- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTheodore Ringwalt Hartley
- Ted Hartley was born on November 6, 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 October 10, 2025 in East Hampton, New York, USA.
- SpouseDina Merrill(November 18, 1989 - May 22, 2017) (her death)
- ParentsEugene Clarkson HartleyDorothy Rutgers Ringwalt
- RelativesMary Priscilla Clarkson Hartley(Sibling)
- In addition to being an actor/producer, Ted Hartley is a writer, director, philanthropist, artist.
- Served in the United States Navy as a jet carrier fighter pilot.
- (1989-Present) He and wife Dina Merrill bought RKO Pictures, later producing Mighty Joe Young (1998).
- In May 1964, his F9F8 fighter crashed during a carrier landing accident. He was thrown from the jet, suffered a broken back, and was medically retired from the Navy.
- Trained at Shattuck Military School in Minnesota. By the age of 16, he won an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.
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