Sports
Ted Turner
Ted Turner

Ted Turner

Acting•Born November 19, 1938•Died May 6, 2026 (age 87)•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

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

TV Series1961
60 Minutes
6.5

60 Minutes

TV Series1968
Arli$$
7.0

Arli$$

TV Series1996
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
6.9

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

TV Series1990
CNN Special Report
6.7

CNN Special Report

TV Series1980
Gettysburg
7.0

Gettysburg

Movie1993
Gods and Generals
6.4

Gods and Generals

Movie2003
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2

E! True Hollywood Story

TV Series1996

Filmography

2024
Call Me Ted

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2020
Citizen Jane Fonda
Movie
2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts

as Self - (archive footage)

Movie
2013
Population Boom

as Self

Movie
2010
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill

as Himself

Movie
2009
The Rise & Fall of WCW

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2004
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies

as (archive footage)

Movie
2003
Gods and Generals

as Col. Tazewell Patton

Movie
1998
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1997
The Race to Save 100 Years

as Self

Movie
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
1996
Arli$$

as Ted Turner

TV
1993
Gettysburg

as Col. Walter T. Patton

Movie
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Fred Learner (voice)

TV
1989
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner

as Host

Movie
1985
The Slugger's Wife

as Darryl Fan (uncredited)

Movie
1982
Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta

as Self

Movie
1980
CNN Special Report

as Self

TV
1968
60 Minutes

as Self

TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

TV
—
It's a Long Way to October

as Self

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 19, 1938
Day of DeathMay 6, 2026
Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity0.7