India, Nov. 14 -- Ted Hartley died on October 10, 2025, in New York City at the age of 100. His storied career as a US Navy fighter pilot, an actor, an investment banker, and eventually taking the helm of RKO Pictures as CEO decorated his professional life.

Hartley's work in Hollywood included his role in the television series Peyton Place, films such as High Plains Drifter and A Late Quartet. He also produced films and Broadway shows after acquiring RKO in partnership with his then-wife Dina Merrill.

Hartley, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, married actress-hieress Dina Merrill in 1989 and were together until she died in 2017.

Merrill was the daughter of socialite and businesswoman Marjorie Merriweather Post and was responsible for br...