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Acting

John Travolta

Career: Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 1996 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 73
top three billing

Average score: 49/100

Highest rated: Pulp Fiction
91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Travolta Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
3.7, average 4.7
Historical
1.7, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.7, average 2.5
Fantasy
0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 8
Fast-Paced 5
Moral Ambiguity 5
Star-Studded Cast 4
Crime Thriller 4
Feel-Good 4
Suspenseful 3
Pop Culture 3
Redemption 3
Character Study 3
High-Stakes Heist Thriller 2
Fast-Paced Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

3 titles

Black Tides

as Bill Pierce

as Special Agent Felix Miller

as Nick Venere

2020s

10 titles · average score 44

Propeller One-Way Night Coach

53

as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)

The Gentleman Thief

47

as Mason Goddard

November 1963

as Johnny Roselli

High Rollers

31

as Mason Goddard

Cash Out

37

as Mason Goddard

Die Hart

39

as Ron Wilcox

Mob Land

53

as Bodie Davis

The Shepherd

64

as Johnny Kavanagh

Paradise City

29

as Buck

Die Hart

39

TV show · as Ron Wilcox

2010s

21 titles · average score 45

The Poison Rose

26

as Carson Philips

The Fanatic

28

as Moose

Trading Paint

31

as Sam

Gotti

28

as John Gotti

I Am Wrath

31

as Stanley Hill

In a Valley of Violence

65

as The Marshal

Life on the Line

29

as Beau Ginner

Criminal Activities

53

as Eddie

The Forger

36

as Raymond Cutter

Killing Season

32

as Emil Kovac

Savages

57

as Dennis

From Paris with Love

50

as Charlie Wax

2000s

21 titles · average score 50

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

56

as Ryder

Old Dogs

31

as Charlie

Bolt

73

as Bolt (voice)

Hairspray

79

as Edna Turnblad

Wild Hogs

38

as Woody Stevens

Lonely Hearts

57

as Elmer Robinson

Be Cool

43

as Chili Palmer

The Punisher

47

as Howard Saint

Ladder 49

56

as Captain Mike Kennedy

Basic

46

as DEA Agent Tom Hardy

Swordfish

45

as Gabriel

Battlefield Earth

15

as Terl

1990s

22 titles · average score 56

The General's Daughter

47

as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner

Primary Colors

71

as Jack Stanton

A Civil Action

64

as Jan Schlichtmann

Face/Off

81

as Sean Archer

Mad City

49

as Sam Baily

Broken Arrow

57

as Vic Deakins

Phenomenon

54

as George Malley

Michael

46

as Michael

Get Shorty

76

as Chili Palmer

Pulp Fiction

91

as Vincent Vega

Look Who's Talking Now!

29

as James Ubriacco

Look Who's Talking Too

29

as James

1980s

9 titles · average score 51

Look Who's Talking

56

as James

The Experts

43

as Travis

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

50

TV show · as Self - Guest

Basements

60

as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")

Perfect

41

as Adam Lawrence

Staying Alive

33

as Tony Manero

Two of a Kind

31

as Zack

Blow Out

82

as Jack Terry

Urban Cowboy

67

as Bud Davis

1970s

13 titles · average score 57

Grease

71

as Danny

Moment by Moment

25

as Strip

Saturday Night Fever

74

as Tony Manero

Carrie

80

as Billy Nolan

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

55

as Tod Lubitch

TV show · as Vinnie Barbarino

The Tenth Level

59

as Lab Technician (uncredited)

Welcome Back, Kotter

47

TV show · as Vinnie Barbarino

The Devil’s Rain

31

as Danny

Emergency!

78

TV show · as Chuck Benson

The Rookies

45

TV show

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

67

TV show

1960s

2 titles · average score 67

Medical Center

67

TV show · as Danny

Top of the Pops

67

TV show