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 Bl...
Known For
Complete Filmography

High Rollers
2025
as Mason Goddard
A master thief must pull off a dangerous casino heist when his nemesis kidnaps his lover. Caught between rival criminals and FBI pursuit, he risks all...

Cash Out
2024
as Mason Goddard
Criminal mastermind Mason is about to execute the score of a lifetime when his lover and key member of his crew, Decker, takes the team down and revea...

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hot Potato is a backstage pass to the global phenomenon, The Wiggles. The documentary chronicles the story of three preschool teachers, Anthony, Murra...

The Shepherd
2023
as Johnny Kavanagh
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.

The Shepherd
2023
Executive Producer
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.

Mob Land
2023
as Bodie Davis
A sheriff tries to keep the peace when a desperate family man violently robs a pill mill with his brother-in-law, alerting an enforcer for the New Orl...

Die Hart
2023
as Ron Wilcox
Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star. And with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie ...

Paradise City
2022
as Buck
Renegade bounty hunter Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
An intimate, soul-baring new documentary covering the life and 40+ year career of actor and poet Michael Madsen, from troubled youth to film star, tol...

Mr. Saturday Night
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The untold story of Robert Stigwood, the impresario behind “Saturday Night Fever” and its record-breaking disco soundtrack.
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

The Fanatic
2019
as Moose
A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

The Fanatic
2019
Producer
A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

The Poison Rose
2019
as Carson Philips
A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a...

The Poison Rose
2019
Executive Producer
A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a...

Trading Paint
2019
as Sam
A stock car racing legend is drawn back to the dirt track when his son, an aspiring driver, joins a rival racing team.

Trading Paint
2019
Producer
A stock car racing legend is drawn back to the dirt track when his son, an aspiring driver, joins a rival racing team.

Speed Kills
2018
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords.

Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, ...

Gotti
2018
as John Gotti
John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tr...

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017
as Self
John Travolta, Barry Gibb and the Saturday Night Fever cast and crew tell the story behind the mega-hit film. Bruno Tonioli goes through the disco ste...

Pattern Recognition
2017
as Self (archive footage)
To celebrate the BFI's Thriller season, filmmaker Daniel Cockburn explores the power of sound to terrify and unsettle. Using sounds from Hollywood's b...

The Grease Story
2017
as Danny Zuko
The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, ...

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self - Host
A star-studded tribute concert celebrating the iconic pop trio's impressive career.

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his s...

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Thanks
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his s...

Life on the Line
2016
as Beau Ginner
As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau Ginner is haunted by memories of his brother's death by lightning years earlier. Since t...

David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
as Self
In his most revealing performance yet, the one-hour special features an exploration into Blaine’s trademark style of street magic as he once again stu...

In a Valley of Violence
2016
as The Marshal
The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who r...

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with t...

I Am Wrath
2016
as Stanley Hill
A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.

Criminal Activities
2015
as Eddie
Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.

Criminal Activities
2015
Executive Producer
Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.

Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
as Self
A chronicle of the cultural phenomenon sparked by the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and its inspiration, Gilley's.

The Forger
2014
as Raymond Cutter
A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be force...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Killing Season
2013
as Emil Kovac
Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute...

Casting By
2012
as Self
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the mo...

Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and ...

Savages
2012
as Dennis
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler's portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and '9...

I'm Still Here
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as...

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so cult...

From Paris with Love
2010
as Charlie Wax
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to b...

Old Dogs
2009
as Charlie
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge busines...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Ryder
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

Bolt
2008
as Bolt (voice)
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and sepa...

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
A five-part documentary with interviews from the director, cast and crew, and some behind-scenes footage.

Hairspray
2007
as Edna Turnblad
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Thr...

Brando
2007
as Self
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.

Wild Hogs
2007
as Woody Stevens
Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue...

Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self
A celebration of the life of musical icon Tony Bennett on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The special charts Bennett’s career by faithfully re-crea...

Lonely Hearts
2006
as Elmer Robinson
In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who fi...

Tarantino's Mind
2006
as Vincent Vega (archive footage)
Two friends at a bar talking about theories involving Quentin Tarantino's movies.

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Jim Irwin
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this ...
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
Documentary on the making of 'Be Cool' (2005).
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
2005
A short documentary about Baltimore firefighters made for the home video release of 'Ladder 49'.

Be Cool
2005
as Chili Palmer
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

Bio.
2005
as Self

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self

Ladder 49
2004
as Captain Mike Kennedy
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire...

A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004
as Bobby Long
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Host
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.

John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
as Self
In the seventies brushed glory, in the eighties met the failure and nineties resurfaced to become definitely a star. John Travolta is an actor undeter...

The Punisher
2004
as Howard Saint
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length t...
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
2003
as Self

Basic
2003
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jun...

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.

Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the scenes of the legendary classic film by Quentin Tarantino.

Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—...

Domestic Disturbance
2001
as Frank Morrison
Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Dan...

Swordfish
2001
as Gabriel
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash ...

Lucky Numbers
2000
as Russ Richards
Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the...

Battlefield Earth
2000
as Terl
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, th...

Battlefield Earth
2000
Producer
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, th...

The General's Daughter
1999
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill,...

Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.

Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.

A Civil Action
1998
as Jan Schlichtmann
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obses...

The Thin Red Line
1998
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselve...

Junket Whore
1998
as Self
A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.

Welcome to Hollywood
1998
as John Travolta
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two fi...

Primary Colors
1998
as Jack Stanton
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to ...

Mad City
1997
as Sam Baily
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

She's So Lovely
1997
as Joey Germoni
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his i...

She's So Lovely
1997
Executive Producer
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his i...

Face/Off
1997
as Sean Archer
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns ...
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.

Michael
1996
as Michael
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.

Phenomenon
1996
as George Malley
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
as Self
An introduction and overview to Scientology.

Broken Arrow
1996
as Vic Deakins
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warhea...

White Man's Burden
1995
as Louis Pinnock
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pin...

Get Shorty
1995
as Chili Palmer
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror fil...

Trailer Camp
1995
as (Archival)
Film archivist and former director of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Jenni Olson created this fast-paced and often funny, campy 75-mi...

Pulp Fiction
1994
as Vincent Vega
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime cape...

Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
as James Ubriacco
When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her new employee – the unsuspecting, blithesome James –...

Boris and Natasha
1992
as Self
Sent by Fearless Leader to America to find an important microchip, dastardly Pottsylvanian spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale begin questioning wh...

Shout
1991
as Jack Cabe
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.

Chains of Gold
1991
as Scott Barnes
Scott Barnes is an alcoholic turned social worker hellbent on saving a young boy named Tommy from self-destructing when he finds out he has begun sell...

Chains of Gold
1991
Writer
Scott Barnes is an alcoholic turned social worker hellbent on saving a young boy named Tommy from self-destructing when he finds out he has begun sell...

Eyes of an Angel
1991
as Bobby
John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses ...

Look Who's Talking Too
1990
as James
Mollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his baby sister, Julie. Tension between the siblings aris...

Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lo...

Look Who's Talking
1989
as James
Mollie is a single working mother who's out to find the perfect father for her child. Her baby, Mikey, prefers James, a cab driver turned babysitter w...

The Experts
1989
as Travis
Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don'...
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on ...

Basements
1987
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Basements is the title for the omnibus film that brings together two plays by Harold Pinter – The Dumb Waiter and The Room – each, once again, set in ...

Perfect
1985
as Adam Lawrence
A female aerobics instructor meets a male reporter doing a story on health clubs, but it isn't love at first sight.

Two of a Kind
1983
as Zack
God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank t...

Staying Alive
1983
as Tony Manero
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a d...

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.

Blow Out
1981
as Jack Terry
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack ju...

Urban Cowboy
1980
as Bud Davis
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who b...

Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
1979
as Self
Rona Barrett looks back at 1978 and reflects on the news and entertainment highlights of the year. Includes interviews with John Travolta, Robin Willi...

Moment by Moment
1978
as Strip
Trisha Rawlings, a Beverly Hills socialite suffering from loneliness following the separation from her womanizing husband, develops a May–December rom...

Grease Day USA
1978
as Self
The star-studded premiere party for "Grease," featuring numerous unrelated musical performances.

Grease
1978
as Danny Zuko
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, wi...

Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Tony Manero
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and th...

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
as Tod Lubitch
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is compl...

Carrie
1976
as Billy Nolan
Withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When strange occurrenc...

The Tenth Level
1976
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis...

The Devil's Rain
1975
as Danny
A Satanist cult leader is burnt alive by the local church. He vows to come back to hunt down and enslave every descendant of his congregation, by the ...

Nightmare
1974
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
A murder witness can't convince the police that the killer lives in the apartment across the courtyard from him, and he realizes he is the sniper's ne...
That's Amore!
N/A
as Nick Venere
Nick Venere has never been married and his best dating years are well behind him. He’s never heard the words "I love you” and figures he never will. P...
November 1963
N/A
as Johnny Roselli
Unfolds within the intense 48-hour period surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The film sheds light on crime group the Chicago ...
Cash Out 3
N/A
as Mason Goddard
The story follows Mason, who is pulled back into the robbery game after his reckless younger brother, Shawn, decides to loot a $100 million painting a...
Black Tides
N/A
as Bill Pierce
Rebecca reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage...
Syndicate
N/A
as Special Agent Felix Miller
Recently released ex-criminal Patrick O’Malley finds God and his faith during his nearly 30 years in prison. After choosing the righteous path to rede...