Acting
John Travolta
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.
Movies with John Travolta
Pulp Fiction
1994
Grease
1978
Bolt
2008
Face/Off
1997
The Punisher
2004
Hairspray
2007
From Paris with Love
2010
Battlefield Earth
2000
Urban Cowboy
1980
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
The Thin Red Line
1998
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026
Phenomenon
1996
Carrie
1976
Wild Hogs
2007
Swordfish
2001
Saturday Night Fever
1977
Broken Arrow
1996
Paradise City
2022
Be Cool
2005
Cash Out
2024
Blow Out
1981
Savages
2012
Old Dogs
2009
High Rollers
2025
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
The Poison Rose
2019
Basic
2003
Die Hart
2023
Killing Season
2013
Look Who's Talking
1989
The General's Daughter
1999
I Am Wrath
2016
I'm Still Here
2010
Get Shorty
1995
Forever Hollywood
1999
Staying Alive
1983
Junket Whore
1998
The Shepherd
2023
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
A Civil Action
1998
Lonely Hearts
2006
Ladder 49
2004
Primary Colors
1998
Mad City
1997
Michael
1996
November 1963
2026
Life on the Line
2016
Speed Kills
2018
Shout
1991
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
The Forger
2014
'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
That's Dancing!
1985
She's So Lovely
1997
Gotti
2018
Domestic Disturbance
2001
In a Valley of Violence
2016
Trading Paint
2019
Mob Land
2023
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
Lucky Numbers
2000
Two of a Kind
1983
The Devil’s Rain
1975
Criminal Activities
2015
Our Friend, Martin
1999
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Close Up
2012
That's Amore!
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Eyes of an Angel
1991
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
Chains of Gold
1991
The Fanatic
2019
Perfect
1985
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004
Bio.
2005
Grease Day USA
1978
Bee Gees: One Night Only
1998
Casting By
2012
Studio 54
2018
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
100 Years at the Movies
1994
White Man's Burden
1995
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
The Experts
1989
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
2007
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Boris and Natasha
1992
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
Moment by Moment
1978
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
The Gentleman Thief
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
Basements
1987
The Tenth Level
1976
War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher'
2004
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
Pattern Recognition
2017
Syndicate
Brando
2007
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
Black Tides
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
The Grease Story
2017
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
Nightmare
1974
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
The Kick That United A Nation
2025
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
1987
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
2007
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
Trailer Camp
1995
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
1979
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
2003
HBO First Look: Swordfish
2001
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
1996
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
2005
TV Shows with John Travolta
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Top of the Pops
1964
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Champs-Elysées
1982
Sacrée soirée
1987
El hormiguero
2006
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Great Performances
1971
Panorama
1953
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Emergency!
1972
Tony Awards
1956
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
American Crime Story
2016
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
The Rookies
1972
Good Day Live
2001
Medical Center
1969
The Oscars
1953
Fear Factor
2001
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
The Reichen Show
2005
Rove
1999
Film '72
1971
Goldene Kamera
1984
Die Hart
2020
Fifth Gear
2002
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Where Are They Now?
1999
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
Harty
1983
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Fat Actress
2005
Hart to Heart
2021
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
The True Story of...
2017
The Captain and Tennille
1976
The Early Show
1999
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975
Kirstie
2013
The Playboy Murders
2023
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
Mr. T and Tina
1976
Oprah's Big Give
2008
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
The Scrat Show
2012