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