Actor
John Travolta
Born 18 February 1954 · Englewood, New Jersey, USA
John Travolta (born 1954) is an American actor who rose to fame on television's Welcome Back, Kotter and became a 1970s film icon. He is known for Saturday Night Fever and Grease, and for a major comeback in Pulp Fiction. He has twice been nominated for the Best Actor Oscar.
Key films
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Made him a global star and earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination.
Grease (1978)
Hugely popular musical that cemented his status as a leading man.
Blow Out (1981)
Brian De Palma thriller showing his dramatic range and widely admired by critics.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Quentin Tarantino's crime film revived his career and brought a second Best Actor nomination.
Get Shorty (1995)
Comedy that continued his comeback and won him a Golden Globe.
Key awards
- 1978 Academy Award nomination, Best Actor (Saturday Night Fever)
- 1995 Academy Award nomination, Best Actor (Pulp Fiction)
- 1996 Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy (Get Shorty)
- 2016 Primetime Emmy Award as producer (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 135
- 1974Nightmare · as Man Outside Store (uncredited)Actor
- 1975The Devil’s Rain · as DannyActor
- 1976Carrie · as Billy NolanActor
- 1976The Boy in the Plastic Bubble · as Tod LubitchActor
- 1976The Tenth Level · as Lab Technician (uncredited)Actor
- 1977Saturday Night Fever · as Tony ManeroActor
- 1978Grease · as DannyActor
- 1978Moment by Moment · as StripActor
- 1978Grease Day USA · as SelfActor
- 1979Rona Barrett Looks at 1978 · as SelfActor
- 1980Urban Cowboy · as Bud DavisActor
- 1981Blow Out · as Jack TerryActor
- 1983Staying Alive · as Tony ManeroActor
- 1983Two of a Kind · as ZackActor
- 1983James Bond: The First 21 Years · as SelfActor
- 1985Perfect · as Adam LawrenceActor
- 1985That's Dancing! · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1987Basements · as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")Actor
- 1987The Grand Knockout Tournament · as SelfActor
- 1987Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom? · as SelfActor
- 1989Look Who's Talking · as JamesActor
- 1989The Experts · as TravisActor
- 1990Look Who's Talking Too · as JamesActor
- 1990Seriously... Phil Collins · as SelfActor
- 1991Eyes of an Angel · as BobbyActor
- 1991Shout · as Jack CabeActor
- 1991Chains of Gold · as Scott BarnesActor
- 1992Boris and Natasha · as SelfActor
- 1993Look Who's Talking Now! · as James UbriaccoActor
- 1994Pulp Fiction · as Vincent VegaActor
- 1995Get Shorty · as Chili PalmerActor
- 1995White Man's Burden · as Louis PinnockActor
- 1995Trailer Camp · as (Archival)Actor
- 1996Broken Arrow · as Vic DeakinsActor
- 1996Phenomenon · as George MalleyActor
- 1996Michael · as MichaelActor
- 1996Orientation: A Scientology Information Film · as SelfActor
- 1996America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary · as Hosted byActor
- 1997Face/Off · as Sean ArcherActor
- 1997Mad City · as Sam BailyActor
- 1997She's So Lovely · as Joey GermoniActor
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life · as SelfActor
- 1998The Thin Red Line · as Brig. Gen. David QuintardActor
- 1998A Civil Action · as Jan SchlichtmannActor
- 1998Primary Colors · as Jack StantonActor
- 1998Bee Gees: One Night Only · as Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)Actor
- 1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's · as SelfActor
- 1998Junket Whore · as SelfActor
- 1999The General's Daughter · as Warrant Officer Paul BrennerActor
- 1999Our Friend, Martin · as Kyle's Dad (voice)Actor
- 1999Forever Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 2000Battlefield Earth · as TerlActor
- 2000Lucky Numbers · as Russ RichardsActor
- 2000Welcome to Hollywood · as John TravoltaActor
- 2001Swordfish · as GabrielActor
- 2001Domestic Disturbance · as Frank MorrisonActor
- 2001HBO First Look: SwordfishActor
- 2002Austin Powers in Goldmember · as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')Actor
- 2002Heart of the Festival · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002Pulp Fiction: The Facts · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s · as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)Actor
- 2002Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes MontagesActor
- 2003Basic · as DEA Agent Tom HardyActor
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration · as SelfActor
- 2003John Travolta Remembers James Cagney · as SelfActor
- 2004The Punisher · as Howard SaintActor
- 2004Ladder 49 · as Captain Mike KennedyActor
- 2004A Love Song for Bobby Long · as Bobby LongActor
- 2004John Travolta: The Inside Story · as SelfActor
- 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies · as HostActor
- 2004War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher · as SelfActor
- 2005Be Cool · as Chili PalmerActor
- 2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon · as Jim IrwinActor
- 2005Bio. · as SelfActor
- 2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real FirefightersActor
- 2005Be Cool, Very Cool · as SelfActor
- 2006Lonely Hearts · as Elmer RobinsonActor
- 2006Tony Bennett: An American Classic · as SelfActor
- 2006The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease · as Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Hairspray · as Edna TurnbladActor
- 2007Wild Hogs · as Woody StevensActor
- 2007Brando · as SelfActor
- 2007You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" · as SelfActor
- 2007The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off · as SelfActor
- 2007Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad · as SelfActor
- 2007Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad · as SelfActor
- 2008Bolt · as Bolt (voice)Actor
- 2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History · as SelfActor
- 2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 · as RyderActor
- 2009Old Dogs · as CharlieActor
- 2010From Paris with Love · as Charlie WaxActor
- 2010I'm Still Here · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Savages · as DennisActor
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Casting By · as SelfActor
- 2012Close Up · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Killing Season · as Emil KovacActor
- 2013Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking · as SelfActor
- 2014The Forger · as Raymond CutterActor
- 2015Criminal Activities · as EddieActor
- 2015Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's · as SelfActor
- 2016I Am Wrath · as Stanley HillActor
- 2016In a Valley of Violence · as The MarshalActor
- 2016Life on the Line · as Beau GinnerActor
- 2016David Blaine: Beyond Magic · as SelfActor
- 2016Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond · as SelfActor
- 2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2017The Grease Story · as Danny ZukoActor
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees · as Self - HostActor
- 2017Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie · as SelfActor
- 2017Pattern Recognition · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Gotti · as John GottiActor
- 2018Speed Kills · as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)Actor
- 2018Studio 54 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019The Poison Rose · as Carson PhilipsActor
- 2019The Fanatic · as MooseActor
- 2019Trading Paint · as SamActor
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Paradise City · as BuckActor
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective · as SelfActor
- 2023Die Hart · as Ron WilcoxActor
- 2023The Shepherd · as Johnny KavanaghActor
- 2023Mob Land · as Bodie DavisActor
- 2023Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2024Cash Out · as Mason GoddardActor
- 2025High Rollers · as Mason GoddardActor
- 2025The Kick That United A Nation · as SelfActor
- 2026Propeller One-Way Night CoachDirector
- 2026Propeller One-Way Night Coach · as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2026The Gentleman Thief · as Mason GoddardActor
- 2026Buscando a Travolta · as SelfActor
- 2026November 1963 · as Johnny RoselliActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.