Acting
Richard Travis
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
17 April 1913
Died
11 July 1989 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Also known as William Benton Justice
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
Cyborg 2087
as General
Missile to the Moon
as Steve Dayton
The Hired Man
as Asst. Sheriff Barrett
Blonde Bait
as Kent Foster
City of Shadows
as Phil Jergins
An Annapolis Story
as Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
Mesa of Lost Women
as Dan Mulcahey, foreman
Pier 23
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Danger Zone
as Police Lt. Bruger
Fingerprints Don't Lie
as James Stover
Mask of the Dragon
as Phil Ramsey
One Too Many
as Bob Mason
Roaring City
as Inspector Bruger
Motor Patrol
as Detective Bill Hartley
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Aaron Hunt
Operation Haylift
as Max Maxwell
Sky Liner
as Steve Blair
Alaska Patrol
as Tom Norman / Rattick
Out of the Storm
as R.J. Ramsey
Waterfront at Midnight
as 'Socks' Barstow
Speed to Spare
as Jerry McGee
Backlash
as Richard Conroy
Big Town After Dark
as Chuck LaRue
Jewels of Brandenburg
as Johnny Vickers
The Last Ride
as Pat Harrigan
Truck Busters
as Casey Dorgan
Spy Train
as Bruce Grant
Proceed and Report
1943
Proceed and Report
as Ensign Murphy
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
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Bert Jefferson
Riders of Death Valley
as Joe Miller
King of the Royal Mounted
as Const. Hallett
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Nightclub Headwaiter