Richard Travis
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-04-17 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Died
1989-07-11
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
Most Known For
Waterfront
as Mike Walsh
Stories of the Century
as Sheriff Pat Garrett
Stories of the Century
as Frank James
Fingerprints Don't Lie
as James Stover
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Bert Jefferson
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Paul
Cyborg 2087
as General
Missile to the Moon
as Steve Dayton
The Big Shot
as George Anderson
Mesa of Lost Women
as Dan Mulcahey, foreman
Big Town After Dark
as Chuck LaRue
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Nightclub Headwaiter
Backlash
as Richard Conroy
The Gun That Won the West
as Lang
Riders of Death Valley
as Joe Miller
An Annapolis Story
as Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Daniel Carter
The Hired Man
as Asst. Sheriff Barrett
Busses Roar
as Sergeant Ryan