John Travolta
Acting
🎂 1954-02-18
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.
Cast credits(182)
Self
1962
Self
1982
1964
Self
1997
1988
Self - Guest
1988
Self
2015
Self
1981
Self
2009
Self
1971
Himself (archive footage)
1953
Self
1961
Self
2001
1992
Self
2005
Self
2003
Self
1975
Self
1987
Self - Guest
2006
Self - Presenter
1944
Self - Nominee/Presenter
1944
Self - Winner
1944
Self - Presenter/Winner
1944
Self - Special Guest
1951
Danny
1969
Self
2014
Self
1984
Self
2002
Robert Shapiro
2016
Self - Host
1975
Self - Performer
1956
Self
1999
Chuck Benson
1972
Self
1953
Self (archive footage)
2023
1972
Self
1983
Self
1999
Vincent Vega
1994
2001
Ron Wilcox
2020
Self - Interviewee
2021
Vinnie Barbarino
1975
Self
1981
Charlie Wax
2010
Self
1976
John Travolta
2005
Danny Zuko
1978
Danny Zuko (archive footage)
2015
Self
1999
Self
1984
Self (archive footage)
2020
Mason Goddard
2024
Bodie Davis
2023
Bolt (voice)
2008
Self (archive footage)
2022
Sean Archer
1997
Dennis
2012
Vic Deakins
1996
Billy Nolan
1976
Howard Saint
2004
Gabriel
2001
Ryder
2009
Edna Turnblad
2007
Self
1994
Buck
2022
Tony Manero
1977
John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
2002
Ron Wilcox
2023
George Malley
1996
Brig. Gen. David Quintard
1998
Chili Palmer
1995
Woody Stevens
2007
Jack Terry
1981
Chili Palmer
2005
James
1989
Terl
2000
James
1990
Mason Goddard
2025
Mickey Russo
2013
Stanley Hill
2016
Jack Stanton
1998
DEA Agent Tom Hardy
2003
Tony Manero
1983
Jan Schlichtmann
1998
Danny
1975
John Gotti
2018
James Ubriacco
1993
Michael
1996
Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
1999
The Marshal
2016
Johnny Kavanagh
2023
2012
Bud Davis
1980
Charlie
2009
Frank Morrison
2001
Carson Philips
2019
Emil Kovac
2013
Beau Ginner
2016
Captain Mike Kennedy
2004
Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
2018
Self
2003
Self (archive footage)
2019
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Adam Lawrence
1985
Elmer Robinson
2006
Bobby Long
2004
Tod Lubitch
1976
Russ Richards
2000
Eddie
2015
Moose
2019
Zack
1983
Raymond Cutter
2014
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self (archive footage)
2021
Self (archive footage)
2018
(archive footage)
2012
Sam Baily
1997
2008
Bobby
1991
Travis
1989
Jim Irwin
2005
Louis Pinnock
1995
John Travolta
1998
Sam
2019
Joey Germoni
1997
Vinnie Barbarino
1976
Self
2005
Self
1998
Lab Technician (uncredited)
1976
Kyle's Dad (voice)
1999
Jack Cabe
1991
Strip
1978
(archive footage)
2010
Self (archive footage)
2011
Self
1992
Travolta
2025
Self (archive footage)
2021
Self
2006
Danny Zuko
2017
Self
1997
Self
1987
Self
2007
Self (archive footage)
2012
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Self
2013
Self
2022
Self
2016
Self
1998
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Self
2012
Vincent Vega (archive footage)
2006
Scott Barnes
1991
Host
2004
Self - Host
2017
Mason Goddard
Self
2017
Self (archive footage)
2017
Self
2008
Self
1990
Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
1987
Nick Venere
(Archival)
1995
Self
2005
Self
2015
Bill Pierce
Self
1999
Self
1983
Johnny Roselli
Self
2016
Self
1996
Self
1978
Self (archive footage)
2002
Self (archive footage)
2007
Man Outside Store (uncredited)
1974
Special Agent Felix Miller
Self
2004
Self
2005
Self
2003
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2002
Self
1979
2005