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Robert MacNeil

Born January 19, 1931 — died April 12, 2024 · 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.

Known For

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000 · Player King

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979 · Self – Host (uncredited)

PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

1975 · Self - Anchor

PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

1975 · Creator

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993 · Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

The Story of English

The Story of English

1986 · Writer

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988 · Self

Do You Speak American?

Do You Speak American?

2005 · Robert MacNeil

Do You Speak American?

Do You Speak American?

2005 · Writer

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Washington Week with The Atlantic

1967 · Self - Moderator

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007 · Self

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

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

1994 · Host

Filmography

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023 · Self (archive)

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007 · Self

America at a Crossroads

America at a Crossroads

2007

Do You Speak American?

Do You Speak American?

2005 · Robert MacNeil

JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000 · Player King

The American President

The American President

2000 · James Monroe

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

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

1997 · Narrator

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

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

1994 · Host

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993 · Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

1988 · Self

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988 · Self

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979 · Self – Host (uncredited)

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

1977 · Narrator

PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

1975 · Self - Anchor

The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

1969 · Host

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Washington Week with The Atlantic

1967 · Self - Moderator

Writing

Do You Speak American?

Do You Speak American?

2005 · Writer

The Story of English

The Story of English

1986 · Writer

Creator

PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

1975 · Creator