Tab Hunter: movies and TV shows
Tab Hunter has 110 credits in the archive: 74 films and 36 TV series, from 1948 to 2021. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2021 · busiest year: 1956 (8 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Film | — | 89 |
| 2019 | Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 2019 | Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’ | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 2019 | Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon | Self | Film | 7.3 | 87 |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | Self | Film | 7.3 | 83 |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | Film | 7.3 | 83 | |
| 2014 | I Am Divine | Self | Film | 7.3 | 82 |
| 2008 | Sex: The Revolution | TV | 7.0 | 76 | |
| 2008 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | Film | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2008 | Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | Self (archive) | Film | 5.3 | 76 |
| 2008 | The Brothers Warner | Self | Film | 6.6 | 76 |
| 2003 | Rita | Self | Film | 8.3 | 71 |
| 1996 | Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! | Film | — | 64 | |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self | Film | 8.3 | 63 |
| 1995 | God Save the Queens | Film | — | 63 | |
| 1992 | Dark Horse | Perkins | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1992 | Dark Horse | Film | 6.3 | 60 | |
| 1992 | Dark Horse | Film | 6.3 | 60 | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 58 |
| 1989 | Hollywood on Horses | Self - Presenter | Film | 4.7 | 57 |
| 1989 | Hollywood on Horses | Film | 4.7 | 57 | |
| 1988 | Cameron's Closet | Owen Lansing | Film | 4.7 | 56 |
| 1988 | Out of the Dark | Driver | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1988 | Grotesque | Rod | Film | 4.3 | 56 |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 53 |
| 1985 | Lust in the Dust | Abel Wood | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1985 | Lust in the Dust | Film | 6.0 | 53 | |
| 1983 | Masquerade | TV | 7.5 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Just Our Luck | TV | 6.7 | 51 | |
| 1982 | Madame's Place | Self | TV | 7.9 | 50 |
| 1982 | Grease 2 | Mr. Stuart | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | Film | 6.0 | 50 | |
| 1982 | Pandemonium | Blue Grange | Film | 4.7 | 50 |
| 1982 | And They're Off | Henry Barclay | Film | — | 50 |
| 1981 | Polyester | Todd Tomorrow | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1980 | Fridays | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | Chip | TV | — | 47 |
| 1979 | The Kid from Left Field | Bill Lorant | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1978 | Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold | Elliot Bender | Film | 4.6 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Dave King | TV | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1977 | Forever Fernwood | TV | 5.0 | 45 | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Bill Maddox | TV | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | David Hamilton | Film | 4.4 | 44 |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | TV | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1975 | Timber Tramps | Big Swede | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Arnold Blake | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1974 | Police Woman | TV | 6.4 | 42 | |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Bob Herrick | TV | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1972 | Sweet Kill | Eddie Collins | Film | 4.1 | 40 |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Sam Dodd | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 39 |
| 1971 | Hacksaw | Tim Andrews | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1970 | San Francisco International | Stayczek | Film | 4.3 | 38 |
| 1969 | The Legion of No Return | Richard | Film | 4.8 | 37 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Mel Burgess | TV | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1968 | The Last Chance | Patrick Harris | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1968 | Shotgun | Sheriff Durango | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1967 | Hostile Guns | Mike Reno | Film | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1967 | The Fickle Finger of Fate | Jerry | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1966 | Birds Do It | Lieutenant Porter | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1965 | The Loved One | Whispering Glades Tour Guide | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1965 | War-Gods of the Deep | Ben Harris | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1964 | Ride the Wild Surf | Steamer Lane | Film | 5.2 | 32 |
| 1964 | The Man with Two Faces | Alex Carswell | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Barney Blake | TV | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1963 | Operation Bikini | Lt. Morgan Hayes | Film | 3.8 | 31 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1962 | Combat! | Del Packer | TV | 7.8 | 30 |
| 1962 | The Golden Arrow | Hassan | Film | 5.4 | 30 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company | Roger Henderson | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show | Paul Morgan | TV | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1959 | Startime | Self | TV | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1959 | That Kind of Woman | Red | Film | 6.2 | 27 |
| 1959 | They Came to Cordura | Lt. William Fowler | Film | 6.6 | 27 |
| 1959 | Meet Me in St. Louis | John Truett | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Show | Self | TV | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1958 | Lafayette Escadrille | Thad Walker | Film | 4.5 | 26 |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk | Ed Hackett | Film | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1958 | Damn Yankees | Joe Hardy | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1958 | Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates | Hans Brinker | Film | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1958 | Portrait of a Murderer | Donald Bashor | Film | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1957 | American Bandstand | Self | TV | 8.2 | 25 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Singer | TV | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 24 |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Stanley Smith | TV | 7.6 | 24 |
| 1956 | Conflict | TV | 8.0 | 24 | |
| 1956 | Forbidden Area | Stanley Smith | Film | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1956 | The Burning Hills | Trace Jordan | Film | 6.1 | 24 |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind | Andy L. Shaeffer | Film | 4.5 | 24 |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase | Cadet Wesser | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1955 | Battle Cry | Pvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester | Film | 5.7 | 23 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Jimmy Piersall | TV | 3.8 | 22 |
| 1954 | The Jimmy Durante Show | Self | TV | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1954 | Track of the Cat | Harold Bridges | Film | 5.9 | 22 |
| 1954 | Return to Treasure Island | Clive Stone | Film | 5.6 | 22 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Daniel | TV | 6.8 | 21 |
| 1953 | The Steel Lady | Bill Larson | Film | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1953 | Gun Belt | Chip Ringo | Film | 6.4 | 21 |
| 1952 | Saturday Island | Marine Corporal Michael J. Dugan | Film | 5.6 | 20 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Hans Brinker | TV | 8.8 | 19 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 18 |
| 1950 | The Lawless | Frank O'Brien | Film | 5.9 | 18 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 16 |
| New Line: Independent Legacies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | — | |
| Tab & Tony | Film | — | — |