Portrait of Tab Hunter

Acting

Tab Hunter

Career

Active from 1952 to 1992, busiest in 1958 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Polyester
Polyester
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tab Hunter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Exploitation 2
  • Crime 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2
  • Disturbing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Tab & Tony
Tab & Tony

Book

2010s

1 title ยท average score 78
Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

Author

1990s

1 title ยท average score 66
Dark Horse
Dark Horse (1992)
GoodWatch score 66

as Perkins

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 52
Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

Co-Executive Producer

Grotesque
Grotesque (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Rod

Cameron's Closet
Cameron's Closet (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

as Owen Lansing

Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark (1988)
GoodWatch score 53

as Driver

Lust in the Dust
Lust in the Dust (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Abel Wood

That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)

Masquerade
Masquerade (1983)

TV show

Just Our Luck
Just Our Luck (1983)

TV show

Grease 2
Grease 2 (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mr. Stuart

And They're Off
And They're Off (1982)

as Henry Barclay

Pandemonium
Pandemonium (1982)
GoodWatch score 47

as Blue Grange

Polyester
Polyester (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Todd Tomorrow

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 54
The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bill Lorant

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

as Elliot Bender

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Dave King

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Bill Maddox

Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps (1975)

as Big Swede

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Arnold Blake

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Sweet Kill
Sweet Kill (1972)
GoodWatch score 49

as Eddie Collins

Ghost Story
Ghost Story (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Bob Herrick

Hacksaw
Hacksaw (1971)

as Tim Andrews

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 56
The Legion of No Return
The Legion of No Return (1969)

as Richard

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Mel Burgess

Shotgun
Shotgun (1968)

as Sheriff Durango

The Last Chance
The Last Chance (1968)

as Patrick Harris

Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mike Reno

The Fickle Finger of Fate
The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967)

as Jerry

Birds Do It
Birds Do It (1966)

as Lieutenant Porter

War-Gods of the Deep
War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ben Harris

Ride the Wild Surf
Ride the Wild Surf (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Steamer Lane

Operation Bikini
Operation Bikini (1963)
GoodWatch score 37

as Lt. Morgan Hayes

The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow (1962)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hassan

The Tab Hunter Show
The Tab Hunter Show (1960)

TV show ยท as Paul Morgan

1950s

24 titles ยท average score 61
That Kind of Woman
That Kind of Woman (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Red

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)

as John Truett

Gunman's Walk
Gunman's Walk (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ed Hackett

Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

as Joe Hardy

Lafayette Escadrille
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
GoodWatch score 41

as Thad Walker

The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills (1956)
GoodWatch score 54

as Trace Jordan

Forbidden Area
Forbidden Area (1956)

as Stanley Smith

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
GoodWatch score 37

as Andy L. Shaeffer

Battle Cry
Battle Cry (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Pvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester

Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as Harold Bridges

The Steel Lady
The Steel Lady (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bill Larson

Gun Belt
Gun Belt (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Chip Ringo