John Travolta
Known for Acting · 197 credits
- Born
- 1954-02-18 (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).
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
TV Shows (58)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Top of the Pops
1964
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Presenter / Nominee
El hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Panorama
1953
as Himself (archive footage)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Emergency!
1972
as Chuck Benson
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
American Crime Story
2016
as Robert Shapiro
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Fear Factor
2001
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Medical Center
1969
as Danny
Film '72
1971
as Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Special Guest
The Rookies
1972
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self - Guest
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Rove
1999
as Self
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Fifth Gear
2002
as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Die Hart
2020
as Ron Wilcox
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self - Interviewee
Harty
1983
as Self
Fat Actress
2005
as John Travolta
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Danny Zuko (archive footage)
The Playboy Murders
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975
as Vinnie Barbarino
Kirstie
2013
as Mickey Russo
Mr. T and Tina
1976
as Vinnie Barbarino
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Oprah's Big Give
2008
The Scrat Show
2012
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (139)
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Vincent Vega
Face/Off
1997
as Sean Archer
Bolt
2008
as Bolt (voice)
Grease
1978
as Danny
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026
as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
Carrie
1976
as Billy Nolan
The Punisher
2004
as Howard Saint
Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Tony Manero
The Gentleman Thief
2026
as Mason Goddard
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
From Paris with Love
2010
as Charlie Wax
The Thin Red Line
1998
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
Wild Hogs
2007
as Woody Stevens
Hairspray
2007
as Edna Turnblad
High Rollers
2025
as Mason Goddard
Swordfish
2001
as Gabriel
Phenomenon
1996
as George Malley
Killing Season
2013
as Emil Kovac
Savages
2012
as Dennis
Broken Arrow
1996
as Vic Deakins
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Ryder
Paradise City
2022
as Buck
Blow Out
1981
as Jack Terry
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as John Travolta
I Am Wrath
2016
as Stanley Hill
Ladder 49
2004
as Captain Mike Kennedy
The Poison Rose
2019
as Carson Philips
In a Valley of Violence
2016
as The Marshal
Staying Alive
1983
as Tony Manero
Be Cool
2005
as Chili Palmer
The General's Daughter
1999
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Criminal Activities
2015
as Eddie
Basic
2003
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Cash Out
2024
as Mason Goddard
Domestic Disturbance
2001
as Frank Morrison
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
as James Ubriacco
Look Who's Talking
1989
as James
Battlefield Earth
2000
as Terl
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
November 1963
2026
as Johnny Roselli
Die Hart
2023
as Ron Wilcox
Old Dogs
2009
as Charlie
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004
as Bobby Long
Life on the Line
2016
as Beau Ginner
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
I'm Still Here
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Get Shorty
1995
as Chili Palmer
Michael
1996
as Michael
Speed Kills
2018
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Pattern Recognition
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Mob Land
2023
as Bodie Davis
Trading Paint
2019
as Sam
The Shepherd
2023
as Johnny Kavanagh
Shout
1991
as Jack Cabe
Lonely Hearts
2006
as Elmer Robinson
A Civil Action
1998
as Jan Schlichtmann
Perfect
1985
as Adam Lawrence
Bio.
2005
as Self
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
as Self
Gotti
2018
as John Gotti
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
Primary Colors
1998
as Jack Stanton
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Urban Cowboy
1980
as Bud Davis
The Experts
1989
as Travis
The Fanatic
2019
as Moose
Syndicate
as Special Agent Felix Miller
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
Mad City
1997
as Sam Baily
'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
as Self
Two of a Kind
1983
as Zack
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Forger
2014
as Raymond Cutter
She's So Lovely
1997
as Joey Germoni
ED
The Kick That United A Nation
2025
as Self
Casting By
2012
as Self
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
as James
The Devil’s Rain
1975
as Danny
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Russ Richards
HBO First Look: Swordfish
2001
Eyes of an Angel
1991
as Bobby
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Basements
1987
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher'
2004
as Self
Grease Day USA
1978
as Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
as Self
Boris and Natasha
1992
as Self
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
as Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Bee Gees: One Night Only
1998
as Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Black Tides
as Bill Pierce
White Man's Burden
1995
as Louis Pinnock
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
Moment by Moment
1978
as Strip
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007
as Self
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
as Tod Lubitch
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self - Host
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
2007
as Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
1987
as Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Jim Irwin
Nightmare
1974
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
2007
as Self
The Grease Story
2017
as Danny Zuko
About John 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 Acade… With 197 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, John Travolta has appeared in 139 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Travolta Movies
- Pulp Fiction (1994) — as Vincent Vega
- Face/Off (1997) — as Sean Archer
- Bolt (2008) — as Bolt (voice)
- Grease (1978) — as Danny
- Propeller One-Way Night Coach (2026) — as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
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