Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1913-04-17
Day of Death
1989-07-11
Place of Birth
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Richard Travis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 (41)
Cyborg 2087
1966
Missile to the Moon
1958
The Hired Man
1957
Blonde Bait
1956
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
The Gun That Won the West
1955
City of Shadows
1955
An Annapolis Story
1955
Mesa of Lost Women
1953
Pier 23
1951
Roaring City
1951
Danger Zone
1951
Mask of the Dragon
1951
Fingerprints Don't Lie
1951
