John Travolta - Filmography

Filmography

List of film and television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1975 Tenth Level, TheThe Tenth Level John TV movie
1975 Devil's Rain, TheThe Devil's Rain Danny
1976 Boy in the Plastic Bubble, TheThe Boy in the Plastic Bubble Tod Lubitch
  • TV movie
  • Nominated—TV Land Award
1976 Carrie Billy Nolan
1977 Saturday Night Fever Tony Manero
  • National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • 3rd place—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
  • 3rd place—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
1978 Moment by Moment Strip Harrison
1978 Grease Daniel "Danny" Zuko
  • Henrietta Award – World Film Favorite Actor
  • Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1980 Urban Cowboy Buford 'Bud' Uan Davis
1981 Blow Out Jack Terry
1983 Staying Alive Tony Manero
1983 Two of a Kind Zack Melon
1985 Perfect Adam Lawrence
1987 Basements Ben TV segment "The Dumb Waiter"
1989 Look Who's Talking James Ubriacco
1989 Experts, TheThe Experts Travis
1990 Look Who's Talking Too James Ubriacco
1991 Shout Jack Cabe
1991 Eyes Of An Angel Bobby aka The Tender
1991 Chains of Gold Scott Barnes TV movie; also writer
1992 Boris and Natasha: The Movie Himself cameo
1993 Look Who's Talking Now James Ubriacco
1994 Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence
  • David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor
  • London Critics Circle Film Award for Actor of the Year
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
  • Stockholm International Film Festival for Best Actor
  • Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
  • Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance
  • Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
  • 3rd place—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
1995 Get Shorty Chili Palmer
  • American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1995 White Man's Burden Louis Pinnock
1996 Michael Michael
1996 Phenomenon George Malley
1996 Orientation: A Scientology Information Film Himself short subject
1996 Broken Arrow Maj. Vic 'Deak' Deakins
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's Himself documentary
1997 Mad City Sam Baily
1997 Face/Off Sean Archer/Castor Troy
  • MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
  • Nomination—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Action/Adventure
  • Nomination—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance
  • Nomination—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
1997 She's So Lovely Joey Giamonti also executive producer
1998 Civil Action, AA Civil Action Jan Schlichtmann
1998 Thin Red Line, TheThe Thin Red Line Brigadier General Quintard Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
1998 Junket Whore Himself documentary
1998 Primary Colors Governor Jack Stanton Nomination—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1999 General's Daughter, TheThe General's Daughter Warr. Off. Paul Brenner/Sgt. Frank White
1999 Our Friend, Martin Kyle's dad animated educational film, voice only
2000 Welcome to Hollywood Himself mockumentary; cameo
2000 Lucky Numbers Russ Richards
2000 Battlefield Earth Terl also producer
Razzie Award for Worst Actor
2001 Domestic Disturbance Frank Morrison
2001 Swordfish Gabriel Shear
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember "Austinpussy" Johann van der Smut (Goldmember) / Himself cameo
2003 Basic Tom Hardy
2004 Ladder 49 Captain Mike Kennedy
2004 Love Song for Bobby Long, AA Love Song for Bobby Long Bobby Long
2004 Punisher, TheThe Punisher Howard Saint
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D James Benson "Jim" Irwin narrator; documentary
2005 Be Cool Chili Palmer
2006 Lonely Hearts Elmer C. Robinson
2007 Wild Hogs Woody Stevens
2007 Hairspray Edna Turnblad
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
  • Hollywood Film Festival for Ensemble of the Year
  • Hollywood Film Festival for Supporting Actor of the Year
  • Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
  • Nominated—Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Cast Award
  • Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2008 Bolt Bolt the Dog voice
2009 Taking of Pelham 123, TheThe Taking of Pelham 123 Benard Ryder
2009 Old Dogs Charlie Reed
2010 From Paris with Love Charlie Wax
2012 Savages Dennis
2013 Killing Season Emil Kovac
List of credits in series television
Year Title Role Notes
1972 Emergency! Chuck Benson Episode: "Kids"
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Episode: "A Piece of God"
1973 Rookies, TheThe Rookies Eddie Halley Episode: " Frozen Smoke"
1974 Medical Center Danny Episode: "Saturday's Child"
1975–1979 Welcome Back, Kotter Vincent "Vinnie" Barbarino Credited as "Special Guest Star" (Season 4 only)

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