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IamKeenan
10-29-2008, 03:11 AM
If you have ever watched any PBS series such as FRONTLINE~Vietnam: A Television History" ~ or my favorite 1992s PBS special ''Wings Over the Gulf'' you have heard Will Lyman doing the narration. And to me he totally makes any series just by voice alone. It is unmistakable anytime he is speaking. I watched a documentary tonight about the Talaban and finally decided I want to do some research about Will . Well I was amazed at everything he has done in Film,Television and Stage.

Here is a small part of his works~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


The Foresome (2008) (pre-production) .... Ben Long


What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Iron Man (2008) (voice) .... Award Ceremony Narrator
... aka Ironman (International: English title: alternative spelling) (USA: poster title)
On the Assassination of the President (2008) .... Narrator
Bud Greenspan Presents: Torino 2006 Olympics (2007) (TV) .... Narrator
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe (2007) .... Moe Fresno
I'm Paige Wilson (2007) (TV) .... Foxworthy
Little Children (2006) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
"Is It Real?" .... Narrator (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
- The Nostradamus Effect (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
- The Da Vinci Code (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
- Ape-man (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
- Stigmata (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
- Extreme Sleepwalking (2005) TV episode .... Narrator
(10 more)
Deep Sea UFOs (2006) (TV) .... Narrator
"Commander in Chief" .... Teddy Bridges (3 episodes, 2005)
- First Scandal (2005) TV episode .... Teddy Bridges
- First Strike (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Teddy Bridges
- Pilot (2005) TV episode .... Teddy Bridges
Our Fathers (2005) (TV) .... Wilson Rogers Jr.
Fierce People (2005) (voice) .... Documentary Narrator
Turntable (2005) .... Det. McCoy
"Threat Matrix" .... Colonel Roger Atkins (16 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Cambodia (2004) TV episode .... Colonel Roger Atkins
- 19 Seconds (2004) TV episode .... Colonel Roger Atkins
- Extremist Makeover (2004) TV episode .... Colonel Roger Atkins
- Stochastic Variable (2004) TV episode .... Colonel Roger Atkins
- PPX (2004) TV episode .... Colonel Roger Atkins
(11 more)
Meltdown (2004) (TV) .... Homeland Chief Utley
... aka Angst über Amerika (Germany)
"The West Wing" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
- Access (2004) TV episode .... Narrator
Secret Weapons Over Normandy (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Narrator
Encounter Nancy (2003) .... Newton Forrester
Mystic River (2003) .... FBI Agent Birden
Beacon Hill (2003) .... Nolan Flannery
Alma Mater (2002) .... Arthur Knight
The Perfect Gooseys (2002)
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Roger Jameson (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Smothered (2001) TV episode .... Roger Jameson
Dischord (2001) .... Capt. Jack
"Ed" .... Gus McGraw (1 episode, 2001)
- Mixed Signals (2001) TV episode .... Gus McGraw
Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Gold from Down Under (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
Dog Days (2000) .... Dad


Floating (1999) .... Van's Father
Something Between Us (1999) .... Paul Kirkland
Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Honor and Glory (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
The Siege (1998/I) .... FBI Director
A Perfect Murder (1998) .... Jason Gates
Intermezzo (1998) .... Charlie
"Vietnam: A Television History" .... Narrator (11 episodes, 1997)
- America's Enemy: 1954-1967 (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
- America's Mandarin: 1954-1963 (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
- America Takes Charge: 1965-1967 (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
- Cambodia and Laos (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
- Homefront USA (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
(6 more)
The Crucible (1996) .... Isaiah Goodkind
Celtic Pride (1996) .... Rich Man
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) .... Mr. Edwards
... aka Middle Child
"The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Carroll O'Malley (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
"Law & Order" .... Victor Conner (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- Family Values (1994) TV episode .... Victor Conner
The Mao Years: 1949-1976 (1994) .... Narrator
School Ties (1992) .... Swanson
"Mann & Machine" .... Banito Ruggerio (1 episode, 1992)
- Truth or Consequences (1992) TV episode .... Banito Ruggerio
"Murder, She Wrote" .... Allan Wooster (1 episode, 1992)
- Programmed for Murder (1992) TV episode .... Allan Wooster
"The American Experience" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1992)
- The Quiz Show Scandal (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Richard Nixon (1992) TV episode .... Narrator
"The Machine That Changed the World" (1992) TV series .... Narator
The Great Eclipse (1992) (TV) .... Narrator
"CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Peter Miller (1 episode, 1991)
- Dedicated to the One I Love (1991) TV episode .... Peter Miller
"Hull High" .... John Deerborn (8 episodes, 1990)
- Episode #1.6 (1990) TV episode .... John Deerborn
- Episode #1.5 (1990) TV episode .... John Deerborn
- Episode #1.4 (1990) TV episode .... John Deerborn
- Episode #1.2 (1990) TV episode .... John Deerborn
- Pilot (1990) TV episode .... John Deerborn
(3 more)
In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (1990) (TV) .... Narrator


"Crossbow" .... William Tell (31 episodes, 1987-1989)
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And here is his voice doing ''Wings over the Gulf''

Wings over the Gulf (First Strike) Part 1/6


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