Tab Hunter
American actor and singer (1931-2018) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Tab Hunter was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. During the 1950s and 1960s, Hunter was a Hollywood heartthrob, acting in numerous roles and appearing on the covers of hundreds of magazines.
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Tab Hunter ConfidentialFilm, Writer2008
The Brothers WarnerFilm1988
Cameron's ClosetFilm, Owen Lansing1982
Grease 2Film, Mr. Stuart1980
FridaysSeries1976
Charlie's AngelsSeries, Bill Maddox
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodFilm, 1976David Hamilton1974
Police WomanSeries1971
CannonSeries
HacksawFilm, 1971Tim Andrews1969
The Legion of No ReturnFilm, Richard1965
The Loved OneFilm, Whispering Glades Tour Guide1963
Burke's LawSeries, Barney Blake
Operation BikiniFilm, 1963Lt. Morgan Hayes1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries
The Pleasure of His CompanyFilm, 1961Roger Henderson1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1958
The Dick Clark ShowSeries
Damn YankeesFilm, 1958Joe Hardy1956
Playhouse 90Series, Stanley Smith1955
Battle CryFilm, Pvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester1953
The OscarsSeries
Gun BeltFilm, 1953Chip Ringo1950
The LawlessFilm, Frank O'Brien1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1931Born11 July 1931People around Tab
Sidney Lumet Directed That Kind of Woman (1959)
Divine Tab produced Lust in the Dust (1985)
William A. Wellman Directed Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
Stuart Heisler Directed The Burning Hills and Saturday Island
John Wayne Produced Track of the Cat (1954)
Van Heflin Also in Gunman's Walk and Battle Cry- Jacques Tourneur Directed City Under the Sea (1965)
Lainie Kazan Tab produced Lust in the Dust (1985)
Barbara Nichols Also in That Kind of Woman (1959)
Ray Teal Also in The Burning Hills and Gunman's Walk
Roy Webb Wrote The Sea Chase and Track of the Cat
León Klimovsky Directed Bridge Over the Elbe (1969)
Daniele Vargas Also in Bridge Over the Elbe (1969)
Pedro González González Also in Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Daniel Haller Produced City Under the Sea (1965)
James Garner Also in Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
Carlo Ponti Produced That Kind of Woman (1959)
John Waters Directed Polyester (1981)
Jack L. Warner Produced Battle Cry (1955)
Jim Backus Also in The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Paul Fix Also in The Sea Chase and Lafayette Escadrille
Richard Whorf Produced The Burning Hills (1956)
Alfred Sole Directed Pandemonium (1982)- Larry Lansburgh Directed Hacksaw (1971)
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I Am Divine 2014
Tab Hunter Confidential 2015
Polyester 1981
Gunman's Walk 1958
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972
Filmography 40
111 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 8
Hunter in the 1950s
Hunter in a promotional portrait for Battle Cry (1955)
Hunter with Natalie Wood at the 28th Academy Awards in 1956
Hunter (right) with Anthony Perkins and Peter Potter on the TV show Juke Box Jury (1957)
Hunter in 2008, aged 77
Hunter and Anthony Perkins in 1956 at Lake Arrowhead
Hunter and Allan Glaser in 1985Awards
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His notable screen credits include Battle Cry (1955), The Girl He Left Behind (1956), Gunman's Walk (1958), Damn Yankees (1958), Polyester (1981), and Lust in the Dust (1985). Hunter also had a music career in the late 1950s; in 1957, he released the no. 1 hit single "Young Love". Hunter's 2005 autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star, was a New York Times bestseller.
