Editing Tab Hunter (section)

===1960s===
Hunter's failure to win the role of Tony in the film adaptation of ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' (1961) prompted him to agree to star in a weekly television sitcom. ''[[The Tab Hunter Show]]'' had moderate ratings (due to being scheduled opposite ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'') and lasted for one season (1960–61) of 32&nbsp;episodes. It was a hit in the United Kingdom, where it ranked as one of the most watched situation comedies of the year. Hunter's costars in the series included [[Richard Erdman]], [[Jerome Cowan]], and [[Reta Shaw]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053542/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm 'The Tab Hunter Show', IMDb. Full cast and credits]</ref>

Hunter had a starring role as [[Debbie Reynolds]]' love interest in the romantic comedy ''[[The Pleasure of His Company]]'' (1961). He played the lead in an Italian swashbuckler shot in Egypt, ''[[The Golden Arrow (1962 film)|The Golden Arrow]]'' (1962). He was in a war movie for [[American International Pictures]], ''[[Operation Bikini]]'' (1963).
In 1964, he starred on Broadway opposite [[Tallulah Bankhead]] in [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore – Broadway Play – 1964 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-milk-train-doesnt-stop-here-anymore-2805#OpeningNightCast|website=IBDB}}</ref>

He had a starring role in ''[[Ride the Wild Surf]]'' (1964), a surf film for Columbia, followed by a movie in Britain, the crime drama ''[[Troubled Waters (1964 film)|Troubled Waters]]'' (1964). He stayed in England to make another picture for AIP, the science fiction film ''[[War Gods of the Deep]]'' (1965) starring [[Vincent Price]]. Back in Hollywood, he had a supporting role in the comedies ''[[The Loved One (film)|The Loved One]]'' (1965) and ''[[Birds Do It]]'' (1966). He starred in a film directed by [[Richard Rush (director)|Richard Rush]], the low budget comedy ''[[The Fickle Finger of Fate]]'' (1967).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Fickle Finger of Fate (1966) - Richard Rush &#124; AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-fickle-finger-of-fate-v91237/cast-crew|publisher=AllMovie}}</ref>

For a short time in the late 1960s, after several seasons of starring in [[summer stock]] and [[dinner theater]] in shows such as ''Bye Bye Birdie'', ''The Tender Trap'', ''Under the Yum Yum Tree'',{{sfn|Hunter|2005|page=297}} and ''West Side Story'' with some of the New York cast, Hunter settled in the south of France and acted in some Italian films including ''[[Vengeance Is My Forgiveness]]'' (1968), ''[[The Last Chance (1968 film)|The Last Chance]]'' (1968), and ''[[Bridge over the Elbe]]'' (1969).<ref name="slant">{{cite web|last=Raymond|first=Gerard|date=October 21, 2015|title=Interview with Tab Hunter|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/interview-tab-hunter|access-date=February 25, 2019|website=Slant}}</ref>