Ted Hartley

Actor

1924-11-06 – 2025-10-10 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Theodore Ringwalt Hartley (November 6, 1924 – October 10, 2025) was an American U.S. Navy fighter pilot, investment banker, actor, film and stage producer and CEO of RKO Pictures. He was married to heiress, actress and philanthropist Dina Merrill until her death in 2017. His last acting credit was in 2012 and his last producing credit was in 2015.

• Race to Witch Mountain (2009) — Four-Star General V. Lewton
• High Plains Drifter (1973) — Lewis Belding
• Barely Lethal (2015) — Producer
• The Player (1992) — Party Guest (uncredited)
• Mighty Joe Young (1998) — Society Man, Producer
• Are We Done Yet? (2007) — Producer
• Barefoot in the Park (1967) — Frank
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) — Producer
• Shade (2003) — 'Teddy' The Surgeon, Producer
• A Late Quartet (2012) — Winning Bidder, Executive Producer
• Caddyshack II (1988) — Club Member
• Ice Station Zebra (1968) — Lt. Jonathan Hansen
• Walk Don't Run (1966) — Yuri Andreyovitch
• Ritual (2002) — Producer
• Murderers' Row (1966) — Guard
• The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) — Tsar Nicholas of Russia
• The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) — Rogers
• Laura Smiles (2006) — Therapist
• The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) — Attorney
• Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990) — Executive Producer
• False Identity (1990) — Inn Keeper, Executive Producer
• Matilda (1978) — Payne Smith
• The Gin Game (2003) — Executive Producer
• The Man (1972) — Press Secretary