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Robert MacNeil

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Robert MacNeil

Born January 19, 1931 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Died April 12, 2024

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

Hamlet

5.8 TMDB

Hamlet

Player King

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

7.6 TMDB

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Self – Host (uncredited)

PBS News Hour

5.7 TMDB

PBS News Hour

Self - Anchor, Creator

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

5.8 TMDB

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

The Story of English

8.4 TMDB

The Story of English

Writer

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

6.8 TMDB

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Self

Do You Speak American?

7.8 TMDB

Do You Speak American?

Robert MacNeil, Writer

Washington Week with The Atlantic

9.7 TMDB

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Self - Moderator

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

6.0 TMDB

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Self

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

6.5 TMDB

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

Host

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

8.0 TMDB

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

Narrator

JFK: Breaking the News

10.0 TMDB

JFK: Breaking the News

Self (archive footage)

America at a Crossroads

10.0 TMDB

America at a Crossroads

2007 · Series

The American President

8.0 TMDB

The American President

James Monroe

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

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

Narrator

An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

Self

The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

Host

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

Self (archive)

Filmography