FrameThrower · Actors · John Travolta
John Travolta
14 films · 1,333 frames · top-billed in 12 · 1976–2023
Born 18 February 1954 · Englewood, New Jersey, USA
John Joseph Travolta 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 Blow Out (1981). He earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Pulp Fiction (1994).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 14 films · 1,333 frames · top-billed in 12 · 1976–2023
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1996
- Honorary Palme d'Or2026
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
- Donostia Award2012
- New Jersey Hall of Fame2011
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- IAS Freedom Medal
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,333 frames from the 14 films we hold. This is the look of the work John takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 14 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 48% low key — the look of the work John takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Shepherd
2023 · Johnny Kavanagh
Die Hart
2023 · Ron Wilcox
The Poison Rose
2019 · Carson Philips
In A Valley of Violence
2016 · The Marshal
Ladder 49
2004 · Captain Mike Kennedy
Love Song For Bobby Long
2004 · Bobby Long
The Punisher
2004 · Howard Saint
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Vincent Vega
Blow Out
1981 · Jack Terry
Grease
1978 · Danny Zuko
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · Tony Manero
Savages
2012 · Dennis
Carrie
1976 · Billy Nolan
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,333 frames from John Travolta's 14 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.