Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 19, 1938
Died
May 6, 2026
Age
87
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity
0.7
Ted Turner
Acting
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.
Also known as
Robert Edward Turner III
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Known For
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
6.5
60 Minutes
1968 · TV
7.0
Arli$$
1996 · TV
6.9
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · TV
6.7
CNN Special Report
1980 · TV
8.3
WCW Monday Nitro
1995 · TV
7.0
Gettysburg
1993 · Movie
6.4
Gods and Generals
2003 · Movie
7.4
WCW Thunder
1998 · TV
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV
6.1
Population Boom
2013 · Movie
7.4
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
1994 · Movie
Filmography
2024
Call Me Ted
TV · Self (archive footage)
7.0
2020
Citizen Jane Fonda
Movie
7.2
2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Movie · Self - (archive footage)
7.1
2013
Population Boom
Movie · Self
6.1
2010
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill
Movie · Himself
4.8
2009
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.2
2004
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
Movie · (archive footage)
9.9
2003
Gods and Generals
Movie · Col. Tazewell Patton
6.4
1998
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.5
1997
The Race to Save 100 Years
Movie · Self
10.0
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
8.1
1996
Arli$$
TV · Ted Turner
7.0
1993
Gettysburg
Movie · Col. Walter T. Patton
7.0
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV · Fred Learner (voice)
6.9
1989
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
Movie · Host
0.0
1985
The Slugger's Wife
Movie · Darryl Fan (uncredited)
3.7
1982
Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta
Movie · Self
0.0
1980
CNN Special Report
TV · Self
6.7
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It's a Long Way to October
Movie · Self
10.0
1968
60 Minutes
TV · Self
6.5
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · Self
5.8