Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 19, 1931
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater | Self |
| 2003 | JFK: Breaking the News | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Player King |
| 1997 | Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age | Narrator |
| 1994 | Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' | Host |
| 1993 | Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy | Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS |
| 1988 | An Empire of Reason | Self |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Self |
| 1977 | The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed | Narrator |
| 1969 | The Violent Universe | Host |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | America at a Crossroads | |
| 2005 | Do You Speak American? | Robert MacNeil |
| 2000 | The American President | James Monroe |
| 1975 | PBS News Hour | Self - Anchor |
| 1967 | Washington Week with The Atlantic | Self - Moderator |