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Robert MacNeil
Deceased

When Did Robert MacNeil Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93
Also known asRobin MacNeilGenderMaleNationalityCanadaBorn19/01/1931Born inMontreal, Quebec, CanadaDied12/04/2024 (aged 93)Died inNew York CityWikidataQ573648 ↗TMDb#1226254 ↗

Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, 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. The show eventually became the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and is today PBS News Hour.

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Filmography14 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Commitment to LifeMovieSelf (archive)92
2005Do You Speak American?SeriesRobert MacNeil74
2003JFK: Breaking the NewsMovieSelf (archive footage)72
2000The American PresidentSeriesJames Monroe69
2000HamletMoviePlayer King69
1997Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic AgeMovieNarrator66
1994Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'MovieHost63
1993Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracyMovieSelf - MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS62
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieMovieSelf57
1988An Empire of ReasonMovieSelf57
1977The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It GreedMovieNarrator46
1975PBS News HourSeriesSelf - Anchor44
1969The Violent UniverseMovieHost38
1967Washington Week with The AtlanticSeriesSelf - Moderator36