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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 17, 1913
Died
July 11, 1989
Place of Birth
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Also Known As
- William Benton Justice
Richard Travis
2.9 Popularity
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
Known For
5.8
General
Cyborg 2087
1966
3.5
Steve Dayton
Missile to the Moon
1958
0.0
Asst. Sheriff Barrett
The Hired Man
1957
4.8
Kent Foster
Blonde Bait
1956
6.0
Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
4.7
Lang
The Gun That Won the West
1955
5.0
Phil Jergins
City of Shadows
1955
3.3
Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
An Annapolis Story
1955
7.0
Mike Walsh
Waterfront
1954
6.8
Sheriff Pat Garrett
Stories of the Century
1954
Credits
Cyborg 2087
as General
1966
5.8
Missile to the Moon
as Steve Dayton
1958
3.5
The Hired Man
as Asst. Sheriff Barrett
1957
0.0
Blonde Bait
as Kent Foster
1956
4.8
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
1955
6.0
The Gun That Won the West
as Lang
1955
4.7
City of Shadows
as Phil Jergins
1955
5.0
An Annapolis Story
as Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
1955
3.3
Waterfront
as Mike Walsh
1954
7.0
Stories of the Century
as Sheriff Pat Garrett
1954
6.8
Stories of the Century
as Frank James
1954
6.8
Mesa of Lost Women
as Dan Mulcahey, foreman
1953
2.4
Pier 23
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
1951
5.2
Roaring City
as Inspector Bruger
1951
4.6
Danger Zone
as Police Lt. Bruger
1951
3.9
Mask of the Dragon
as Phil Ramsey
1951
4.5
Fingerprints Don't Lie
as James Stover
1951
5.0
One Too Many
as Bob Mason
1950
0.0
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Aaron Hunt
1950
6.5
Charlie's Haunt
1950
0.0
Motor Patrol
as Detective Bill Hartley
1950
6.0
Operation Haylift
as Max Maxwell
1950
3.0
Sky Liner
as Steve Blair
1949
4.2
Alaska Patrol
as Tom Norman / Rattick
1949
0.0
Out of the Storm
as R.J. Ramsey
1948
6.5
Waterfront at Midnight
as 'Socks' Barstow
1948
4.0
Speed to Spare
as Jerry McGee
1948
5.0
Big Town After Dark
as Chuck LaRue
1947
4.9
Jewels of Brandenburg
as Johnny Vickers
1947
5.0
Backlash
as Richard Conroy
1947
4.7
The Last Ride
as Pat Harrigan
1944
6.2
🎬
Proceed and Report
as Ensign Murphy
1943
0.0
Spy Train
as Bruce Grant
1943
0.0
Mission to Moscow
as Paul
1943
5.3
Truck Busters
as Casey Dorgan
1943
6.0
Busses Roar
as Sergeant Ryan
1942
6.6
Escape from Crime
as Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
1942
5.2
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Daniel Carter
1942
0.0
The Big Shot
as George Anderson
1942
6.3
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Bert Jefferson
1941
6.9
The Tanks Are Coming
as Pete
1941
5.1
Riders of Death Valley
as Joe Miller
1941
6.5
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Nightclub Headwaiter
1940
6.2
King of the Royal Mounted
as Const. Hallett
1940
6.0