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Robert MacNeil

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Born 1931-01-19 · Died 2024-04-12
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Biography

Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil OC (1931-2024), often known as Robin MacNeil, was a Canadian-American journalist, writer, and television news anchor. He partnered with Jim Lehrer to create the landmark public television news program The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975. MacNeil co-anchored the program until 1995.

Filmography

16 credits across movies and TV

Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age
Movie

Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age

1997 · Narrator

Hamlet
Movie

Hamlet

2000 · Player King

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Movie

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007 · Self

Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Movie

Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

1994 · Host

An Empire of Reason
Movie

An Empire of Reason

1988 · Self

The Violent Universe
Movie

The Violent Universe

1969 · Host

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed
Movie

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

1977 · Narrator

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988 · Self

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Movie

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993 · Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

JFK: Breaking the News
Movie

JFK: Breaking the News

2003 · Self (archive footage)

America at a Crossroads
TV

America at a Crossroads

2007

Do You Speak American?
TV

Do You Speak American?

2005 · Robert MacNeil

The American President
TV

The American President

2000 · James Monroe

Washington Week with The Atlantic
TV

Washington Week with The Atlantic

1967 · Self - Moderator

PBS News Hour
TV

PBS News Hour

1975 · Self - Anchor

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
TV

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979 · Self – Host (uncredited)