Richard Travis
Actor
Biography
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Richard Travis (born William Benton Justice, April 17, 1913 â July 11, 1989) was an American actor in films and television.
The son of William Justice and Ella Justice, nÊe 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
Mesa of Lost Women
as Dan Mulcahey, foreman 1953
Missile to the Moon
as Steve Dayton 1958
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited) 1955
Cyborg 2087
as General 1966
The Big Shot
as George Anderson 1942
Backlash
as Richard Conroy 1947
Mission to Moscow
as Paul 1943
Danger Zone
as Police Lt. Bruger 1951
Pier 23
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger 1951
The Tanks Are Coming
as Pete 1941
City of Shadows
as Phil Jergins 1955
Busses Roar
as Sergeant Ryan 1942
The Gun That Won the West
as Lang 1955
Big Town After Dark
as Chuck LaRue 1947
Mask of the Dragon
as Phil Ramsey 1951
Roaring City
as Inspector Bruger 1951