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Robert MacNeil

Acting • Born 1931-01-19 – Died 2024-04-12

Acting0Montreal, 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
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age

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

Movie • 1997

Narrator

Hamlet

Hamlet

Movie • 2000

Player King

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Movie • 2007

Self

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

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

Movie • 1994

Host

An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

Movie • 1988

Self

The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

Movie • 1969

Host

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

Movie • 1977

Narrator

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Movie • 1988

Self

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Movie • 1993

Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News

Movie • 2003

Self (archive footage)

America at a Crossroads

America at a Crossroads

TV • 2007

Do You Speak American?

Do You Speak American?

TV • 2005

Robert MacNeil

The American President

The American President

TV • 2000

James Monroe

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Washington Week with The Atlantic

TV • 1967

Self - Moderator

PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

TV • 1975

Self - Anchor

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

TV • 1979

Self – Host (uncredited)

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