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

The Love Boat

Dave King

Charlie's Angels

Bill Maddox

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Combat!

Del Packer

The Six Million Dollar Man

Arnold Blake

Hawaii Five-O

Mel Burgess

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Self
2019	Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon	Self
2019	Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’	Self
2015	Tab Hunter Confidential	Self
2013	I Am Divine	Self
2008	Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History	Self
2003	Rita	Self
1996	Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
1995	God Save the Queens
1995	Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick	Self
1992	Dark Horse	Perkins
1990	Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths	(archive footage)
1989	Hollywood on Horses	Self - Presenter
1988	Out of the Dark	Driver
1988	Cameron's Closet	Owen Lansing
1988	Grotesque	Rod
1988	James Stewart: A Wonderful Life	Self
1985	Lust in the Dust	Abel Wood
1985	That's Dancing!	From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)
1982	Grease 2	Mr. Stuart
1982	And They're Off	Henry Barclay
1982	Pandemonium	Blue Grange
1981	Polyester	Todd Tomorrow
1979	The Kid from Left Field	Bill Lorant
1978	Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold	Elliot Bender
1976	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood	David Hamilton
1975	Timber Tramps	Big Swede
1972	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean	Sam Dodd
1972	Sweet Kill	Eddie Collins
1971	Hacksaw	Tim Andrews
1970	San Francisco International	Stayczek
1969	Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba	Richard
1968	The Last Chance	Patrick Harris
1968	Shotgun	Sheriff Durango
1967	Hostile Guns	Mike Reno
1967	The Fickle Finger of Fate	Jerry
1966	Birds Do It	Lieutenant Porter
1965	War-Gods of the Deep	Ben Harris
1965	The Loved One	Whispering Glades Tour Guide
1964	Ride the Wild Surf	Steamer Lane
1964	The Man with Two Faces	Alex Carswell
1963	Operation Bikini	Lt. Morgan Hayes
1962	The Golden Arrow	Hassan
1961	The Pleasure of His Company	Roger Henderson
1959	They Came to Cordura	Lt. William Fowler
1959	That Kind of Woman	Red
1959	Meet Me in St. Louis	John Truett
1958	Damn Yankees	Joe Hardy
1958	Gunman's Walk	Ed Hackett
1958	Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates	Hans Brinker
1958	Lafayette Escadrille	Thad Walker
1958	Portrait of a Murderer	Donald Bashor
1956	The Burning Hills	Trace Jordan
1956	The Girl He Left Behind	Andy L. Shaeffer
1956	Forbidden Area	Stanley Smith
1955	The Sea Chase	Cadet Wesser
1955	Battle Cry	Pvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester
1954	Track of the Cat	Harold Bridges
1954	Return to Treasure Island	Clive Stone
1953	Gun Belt	Chip Ringo
1953	The Steel Lady	Bill Larson
1952	Saturday Island	Marine Corporal Michael J. Dugan
1950	The Lawless	Frank O'Brien

Year	TV Show	Role
2008	Sex: The Revolution
1983	Masquerade
1983	Just Our Luck
1982	Madame's Place	Self
1980	Fridays
1979	Sweepstakes
1977	The Love Boat	Dave King
1977	Forever Fernwood
1976	Charlie's Angels	Bill Maddox
1975	Ellery Queen
1974	Police Woman
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Arnold Blake
1972	Ghost Story	Bob Herrick
1971	Cannon
1968	Hawaii Five-O	Mel Burgess
1963	Burke's Law	Barney Blake
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1962	Combat!	Del Packer
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1960	The Tab Hunter Show	Paul Morgan
1959	Startime
1958	The Dick Clark Show	Self
1957	American Bandstand	Self
1956	Playhouse 90	Stanley Smith
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self
1956	Conflict
1956	The Steve Allen Show	Self - Guest
1956	The Steve Allen Show	Self - Singer
1954	Climax!	Jimmy Piersall
1954	The Jimmy Durante Show	Self
1953	General Electric Theater	Daniel
1953	The Oscars	Self
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Hans Brinker
1950	What's My Line?	Self - Panelist
1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self