Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Arthur Andrew Gelien (née Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018), known professionally as Tab Hunter, was an American actor, singer, producer and author.

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Known For

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 • as Dave King

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968 • as Mel Burgess

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

Combat!

Combat!

1962 • as Del Packer

Filmography

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021

2019

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/3/2019
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/17/2019

2015

Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/15/2015

2013

I Am Divine
I Am Divine
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/9/2013

2008

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/14/2008
TV
Sex: The Revolution
TV - Released: 5/12/2008

2003

Rita
Rita
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/9/2003

1996

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
Movie - Released: 8/13/1996

1995

God Save the Queens
God Save the Queens
Movie - Released: 6/23/1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995

1992

Dark Horse
Dark Horse
as Perkins
Movie - Released: 7/17/1992

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

Movie
Hollywood on Horses
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989

1988

Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark
as Driver
Movie - Released: 6/2/1988
Cameron's Closet
Cameron's Closet
as Owen Lansing
Movie - Released: 12/2/1988
Grotesque
Grotesque
as Rod
Movie - Released: 9/9/1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/22/1988

1985

Lust in the Dust
Lust in the Dust
as Abel Wood
Movie - Released: 3/1/1985
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/18/1985

1983

Masquerade
Masquerade
TV - Released: 12/15/1983
Just Our Luck
Just Our Luck
TV - Released: 9/20/1983

1982

Grease 2
Grease 2
as Mr. Stuart
Movie - Released: 6/11/1982
And They're Off
And They're Off
as Henry Barclay
Movie - Released: 6/13/1982
Pandemonium
Pandemonium
as Blue Grange
Movie - Released: 4/1/1982
Madame's Place
Madame's Place
as Self
TV - Released: 9/20/1982

1981

Polyester
Polyester
as Todd Tomorrow
Movie - Released: 5/29/1981

1980

Fridays
Fridays
TV - Released: 4/11/1980

1979

The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field
as Bill Lorant
Movie - Released: 9/30/1979
TV
Sweepstakes
TV - Released: 1/26/1979

1978

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
as Elliot Bender
Movie - Released: 10/23/1978

1977

The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Dave King
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
TV
Forever Fernwood
TV - Released: 10/3/1977

1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as David Hamilton
Movie - Released: 7/26/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Bill Maddox
TV - Released: 9/22/1976

1975

Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
as Big Swede
Movie - Released: 12/31/1975
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
TV - Released: 9/11/1975

1974

Police Woman
Police Woman
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Arnold Blake
TV - Released: 1/18/1974

1972

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Sam Dodd
Movie - Released: 12/18/1972
Sweet Kill
Sweet Kill
as Eddie Collins
Movie - Released: 2/18/1972
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Bob Herrick
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

Hacksaw
Hacksaw
as Tim Andrews
Movie - Released: 9/26/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1970

San Francisco International
San Francisco International
as Stayczek
Movie - Released: 9/29/1970

1969

Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba
Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba
as Richard
Movie - Released: 7/22/1969

1968

The Last Chance
The Last Chance
as Patrick Harris
Movie - Released: 7/9/1968
Shotgun
Shotgun
as Sheriff Durango
Movie - Released: 3/1/1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Mel Burgess
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns
as Mike Reno
Movie - Released: 7/1/1967
The Fickle Finger of Fate
The Fickle Finger of Fate
as Jerry
Movie - Released: 6/25/1967

1966

Birds Do It
Birds Do It
as Lieutenant Porter
Movie - Released: 8/13/1966

1965

War-Gods of the Deep
War-Gods of the Deep
as Ben Harris
Movie - Released: 5/26/1965
The Loved One
The Loved One
as Whispering Glades Tour Guide
Movie - Released: 10/11/1965

1964

Ride the Wild Surf
Ride the Wild Surf
as Steamer Lane
Movie - Released: 8/5/1964
Movie
Troubled Waters
as Alex Carswell
Movie - Released: 12/1/1964

1963

Operation Bikini
Operation Bikini
as Lt. Morgan Hayes
Movie - Released: 3/26/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Barney Blake
TV - Released: 9/20/1963

1962

The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow
as Hassan
Movie - Released: 9/7/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Del Packer
TV - Released: 10/2/1962

1961

The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company
as Roger Henderson
Movie - Released: 6/1/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Tab Hunter Show
The Tab Hunter Show
as Paul Morgan
TV - Released: 9/18/1960

1959

They Came to Cordura
They Came to Cordura
as Lt. William Fowler
Movie - Released: 6/1/1959
That Kind of Woman
That Kind of Woman
as Red
Movie - Released: 9/11/1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
as John Truett
Movie - Released: 4/26/1959
Startime
Startime
TV - Released: 10/6/1959

1958

Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
as Joe Hardy
Movie - Released: 9/26/1958
Gunman's Walk
Gunman's Walk
as Ed Hackett
Movie - Released: 7/1/1958
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
as Hans Brinker
Movie - Released: 2/9/1958
Lafayette Escadrille
Lafayette Escadrille
as Thad Walker
Movie - Released: 2/28/1958
Portrait of a Murderer
Portrait of a Murderer
as Donald Bashor
Movie - Released: 2/27/1958
The Dick Clark Show
The Dick Clark Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/15/1958

1957

American Bandstand
American Bandstand
as Self
TV - Released: 8/5/1957

1956

The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills
as Trace Jordan
Movie - Released: 9/1/1956
The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
as Andy L. Shaeffer
Movie - Released: 10/26/1956
Forbidden Area
Forbidden Area
as Stanley Smith
Movie - Released: 10/4/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Stanley Smith
TV - Released: 10/4/1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
TV
Conflict
TV - Released: 9/18/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
TV - Released: 6/24/1956

1955

The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase
as Cadet Wesser
Movie - Released: 6/4/1955
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
as Pvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester
Movie - Released: 2/2/1955

1954

Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat
as Harold Bridges
Movie - Released: 11/19/1954
Return to Treasure Island
Return to Treasure Island
as Clive Stone
Movie - Released: 6/30/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Jimmy Piersall
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
TV
The Jimmy Durante Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/2/1954

1953

Gun Belt
Gun Belt
as Chip Ringo
Movie - Released: 7/24/1953
The Steel Lady
The Steel Lady
as Bill Larson
Movie - Released: 10/9/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Daniel
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

Saturday Island
Saturday Island
as Marine Corporal Michael J. Dugan
Movie - Released: 3/20/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hans Brinker
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

The Lawless
The Lawless
as Frank O'Brien
Movie - Released: 6/1/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 2/2/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948