Robert MacNeil

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
January 19, 1931
Age at death
93
Died
April 12, 2024
From
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

The American President

The American President

2000 · James Monroe

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000 · Player King

America at a Crossroads

America at a Crossroads

2007

The Story of English

The Story of English

1986 · Writer

Do You Speak American?

Do You Speak American?

2005 · Robert MacNeil

The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

1969 · Host

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

1994 · Host

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

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

1977 · Narrator