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Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) -- Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with un-attentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities.
"Commander in Chief" (2005): Season 1: Episode 7 -- A tell-all book about the President is published.
"Is It Real?" (2005): Season 2: Episode 11 -- Chupacabra means "goat-sucker" in Spanish.
What Doesn't Kill You (2008) -- Two lifelong friends who have survived the mean streets of South Boston find it increasingly hard to maintain a balance between their personal lives and the "jobs" they take for a local crime boss (Goodman).
"Commander in Chief" (2005): Season 1: Episode 3 -- The death of DEA agents forces negotiations with a corrupt Latin leader.
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Date of Birth:
20 May 1948, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Will Lyman is a greatly underused actor who grabbed a bit of popularity... more
Trivia:
Known for narrating numerous PBS "NOVA" and "Frontline" episodes. more
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Downey Jr. in "The Avengers" and Third "Iron Man"
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Commander in Chief: Is Sarah Palin a Real Life MacKenzie Allen?
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US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 249:00 PMPBS FrontlineThe Card Game#27.17more

Filmography

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In Development: What's this?
  1. The Foresome (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
  1. The Muskrat Boy of Griffith Park (2009) (completed) (voice) .... The Narrator

  2. "Brotherhood" .... Atty. General Dan Vanderpool (1 episode, 2008)
        - All the Interim Is Like a Phantasma (2008) TV episode .... Atty. General Dan Vanderpool
  3. What Doesn't Kill You (2008) .... Sully
  4. Iron Man (2008) (voice) .... Award Ceremony Narrator
    ... aka Ironman (International: English title: alternative spelling) (USA: poster title)
  5. On the Assassination of the President (2008) (voice) .... Narrator
  6. Bud Greenspan Presents: Torino 2006 Olympics (2007) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  7. Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe (2007) .... Moe Fresno
  8. I'm Paige Wilson (2007) (TV) .... Foxworthy
  9. Little Children (2006) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  10. "Is It Real?" .... Narrator (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - The Nostradamus Effect (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - The Da Vinci Code (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Ape-man (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Stigmata (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Extreme Sleepwalking (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
          (10 more)
  11. Deep Sea UFOs (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  12. "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
  13. Our Fathers (2005) (TV) .... Wilson Rogers Jr.
  14. "The American Experience" .... Narrator (10 episodes, 1990-2005)
        - The Fall of Saigon (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Vietnam: Parts IX & X - Peace Is at Hand/Homefront USA (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Vietnam: Parts VII & VIII - Vietnamizing the War/Cambodia and Laos (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Vietnam: Parts V & VI - America's Enemy/Tet 1968 (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Vietnam: Parts III & IV - LBJ Goes to War/America Takes Charge (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
          (5 more)
  15. Fierce People (2005) (voice) .... Documentary Narrator
  16. Turntable (2005) .... Det. McCoy
  17. "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)
  18. Meltdown (2004) (TV) .... Homeland Chief Utley
    ... aka Angst über Amerika (Germany)
  19. "The West Wing" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
        - Access (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  20. Secret Weapons Over Normandy (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Narrator
  21. Encounter Nancy (2003) .... Newton Forrester
  22. Mystic River (2003) .... FBI Agent Birden
  23. Beacon Hill (2003) .... Nolan Flannery
  24. Alma Mater (2002) .... Arthur Knight
  25. The Perfect Gooseys (2002)
  26. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Roger Jameson (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Smothered (2001) TV episode .... Roger Jameson
  27. Dischord (2001) .... Capt. Jack
  28. "Ed" .... Gus McGraw (1 episode, 2001)
        - Mixed Signals (2001) TV episode .... Gus McGraw
  29. Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Gold from Down Under (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  30. Dog Days (2000) .... Dad

  31. Floating (1999) .... Van's Father
  32. Something Between Us (1999) .... Paul Kirkland
  33. Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Honor and Glory (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  34. The Siege (1998/I) .... FBI Director
  35. A Perfect Murder (1998) .... Jason Gates
  36. Intermezzo (1998) .... Charlie
  37. The Crucible (1996) .... Isaiah Goodkind
  38. Celtic Pride (1996) .... Rich Man
  39. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) .... Mr. Edwards
    ... aka Middle Child
  40. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Carroll O'Malley (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
    ... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
  41. "Law & Order" .... Victor Conner (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
        - Family Values (1994) TV episode .... Victor Conner
  42. The Mao Years: 1949-1976 (1994) (voice) .... Narrator
  43. "The Machine That Changed the World" (1992) TV series (voice) .... Narrator (1992)
  44. School Ties (1992) .... Swanson
  45. "Mann & Machine" .... Banito Ruggerio (1 episode, 1992)
        - Truth or Consequences (1992) TV episode .... Banito Ruggerio
  46. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Allan Wooster (1 episode, 1992)
        - Programmed for Murder (1992) TV episode .... Allan Wooster
  47. The Great Eclipse (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  48. "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Peter Miller (1 episode, 1991)
        - Dedicated to the One I Love (1991) TV episode .... Peter Miller
  49. "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
        - Episode #1.1 (1990) TV episode .... John Deerborn
          (3 more)
  50. In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (1990) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

  51. "Crossbow" .... William Tell (32 episodes, 1987-1989)
    ... aka Guillaume Tell (France: dubbed version)
    ... aka William Tell (UK)
        - Betrayal (1989) TV episode .... William Tell
        - Blood Brothers (1989) TV episode .... William Tell
        - The Inquisitor (1989) TV episode .... William Tell
        - The Electors (1989) TV episode .... William Tell
        - Insurrection (1989) TV episode .... William Tell
          (27 more)
  52. Hostile Takeover (1988) .... Smolen
    ... aka Manoeuvre hostile (Canada: French title)
    ... aka The Devastator (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Office Party (Canada: English title)
  53. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Lt. Grant (2 episodes, 1985-1988)
        - McAllister (1988) TV episode .... Lt. Grant
        - Autumn Thieves (1985) TV episode
  54. Adventures of William Tell (1986) (TV) .... William Tell
  55. "American Playhouse" .... Rev. Parris (1 episode, 1985)
        - Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) TV episode .... Rev. Parris
  56. "George Washington" (1984) TV mini-series .... Lawrence Washington
  57. Concealed Enemies (1984) (TV) .... Gabriel Javsicas
  58. "Vietnam: A Television History" .... Narrator (11 episodes, 1983)
        - LBJ Goes to War: 1964-1965 (1983) TV episode .... Narrator
        - America's Mandarin: 1954-1963 (1983) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Roots of a War: 1945-1953 (1983) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - America's Enemy: 1954-1967 (1983) TV episode .... Narrator
        - America Takes Charge: 1965-1967 (1983) TV episode .... Narrator
          (6 more)

  59. "Ryan's Hope" .... Ken Alexander (2 episodes, 1979)
        - Episode #1.1066 (1979) TV episode .... Ken Alexander
        - Episode #1.1062 (1979) TV episode .... Ken Alexander
  60. "Another World" (1964) TV series .... Ken Palmer (unknown episodes, 1976-1977)
    ... aka Another World: Bay City
Self:
  1. "Frontline" .... Narrator / ... (125 episodes, 1982-2009)
        - A Death in Tehran (2009) TV episode .... Himself/Narrator
        - The Warning (2009) TV episode .... Series narrator
        - Breaking the Bank (2009) TV episode .... Himself/Narrator
        - The Released (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Black Money (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
          (120 more)
  2. 1972 Munich Games: Bud Greenspan Remembers (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator
  3. Russian Roswell (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  4. The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  5. "Nova" .... Narrator (9 episodes, 2001-2004)
        - Battle Plan Under Fire (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Life and Death in the War Zone (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Crash of Flight 111 (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Dirty Bomb (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Spies That Fly (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
          (4 more)
  6. Nature Tech: Avalanche (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  7. Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  8. "Modern Marvels" .... Narrator (4 episodes, 2003)
        - Terror Tech: Civilian (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Terror Tech: Defending the Highrise (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Nature Tech: Tornadoes (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Terror Tech: Military (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  9. Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  10. Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  11. Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  12. Why the Towers Fell (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  13. Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  14. Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road from Oslo (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  15. Assignment Discovery: The Ultimate Guide: Mummies (2002) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
  16. Air Jaws: Sharks of South Africa (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  17. Red October (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  18. Sinking the Lusitania (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. Stealing the Superfortress (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  20. Blind Man's Bluff (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  21. Tojo's War (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  22. Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  23. Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Bud Greenspan's Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (USA: complete title)
  24. Satan in the Suburbs (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

  25. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  26. Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  27. Atlanta's Olympic Glory (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  28. China: Born Under the Red Flag (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  29. Lillehammer '94: 16 Days of Glory (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  30. Wings Over the Gulf (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

Additional Details

Other Works:
Narrator of the PBS show Frontline/Nova since the early 1980s. more
Genres:
Documentary | Crime | Sport | Music more
Plot Keywords:
Murder | Husband Wife Relationship | Character Name In Title | Family Relationships more

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