Back home

Tab Hunter

Date of birth: 1931-07-11

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

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.

Movie Credits

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
2.9

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990-01-01

Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Holl

Out of the Dark
2.7

Out of the Dark

1988-06-02

A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-s

Grease 2
2.6

Grease 2

1982-06-11

It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
3.2

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972-12-18

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradu

The Sea Chase
3

The Sea Chase

1955-06-04

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney,

Damn Yankees
3.2

Damn Yankees

1958-09-26

Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pa

Polyester
3.5

Polyester

1981-05-29

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
2

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976-07-26

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a stu

Ride the Wild Surf
2.4

Ride the Wild Surf

1964-08-05

A group of friends go to Hawaii during the height of surfing season, to compete with other surf bums

Gunman's Walk
3.3

Gunman's Walk

1958-07-15

A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, u

War-Gods of the Deep
2.4

War-Gods of the Deep

1965-05-26

A chance discovery leads American mining engineer Ben Harris and acquaintance Harold to discover a l

The Loved One
3.1

The Loved One

1965-10-11

Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment

The Lawless
2.9

The Lawless

1950-06-01

A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers.

They Came to Cordura
3.3

They Came to Cordura

1959-06-01

An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional M

Lust in the Dust
3

Lust in the Dust

1985-03-01

Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
0

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

1958-02-09

In Holland, poor but industrious and honorable 15-year-old Hans Brinker and his younger sister yearn

And They're Off
0

And They're Off

1982-06-13

A tender love story with Kentucky's thrilling thoroughbred racing world as the stage.

Battle Cry
2.8

Battle Cry

1955-02-02

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story

Track of the Cat
3

Track of the Cat

1954-11-19

A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family

Cameron's Closet
2.3

Cameron's Closet

1988-12-02

A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have

Grotesque
2.1

Grotesque

1988-09-09

A gang of crazed punkers breaks into a family's vacation home in the mountains and slaughters the en

The Burning Hills
3

The Burning Hills

1956-09-01

When Trace Jordan's brother is murdered by members of the land-grabbing Sutton family, he vows to re

The Golden Arrow
2.4

The Golden Arrow

1962-09-07

Genies help an Arabian bandit (Tab Hunter) locate a magic arrow he needs to claim heirship to the su

Sweet Kill
1.8

Sweet Kill

1972-02-18

Horror and suspense in the story of a psychotic maniac who literally "loves" women to death.

The Pleasure of His Company
3.1

The Pleasure of His Company

1961-06-01

Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jes

Operation Bikini
1.8

Operation Bikini

1963-03-26

The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub's comm

Saturday Island
2.4

Saturday Island

1952-03-20

When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during WWII, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe and

Return to Treasure Island
2.4

Return to Treasure Island

1954-06-30

There's something to be said for finishing what you've started. That's why the gentile Captain Long

Gun Belt
3.1

Gun Belt

1953-07-24

Gunfighter Billy Ringo decides to hang up his guns, buy a ranch and marry Arlene Reach. His brother

Lafayette Escadrille
2.2

Lafayette Escadrille

1958-02-28

A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I.

The Girl He Left Behind
1.8

The Girl He Left Behind

1956-10-26

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the exp

The Man with Two Faces
0

The Man with Two Faces

1964-12-01

Tab Hunter as a scary-eyed Aryan-blonde psychopath living in London, who emerges from prison and imm

I Am Divine
3.6

I Am Divine

2014-03-26

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spi

That Kind of Woman
3

That Kind of Woman

1959-09-11

A young G.I. falls in love with a kept woman on a train to New York.

Hostile Guns
2.5

Hostile Guns

1967-07-01

US Marshal Gid McCool leads a wagon train of convicted felons to Huntsville prison. The only female

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1.9

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

1978-10-23

A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business

God Save the Queens
0

God Save the Queens

1995-06-23

Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.

The Last Chance
0

The Last Chance

1968-07-09

Giuseppe Rosati's first production as director and only espionage film Scacco internazionale aka The

Portrait of a Murderer
4.5

Portrait of a Murderer

1958-02-27

Based on a true story, Donald Bashor robs and bludgeons two women to their deaths. While committing

Forbidden Area
3.8

Forbidden Area

1956-10-04

Why are so many B-99 bombers from Hibiscus Air Base crashing or simply disappearing? Colonel Price c

Shotgun
2.9

Shotgun

1968-03-01

In a small western town our hero Durango delivers his prisoner to the jailhouse and then goes to the

Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba
2.4

Quel maledetto ponte sull'Elba

1969-07-22

Dark Horse
3.1

Dark Horse

1992-07-17

14 year old Allison has to go to a horse farm. With all the horses and the help of the owner Susan H

San Francisco International
1.9

San Francisco International

1970-09-29

This pilot for the TV series stars Pernell Roberts as Jim Conrad, who runs an airport, much to the c

The Fickle Finger of Fate
1.5

The Fickle Finger of Fate

1967-06-25

A U.S. engineer in Spain hunts thieves of two candlesticks, one of which is found in his suitcase.

The Kid from Left Field
2.9

The Kid from Left Field

1979-09-30

A bat boy guides the San Diego Padres to the World Series with the secret help of his dad, a basebal

Timber Tramps
0

Timber Tramps

1975-12-31

A tough, hard-drinking Alaska logging foreman likes fighting only slightly less than working.

The Steel Lady
3.2

The Steel Lady

1953-10-09

Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps t

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
4

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995-01-01

Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.

Tab Hunter Confidential
3.6

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015-03-15

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his

Pandemonium
2.3

Pandemonium

1982-04-01

A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleadin

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
3

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987-03-13

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

Hacksaw
3

Hacksaw

1971-09-26

A girl goes on vacation to the mountains where she finds a wild horse named Hacksaw. With a little h

Birds Do It
2.5

Birds Do It

1966-08-13

Melvin Byrd, who dreams of being a scientist, is a Cape Kennedy "miniscule molecular particle survei

Meet Me in St. Louis
2.5

Meet Me in St. Louis

1959-04-26

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 19

Rita
4.3

Rita

2003-09-09

Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
3.6

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon

2019-08-03

Merely Marvelous is a celebration of the art and life of Broadway's greatest dancing star, Gwen Verd

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
4

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008-10-14

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by S

That's Dancing!
3.5

That's Dancing!

1985-01-18

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
0

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

1996-08-13

This documentary celebrates the ridiculous stunts used by Hollywood over the years to market its wor

Hollywood on Horses
1.5

Hollywood on Horses

1989-01-01

Hosted by celebrity horse enthusiast, Tab Hunter, visits the stables and homes of the Hollywood movi

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
0

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

2019-09-17

Featurette on the making of John Waters' "Polyester."

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as