Biography
Joseph Allen Travolta (born October 14, 1950) is an American actor, singer, producer, director and screenwriter. He is the older brother of actor John Travolta.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Carol of the Bells
2019
Director
A young man with a troubled past seeks out his biological mother. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that she is developmentally disable...

Diffability Hollywood
2016
"Diffability Hollywood is a documentary about Hollywood's portrayal of people with disabilities in films throughout history. One of filmmaker Adrian E...

Waitin' to Live
2006
Director
Murdered because he refused to sell his land to a greedy opportunist, Bucko Cassidy (Lee Majors) returns as a ghost to help his grown son, Junior (Der...

Normal People Scare Me
2006
Producer
A filmmaker with high-functioning autism documents others who have the disorder.

Final Move
2006
Director
The LA police are baffled: someone is killing people who have been found innocent of violent crimes. At the crime scenes, DNA evidence and clues linke...

A Lousy 10 Grand
2004
as Sal
Owing $10,000 to a loan shark, a suburban family man/toilet designer for NASA secretly agrees to marry a rich foreign princess in order to keep her in...

Arizona Summer
2004
Director
Two brothers learn about life and grow up during a summer camp vacation.

Skeleton Man
2004
as Sherriff
A co-ed group of Special Forces agents search the wilderness for a predator type creature that has been on a killing spree.

The House Next Door
2002
Director, Producer
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.

Nailed
2001
as Uncle Dave
When a passionate but turbulent affair with an emotionally troubled girl results in pregnancy, a struggling writer and his tight-knit family are force...

Enemies of Laughter
2000
Director, Producer
Nerdy-looking Paul is a neurotic, failed sitcom writer with a lackluster love life. But his best pal has an idea that might turn things around when he...

Partners
2000
Director, Producer
After stealing a briefcase, a drifter finds himself caught in the middle of an international crime caper.

Susan's Plan
1998
as Bartender
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.

Everyone Loves Mel
1998
Director
Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the legend of Swanson Lake is kept by one man and he's not about to surrender it. When Bill's grandsons co...

Matter of Trust
1998
Director
Michael D'Angelo is a washed-up alcoholic cop. Demoted from his job and living in the past, he takes out his pain by exploring the nightlife of Los An...

Detour
1998
Director
When Danny and his gang attempt to rob the warehouse of a mob boss, they find themselves on the run. Danny goes back to his hometown to find his mothe...

Laws of Deception
1997
Director
A law student is seduced by a beautiful woman he doesn't know, and after a one night stand with her, his roommate warns him to be careful because he s...
Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997
An untalented lounge singer with a dead-end career receives an offer—much-needed cash—for murdering a bookie.
Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997
Writer, Director
An untalented lounge singer with a dead-end career receives an offer—much-needed cash—for murdering a bookie.

Navajo Blues
1996
Producer, Director
After police detective Nick Epps witnesses his partner's murder by the Mafia, he's forced enter the witness protection program and is placed on the Na...

Dangerous Cargo
1996
as Mr. Smith
A Russian gangster kidnaps a woman and her friend, an aging European deceived by a young lover.

Vendetta
1996
as Dr. Carl Steiner
The Troma Team proudly presents Vendetta. Jack Mason (George Saunders-Hunt for Red October) and Jennifer Mason (Monica Barber-Field of Dreams) both h...

Earth Minus Zero
1996
Director
An alien searching for a human specimen for an intergalactic zoo gets more trouble than he bargained for in this family adventure.

The Last Game
1995
as Mark

To the Limit
1995
as Frank DaVinci
Colette is an attractive ex-CIA agent seeking revenge against a ruthless villain and his organization of trained assassins for the murder of her husba...

To the Limit
1995
Writer, Producer
Colette is an attractive ex-CIA agent seeking revenge against a ruthless villain and his organization of trained assassins for the murder of her husba...

Hard Vice
1994
Producer, Director, Writer
A vice cop and her partner investigate a string of murders apparently tied to high-priced Las Vegas call girls.

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Giolito
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returnin...

3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994
as Mustangs Coach
During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the m...

No Escape, No Return
1993
as Stark
Two cops go undercover to infiltrate a violent drug ring, and are in for a shock when they find out who's running it.

Beach Babes from Beyond
1993
as Dr. Veg
When smokeshow space teens Xena, Sola, and Luna steal Xena's dad's spaceship for an illicit joyride, they run out of gas and come crashing to Earth. T...

Da Vinci's War
1993
as Frank Da Vinci
A veteran and his war buddies hunt for the killer of the veteran's sister.

Da Vinci's War
1993
Story, Producer
A veteran and his war buddies hunt for the killer of the veteran's sister.

Oscar
1991
as Ace
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite ...

Snow Kill
1990
as Myles
Corporate executives sent on a mountain wilderness team building trip find themselves the targets for murder and rape.

Night of the Wilding
1990
as Paul
Joseph Gainer is a high priced attorney, notorious for getting guilty criminals off the hook. But Gainer is forced to take another look at the price y...
Sinners
1990
as Jerry
Love is in the air in a small Italian neighborhood of New York. But, is it safe to cheat on your wife, with your cousin, whose brother owns a shotgun ...
Sinners
1990
Associate Producer
Love is in the air in a small Italian neighborhood of New York. But, is it safe to cheat on your wife, with your cousin, whose brother owns a shotgun ...

Wilding
1990
as Robert Meyers
Two detectives are out to nail a gang of teenagers who have run wild through the city and brutally raped a woman.

American Born
1990
as Patsy
A teenager who is obsessed with gangster movies believes himself to be a real gangster after his father is murdered.

American Born
1990
Associate Producer
A teenager who is obsessed with gangster movies believes himself to be a real gangster after his father is murdered.

Ghost Writer
1989
as Bee-Jay
A writer moves into a Malibu beach house, and comes up against the ghost of an actress who supposedly had committed suicide there 30 years previously,...

Splash, Too
1988
A sequel to the popular romantic mermaid drama, in which Allen and Madison return to New York - one to save his business, the other to save a Dolphin ...

Daddy Can't Read
1988
as Bobby
Teenage girl doesn't understand why her father is against her campaign to promote literacy at his factory. Until she discovers that her father can't r...

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Butch (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

They Still Call Me Bruce
1987
as Ronnie
Bruce Won arrives in America in search of an American G.I. who saved his life in the Korean War. He meets an orphan boy and together they land themsel...

Hunter's Blood
1986
as Marty Adler
Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred backwoo...

Hollywood Vice Squad
1986
as Stevens
A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. She discovers that the girl has become involved in the pornography industry, and goes to the ...

The Prodigal
1983
as Tony
They were a family torn apart by redemption...kept apart by pride...but brought together by a miracle.

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
as Dante DiPaulo
The story of singer Rosemary Clooney's rise to fame, her marriage to Jose Ferrer, and her nervous breakdown.

Car Crash
1981
as Paul
When successful racer Nick, with friend and business manager Paul are threatened off the racing circuit they call in a favor from a stock car mechanic...

Sunnyside
1979
as Nick Martin
Nick Martin, a young street tough, has a change of heart and attempts to stop the gang violence in his neighborhood.