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Robert MacNeil

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 19, 1931

died

April 12, 2024

place of birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

also known as

Robin MacNeil

total credits

9 movies

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.

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Known For

Hamlet

Hamlet

as Player King

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

as Self (archive)

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

as Self

An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

as Self

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

as Self

Filmography

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Hamlet
5.8

Hamlet

2000as Player King
Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023as Self (archive)
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
5.8

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
6.8

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988as Self
An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

1988as Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
6.0

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007as Self
JFK: Breaking the News
10.0

JFK: Breaking the News

2003as Self (archive footage)
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age

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

1997as Narrator
The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

1969as Host