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Ted Turner

Acting • 1938-11-19 • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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

Gettysburg

Gettysburg

1993

Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals

2003

Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies

Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies

2004

The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife

1985

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Filmography

2024
Call Me TedTV
Self (archive footage) • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2020
Citizen Jane FondaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2018
Jane Fonda in Five ActsFilm
Self - Media Mogul (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2013
Population BoomFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2010
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to KillFilm
Himself
★ 4.8
2009
The Rise & Fall of WCWFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2004
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide FolliesFilm
(archive footage)
★ 9.9
2003
Gods and GeneralsFilm
Col. Tazewell Patton
★ 6.4
1998
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with ShadowsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
1997
The Race to Save 100 YearsFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
★ 8.1
1996
Arli$$TV
Ted Turner • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1993
GettysburgFilm
Col. Walter T. Patton
★ 7.0
1990
Captain Planet and the PlaneteersTV
Fred Learner (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1989
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted TurnerFilm
Host
1985
The Slugger's WifeFilm
Darryl Fan (uncredited)
★ 3.7
1982
Ted Turner: The Man from AtlantaFilm
Self
1980
CNN Special ReportTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1968
60 MinutesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8