Ted Turner

Ted Turner

11/19/1938 – 5/6/2026Cincinnati, 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.

Filmography (21 titles)

Call Me Ted7.0Show

Call Me Ted

Self (archive footage) · 2024

Citizen Jane Fonda7.2Movie

Citizen Jane Fonda

2020

Jane Fonda in Five Acts7.1Movie

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Self - (archive footage) · 2018

Population Boom6.1Movie

Population Boom

Self · 2013

Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill4.8Movie

Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill

Himself · 2010

The Rise & Fall of WCW7.2Movie

The Rise & Fall of WCW

Self (archive footage) · 2009

Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies9.9Movie

Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies

(archive footage) · 2004

Gods and Generals6.4Movie

Gods and Generals

Col. Tazewell Patton · 2003

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows7.5Movie

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

Self (archive footage) · 1998

10.0Movie

The Race to Save 100 Years

Self · 1997

E! True Hollywood Story8.1Show

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Arli$$6.9Show

Arli$$

Ted Turner · 1996

Gettysburg7.0Movie

Gettysburg

Col. Walter T. Patton · 1993

Captain Planet and the Planeteers6.9Show

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Fred Learner (voice) · 1990

Movie

A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner

Host · 1989

The Slugger's Wife3.7Movie

The Slugger's Wife

Darryl Fan (uncredited) · 1985

Movie

Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta

Self · 1982

CNN Special Report6.7Show

CNN Special Report

Self · 1980

60 Minutes6.5Show

60 Minutes

Self · 1968

The Mike Douglas Show5.8Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

It's a Long Way to October10.0Movie

It's a Long Way to October

Self ·