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.
Biography from TMDB.
- November 19, 1938
- May 6, 2026 (aged 87)
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Actor and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Ted Turner's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ted Turner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ted Turner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Gods and Generals(2003)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
WCW Starrcade 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
WCW Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
WCW Fall Brawl 1996 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Arli$$(1996)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
WCW The Great American Bash 1996 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
WCW Monday Nitro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Gettysburg(1993)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Halloween Havoc(1990)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all filmsA Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Halloween Havoc(1989)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Slugger's Wife(1985)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
It's a Long Way to October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 62nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1985 to 2020; peak year 2004.
Film career
Peak 2004 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1993Screen debut· Gettysburg
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ted Turner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed6
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ted Turner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ted Turner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Pfohl shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Larry PfohlShared titles: Halloween Havoc (1990), Halloween Havoc (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Pfohl
- Ric FlairShared titles: Halloween Havoc (1990), Halloween Havoc (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Ric Flair
- Rick SteinerShared titles: Halloween Havoc (1990), Halloween Havoc (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Rick Steiner
- Ron SimmonsShared titles: Halloween Havoc (1990), Halloween Havoc (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Simmons
