John Travolta
Known for Acting · 186 credits
- Born
- 1954-02-18 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- John Joseph Travolta · ジョン・トラヴォルタ
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 (55)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest / Vincent Vega (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
Top of the Pops
1964
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Presenter / Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Great Performances
1971
as Self
El hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Emergency!
1972
as Chuck Benson
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Panorama
1953
as Himself (archive footage)
American Crime Story
2016
as Robert Shapiro
Medical Center
1969
as Danny
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Rookies
1972
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Special Guest
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self - Guest
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Fifth Gear
2002
as Self
Rove
1999
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
Fear Factor
2001
Die Hart
2020
as Ron Wilcox
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975
as Vinnie Barbarino
Harty
1983
as Self
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self - Interviewee
Fat Actress
2005
as John Travolta
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
Kirstie
2013
as Mickey Russo
The Playboy Murders
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Oprah's Big Give
2008
Mr. T and Tina
1976
as Vinnie Barbarino
The Scrat Show
2012
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (131)
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026
as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Vincent Vega
The Punisher
2004
as Howard Saint
Face/Off
1997
as Sean Archer
From Paris with Love
2010
as Charlie Wax
Grease
1978
as Danny Zuko
Bolt
2008
as Bolt (voice)
Carrie
1976
as Billy Nolan
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
The Thin Red Line
1998
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
High Rollers
2025
as Mason Goddard
Swordfish
2001
as Gabriel
Broken Arrow
1996
as Vic Deakins
Phenomenon
1996
as George Malley
Basic
2003
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Wild Hogs
2007
as Woody Stevens
Be Cool
2005
as Chili Palmer
Die Hart
2023
as Ron Wilcox
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Ryder
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Hairspray
2007
as Edna Turnblad
Blow Out
1981
as Jack Terry
Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Tony Manero
Michael
1996
as Michael
Get Shorty
1995
as Chili Palmer
Savages
2012
as Dennis
Cash Out
2024
as Mason Goddard
The General's Daughter
1999
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Old Dogs
2009
as Charlie
I Am Wrath
2016
as Stanley Hill
Battlefield Earth
2000
as Terl
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
as James
Urban Cowboy
1980
as Bud Davis
Primary Colors
1998
as Jack Stanton
Mob Land
2023
as Bodie Davis
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
as James Ubriacco
Ladder 49
2004
as Captain Mike Kennedy
The Shepherd
2023
as Johnny Kavanagh
Lonely Hearts
2006
as Elmer Robinson
The Poison Rose
2019
as Carson Philips
A Civil Action
1998
as Jan Schlichtmann
Eyes of an Angel
1991
as Bobby
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
I'm Still Here
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paradise City
2022
as Buck
Staying Alive
1983
as Tony Manero
Mad City
1997
as Sam Baily
Trading Paint
2019
as Sam
Killing Season
2013
as Emil Kovac
Speed Kills
2018
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
In a Valley of Violence
2016
as The Marshal
Look Who's Talking
1989
as James
The Forger
2014
as Raymond Cutter
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Domestic Disturbance
2001
as Frank Morrison
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Jim Irwin
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Russ Richards
Perfect
1985
as Adam Lawrence
November 1963
2026
as Johnny Roselli
Life on the Line
2016
as Beau Ginner
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004
as Bobby Long
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Criminal Activities
2015
as Eddie
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The Fanatic
2019
as Moose
Gotti
2018
as John Gotti
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Experts
1989
as Travis
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Host
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
She's So Lovely
1997
as Joey Germoni
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as John Travolta
Casting By
2012
as Self
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
as Tod Lubitch
Brando
2007
as Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
Two of a Kind
1983
as Zack
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
as Self
John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
as Self
Boris and Natasha
1992
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self
Shout
1991
as Jack Cabe
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
The Devil’s Rain
1975
as Danny
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
White Man's Burden
1995
as Louis Pinnock
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
Bio.
2005
as Self
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self - Host
The Tenth Level
1976
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Basements
1987
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Black Tides
2026
as Bill Pierce
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard
The Grease Story
2017
as Danny Zuko
Chains of Gold
1991
as Scott Barnes
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
1979
as Self
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
as Self
Bee Gees: One Night Only
1998
as Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017
as Self
Moment by Moment
1978
as Strip
Pattern Recognition
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Nightmare
1974
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
Grease Day USA
1978
as Self
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 186 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, John Travolta has appeared in 131 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Travolta Movies
- Propeller One-Way Night Coach (2026) — as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
- Pulp Fiction (1994) — as Vincent Vega
- The Punisher (2004) — as Howard Saint
- Face/Off (1997) — as Sean Archer
- From Paris with Love (2010) — as Charlie Wax
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