John Travolta
Acting
🎂 1954-02-18
John Joseph Travolta 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.
Cast credits(181)
Self
1962
Himself (archive footage)
1953
Self - Host
1975
Self
1961
Chuck Benson
1972
Self - Performer
1956
1964
Self - Presenter
1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Self - Nominee
1944
Self - Presenter / Nominee
1944
Vincent Vega
1994
Self
1971
Self
2014
Self
1997
Self
1984
Self
2003
Self
1982
Self
1981
1988
Self - Guest
1988
Self
1975
Danny
1969
1992
Self - Guest
2006
1972
Self
2005
2001
Robert Shapiro
2016
Self
1953
Danny Zuko
1978
Bolt (voice)
2008
Self
1984
John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
2002
Self
1987
Self
2002
Sean Archer
1997
Self - Special Guest
1951
Howard Saint
2004
Billy Nolan
1976
Self
2001
Charlie Wax
2010
Mason Goddard
2024
Self
2009
Gabriel
2001
Self
1999
Bodie Davis
2023
Ron Wilcox
2023
Edna Turnblad
2007
Self
1999
Brig. Gen. David Quintard
1998
Vic Deakins
1996
Woody Stevens
2007
Self (archive footage)
2022
Dennis
2012
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self
2015
Chili Palmer
2005
Charlie
2009
Self (archive footage)
2020
Chili Palmer
1995
Ryder
2009
Self
1999
Jack Stanton
1998
Self
1981
George Malley
1996
Tony Manero
1977
James
1989
Jim Irwin
2005
Self - Interviewee
2021
Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
1999
Tony Manero
1983
Ron Wilcox
2020
Mason Goddard
2025
DEA Agent Tom Hardy
2003
Stanley Hill
2016
Terl
2000
Adam Lawrence
1985
Self (archive footage)
2023
John Gotti
2018
Jan Schlichtmann
1998
Strip
1978
Jack Terry
1981
Frank Morrison
2001
Eddie
2015
Self
1983
Captain Mike Kennedy
2004
Carson Philips
2019
Johnny Kavanagh
2023
Russ Richards
2000
Self
2012
Tod Lubitch
1976
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Danny Zuko
2017
James
1990
James Ubriacco
1993
Sam Baily
1997
Self
2004
Self (archive footage)
2021
Michael
1996
Bobby
1991
Moose
2019
John Travolta
2005
The Marshal
2016
Kyle's Dad (voice)
1999
Beau Ginner
2016
Bobby Long
2004
Self
1978
Self (archive footage)
2019
Self
2005
Raymond Cutter
2014
Self (archive footage)
2018
Bud Davis
1980
(archive footage)
2012
Elmer Robinson
2006
Mickey Russo
2013
Self
1976
Self
2007
Buck
2022
Emil Kovac
2013
Scott Barnes
1991
Self
1983
Man Outside Store (uncredited)
1974
Joey Germoni
1997
(archive footage)
2010
Self
1996
Self (archive footage)
2012
John Travolta
2000
Self
1998
Johnny Roselli
Self
2006
Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
2018
Zack
1983
Self
2022
Mason Goddard
Danny Zuko (archive footage)
2015
Self (archive footage)
2007
Vinnie Barbarino
1975
Self (archive footage)
2021
Self (archive footage)
2002
Travis
1989
Self
1987
Self
2003
Sam
2019
Self
2016
Self
2008
Self
1997
Jack Cabe
1991
Self
1992
Louis Pinnock
1995
Self
2005
Danny
1975
Self - Host
2017
(Archival)
1995
Lab Technician (uncredited)
1976
Nick Venere
Vincent Vega (archive footage)
2006
Self
2016
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Special Agent Felix Miller
Self
2005
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Self
2013
Self (archive footage)
2017
Bill Pierce
Self
2015
Self (archive footage)
2011
Self
1990
Host
2004
2008
Self
1979
Self
1994
Self
1999
Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
1987
Self
1998
Self
2017
Vinnie Barbarino
1976
2005
2012
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2002
Self
2003