Ted Turner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1938
- Died
- May 6, 2026 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
Robert Edward Turner III (November 19, 1938 — May 6, 2026) was an American media proprietor and producer, known for having founded the Cable News Network (CNN) and WTBS, later known as TBS. He was also owner of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during the 1990s.
Known For
Filmography
It's a Long Way to October
Movie · as Self
Call Me Ted
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 6 eps
Citizen Jane Fonda
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Movie · as Self - Media Mogul (archive footage)
Population Boom
Movie · as Self
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill
Movie · as Himself
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
Movie · as (archive footage)
Gods and Generals
Movie · as Col. Tazewell Patton
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Race to Save 100 Years
Movie · as Self
Arli$$
TV · as Ted Turner · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Gettysburg
Movie · as Col. Walter T. Patton
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV · as Fred Learner (voice) · 1 ep
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
Movie · as Host
The Slugger's Wife
Movie · as Darryl Fan (uncredited)
Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta
Movie · as Self
CNN Special Report
TV · as Self · 1 ep
60 Minutes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep