Acting credits
160
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Travolta
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
6.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 114Series: 46Crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 8891
IMDb ID: nm0000237
Known for: Acting
Born: February 18, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.09
Wikidata: Q80938
Also known as
John Joseph Travolta
Other jobs
Executive Producer (4)Producer (4)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Travolta.
8.0
The Kick That United A Nation
as Self
2025 Movie
6.6
High Rollers
as Mason Goddard
2025 Movie
6.2
Cash Out
as Mason Goddard
2024 Movie
7.9
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 Movie
6.8
The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh
2023 Movie
5.6
Mob Land
as Bodie Davis
2023 Movie
5.9
Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox
2023 Movie
5.5
Paradise City
as Buck
2022 Movie
5.5
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
2022 Movie
4.4
The Fanatic
as Moose
2019 Movie
4.7
The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips
2019 Movie
5.3
Trading Paint
as Sam
2019 Movie
5.4
Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
2018 Movie
6.4
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
5.3
Gotti
as John Gotti
2018 Movie
7.7
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self
2017 Movie
Pattern Recognition
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
8.4
The Grease Story
as Danny Zuko
2017 Movie
7.6
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
as Self - Host
2017 Movie
7.3
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017 Movie
5.7
Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner
2016 Movie
7.1
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
2016 Movie
6.1
In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal
2016 Movie
6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Travolta.
7.6
The Playboy Murders
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Hart to Heart
as Self - Interviewee • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.1
Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox • 10 eps
2020 Series
8.3
The True Story of...
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
American Crime Story
as Robert Shapiro • 10 eps
2016 Series
9.0
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
as Danny Zuko (archive footage) • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.3
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
4.6
Kirstie
as Mickey Russo • 1 eps
2013 Series
3.5
The Jay Leno Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
4.8
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2006 Series
4.8
The Reichen Show
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.2
Fat Actress
as John Travolta • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 4 eps
2003 Series
4.0
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Fifth Gear
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
5.8
Fear Factor
1 eps
2001 Series
6.2
The Early Show
as Self • 3 eps
1999 Series
8.0
Rove
as Self • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Where Are They Now?
as Self • 4 eps
1999 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
1992 Series