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