Ted Turner
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
Gods and Generals
64%
Executive Producer
2003
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
74%
Executive Producer
1994
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
68%
Executive Producer
1994
60 Minutes
65%
Self
1968
E! True Hollywood Story
81%
Unknown
1996
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
71%
Self - (archive footage)
2018
WCW Monday Nitro
83%
Creator
1995
Arli$$
69%
Ted Turner
1996
Citizen Jane Fonda
72%
2020
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
71%
Self - (archive footage)
2018
Population Boom
61%
Self
2013
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill
48%
Himself
2010
The Rise & Fall of WCW
72%
Self (archive footage)
2009
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
99%
(archive footage)
2004
Gods and Generals
64%
Col. Tazewell Patton
2003
Gods and Generals
64%
Executive Producer
2003
WCW Starrcade 2000
90%
Executive Producer
2000
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
75%
Self (archive footage)
1998
WCW Thunder
74%
Creator
1998
The Race to Save 100 Years
100%
Self
1997
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
90%
Executive Producer
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
81%
Unknown
1996
Arli$$
69%
Ted Turner
1996
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
Executive Producer
1996
WCW Monday Nitro
83%
Creator
1995
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
68%
Executive Producer
1994
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
74%
Executive Producer
1994
Gettysburg
70%
Col. Walter T. Patton
1993
A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner
Host
1989
The Slugger's Wife
37%
Darryl Fan (uncredited)
1985
It's a Long Way to October
100%
Self
It's a Long Way to October
100%
Associate Producer
It's a Long Way to October
100%
Thanks
60 Minutes
65%
Self
1968