
Cast
John Travolta
Acting
Cast
John Travolta
Known for
Acting
Born
1954-02-18
From
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.

Propeller One-Way Night Coach
as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)

Pulp Fiction
as Vincent Vega

The Punisher
as Howard Saint

From Paris with Love
as Charlie Wax

Face/Off
as Sean Archer

Grease
as Danny Zuko

Bolt
as Bolt (voice)

Carrie
as Billy Nolan

The Thin Red Line
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard

Austin Powers in Goldmember
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')

Swordfish
as Gabriel

Broken Arrow
as Vic Deakins

Basic
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy

High Rollers
as Mason Goddard

Hairspray
as Edna Turnblad

Blow Out
as Jack Terry

Phenomenon
as George Malley

Wild Hogs
as Woody Stevens

Saturday Night Fever
as Tony Manero

Savages
as Dennis

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Ryder

Be Cool
as Chili Palmer

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)

Look Who's Talking Now!
as James Ubriacco

Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox

Michael
as Michael

Cash Out
as Mason Goddard

Old Dogs
as Charlie

Look Who's Talking
as James

Get Shorty
as Chili Palmer

Ladder 49
as Captain Mike Kennedy

Lonely Hearts
as Elmer Robinson

I Am Wrath
as Stanley Hill

Domestic Disturbance
as Frank Morrison

The General's Daughter
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner

The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh

Killing Season
as Emil Kovac

Trading Paint
as Sam

Battlefield Earth
as Terl

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)

The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips

Perfect
as Adam Lawrence

The Forger
as Raymond Cutter

Lucky Numbers
as Russ Richards

Criminal Activities
as Eddie

Look Who's Talking Too
as James

Primary Colors
as Jack Stanton

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

I'm Still Here
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Urban Cowboy
as Bud Davis

A Civil Action
as Jan Schlichtmann

Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)

Paradise City
as Buck

Mob Land
as Bodie Davis

Staying Alive
as Tony Manero

Eyes of an Angel
as Bobby

Mad City
as Sam Baily

November 1963
as Johnny Roselli

A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Bobby Long

Gotti
as John Gotti

Welcome to Hollywood
as John Travolta

In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
as Tod Lubitch

The Fanatic
as Moose

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)

Two of a Kind
as Zack

James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Jim Irwin

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Our Friend, Martin
as Kyle's Dad (voice)

Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)

She's So Lovely
as Joey Germoni

Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Host

Casting By
as Self

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self

Close Up
as Self (archive footage)

Brando
as Self

Tony Bennett: An American Classic
as Self

The Devil’s Rain
as Danny

White Man's Burden
as Louis Pinnock

Boris and Natasha
as Self

Forever Hollywood
as Self

That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self

The Experts
as Travis

David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self

Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self

That's Amore!
as Nick Venere

John Travolta: The Inside Story
as Self

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Self

The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)

Bio.
as Self

Shout
as Jack Cabe

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self

Junket Whore
as Self

The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self

Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
as Self - Host

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
as Self

Pattern Recognition
as Self (archive footage)

The Tenth Level
as Lab Technician (uncredited)

The Grease Story
as Danny Zuko

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self

Chains of Gold
as Scott Barnes

Bee Gees: One Night Only
as Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
as Self

Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self

Black Tides
as Bill Pierce

Nightmare
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)

Basements
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Moment by Moment
as Strip

The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard

Grease Day USA
as Self

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self

Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
as Self

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self

War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher'
as Self

Syndicate
as Special Agent Felix Miller

ED

Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
as Self

Trailer Camp
as (Archival)

The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
as Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)

The Kick That United A Nation
as Self

Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages

John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
as Self

America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
as Hosted by
