John Travolta
Known for Acting · 188 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
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Presenter / Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
El hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Emergency!
1972
as Chuck Benson
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Panorama
1953
as Himself (archive footage)
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
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
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Special Guest
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self - Guest
Fifth Gear
2002
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Rove
1999
as Self
Fear Factor
2001
Die Hart
2020
as Ron Wilcox
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Harty
1983
as Self
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975
as Vinnie Barbarino
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Fat Actress
2005
as John Travolta
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self - Interviewee
The Playboy Murders
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Kirstie
2013
as Mickey Russo
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Oprah's Big Give
2008
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Mr. T and Tina
1976
as Vinnie Barbarino
The Scrat Show
2012
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (133)
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026
as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Vincent Vega
The Punisher
2004
as Howard Saint
Grease
1978
as Danny Zuko
From Paris with Love
2010
as Charlie Wax
Face/Off
1997
as Sean Archer
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
Hairspray
2007
as Edna Turnblad
Swordfish
2001
as Gabriel
High Rollers
2025
as Mason Goddard
Basic
2003
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Phenomenon
1996
as George Malley
Wild Hogs
2007
as Woody Stevens
Broken Arrow
1996
as Vic Deakins
Blow Out
1981
as Jack Terry
Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Tony Manero
Be Cool
2005
as Chili Palmer
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Ryder
Michael
1996
as Michael
Savages
2012
as Dennis
Old Dogs
2009
as Charlie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Cash Out
2024
as Mason Goddard
Die Hart
2023
as Ron Wilcox
Get Shorty
1995
as Chili Palmer
The General's Daughter
1999
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Ladder 49
2004
as Captain Mike Kennedy
Lonely Hearts
2006
as Elmer Robinson
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
as James Ubriacco
I Am Wrath
2016
as Stanley Hill
Killing Season
2013
as Emil Kovac
The Shepherd
2023
as Johnny Kavanagh
Trading Paint
2019
as Sam
Look Who's Talking
1989
as James
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Russ Richards
Battlefield Earth
2000
as Terl
Domestic Disturbance
2001
as Frank Morrison
Gotti
2018
as John Gotti
Primary Colors
1998
as Jack Stanton
Mob Land
2023
as Bodie Davis
The Poison Rose
2019
as Carson Philips
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Urban Cowboy
1980
as Bud Davis
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Perfect
1985
as Adam Lawrence
The Forger
2014
as Raymond Cutter
Criminal Activities
2015
as Eddie
Staying Alive
1983
as Tony Manero
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
as James
Paradise City
2022
as Buck
I'm Still Here
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as John Travolta
A Civil Action
1998
as Jan Schlichtmann
Speed Kills
2018
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004
as Bobby Long
In a Valley of Violence
2016
as The Marshal
November 1963
2026
as Johnny Roselli
Mad City
1997
as Sam Baily
The Fanatic
2019
as Moose
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
as Tod Lubitch
Eyes of an Angel
1991
as Bobby
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
She's So Lovely
1997
as Joey Germoni
Bio.
2005
as Self
Casting By
2012
as Self
Two of a Kind
1983
as Zack
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Jim Irwin
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Life on the Line
2016
as Beau Ginner
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Host
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self
Brando
2007
as Self
The Experts
1989
as Travis
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
The Devil’s Rain
1975
as Danny
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Boris and Natasha
1992
as Self
White Man's Burden
1995
as Louis Pinnock
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
as Self
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self - Host
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
Shout
1991
as Jack Cabe
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
The Tenth Level
1976
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Moment by Moment
1978
as Strip
Basements
1987
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Black Tides
2026
as Bill Pierce
Bee Gees: One Night Only
1998
as Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Pattern Recognition
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
The Grease Story
2017
as Danny Zuko
Grease Day USA
1978
as Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Nightmare
1974
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
as Self
The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard
Chains of Gold
1991
as Scott Barnes
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
1979
as Self
Untitled Alice in Wonderland Musical
as Young Alice
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 188 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, John Travolta has appeared in 133 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
- Grease (1978) — as Danny Zuko
- From Paris with Love (2010) — as Charlie Wax
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