Quick Facts
Born:
1931-01-19
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits:
16 Total Roles
Robert MacNeil
Acting
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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
Player King
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Self – Host (uncredited)
PBS News Hour
Self - Anchor
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
Do You Speak American?
Robert MacNeil
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Self - Moderator
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater MOVIE | Self |
| 2007 | America at a Crossroads TV | Self |
| 2005 | Do You Speak American? TV | Robert MacNeil |
| 2003 | JFK: Breaking the News MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Hamlet MOVIE | Player King |
| 2000 | The American President TV | James Monroe |
| 1997 | Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age MOVIE | Narrator |
| 1994 | Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' MOVIE | Host |
| 1993 | Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy MOVIE | Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie MOVIE | Self |