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William Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as William Tell in the 1987 television series Crossbow
Crossbow (TV series)

Crossbow is a 1987 in television Action /Adventure television series that aired on Television networks preceding ABC Family#The Family Channel....
 and as the polished, resonant voice that has narrated the PBS series Frontline
Frontline (TV series)

Frontline is a Public affairs television program of varying length produced at WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed through the Public Broadcasting Service network in the United States....
 since its second season in 1984. Lyman has made a successful career in television and theater. In addition, he made a movie appearance in Hostile Takeover and, with his distinctive, commanding cadences, narrated the 2006 film Little Children
Little Children (film)

Little Children is a 2006 in film drama film directed by Todd Field. It is based on the Little Children by Tom Perrotta, who along with Field wrote the screenplay....
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William Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as William Tell in the 1987 television series Crossbow
Crossbow (TV series)

Crossbow is a 1987 in television Action /Adventure television series that aired on Television networks preceding ABC Family#The Family Channel....
 and as the polished, resonant voice that has narrated the PBS series Frontline
Frontline (TV series)

Frontline is a Public affairs television program of varying length produced at WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed through the Public Broadcasting Service network in the United States....
 since its second season in 1984. Lyman has made a successful career in television and theater. In addition, he made a movie appearance in Hostile Takeover and, with his distinctive, commanding cadences, narrated the 2006 film Little Children
Little Children (film)

Little Children is a 2006 in film drama film directed by Todd Field. It is based on the Little Children by Tom Perrotta, who along with Field wrote the screenplay....
. He also appeared on the shows Commander in Chief, Threat Matrix, and Law & Order
Law & Order

Law & Order is an United States police procedural and legal drama Television program created by Dick Wolf. It has been broadcast on NBC since its debut on September 13, 1990....
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Lyman was born in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
, the son of Mabry (née
Married and maiden names

A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
 Remington), an editor and educator, and Edward Phelps Lyman, an educator. He is a 1971 graduate of Boston University
Boston University

Boston University is a private nonsectarian university located in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Although chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869, Boston University traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839....
's School of Fine Arts. Lyman married the former Anastasia Sylvester and they have one daughter, Georgia.

External links

  • Talking with Local Actor Will Lyman by Steven Abrams
  • with lots of pictures of Lyman