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.
The Ghost of Flight 401
(Rogers)
High Plains Drifter
(Lewis Belding)
The Amazing Howard Hughes
(Attorney)
False Identity
(Inn Keeper)
Walk Don't Run
(Yuri Andreyovitch)
Ice Station Zebra
(Lt. Jonathan Hansen)
Mighty Joe Young
(Society Man)
Barefoot in the Park
(Frank)
Scruples
(Herman Lingwood)
The Man
(Press Secretary)
The Player
(Party Guest (uncredited))
The Wild Wild West Revisited
(Tsar Nicholas of Russia)
Caddyshack II
(Club Member)
Fire on Kelly Mountain
(Jumper Captain)
Race to Witch Mountain
(Four-Star General V. Lewton)
A Late Quartet
(Winning Bidder)
Shade
('Teddy' The Surgeon)
Milk & Money
(Lingerie Salesman)
Murderers' Row
(Guard)
Banyon
(Sonny Arnheim)
Laura Smiles
(Therapist)
Matilda
(Payne Smith)
The F.B.I.
(Larry Cole)
The Streets of San Francisco
Ironside
Search
McCloud
Banyon
Nero Wolfe
Chopper One
(Captain McKeegan)
Mannix
(Don Elliott)
Ironside
(Mr. Mather)
Mighty Joe Young
(Producer)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
(Producer)
The Gin Game
(Executive Producer)
False Identity
(Executive Producer)
A Late Quartet
(Executive Producer)
Are We Done Yet?
(Producer)
Ritual
(Producer)
Shade
(Producer)
Milk & Money
(Producer)
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
(Executive Producer)