Ted Turner
Actor · Associate Producer · Executive Producer · Creator
Born Nov 19, 1938 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Active 1985–2026 · Awards: Peabody Awards, Humanist of the Year, International Emmy Directorate Award, Delta Prize for Global Understanding, Audubon Medal, honorary doctorate of Haifa University, Emperor Has No Clothes Award, Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award
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.
Filmography
Gettysburg (1993) — Col. Walter T. PattonCaptain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) — Fred Learner (voice) · CreatorScooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994) — Executive ProducerE! True Hollywood Story (1996)A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994) — Executive ProducerGods and Generals (2003) — Col. Tazewell Patton · Executive ProducerWCW Monday Nitro (1995) — CreatorIt's a Long Way to October — Associate ProducerArli$ (1996) — Ted TurnerWCW Thunder (1998) — CreatorCitizen Jane Fonda (2020)WCW Starrcade 2000 (2000) — Executive ProducerWCW Fall Brawl 1996 (1996) — Executive ProducerThe Slugger's Wife (1985) — Darryl Fan (uncredited)A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner (1989) — HostWCW The Great American Bash 1996 (1996) — Executive Producer