Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 19, 1931
Died
Apr 12, 2024
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits
18 titles
Robert MacNeil
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.
Known For
Filmography
Commitment to Life
Self (archive)
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Self
America at a Crossroads
Do You Speak American?
Robert MacNeil
JFK: Breaking the News
Self (archive footage)
Hamlet
Player King
The American President
James Monroe
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age
Narrator
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Host
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
An Empire of Reason
Self
The Story of English
Writer
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Self – Host (uncredited)
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed
Narrator
PBS News Hour
Self - Anchor
The Violent Universe
Host
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Self - Moderator