Lyman
1948-05-20
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Burlington, Vermont, USA
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.
Filmography
The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The War Cabinet
2026 · Movie
as Narrrator
The Electric State
2025 · Movie
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Arborist
2025 · Movie
as Arthur Randolph
Battle for Tibet
2025 · Movie
as Narrator
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025 · Movie
as Narrator
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025 · Movie
as Narrator (voice over)
Aftermath
2024 · Movie
as Joe Kozak
Democracy on Trial
2024 · Movie
as Narrator
Children of Ukraine
2024 · Movie
as Narrator
Crisis on Campus
2024 · Movie
as Narrator
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Putin and the Presidents
2023 · Movie
as Narrator
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023 · Movie
as narrator
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023 · Movie
as Narrator
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023 · Movie
as Narrator
The Discord Leaks
2023 · Movie
as Narrator
The Power of Big Oil
2022 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Power of Big Oil
2022 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
America After 9/11
2021 · Movie
as narrator
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Taliban Takeover
2021 · Movie
as Narrator
Shots Fired
2021 · Movie
as Narrator
Mother/Android
2021 · Movie
as Captain
China's COVID Secrets
2021 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
United States of Conspiracy
2020 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020 · Movie
as Narrator
Battle for Hong Kong
2020 · Movie
as Narrator
Christmas on Ice
2020 · Movie
as Mayor Greenwood
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Animaniacs
2020 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Out of Gitmo
2017 · Movie
as narrator
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Frontline: President Trump
2017 · Movie
as Narrator
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Divided States of America
2017 · Movie
as Narrator
Life on Parole
2017 · Movie
as Narrator
Hunting ISIS
2017 · Movie
as Narrator
Iraq Uncovered
2017 · Movie
as Narrator
Terror in Europe
2016 · Movie
as self
Netanyahu at War
2016 · Movie
as Self (narrator)
The Choice 2016
2016 · Movie
as Narrator
Supplements and Safety
2016 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Business of Disaster
2016 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Chasing Heroin
2016 · Movie
as Narrator
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Taliban Hunters
2015 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Obama at War
2015 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Fight for Yemen
2015 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Isis in Afghanistan
2015 · Movie
Outbreak
2015 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
Generation Like
2014 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014 · Movie
as Narrator
Losing Iraq
2014 · Movie
as Narrator
Prison State
2014 · Movie
as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
Firestone and the Warlord
2014 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
Separate and Unequal
2014 · Movie
as Narrator
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014 · Movie
as Self - Reporter
United States of Secrets
2014 · TV Show
as Narrator
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013 · Movie
as Himself - Narrator
A Death in St. Augustine
2013 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012 · Movie
as Narrator
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Last Man Out
2012 · Movie
as Walt Whitman (voice)
The Suicide Plan
2012 · Movie
as Narrator
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011 · Movie
as Narrator
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The Anthrax Files
2011 · Movie
The Other Guys
2010 · Movie
as Frontline Narration App
Behind Taliban Lines
2010 · Movie
No image
The Boneyard
2009 · Movie
as Narrator
Iron Man
2008 · Movie
as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
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Abuse of Power
2008 · Movie
as Nolan Flannery
What Doesn't Kill You
2008 · Movie
as Sully
Rules of Engagement
2008 · Movie
as Narrator
The War Briefing
2008 · Movie
as Narrator
Young & Restless in China
2008 · Movie
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007 · Movie
as Narrator
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I'm Paige Wilson
2007 · Movie
as Ben Foxworthy
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007 · Movie
as Moe Fresno
On Our Watch
2007 · Movie
as Narrator
Endgame
2007 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Frontline - News War
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Fierce People
2006 · Movie
as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Little Children
2006 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Age of AIDS
2006 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Return of the Taliban
2006 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Is It Real?
2006 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Our Fathers
2005 · Movie
as Wilson Rogers Jr.
The New Asylums
2005 · Movie
as narrator
Commander in Chief
2005 · TV Show
as Teddy Bridges, Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004 · Movie
as Narrator
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004 · Movie
as Narrator
American Meltdown
2004 · Movie
as Homeland Chief Utley
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003 · Movie
as Narrator
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003 · Movie
as Narrator
Truth, War and Consequences
2003 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003 · Movie
as Narrator
Mystic River
2003 · Movie
as FBI Agent Birden
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Threat Matrix
2003 · TV Show
as Roger Atkins
Alma Mater
2002 · Movie
American Porn
2002 · Movie
as Narrator
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Sinking the Lusitania
2001 · Movie
as Narrator
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001 · Movie
as Narrator
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Dog Days
2001 · Movie
as Dad
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
as Roger Jameson
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000 · Movie
as Narrator
Satan in the Suburbs
2000 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
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Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000 · Movie
as Self - Narrator(voice)
Ed
2000 · TV Show
as Gus McGraw
The Autumn Heart
1999 · Movie
as Doctor
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999 · Movie
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999 · Movie
as Narrator
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Perfect Murder
1998 · Movie
as Jason Gates
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998 · Movie
as Narrator
The Siege
1998 · Movie
as FBI Director
The Bay of Pigs
1997 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Floating
1997 · Movie
as Van's Father
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997 · Movie
as Narrator
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996 · Movie
as Mr. Edwards
Celtic Pride
1996 · Movie
as Rich Man
The Crucible
1996 · Movie
as Isaiah Goodkind
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
NBA at 50
1996 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
1996 · Movie
as Narrator
The Ultimate Guide
1996 · TV Show
as Narrator
The Search for Satan
1995 · Movie
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Norse America
1994 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994 · Movie
as Narrator
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993 · Movie
as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993 · Movie
as Narrator
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Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Nixon
1990 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Hull High
1990 · TV Show
as John Deerborn
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Victor Conner
Crossbow: The Movie
1989 · Movie
as William Tell
Hostile Takeover
1989 · Movie
as Smolen
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
American Experience
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Crossbow
1987 · TV Show
as William Tell
Hostage in Iran
1986 · Movie
as Narrator
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985 · Movie
as narrator (himself)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985 · Movie
as Rev. Parris
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985 · TV Show
as Rev. Parris
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984 · Movie
as Narrator
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984 · Movie
as Narrator
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Allan Wooster
Vietnam: A Television History
1983 · TV Show
as Narrator
Frontline
1983 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Reverend Parris
NOVA
1974 · TV Show
as Narrator, Narrator (voice), Self - Narrator (voice)
Another World
1964 · TV Show
News War
· Movie
as Narrator
Yemen Under Siege
· Movie
as Narrator
