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Tab Hunter

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Tab Hunter

Born July 11, 1931 in New York City, New York, USADied July 8, 201850 films

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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Polyester posterFirst watchPolyester19817.0as Todd TomorrowBlessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to…View film

Essential films

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Grease 2 poster5.3Grease 21982The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean poster6.5The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean1972Gunman's Walk poster6.7Gunman's Walk1958The Sea Chase poster6.3The Sea Chase1955War-Gods of the Deep poster5.0War-Gods of the Deep1965

Filmography

50 films as actor
  1. 1995God Save the Queens
  2. 1992Dark HorsePerkins
  3. 1988Cameron's ClosetOwen Lansing
  4. 1988GrotesqueRod
  5. 1988Out of the DarkDriver
  6. 1985Lust in the DustAbel Wood
  7. 1982And They're OffHenry Barclay
  8. 1982Grease 2Mr. Stuart
  9. 1982PandemoniumBlue Grange
  10. 1981PolyesterTodd Tomorrow
  11. 1979The Kid from Left FieldBill Lorant
  12. 1978Katie: Portrait of a CenterfoldElliot Bender
  13. 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodDavid Hamilton
  14. 1975Timber TrampsBig Swede
  15. 1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanSam Dodd
  16. 1972Sweet KillEddie Collins
  17. 1971HacksawTim Andrews
  18. 1970San Francisco InternationalStayczek
  19. 1969The Legion of No ReturnRichard
  20. 1968The Last ChancePatrick Harris
  21. 1968ShotgunSheriff Durango
  22. 1967Hostile GunsMike Reno
  23. 1967The Fickle Finger of FateJerry
  24. 1966Birds Do ItLieutenant Porter
  25. 1965The Loved OneWhispering Glades Tour Guide
  26. 1965War-Gods of the DeepBen Harris
  27. 1964The Man with Two FacesAlex Carswell
  28. 1964Ride the Wild SurfSteamer Lane
  29. 1963Operation BikiniLt. Morgan Hayes
  30. 1962The Golden ArrowHassan
  31. 1961The Pleasure of His CompanyRoger Henderson
  32. 1959That Kind of WomanRed
  33. 1959They Came to CorduraLt. William Fowler
  34. 1959Meet Me in St. LouisJohn Truett
  35. 1958Damn YankeesJoe Hardy
  36. 1958Gunman's WalkEd Hackett
  37. 1958Lafayette EscadrilleThad Walker
  38. 1958Portrait of a MurdererDonald Bashor
  39. 1958Hans Brinker or the Silver SkatesHans Brinker
  40. 1956The Girl He Left BehindAndy L. Shaeffer
  41. 1956Forbidden AreaStanley Smith
  42. 1956The Burning HillsTrace Jordan
  43. 1955The Sea ChaseCadet Wesser
  44. 1955Battle CryPvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester
  45. 1954Track of the CatHarold Bridges
  46. 1954Return to Treasure IslandClive Stone
  47. 1953The Steel LadyBill Larson
  48. 1953Gun BeltChip Ringo
  49. 1952Saturday IslandMarine Corporal Michael J. Dugan
  50. 1950The LawlessFrank O'Brien