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Was the creator of World Championship Wrestling, which began competing with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation on Monday nights. See more trivia »
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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (3 titles)
1995 WCW Monday Nitro (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1995) (creator)
 
1990-1994 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
'Teers in the Hood (1994) (original idea / as R.E. Turner)
No Horsing Around (1994) (original idea / as R.E. Turner)
Orangu-Tangle (1994) (original idea / as R.E. Turner)
Planeteers Under Glass (1994) (original idea / as R.E. Turner)
High Steaks (1994) (original idea / as R.E. Turner)
 
1987 Portrait of the World USSR (TV movie) (creator)
 
Show ShowProducer (44 titles)
2003 Gods and Generals (executive producer)
 
2000 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2000 WCW New Blood Rising (TV special) (producer)
 
1999 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1999 WCW Road Wild '99 (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1999 WCW Souled Out (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1998 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 WCW World War 3 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 Halloween Havoc (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1998 WCW Fall Brawl (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 SuperBrawl VIII (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 WCW Thunder (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1997 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1997 WCW World War 3 (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1997 Halloween Havoc (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1996 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Halloween Havoc (TV special) (producer)
 
1996 WCW Bash at the Beach (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1996 WCW Uncensored (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1995 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 Halloween Havoc (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 WCW Monday Nitro (TV series) (executive producer) (supervising producer)
 
1994 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 Halloween Havoc (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1993 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Halloween Havoc (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1992 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 WCW Halloween Havoc (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1992 WCW Beach Blast (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Halloween Havoc (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1990 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1990 Halloween Havoc (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1990 WCW/NWA Capital Combat (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1989 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1989 Halloween Havoc (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1988 Starrcade (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Starrcade (video) (executive producer)
 
1986 Starrcade (video) (executive producer)
 
1985 Starrcade (video) (executive producer)
 
1985 WCW World Championship Wrestling (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1983 Portrait of America (TV series documentary) (executive producer)
 
1975 WCW Worldwide (TV series) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2003 Gods and Generals
Col. Tazewell Patton (as R.E. Turner)
 
1995 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Fred Lerner
Who's Running the Show? (1995) … Fred Lerner (voice) (as R.E. Turner)
 
1993 Gettysburg
Col. Waller T. Patton (uncredited)
 
1985 The Slugger's Wife
Darryl Fan (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary) (series concept)
 
1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series) (series concept)
 
Show ShowSelf (45 titles)
2013 The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (TV mini-series documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 Rooted in Peace (documentary)
Social Activist & Media Pioneer
 
2012 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 October 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 3 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 20th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Oprah Presents: Master Class (TV series documentary)
Himself
Ted Turner (2012) … Himself
 
2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Haiti Crisis! (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Pozner (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
Ted Turner (2009) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 President (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Meet the Press (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2005-2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #16.39 (2008) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 21 September 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 15 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself (segment "Ted Turner")
The Inner Circle/The Wasteland/Ted Turner (2008) … Himself (segment "Ted Turner")
 
2008 Stephen Fry in America (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Mountains and Plains (2008) … Himself
 
2004-2008 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 1 April 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 23 July 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
 
2006 Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (video)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 2001 World Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 Fidel (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jane Fonda (2000) … Himself
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 The Race to Save 100 Years (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Arli$$ (TV series)
Himself
How to Be a Good Listener (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
Show nº57 (1997) … Himself
 
1995 The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The 11th Annual Television Critics Association Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1995 Oscars 1995 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Naked News (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Tycoon (1995) … Himself
 
1994 The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The 5th Annual Legacy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 1993 Environmental Media Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The 12th Annual Golden Boot Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The Lion in Winter (1992) … Himself
 
1991 Planned Parenthood Benefit (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 1st Annual Environmental Media Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 The 12th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1986 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 April 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 Southern Voices, American Dreams (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.27 (1982) … Himself
 
1981 Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (16 titles)
2012 Fantástico (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Nuclear Tipping Point (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW (video)
Himself
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2007 THS Investigates: Hazing (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann (TV series)
 
2006 WWE: McMahon (video)
Himself
 
2005 Hannity & Colmes (TV series)
 
2004 The Monday Night War: WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (TV documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Saturday Night Live: Season 23: Episode 5 -- An important address from the White House is interrupted by an even more important message from Bill Gates, which is then interrupted by TV magnate Ted Turner, who fights with Gates for the airwaves. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 3: Episode 360 -- Jane Fonda talks shacking up with boyfriend Richard Perry and friendship with ex-husband Ted Turner.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1981-83) Print ads: Cutty Sark Scotch See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 4 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »


Alternate Names:

R.E. Turner
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If I only had a little humility I would be perfect. See more »

Trivia:

Was the creator of World Championship Wrestling, which began competing with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation on Monday nights. See more »

Trademark:

Licensing classic black-and-white movies to colorize them (the process is sometimes referred to as "Turnerizing", frequently in a derogatory context) See more »

Nickname:

Captain Outrageous during his America's Cup days See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio