Robert MacNeil

Personal Info

Birthday

January 19, 1931

Day of Death

2024-04-12

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Also Known As

Robin MacNeil

Robert MacNeil

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

The American President

Hamlet

Do You Speak American?

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

The Violent Universe

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

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

Filmography

2007
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
as Self
2000
Hamlet
as Player King
1997
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age
as Narrator
1994
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
as Host
1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS
1988
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Self
An Empire of Reason
as Self
1977
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed
as Narrator
1969
The Violent Universe
as Host