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