Tab Hunter
Known for acting · Born 11 July 1931 · Died 8 July 2018 · aged 86 · New York City, New York, USA
109 credits
Arthur Andrew Gelien (née Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018), known professionally as Tab Hunter, was an American actor, singer, producer and author.
Known for
Polyester
1981
War-Gods of the Deep
1965
Gunman's Walk
1958
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
Forever Fernwood
1977
Track of the Cat
1954
Lust in the Dust
1985
Damn Yankees
1958
Grotesque
1988
The Legion of No Return
1969
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
Acting (104)
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelfFilm
2019Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen VerdonSelfFilm
2019Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’SelfFilm
2019Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’SelfFilm
2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelfFilm
2014I Am DivineSelfFilm
2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an IconSelf (archive)Film
2008The Brothers WarnerSelfFilm
2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical HistorySelfFilm
2008Sex: The RevolutionSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2003RitaSelfFilm
1996Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!Film
1995Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelfFilm
1995God Save the QueensFilm
1992Dark HorsePerkinsFilm
1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic DeathsSelf (archive footage)Film
1989Hollywood on HorsesSelf - PresenterFilm
1988Out of the DarkDriverFilm
1988GrotesqueRodFilm
1988Cameron's ClosetOwen LansingFilm
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelfFilm
1985Lust in the DustAbel WoodFilm
1985That's Dancing!From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)Film
1983Just Our LuckSeries
1983MasqueradeSeries
1982Grease 2Mr. StuartFilm
1982PandemoniumBlue GrangeFilm
1982Madame's PlaceSelfSeries
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelfFilm
1982And They're OffHenry BarclayFilm
1981PolyesterTodd TomorrowFilm
1980FridaysSelf - Guest HostSeries
1979The Kid from Left FieldBill LorantFilm
1979$weepstake$ChipSeries
1978Katie: Portrait of a CenterfoldElliot BenderFilm
1977The Love BoatDave KingSeries
1977Forever Fernwood · 30 episodesSeries
1977Making It In HollywoodSelfFilm
1976Charlie's AngelsBill MaddoxSeries
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodDavid HamiltonFilm
1975Ellery QueenSeries
1975Timber TrampsBig SwedeFilm
1974The Six Million Dollar ManArnold BlakeSeries
1974Police WomanSeries
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanSam DoddFilm
1972Sweet KillEddie CollinsFilm
1972Ghost StoryBob HerrickSeries
1971CannonSeries
1971HacksawTim AndrewsFilm
1971Film '72SelfSeries
1970San Francisco InternationalStayczekFilm
1969Hawaii Five-OMel BurgessSeries
1969The Legion of No ReturnRichardFilm
1968ShotgunSheriff DurangoFilm
1968The Last ChancePatrick HarrisFilm
1967Hostile GunsMike RenoFilm
1967The Fickle Finger of FateJerryFilm
1966Birds Do ItLieutenant PorterFilm
1965War-Gods of the DeepBen HarrisFilm
1965The Loved OneWhispering Glades Tour GuideFilm
1964Ride the Wild SurfSteamer LaneFilm
1964The Man with Two FacesAlex CarswellFilm
1963Operation BikiniLt. Morgan HayesFilm
1963Burke's LawBarney BlakeSeries
1962Combat!Del PackerSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1962The Golden ArrowHassanFilm
1961The Pleasure of His CompanyRoger HendersonFilm
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1960The Tab Hunter ShowPaul Morgan · 32 episodesSeries
1959They Came to CorduraLt. William FowlerFilm
1959That Kind of WomanRedFilm
1959StartimeSelfSeries
1959Meet Me in St. LouisJohn TruettFilm
1958Gunman's WalkEd HackettFilm
1958Damn YankeesJoe HardyFilm
1958Lafayette EscadrilleThad WalkerFilm
1958The Dick Clark ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1958Hans Brinker or the Silver SkatesHans BrinkerFilm
1958Portrait of a MurdererDonald BashorFilm
1957American BandstandSelfSeries
1956The Burning HillsTrace JordanFilm
1956Playhouse 90Stanley SmithSeries
1956The Girl He Left BehindAndy L. ShaefferFilm
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest, Self - SingerSeries
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelfSeries
1956Forbidden AreaStanley SmithFilm
1956ConflictSeries
1955The Sea ChaseCadet WesserFilm
1955Battle CryPvt Dan 'Danny' ForresterFilm
1954Track of the CatHarold BridgesFilm
1954Climax!Jimmy PiersallSeries
1954Return to Treasure IslandClive StoneFilm
1954The Jimmy Durante ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1953The Steel LadyBill LarsonFilm
1953Gun BeltChip RingoFilm
1953General Electric TheaterDanielSeries
1952Saturday IslandMarine Corporal Michael J. DuganFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHans BrinkerSeries
1950What's My Line?Self · 2 episodesSeries
1950The LawlessFrank O'BrienFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
—New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)Film
Production (3)
1992Dark HorseProducer, StoryFilm
1989Hollywood on HorsesCo-Executive ProducerFilm
1985Lust in the DustProducerFilm
Writing (2)
2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialAuthorFilm
—Tab & TonyBookFilm