Ted Turner

Acting

Born November 19, 1938 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

3 films as director · Active 1990–1998

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 als…

Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

60 Minutes

1968

Arli$$

1996

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990

CNN Special Report

1980

Gettysburg

1993

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Gods and Generals

2003

Directed(3)

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Acting(21)

2024Call Me TedSelf (archive footage)

2020Citizen Jane FondaSelf (archive footage)

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2018Jane Fonda in Five ActsSelf - Media Mogul (archive footage)

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2013Population BoomSelf

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2010Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to KillHimself

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2009The Rise & Fall of WCWSelf (archive footage)

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2004Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies(archive footage)

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2003Gods and GeneralsCol. Tazewell Patton

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1998Hitman Hart: Wrestling with ShadowsSelf (archive footage)

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1997The Race to Save 100 YearsSelf

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1996E! True Hollywood Story

1996Arli$$Ted Turner

1993GettysburgCol. Walter T. Patton

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1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersFred Learner (voice)

1989A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted TurnerHost

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1985The Slugger's WifeDarryl Fan (uncredited)

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1982Ted Turner: The Man from AtlantaSelf

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1980CNN Special ReportSelf

196860 MinutesSelf

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

It's a Long Way to OctoberSelf

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