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Robert MacNeil

Acting Born: January 19, 1931 • 93 years old (deceased) • 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.

Also Known As

Robin MacNeil

Known For

PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

as Self - Anchor

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Washington Week with The Atlantic

as Self - Moderator

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Self – Host (uncredited)

The American President

The American President

as James Monroe

Hamlet

Hamlet

as Player King

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

Do You Speak American?

Do You Speak American?

as Robert MacNeil

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

as Self

The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

as Host

An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

as Self

JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News

as Self (archive footage)

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

as Self

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

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

as Narrator