Wednesday Trivia Question

Who narrated the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary on John F. Kennedy?

60 years ago, American president John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. In the decades since, there have been numerous books, articles, movie and TV shows honoring the man and exploring his life and legacy. One such program was the two-part AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presentation JFK.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: JFK premiered ten years ago to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s death. Here’s the write-up from the AMEX website:

“Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin’s bullet, Kennedy’s presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and vigor, and somewhat lacking in tangible accomplishment. His proposals for a tax cut and civil rights legislation, however, promised significant gains in the months before his assassination. While maturation, as evidenced in the handling of the Cuban missile crisis, was apparent, the potential legacy of the New Frontier will forever be left to speculation.“

In its time, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentaries have been narrated by a host of talented actors and familiar voices, including Linda Hunt, Scott Glen, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney, Jimmy Smits and David Ogden Stiers. The narrator of the JFK presentation is an American actor (although he was born in Canada, as one of his parents was a career diplomat). He’s been seen on stage and screen since the 1980s and would have been three-years-old when Kennedy was killed. He’s been nominated for Emmy Awards, SAG Awards, a Golden Globe and a Tony. Obviously, he’s had a long an celebrated career.

So who was it? What actor narrated the 2013 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary on John F. Kennedy?