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

Acting

1997

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

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Narrator

2000

Hamlet

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Player King

2007

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

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Self

1994

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

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Host

1988

An Empire of Reason

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Self

1969

The Violent Universe

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Host

1977

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

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Narrator

1988

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

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Self

1993

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

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Self - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

America at a Crossroads

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Do You Speak American?

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Robert MacNeil

The American President

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James Monroe

Washington Week with The Atlantic

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Self - Moderator

PBS News Hour

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Self - Anchor

Production

Crew

Directing