Ted Turner

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1938-11-19 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Ted Turner

Biography

Robert Edward Turner III (born 19 November 1938) is an American media proprietor and producer. He is 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

Producer

It's a Long Way to October

as Associate Producer

2003
Gods and Generals

as Executive Producer

1996
WCW The Great American Bash 1996

as Executive Producer

1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1996

as Executive Producer

1994
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights

as Executive Producer

1994
A Flintstones Christmas Carol

as Executive Producer

Actor

2024
Call Me Ted

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts

as Self - Media Mogul, Philanthropist

2009
The Rise & Fall of WCW

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Gods and Generals

as Col. Tazewell Patton

1998
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Gettysburg

as Col. Walter T. Patton

1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Fred Learner (voice)

1985
The Slugger's Wife

as Darryl Fan (uncredited)

1980

Creator