Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Acting
Born Apr 17, 1913
From Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Died Jul 11, 1989

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

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Mission to Moscow
5.6
1943

Mission to Moscow

Paul

Backlash
4.7
1947

Backlash

Richard Conroy

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
6.0
1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)

Out of the Storm
6.5
1948

Out of the Storm

R.J. Ramsey

Cyborg 2087
5.8
1966

Cyborg 2087

General

Blonde Bait
4.8
1956

Blonde Bait

Kent Foster

The Man Who Came to Dinner
6.9
1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Bert Jefferson

The Tanks Are Coming
5.1
1941

The Tanks Are Coming

Pete

The Big Shot
6.3
1942

The Big Shot

George Anderson

Fingerprints Don't Lie
5.0
1951

Fingerprints Don't Lie

James Stover

Sky Liner
4.2
1949

Sky Liner

Steve Blair

The Gun That Won the West
4.7
1955

The Gun That Won the West

Lang

Missile to the Moon
3.6
1958

Missile to the Moon

Steve Dayton

An Annapolis Story
3.3
1955

An Annapolis Story

Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)

Riders of Death Valley
6.5
1941

Riders of Death Valley

Joe Miller

Spy Train
1943

Spy Train

Bruce Grant

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.2
1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Nightclub Headwaiter

Escape from Crime
5.2
1942

Escape from Crime

Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara

Busses Roar
6.6
1942

Busses Roar

Sergeant Ryan

Mesa of Lost Women
2.4
1953

Mesa of Lost Women

Dan Mulcahey, foreman

Lonely Heart Bandits
6.5
1950

Lonely Heart Bandits

Aaron Hunt

Waterfront at Midnight
4.0
1948

Waterfront at Midnight

'Socks' Barstow

Danger Zone
3.9
1951

Danger Zone

Police Lt. Bruger

Truck Busters
6.0
1943

Truck Busters

Casey Dorgan

Motor Patrol
6.0
1950

Motor Patrol

Detective Bill Hartley

City of Shadows
5.0
1955

City of Shadows

Phil Jergins

Pier 23
5.2
1951

Pier 23

Police Inspector Lt. Bruger

One Too Many
1950

One Too Many

Bob Mason

Mask of the Dragon
4.5
1951

Mask of the Dragon

Phil Ramsey

Big Town After Dark
4.9
1947

Big Town After Dark

Chuck LaRue

Jewels of Brandenburg
5.0
1947

Jewels of Brandenburg

Johnny Vickers

Alaska Patrol
1949

Alaska Patrol

Tom Norman / Rattick

The Postman Didn't Ring
1942

The Postman Didn't Ring

Daniel Carter

The Last Ride
6.2
1944

The Last Ride

Pat Harrigan

Operation Haylift
3.0
1950

Operation Haylift

Max Maxwell

The Hired Man
1957

The Hired Man

Asst. Sheriff Barrett

Roaring City
4.6
1951

Roaring City

Inspector Bruger

King of the Royal Mounted
6.0
1940

King of the Royal Mounted

Const. Hallett

Speed to Spare
5.0
1948

Speed to Spare

Jerry McGee

Charlie's Haunt
1950

Charlie's Haunt

1943

Proceed and Report

Ensign Murphy