Robert MacNeil

Robert MacNeil

Acting

January 19, 1931 – April 12, 2024 (aged 93)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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.

Filmography

Commitment to Life
Movie
Commitment to Life2023 · Self (archive)
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Movie
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater2007 · Self
These Girls
Movie
These Girls2007
Le nouveau Jean-Claude
Movie
Le nouveau Jean-Claude2005 · Robert MacNeil
JFK: Breaking the News
Movie
JFK: Breaking the News2003 · Self (archive footage)
Deadly Games
★ 6.4Series
Deadly Games2000 · Player King
The American President
Series
The American President2000 · James Monroe
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age
Movie
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age1997 · Narrator
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Movie
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'1994 · Host
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Movie
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy1993 · Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie1988 · Self
An Empire of Reason
Movie
An Empire of Reason1988 · Self
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Series
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy1979 · Self – Host (uncredited)
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed
Movie
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed1977 · Narrator
PBS News Hour
Series
PBS News Hour1975 · Self - Anchor
The Violent Universe
Movie
The Violent Universe1969 · Host
Tin Cup
Movie
Tin Cup1967 · Self - Moderator