Richard Travis
Born
April 17, 1913
Died
July 11, 1989 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
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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
Cyborg 2087
General
1966
Missile to the Moon
Steve Dayton
1958
The Hired Man
Asst. Sheriff Barrett
1957
Blonde Bait
Kent Foster
1956
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
1955
The Gun That Won the West
Lang
1955
City of Shadows
Phil Jergins
1955
An Annapolis Story
Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
1955
Stories of the Century
Sheriff Pat Garrett · (1 episode)
1954
Stories of the Century
Frank James · (1 episode)
1954
Mesa of Lost Women
Dan Mulcahey, foreman
1953
Pier 23
Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
1951
Roaring City
Inspector Bruger
1951
Danger Zone
Police Lt. Bruger
1951
Mask of the Dragon
Phil Ramsey
1951
Fingerprints Don't Lie
James Stover
1951
One Too Many
Bob Mason
1950
Lonely Heart Bandits
Aaron Hunt
1950
Charlie's Haunt
1950
Motor Patrol
Detective Bill Hartley
1950
Operation Haylift
Max Maxwell
1950
Sky Liner
Steve Blair
1949
Alaska Patrol
Tom Norman / Rattick
1949
Out of the Storm
R.J. Ramsey
1948
Waterfront at Midnight
'Socks' Barstow
1948
Speed to Spare
Jerry McGee
1948
Big Town After Dark
Chuck LaRue
1947
Jewels of Brandenburg
Johnny Vickers
1947
Backlash
Richard Conroy
1947
The Last Ride
Pat Harrigan
1944
Proceed and Report
Ensign Murphy
1943
Spy Train
Bruce Grant
1943
Mission to Moscow
Paul
1943
Truck Busters
Casey Dorgan
1943
Busses Roar
Sergeant Ryan
1942
Escape from Crime
Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
1942
The Postman Didn't Ring
Daniel Carter
1942
The Big Shot
George Anderson
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Bert Jefferson
1941
The Tanks Are Coming
Pete
1941
Riders of Death Valley
Joe Miller
1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Nightclub Headwaiter
1940
King of the Royal Mounted
Const. Hallett
1940