Richard Travis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-04-17
Day of Death
1989-07-11 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Richard Travis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Travis (born William Benton Justice, April 17, 1913 – July 11, 1989) was an American actor in films and television.
The son of William Justice and Ella Justice, née Spain, he was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico and grew up in Paragould, Arkansas. His father owned and operated a marble yard in Paragould.
Travis began his Hollywood career in 1930s action films. The high point of his career was a lead role in the 1942 film comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), playing opposite Bette Davis. He had some other fairly important roles in the early 1940s, but his career soon declined. He spent World War II with the Army Air Forces's Broadway show Winged Victory.
In 1947, he starred in the B movie Backlash, which has become something of a cult classic among film noir fans, as well as Jewels of Brandenburg, a crime drama.
Travis was busy in television roles in the early 1950s. He had the lead role of assistant Sheriff Rodger Barnett in the syndicated crime drama Code 3, which aired for 39 episodes in 1957.
Travis retired from acting to pursue a career in California real estate under his birth name. He founded the William Justice Company and became an officer on the Beverly Hills Realty Board. CLR
Known For
Acting
(1966)
Cyborg 2087
as General
(1958)
Missile to the Moon
as Steve Dayton
(1957)
The Hired Man
as Asst. Sheriff Barrett
(1956)
Blonde Bait
as Kent Foster
(1955)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
(1955)
An Annapolis Story
as Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
(1955)
The Gun That Won the West
as Lang
(1955)
City of Shadows
as Phil Jergins
(1953)
Mesa of Lost Women
as Dan Mulcahey, foreman
(1951)
Pier 23
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
(1951)
Danger Zone
as Police Lt. Bruger
(1951)
Roaring City
as Inspector Bruger
(1951)
Mask of the Dragon
as Phil Ramsey
(1951)
Fingerprints Don't Lie
as James Stover
(1950)
One Too Many
as Bob Mason
(1950)
Motor Patrol
as Detective Bill Hartley
(1950)
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Aaron Hunt
(1950)
Operation Haylift
as Max Maxwell
(1950)
(1949)
Sky Liner
as Steve Blair
(1949)
Alaska Patrol
as Tom Norman / Rattick
(1948)
Out of the Storm
as R.J. Ramsey
(1948)
Speed to Spare
as Jerry McGee
(1948)
Waterfront at Midnight
as 'Socks' Barstow
(1947)
Big Town After Dark
as Chuck LaRue
(1947)
Backlash
as Richard Conroy
(1947)
Jewels of Brandenburg
as Johnny Vickers
(1944)
The Last Ride
as Pat Harrigan
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Paul
(1943)
Truck Busters
as Casey Dorgan
(1943)
Spy Train
as Bruce Grant
(1943)
Proceed and Report
as Ensign Murphy
(1942)
The Big Shot
as George Anderson
(1942)
Busses Roar
as Sergeant Ryan
(1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Daniel Carter
(1942)
Escape from Crime
as Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
(1941)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Bert Jefferson
(1941)
Riders of Death Valley
as Joe Miller
(1941)
The Tanks Are Coming
as Pete
(1940)
King of the Royal Mounted
as Const. Hallett
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Nightclub Headwaiter