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