Highest rated as cast or director
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Travolta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 98
2020s
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2010s
- 2019
- 2018
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The Grease Story
Danny Zuko
- 2016
- 2015
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Danny Zuko (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2014
- 2013
Kirstie
Mickey Russo · 1 episode
- 2012
- 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Jim Irwin
Fat Actress
John Travolta · 1 episode
- 2004
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
Movie
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
John Travolta
1990s
- 1999
Our Friend, Martin
Kyle's Dad (voice)
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
Hosted by
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
Chains of Gold
Scott Barnes
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
The Experts
Travis
- 1987
- 1985
- 1983
Two of a Kind
Zack
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
Moment by Moment
Strip
- 1977
- 1976
The Tenth Level
Lab Technician (uncredited)
- 1975
Welcome Back, Kotter
Vinnie Barbarino · 95 episodes
- 1974
Nightmare
Man Outside Store (uncredited)
- 1972
- 1971
No release date
Black Tides
Bill Pierce
ED
Movie
TRAVOLTAHON
Movie
Produced 9
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
- 2015
2000s
- 2000
1990s
- 1997
Wrote 2
1990s
- 1991
Chains of Gold
Writer
Directed 1
2020s
- 2026
Appearances83
2020s
- 2026
Buscando a Travolta
Self
- 2025
- 2023
- 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
Pattern Recognition
Self (archive footage)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Host
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2016
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
- 2015
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Self
- 2014
- 2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
- 2012
Casting By
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
- 2007
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Self
Brando
Self
- 2006
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
- 2005
Be Cool, Very Cool
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Host
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Self
- 2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 episode
- 2002
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Bee Gees: One Night Only
Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
- 1997
- 1996
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
- 1992
- 1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
Self
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Self
- 1978
Grease Day USA
Self
- 1976
- 1975
- 1971
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
- 1951
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
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