Richard Travis
Acting • Born 1913-04-17 – Died 1989-07-11
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
Filmography
44 credits
Mesa of Lost Women
Movie • 1953
Dan Mulcahey, foreman
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie • 1941
Bert Jefferson
The Tanks Are Coming
Movie • 1941
Pete
Out of the Storm
Movie • 1948
R.J. Ramsey
Missile to the Moon
Movie • 1958
Steve Dayton
Backlash
Movie • 1947
Richard Conroy
City of Shadows
Movie • 1955
Phil Jergins
Cyborg 2087
Movie • 1966
General
The Big Shot
Movie • 1942
George Anderson
Escape from Crime
Movie • 1942
Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
Pier 23
Movie • 1951
Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Waterfront at Midnight
Movie • 1948
'Socks' Barstow
Busses Roar
Movie • 1942
Sergeant Ryan
Truck Busters
Movie • 1943
Casey Dorgan
Danger Zone
Movie • 1951
Police Lt. Bruger
Motor Patrol
Movie • 1950
Detective Bill Hartley
Fingerprints Don't Lie
Movie • 1951
James Stover
Mask of the Dragon
Movie • 1951
Phil Ramsey
Blonde Bait
Movie • 1956
Kent Foster
The Gun That Won the West
Movie • 1955
Lang
Lonely Heart Bandits
Movie • 1950
Aaron Hunt
Big Town After Dark
Movie • 1947
Chuck LaRue
Operation Haylift
Movie • 1950
Max Maxwell
Spy Train
Movie • 1943
Bruce Grant
The Last Ride
Movie • 1944
Pat Harrigan
Speed to Spare
Movie • 1948
Jerry McGee
Sky Liner
Movie • 1949
Steve Blair
Alaska Patrol
Movie • 1949
Tom Norman / Rattick
Charlie's Haunt
Movie • 1950
One Too Many
Movie • 1950
Bob Mason
An Annapolis Story
Movie • 1955
Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted
Movie • 1940
Const. Hallett
The Hired Man
Movie • 1957
Asst. Sheriff Barrett
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Movie • 1940
Nightclub Headwaiter
Roaring City
Movie • 1951
Inspector Bruger
The Postman Didn't Ring
Movie • 1942
Daniel Carter
Riders of Death Valley
Movie • 1941
Joe Miller
Jewels of Brandenburg
Movie • 1947
Johnny Vickers
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Movie • 1955
Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Movie • 1943
Paul
Proceed and Report
Movie • 1943
Ensign Murphy
Stories of the Century
TV • 1954
Sheriff Pat Garrett
Stories of the Century
TV • 1954
Frank James
Waterfront
TV • 1954
Mike Walsh