Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-07-11

Deathday

2018-07-08 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Arthur Andrew Kelm

Tab Hunter

Biography

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

5.2%

Grease 2

Jun 11, 1982

7.2%

The Six Million Dollar Man

Jan 18, 1974

6.7%

Charlie's Angels

Sep 22, 1976

6.3%

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

7.0%

Polyester

May 29, 1981

6.4%

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Dec 18, 1972

7.1%

Hawaii Five-O

Sep 20, 1968

7.6%

Combat!

Oct 2, 1962

7.4%

I Am Divine

Mar 9, 2013

4.8%

War-Gods of the Deep

May 26, 1965

6.9%

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

7.4%

Tab Hunter Confidential

Mar 15, 2015

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Acting

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self

2019		Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ as Self
2019		Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon as Self

2015

Tab Hunter Confidential as Self

2013

I Am Divine as Self

2008		Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self
2008		Sex: The Revolution

2003

Rita as Self

1996

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

1995		God Save the Queens
1995		Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self

1992

Dark Horse as Perkins

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)

1989

Hollywood on Horses as Self - Presenter

1988		Cameron's Closet as Owen Lansing
1988		James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self
1988		Grotesque as Rod
1988		Out of the Dark as Driver

1985		Lust in the Dust as Abel Wood
1985		That's Dancing! as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)

1983		Masquerade
1983		Just Our Luck

1982		Madame's Place as Self
1982		And They're Off as Henry Barclay
1982		Grease 2 as Mr. Stuart
1982		Pandemonium as Blue Grange

1981

Polyester as Todd Tomorrow

1980

Fridays

1979		The Kid from Left Field as Bill Lorant
1979		Sweepstakes

1978

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold as Elliot Bender

1977		Forever Fernwood
1977		The Love Boat as Dave King

1976		Charlie's Angels as Bill Maddox
1976		Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as David Hamilton

1975		Timber Tramps as Big Swede
1975		Ellery Queen

1974		Police Woman
1974		The Six Million Dollar Man as Arnold Blake

1972		The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Sam Dodd
1972		Ghost Story as Bob Herrick
1972		Sweet Kill as Eddie Collins

1971		Hacksaw as Tim Andrews
1971		Cannon

1970

San Francisco International as Stayczek

1969

Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba as Richard

1968		Hawaii Five-O as Mel Burgess
1968		The Last Chance as Patrick Harris
1968		Shotgun as Sheriff Durango

1967		Hostile Guns as Mike Reno
1967		The Fickle Finger of Fate as Jerry

1966

Birds Do It as Lieutenant Porter

1965		The Loved One as Whispering Glades Tour Guide
1965		War-Gods of the Deep as Ben Harris

1964		Troubled Waters as Alex Carswell
1964		Ride the Wild Surf as Steamer Lane

1963		Burke's Law as Barney Blake
1963		Operation Bikini as Lt. Morgan Hayes

1962		Combat! as Del Packer
1962		The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962		The Golden Arrow as Hassan

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		The Pleasure of His Company as Roger Henderson

1960

The Tab Hunter Show as Paul Morgan

1959		Startime
1959		That Kind of Woman as Red
1959		They Came to Cordura as Lt. William Fowler
1959		Meet Me in St. Louis as John Truett

1958		Damn Yankees as Joe Hardy
1958		Gunman's Walk as Ed Hackett
1958		Lafayette Escadrille as Thad Walker
1958		Portrait of a Murderer as Donald Bashor
1958		The Dick Clark Show as Self
1958		Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates as Hans Brinker

1957

American Bandstand as Self

1956		The Girl He Left Behind as Andy L. Shaeffer
1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		Playhouse 90 as Stanley Smith
1956		Forbidden Area as Stanley Smith
1956		Conflict
1956		The Burning Hills as Trace Jordan
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer

1955		The Sea Chase as Cadet Wesser
1955		Battle Cry as Pvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester

1954		Track of the Cat as Harold Bridges
1954		Climax! as Jimmy Piersall
1954		The Jimmy Durante Show as Self
1954		Return to Treasure Island as Clive Stone

1953		The Steel Lady as Bill Larson
1953		Gun Belt as Chip Ringo
1953		The Oscars as Self
1953		General Electric Theater as Daniel

1952

Saturday Island as Marine Corporal Michael J. Dugan

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Hans Brinker

1950		The Lawless as Frank O'Brien
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

Production

1992

Dark Horse as Producer

1989

Hollywood on Horses as Co-Executive Producer

1985

Lust in the Dust as Producer

Writing

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Tab & Tony as Book

2015

Tab Hunter Confidential as Author

1992

Dark Horse as Story