John Travolta
88 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 18, 1954 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- John Joseph Travolta
Biography
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He began acting on television before transitioning into a leading man in film. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Travolta came to prominence starring in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979), followed by leading roles in Carrie (1976), Grease (1978), Urban Cowboy (1980), and Blow Out (1981). He earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Pulp Fiction (1994). His other notable films include Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Michael (1996), Face/Off (1997), A Civil Action (1998), Primary Colors (1998), The General's Daughter (1999), The Punisher (2004), Wild Hogs (2007), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008), and Savages (2012).
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Travolta returned to television, portraying lawyer Robert Shapiro in the series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. He received an Emmy Award as a producer and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He was also Emmy-nominated for his role in the action-comedy web series Die Hart (2021).
Travolta has released nine albums outside of acting, including four singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40. His albums typically accompanied films he starred in, such as Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (1978), which topped the Billboard 200. Travolta is also a private pilot.
Known for
John Travolta: movies and TV shows
Acting (101)
- Upcoming November 1963
as Johnny Roselli
- Upcoming That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
- Upcoming Black Tides
as Bill Pierce
- Upcoming Syndicate
as Special Agent Felix Miller
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard
- 2026 Propeller One-Way Night Coach
as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
- 2025 High Rollers
as Mason Goddard
- 2024 Cash Out
as Mason Goddard
- 2023 The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh
- 2023 Mob Land
as Bodie Davis
- 2023 Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox
- 2022 Paradise City
as Buck
- 2020
- 2019 The Fanatic
as Moose
- 2019 The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips
- 2019 Trading Paint
as Sam
- 2018 Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
- 2018 Gotti
as John Gotti
- 2017 The Grease Story
as Danny Zuko
- 2016 Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner
- 2016 In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal
- 2016 I Am Wrath
as Stanley Hill
- 2016
- 2015 Criminal Activities
as Eddie
- 2015
- 2014 The Forger
as Raymond Cutter
- 2013
- 2013 Killing Season
as Emil Kovac
- 2012 Savages
as Dennis
- 2012
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
- 2010 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
- 2010 From Paris with Love
as Charlie Wax
- 2009 Old Dogs
as Charlie
- 2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Ryder
- 2008 Bolt
as Bolt (voice)
- 2008
- 2007 Hairspray
as Edna Turnblad
- 2007 Wild Hogs
as Woody Stevens
- 2006 Lonely Hearts
as Elmer Robinson
- 2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Jim Irwin
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Be Cool
as Chili Palmer
- 2004 Ladder 49
as Captain Mike Kennedy
- 2004 A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Bobby Long
- 2004 The Punisher
as Howard Saint
- 2003 Basic
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
- 2002
- 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
- 2001
- 2001 Domestic Disturbance
as Frank Morrison
- 2001 Swordfish
as Gabriel
- 2000 Lucky Numbers
as Russ Richards
- 2000 Welcome to Hollywood
as John Travolta
- 2000 Battlefield Earth
as Terl
- 1999 The General's Daughter
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
- 1999 Our Friend, Martin
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
- 1998 A Civil Action
as Jan Schlichtmann
- 1998 The Thin Red Line
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
- 1998 Primary Colors
as Jack Stanton
- 1997 Mad City
as Sam Baily
- 1997 She's So Lovely
as Joey Germoni
- 1997 Face/Off
as Sean Archer
- 1996 Michael
as Michael
- 1996 Phenomenon
as George Malley
- 1996 Broken Arrow
as Vic Deakins
- 1996
- 1995 White Man's Burden
as Louis Pinnock
- 1995 Get Shorty
as Chili Palmer
- 1995 Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
- 1994 Pulp Fiction
as Vincent Vega
- 1993 Look Who's Talking Now!
as James Ubriacco
- 1991 Shout
as Jack Cabe
- 1991 Chains of Gold
as Scott Barnes
- 1991 Eyes of an Angel
as Bobby
- 1990 Look Who's Talking Too
as James
- 1989 Look Who's Talking
as James
- 1989 The Experts
as Travis
- 1987 Basements
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
- 1985 Perfect
as Adam Lawrence
- 1983 Two of a Kind
as Zack
- 1983 Staying Alive
as Tony Manero
- 1981 Blow Out
as Jack Terry
- 1980 Urban Cowboy
as Bud Davis
- 1978 Moment by Moment
as Strip
- 1978 Grease
as Danny
- 1977 Saturday Night Fever
as Tony Manero
- 1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
as Tod Lubitch
- 1976 Carrie
as Billy Nolan
- 1976
- 1976 The Tenth Level
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
- 1975
- 1975 The Devil’s Rain
as Danny
- 1974 Nightmare
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1969
Behind the camera (11)
- 2026 Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Director, Producer, Book, Screenplay
- 2023 The Shepherd
Executive Producer
- 2019 The Fanatic
Producer
- 2019 The Poison Rose
Executive Producer
- 2019 Trading Paint
Producer
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015 Criminal Activities
Executive Producer
- 2000 Battlefield Earth
Producer
- 1997 She's So Lovely
Executive Producer
- 1991 Chains of Gold
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (96)
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
- 2023 The Playboy Murders
1 episode
- 2022 Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
1 episode
- 2022
- 2021 Hart to Heart
1 episode
- 2021
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 The True Story of...
1 episode
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015 Jay Leno's Garage
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2015
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2010
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show
1 episode
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006 El hormiguero
1 episode
- 2006
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 Parkinson
2 episodes
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5 episodes
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 Fifth Gear
1 episode
- 2001 Good Day Live
2 episodes
- 2001 Fear Factor
1 episode
- 1999 The Early Show
3 episodes
- 1999 Rove
2 episodes
- 1999 Where Are They Now?
4 episodes
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 episodes
- 1992
- 1990
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2 episodes
- 1987 Sacrée soirée
1 episode
- 1987
- 1987
- 1985
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards
1 episode
- 1984 Goldene Kamera
1 episode
- 1983 Harty
1 episode
- 1983
- 1982 Champs-Elysées
1 episode
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight
2 episodes
- 1981 Wetten, dass..?
1 episode
- 1979
- 1978
- 1976 The Captain and Tennille
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
2 episodes
- 1971 Film '72
1 episode
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1964 Top of the Pops
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
3 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode
- 1953 Panorama
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
12 episodes
- 1951 Sanremo Music Festival
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
5 episodes