Richard Travis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1913
- Died
- July 11, 1989
- Birthplace
- Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
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
Filmography
Cyborg 2087 1966
as General
Missile to the Moon 1958
as Steve Dayton
The Hired Man 1957
as Asst. Sheriff Barrett
Blonde Bait 1956
as Kent Foster
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 1955
as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
The Gun That Won the West 1955
as Lang
City of Shadows 1955
as Phil Jergins
An Annapolis Story 1955
as Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
Mesa of Lost Women 1953
as Dan Mulcahey, foreman
Pier 23 1951
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Roaring City 1951
as Inspector Bruger
Danger Zone 1951
as Police Lt. Bruger
Mask of the Dragon 1951
as Phil Ramsey
Fingerprints Don't Lie 1951
as James Stover
One Too Many 1951
as Bob Mason
Lonely Heart Bandits 1950
as Aaron Hunt
Charlie's Haunt 1950
Actor
Motor Patrol 1950
as Detective Bill Hartley
Operation Haylift 1950
as Max Maxwell
Sky Liner 1949
as Steve Blair
Alaska Patrol 1949
as Tom Norman / Rattick
Out of the Storm 1948
as R.J. Ramsey
Waterfront at Midnight 1948
as 'Socks' Barstow
Speed to Spare 1948
as Jerry McGee
Big Town After Dark 1947
as Chuck LaRue
Jewels of Brandenburg 1947
as Johnny Vickers
Backlash 1947
as Richard Conroy
The Last Ride 1944
as Pat Harrigan
- Proceed and Report
Proceed and Report 1943
as Ensign Murphy
Spy Train 1943
as Bruce Grant
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Paul
Truck Busters 1943
as Casey Dorgan
Busses Roar 1942
as Sergeant Ryan
Escape from Crime 1942
as Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
The Postman Didn't Ring 1942
as Daniel Carter
The Big Shot 1942
as George Anderson
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941
as Bert Jefferson
The Tanks Are Coming 1941
as Pete
Riders of Death Valley 1941
as Joe Miller
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! 1940
as Nightclub Headwaiter
King of the Royal Mounted 1940
as Const. Hallett
Credits from TMDB.