Cornell MacNeil was born on September 24, 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), La traviata (1982) and The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala (1983). He was previously married to Margaret M. K. Gavan and Tania Rudensky. He died on July 15, 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.