Acting
John Travolta
EN, ES, FR, HU cinema · 138 credits
Born
18 February 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Also known as John Joseph Travolta
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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Travolta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
That's Amore!
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
Black Tides
as Bill Pierce
Syndicate
Syndicate
as Special Agent Felix Miller
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November 1963
as Johnny Roselli
The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice), Director, Producer, Book, Screenplay
High Rollers
as Mason Goddard
Cash Out
as Mason Goddard
Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox
The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh, Executive Producer
Mob Land
as Bodie Davis
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paradise City
as Buck
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Trading Paint
as Sam, Producer
The Fanatic
as Moose, Producer
The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips, Executive Producer
Gotti
as John Gotti
Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
Pattern Recognition
as Self (archive footage)
The Grease Story
as Danny Zuko
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage), Thanks
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal
I Am Wrath
as Stanley Hill
Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner
Criminal Activities
as Eddie, Executive Producer
The Forger
as Raymond Cutter
Killing Season
as Emil Kovac
Casting By
as Self
Savages
as Dennis
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
I'm Still Here
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From Paris with Love
as Charlie Wax
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Old Dogs
as Charlie
Bolt
as Bolt (voice)
Hairspray
as Edna Turnblad
Wild Hogs
as Woody Stevens
Brando
as Self
Lonely Hearts
as Elmer Robinson
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
as Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Be Cool
as Chili Palmer
Bio.
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Ladder 49
as Captain Mike Kennedy
The Punisher
as Howard Saint
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Bobby Long
Basic
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
2003
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
as Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Domestic Disturbance
as Frank Morrison
Swordfish
as Gabriel
Lucky Numbers
as Russ Richards
Battlefield Earth
as Terl, Producer
Welcome to Hollywood
as John Travolta
The General's Daughter
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Our Friend, Martin
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
The Thin Red Line
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
A Civil Action
as Jan Schlichtmann
Primary Colors
as Jack Stanton
Junket Whore
as Self
Bee Gees: One Night Only
as Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Face/Off
as Sean Archer
Mad City
as Sam Baily
She's So Lovely
as Joey Germoni, Executive Producer
Michael
as Michael
Phenomenon
as George Malley
Broken Arrow
as Vic Deakins
Get Shorty
as Chili Palmer
White Man's Burden
as Louis Pinnock
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
Pulp Fiction
as Vincent Vega
Look Who's Talking Now!
as James Ubriacco
Shout
as Jack Cabe
Chains of Gold
as Scott Barnes, Writer
Eyes of an Angel
as Bobby
Look Who's Talking
as James
The Experts
as Travis
Basements
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Perfect
as Adam Lawrence
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
Staying Alive
as Tony Manero
Two of a Kind
as Zack
Blow Out
as Jack Terry
Urban Cowboy
as Bud Davis
Grease
as Danny
Moment by Moment
as Strip
Grease Day USA
as Self
Saturday Night Fever
as Tony Manero
Carrie
as Billy Nolan
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
as Tod Lubitch
The Tenth Level
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
The Devil’s Rain
as Danny
Nightmare
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)