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Robert MacNeil

Acting•Born January 19, 1931•Died April 12, 2024 (age 93)•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.

Known For

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Washington Week with The Atlantic

1967•TV Series•
9.7
PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

1975•TV Series•
5.7
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979•TV Series•
7.6
The American President

The American President

2000•TV Series•
8.0
Hamlet

Hamlet

2000•Movie•
5.8
Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023•Movie
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993•Movie•
5.8
An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

1988•Movie

Filmography

2023
Commitment to Life

as Self (archive)

Movie
2007
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

as Self

Movie
2007
America at a Crossroads
TV
2005
Do You Speak American?

as Robert MacNeil

TV
2003
JFK: Breaking the News

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2000
Hamlet

as Player King

Movie
2000
The American President

as James Monroe

TV
1997
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age

as Narrator

Movie
1994
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

as Host

Movie
1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

Movie
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

as Self

Movie
1988
An Empire of Reason

as Self

Movie
1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Self – Host (uncredited)

TV
1977
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

as Narrator

Movie
1975
PBS News Hour

as Self - Anchor

TV
1969
The Violent Universe

as Host

Movie
1967
Washington Week with The Atlantic

as Self - Moderator

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 19, 1931
Day of DeathApril 12, 2024
Place of BirthMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Popularity0.2