John Travolta

John Travolta

Acting

Born February 18, 1954 · Englewood, New Jersey, USA

1 film as director · Active 2026–2026

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 G…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

1964

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Panorama

Panorama

1953

Directed(1)

Propeller One-Way Night Coach

2026Propeller One-Way Night Coach★ 6.3

Acting(198)

2026November 1963Johnny Roselli

2026Buscando a TravoltaSelf

2026The Gentleman ThiefMason Goddard

2026Propeller One-Way Night CoachRetiring Captain / Narrator (voice)

2025The Kick That United A NationSelf

2025High RollersMason Goddard

2024Cash OutMason Goddard

2023Hot Potato: The Story of The WigglesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023The ShepherdJohnny Kavanagh

2023Mob LandBodie Davis

2023Die HartRon Wilcox

2023The Playboy MurdersSelf (archive footage)

2022Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesSelf (archive footage)

2022Paradise CityBuck

2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveSelf

2021Hart to HeartSelf - Interviewee

2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)

2020Die HartRon Wilcox

2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf

2019The FanaticMoose

2019The Poison RoseCarson Philips

2019Trading PaintSam

2018Speed KillsBen Aronoff (Don Aronow)

2018Studio 54Self (archive footage)

2018GottiJohn Gotti

2017Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco MovieSelf

2017Pattern RecognitionSelf (archive footage)

2017The Grease StoryDanny Zuko

2017The Fabulous Allan CarrSelf (archive)

2017The True Story of...Self (archive footage)

2017Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee GeesSelf - Host

2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodSelf - Actor (archive footage)

2016Life on the LineBeau Ginner

2016David Blaine: Beyond MagicSelf

2016In a Valley of ViolenceThe Marshal

2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf

2016I Am WrathStanley Hill

2016American Crime StoryRobert Shapiro

2015Criminal ActivitiesEddie

2015Behind Closed Doors with Natalie MoralesDanny Zuko (archive footage)

2015Jay Leno's GarageSelf

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest

2015Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley'sSelf

2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf

2014The ForgerRaymond Cutter

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest

2013KirstieMickey Russo

2013Killing SeasonEmil Kovac

2013Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of FilmmakingSelf

2012Casting BySelf

2012Close UpSelf (archive footage)

2012SavagesDennis

2012The Scrat Show

2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)

2010I'm Still HereSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(archive footage)

2010From Paris with LoveCharlie Wax

2009Old DogsCharlie

2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf - Guest

2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Ryder

2008BoltBolt (voice)

2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical HistorySelf

2008Oprah's Big Give

2007You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"Self

2007Hairspray: Inside the Recording BoothSelf

2007'Hairspray' ExtentionsSelf

2007It's 'Hairspray'!Self

2007Hairspray: The Search for Tracy TurnbladSelf

2007Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to TurnbladSelf

2007The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/OffSelf

2007HairsprayEdna Turnblad

2007Wild HogsWoody Stevens

2006Tony Bennett: An American ClassicSelf

2006El hormigueroSelf - Guest

2006The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering GreaseSelf – Danny Zuko (archive footage)

2006Lonely HeartsElmer Robinson

2005The Reichen ShowSelf

2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the MoonJim Irwin

2005Be Cool, Very CoolSelf

2005Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters

2005Fat ActressJohn Travolta

2005Be CoolChili Palmer

2005Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

2004Ladder 49Captain Mike Kennedy

2004War Journal: On the Set of The PunisherSelf

2004A Love Song for Bobby LongBobby Long

2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesHost

2004John Travolta: The Inside StorySelf

2004The PunisherHoward Saint

2003John Travolta Remembers James CagneySelf

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf

2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf

2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf

2003BasicDEA Agent Tom Hardy

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest

2002Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970sSelf - Interviewee (archive footage)

2002Pulp Fiction: The FactsSelf (archive footage)

2002Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages

2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberJohn Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')

2002Fifth GearSelf

2001HBO First Look: Swordfish

2001Domestic DisturbanceFrank Morrison

2001Good Day LiveSelf

2001Fear Factor

2001SwordfishGabriel

2000Lucky NumbersRuss Richards

2000Welcome to HollywoodJohn Travolta

2000Battlefield EarthTerl

1999The Early ShowSelf

1999The General's DaughterWarrant Officer Paul Brenner

1999Where Are They Now?Self

1999Our Friend, MartinKyle's Dad (voice)

1999Forever HollywoodSelf

1998A Civil ActionJan Schlichtmann

1998The Thin Red LineBrig. Gen. David Quintard

1998Bee Gees: One Night OnlySelf - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)

1998Junket WhoreSelf

1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sSelf

1998Primary ColorsJack Stanton

1997Mad CitySam Baily

1997She's So LovelyJoey Germoni

1997The ViewSelf

1997Face/OffSean Archer

1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeSelf

1996MichaelMichael

1996PhenomenonGeorge Malley

1996Orientation: A Scientology Information FilmSelf

1996Broken ArrowVic Deakins

1996America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th AnniversaryHosted by

1995White Man's BurdenLouis Pinnock

1995Get ShortyChili Palmer

1995Trailer Camp(Archival)

1994Pulp FictionVincent Vega

1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf

1993Look Who's Talking Now!James Ubriacco

1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992Boris and NatashaSelf

1991ShoutJack Cabe

1991Chains of GoldScott Barnes

1991Eyes of an AngelBobby

1990Look Who's Talking TooJames

1990Seriously... Phil CollinsSelf

1989Look Who's TalkingJames

1989The ExpertsTravis

1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1987Sacrée soiréeSelf

1987The Grand Knockout TournamentSelf

1987BasementsBen (segment "The Dumb Waiter")

1987Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?Self

1985PerfectAdam Lawrence

1985That's Dancing!Self (archive footage)

1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf

1984Goldene KameraSelf

1983Two of a KindZack

1983Staying AliveTony Manero

1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsSelf

1982Champs-ElyséesSelf

1981Entertainment TonightSelf

1981Blow OutJack Terry

1981Wetten, dass..?Self

1980Urban CowboyBud Davis

1979Rona Barrett Looks at 1978Self

1978Moment by MomentStrip

1978Grease Day USASelf

1978GreaseDanny

1977Saturday Night FeverTony Manero

1976The Boy in the Plastic BubbleTod Lubitch

1976CarrieBilly Nolan

1976Mr. T and TinaVinnie Barbarino

1976The Captain and TennilleSelf - Guest

1976The Tenth LevelLab Technician (uncredited)

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host

1975Welcome Back, KotterVinnie Barbarino

1975The Devil’s RainDanny

1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf

1974NightmareMan Outside Store (uncredited)

1972The Rookies

1972Emergency!Chuck Benson

1971Film '72Self

1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971Great PerformancesSelf

1969Medical CenterDanny

1964Top of the Pops

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Guest

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer

1953PanoramaHimself (archive footage)

1953The OscarsSelf

1951Sanremo Music FestivalSelf - Special Guest

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter

That's Amore!Nick Venere

Black TidesBill Pierce

SyndicateSpecial Agent Felix Miller