Richard Travis

Acting Apr 17, 1913 Jul 11, 1989 (aged 76) Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

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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

44 Acting Credits

Richard Travis

Acting

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Mesa of Lost Women

Missile to the Moon

Cyborg 2087

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Big Shot

Mission to Moscow

Backlash

Danger Zone

City of Shadows

Pier 23

The Tanks Are Coming

Big Town After Dark

Busses Roar

The Gun That Won the West

Mask of the Dragon

Roaring City

Escape from Crime

Fingerprints Don't Lie

Sky Liner

Blonde Bait

The Last Ride

A Volta do Besouro Verde

Stories of the Century