Robert MacNeil
Known for Acting · 17 credits
- Born
- 1931-01-19
- Died
- 2024-04-12
- Place of birth
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as
- Robin 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
Washington Week with The Atlantic
1967
as Self - Moderator
PBS News Hour
1975
as Self - Anchor
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Self – Host (uncredited)
The American President
2000
as James Monroe
Hamlet
2000
as Player King
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
TV Shows (6)
Movies (11)
Hamlet
2000
as Player King
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
An Empire of Reason
1988
as Self
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
1994
as Host
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed
1977
as Narrator
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007
as Self
JFK: Breaking the News
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Violent Universe
1969
as Host
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age
1997
as Narrator
About Robert MacNeil
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. With 17 credits spanning from 1967 to 2023, Robert MacNeil has appeared in 11 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert MacNeil Movies
- Hamlet (2000) — as Player King
- Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993) — as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
- Commitment to Life (2023) — as Self (archive)
- Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988) — as Self
- An Empire of Reason (1988) — as Self
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