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BornNovember 19, 1938
DiedMay 6, 2026 (age 87)
Place of birthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
Film credits14
Ted Turner
DeceasedKnown for 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.
Filmography
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018
as Self - (archive footage)
Population Boom
2013
as Self
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill
2010
as Himself
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
2004
as (archive footage)
Gods and Generals
2003
as Col. Tazewell Patton
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Self (archive footage)
- No poster
The Race to Save 100 Years
1997
as Self
Gettysburg
1993
as Col. Walter T. Patton
- No poster
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
1989
as Host
The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Darryl Fan (uncredited)
- No poster
Ted Turner: The Man from Atlanta
1982
as Self
It's a Long Way to October
Unreleased
as Self