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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Will Lyman Biography (1948-)
Full name, William Lyman; born May 20, 1948, in Burlington, VT; son of EdwardPhelps (an educator) and Mabry (an educator and editor; maiden name, Remington) Lyman; married Anastasia Sylvester (in human relations), January 8, 1972;children: Georgia.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- May 20, 1948
- Burlington, Vermont, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Detective Nate Burroughs, The Doctors, NBC, 1980
- Narrator, Frontline, PBS, 1984-85
- William Tell, Crossbow (also known as William Tell and Guillaume Tell), syndicated, 1986-88
- John Deerborn, Hull High, NBC, 1990
- Narrator, The Decade of Destruction: A Frontline Special Series, PBS, 1990
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Miniseries
- Narrator, Vietnam: A Television History, PBS, 1981
- Lawrence Washington, George Washington, CBS, 1984
- Narrator, Crisis in Central America, PBS, 1987
- Narrator, Apartheid, PBS, 1987
- Narrator, The History of Surgery, PBS, 1988
- Narrator, China in Revolution, PBS, 1989
- Narrator, The AIDS Quarterly, PBS, 1989
- Narrator, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?, PBS, 1992
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Episodic
- (Television debut) Ken Palmer, Another World, NBC, 1976
- Captain Morrison, "Autumn Thieves," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1985
- Narrator, "My Husband Is Going to Kill Me," Frontline, PBS, 1988
- Narrator, "The Race for the Superconductor," Nova, PBS, 1988
- Lieutenant Commander Grant, "McAllister," Spenser: For Hire, ABC,1988
- Allan Wooster, "Programmed for Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
- Banito Ruggerio, "Truth or Consequences," Mann and Machine, 1992
- Victor Conner, "Family Values," Law and Order, 1994
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Specials
- John Corbin, The Fight to Be Remembered, PBS, 1973
- Title role, Kosciuszko: An American Portrait, PBS, 1976
- Gabriel Javsicas, Concealed Enemies, PBS, 1983
- Reverend Parris, Three Sovereigns for Sarah, PBS, 1984
- Peter Miller, Dedicated to the One I Love, CBS, 1991
- Appeared as Alex, The Knock on the Door, NBC.
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Narrator of Specials
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Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera, PBS, 1986
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Two Decades and a Wake-up, PBS, 1990
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Columbus and the Age of Discovery, PBS, 1991
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Innocence Lost, PBS, 1991
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The Quiz Show Scandal, PBS, 1991
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Columbus' Magnificent Voyage, PBS, 1992
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The Machine That Changed the World, PBS, 1992
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L.A. Is Burning: Five Reports from a Divided City, PBS, 1993
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The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover, PBS, 1993
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The Trouble with Baseball, PBS, 1993
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AIDS Research: The Story So Far, PBS, 1994
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Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back, PBS, 1994
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The Mao Years, PBS, 1994
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Lillehammer '94: 16 Days of Glory, The Disney Channel, 1994
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Currents of Fear, PBS, 1995
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Divided Memories, PBS, 1995
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The Vanishing Father, PBS, 1995
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Welcome to Happy Valley, PBS, 1995
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What Happened to Bill Clinton?, PBS, 1995
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America's Greatest Olympians, Cable News Network, 1996
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Angel on Death Row, PBS, 1996
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Breast Implants on Trial, PBS, 1996
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100 Years of Olympic Glory, 1996
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The Gulf War, PBS, 1996
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Loose Nukes, PBS, 1996
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Murder on "Abortion Row," PBS, 1996
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Nixon, PBS, 1996
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The Ultimate Guide: Sharks, The Discovery Channel, 1996
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China: Born under the Red Flag, PBS, 1997
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Atlanta's Olympic Glory, PBS, 1997
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The Bay of Pigs, PBS, 1997
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Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein, PBS, 1997
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Hot Guns, PBS, 1997
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Innocence Lost: The Plea, PBS, 1997
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Murder, Money, and Mexico, PBS, 1997
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Nazi Gold, PBS, 1997
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What Jennifer Saw, PBS, 1997
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Ageless Heroes, PBS, 1998
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Ambush in Mogadishu, PBS, 1998
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Anatomy of a Homicide: Life on the Street, PBS, 1998
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Busted: America's War on Marijuana, PBS, 1998
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From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, PBS, 1998
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The High Price of Health, PBS, 1998
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The Last Battle of the Gulf War, PBS, 1998
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Plague War, PBS, 1998
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Silent Spring Revisited, PBS, 1998
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Supersonic Spies, PBS, 1998
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Terror in Space, PBS, 1998
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TWA 800: The Investigation, The Learning Channel, 1998
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The Ultimate Guide: Horses, The Discovery Channel, 1998
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Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Honor and Glory, 1999
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The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs, PBS, 1999
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Apocalypse!, PBS, 1999
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The Crash, PBS, 1999
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The Curse of Tutankhamun, PBS, 1999
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How to Survive, The Discovery Channel, 1999
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John Paul II: The Millennial Pope, PBS, 1999
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The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela, PBS, 1999
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The Lost Children of Rockdale County, PBS, 1999
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Making Babies, PBS, 1999
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Pinehurst: Stories of Good Times and Great Golf, PBS, 1999
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Russian Roulette, PBS, 1999
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Secrets of the SAT, PBS, 1999
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Snitch, PBS, 1999
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Spying on Saddam, PBS, 1999
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The Terrorist and the Superpower, PBS, 1999
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The Triumph of Evil, PBS, 1999
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U.S. Navy SEALs--In Harm's Way, The Discovery Channel, 1999
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The Ultimate Guide: Ants, The Discovery Channel, 1999
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The Ultimate Guide: Dolphins, The Discovery Channel, 1999
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The Battle over School Choice, PBS, 2000
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Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (also knownas Bud Greenspan's Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing), 2000
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Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain, PBS, 2000
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Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory, Showtime, 2000
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The Case for Innocence, PBS, 2000
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Collapse, The Learning Channel, 2000
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Drug Wars, PBS, 2000
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Stationed in the Stars, PBS, 2000
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The Survival of Saddam, PBS, 2000
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The Ultimate Guide: Human Body, The Discovery Channel, 2000
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The Ultimate Guide: Planes, The Discovery Channel, 2000
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What's Up with the Weather?, PBS, 2000
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Movies
- Greg Smolen, Hostile Takeover (also known as The Devastatorand The Office Party), 1988
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Coast guard ensign, Jaws, Universal, 1975
- Swanson, School Ties, 1992
- Mr. Edwards, Welcome to the Dollhouse (also known as Middle Child), 1995
- Rich man, Celtic Pride, Buena Vista, 1996
- Isaiah Goodkind, The Crucible, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Van's father, Floating, Phaedra Cinema, 1997
- Jason Gates, A Perfect Murder, Warner Bros., 1998
- FBI director, The Siege, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
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The Living Room Waltz, 2000
- Nolan Flannery, The Gentleman from Boston, 2000
- Dad, Dog Days, 2000
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Stage Appearances
- Dolek Berson, The Wall, National Jewish Theatre, Boston, MA, 1973
- Randall Patrick McMurphy and Chief Bromden, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Charles Playhouse, Boston, 1973
- (Off-Broadway debut) Title role, The Passion of Dracula, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1978
- Ian, The Grinding Machine, American Place Theatre, New York City,1978
- Theseus and Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, CO, 1980
- Trissotin, The Learned Ladies, Denver Center Theatre Company, 1980
- The storyteller, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Denver Center Theatre Company, 1980
- Jerry, Betrayal, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1981
- Tom, The Seven Year Itch, Merrimack Regional Theatre, Lowell, MA,1982
- Oronte, The Misanthrope, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1983
- Robert, Betrayal, Theatre by the Sea, Portsmouth, NH, 1984
- John Proctor, The Crucible, Pennsylvania Stage Company, Allentown,PA, 1985
- Captain Thomas Crighton, The Novelist, Theatre Row Theatre, New York City, 1991
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The Dying Gaul, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, 2000
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