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Ted Hartley(1924-2025)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Executive
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Ted Hartley
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Ted Hartley was born on 6 November 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for High Plains Drifter (1973), Race to Witch Mountain (2009) and Barefoot in the Park (1967). He was married to Dina Merrill. He died on 10 October 2025 in East Hampton, New York, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1924
DiedOctober 10, 2025(100)
BornNovember 6, 1924
DiedOctober 10, 2025(100)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)
High Plains Drifter
7.4
  • Lewis Belding
  • 1973
Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig in Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Race to Witch Mountain
5.7
  • Four-Star General V. Lewton
  • 2009
Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Charles Boyer, and Mildred Natwick in Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Barefoot in the Park
7.0
  • Frank
  • 1967
John Alexander in Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Mighty Joe Young
5.7
  • Society Man(as Theodore R. Hartley)
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ivanir in A Late Quartet (2012)
    A Late Quartet
    7.1
    • Winning Bidder
    • 2012
  • Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig in Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
    Race to Witch Mountain
    5.7
    • Four-Star General V. Lewton
    • 2009
  • Petra Wright in Laura Smiles (2005)
    Laura Smiles
    5.6
    • Therapist
    • 2005
  • Sylvester Stallone, Gabriel Byrne, Melanie Griffith, Jamie Foxx, Thandiwe Newton, and Stuart Townsend in Shade (2003)
    Shade
    6.3
    • 'Teddy' The Surgeon
    • 2003
  • John Alexander in Mighty Joe Young (1998)
    Mighty Joe Young
    5.7
    • Society Man (as Theodore R. Hartley)
    • 1998
  • Calista Flockhart in Milk & Money (1996)
    Milk & Money
    5.0
    • Lingerie Salesman
    • 1996
  • Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)
    The Player
    7.5
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • False Identity (1990)
    False Identity
    5.3
    • Inn Keeper
    • 1990
  • Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Dyan Cannon, Randy Quaid, Jonathan Silverman, Jessica Lundy, Jackie Mason, Dina Merrill, Robert Stack, and Marsha Warfield in Caddyshack II (1988)
    Caddyshack II
    3.8
    • Club Member
    • 1988
  • Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
    Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Scruples (1981)
    Scruples
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Herman Lingwood
    • 1981
  • William Conrad in Nero Wolfe (1981)
    Nero Wolfe
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Frank Carlson
    • 1981
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
    The Wild Wild West Revisited
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Tsar Nicholas of Russia
    • 1979
  • Shipshape (1978)
    Shipshape
    TV Special
    • Congressman Nelson
    • 1978
  • Husbands, Wives & Lovers (1978)
    Husbands, Wives & Lovers
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Phil
    • 1978

Producer

  • Barely Lethal (2015)
    Barely Lethal
    5.4
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ivanir in A Late Quartet (2012)
    A Late Quartet
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 2012
  • The Chosen
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, and Amber Tamblyn in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
    5.8
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Carson Grant and Abraham Sparrow in Bankrupt (2007)
    Bankrupt
    8.1
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • Nia Long, Ice Cube, Aleisha Allen, and Philip Bolden in Are We Done Yet? (2007)
    Are We Done Yet?
    4.4
    • produced by
    • 2007
  • Petra Wright in Laura Smiles (2005)
    Laura Smiles
    5.6
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Gin Game (2003)
    The Gin Game
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Sylvester Stallone, Gabriel Byrne, Melanie Griffith, Jamie Foxx, Thandiwe Newton, and Stuart Townsend in Shade (2003)
    Shade
    6.3
    • produced by
    • 2003
  • Tim Curry, Jennifer Grey, and Craig Sheffer in Ritual (2002)
    Ritual
    4.8
    • producer
    • 2002
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (2001)
    The Magnificent Ambersons
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • John Alexander in Mighty Joe Young (1998)
    Mighty Joe Young
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Holiday Affair (1996)
    Holiday Affair
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Calista Flockhart in Milk & Money (1996)
    Milk & Money
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Molly Ringwald, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Peter Weller, Beau Bridges, and Elizabeth McGovern in Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
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High Plains Drifter
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High Plains Drifter
Ice Station Zebra
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Ice Station Zebra
Laura Smiles
Trailer 2:01
Laura Smiles

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Theodore R. Hartley
  • Born
    • November 6, 1924
    • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • October 10, 2025
    • East Hampton, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Dina MerrillNovember 18, 1989 - May 22, 2017 (her death)
  • Parents
      Eugene Clarkson Hartley
  • Relatives
    • Mary Priscilla Clarkson Hartley(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In addition to being an actor/producer, Ted Hartley is a writer, director, philanthropist, artist.

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