Ted Turner
Acting
November 19, 1938
Died May 6, 2026 (87 years old)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Acting Credits
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
Call Me Ted
2024
as Self (archive footage)
7
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
7.2
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018
as Self - (archive footage)
7.1
Population Boom
2013
as Self
6.1
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill
2010
as Himself
4.8
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
as Self (archive footage)
7.2
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
2004
as (archive footage)
9.9
Gods and Generals
2003
as Col. Tazewell Patton
6.4
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
The Race to Save 100 Years
1997
as Self
10
Arli$$
1996
as Ted Turner
6.9
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Gettysburg
1993
as Col. Walter T. Patton
7
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Fred Learner (voice)
6.9
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
1989
as Host
The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Darryl Fan (uncredited)
3.7
Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta
1982
as Self
CNN Special Report
1980
as Self
6.7
60 Minutes
1968
as Self
6.5
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
5.8