- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1913
- Place of Birth
- Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
- Died
- July 11, 1989
Richard Travis
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 televi…
Filmography
movieCyborg 2087
1966 · General
movieMissile to the Moon
1958 · Steve Dayton
movieThe Hired Man
1957 · Asst. Sheriff Barrett
movieBlonde Bait
1956 · Kent Foster
movieThe Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 · Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
movieThe Gun That Won the West
1955 · Lang
movieCity of Shadows
1955 · Phil Jergins
movieAn Annapolis Story
1955 · Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
tvWaterfront
1954 · Mike Walsh
tvStories of the Century
1954 · Sheriff Pat Garrett, Frank James
movieMesa of Lost Women
1953 · Dan Mulcahey, foreman
moviePier 23
1951 · Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
movieRoaring City
1951 · Inspector Bruger
movieDanger Zone
1951 · Police Lt. Bruger
movieMask of the Dragon
1951 · Phil Ramsey
movieFingerprints Don't Lie
1951 · James Stover
movieOne Too Many
1950 · Bob Mason
movieLonely Heart Bandits
1950 · Aaron Hunt
movieCharlie's Haunt
1950
movieMotor Patrol
1950 · Detective Bill Hartley
movieOperation Haylift
1950 · Max Maxwell
movieSky Liner
1949 · Steve Blair
movieAlaska Patrol
1949 · Tom Norman / Rattick
movieOut of the Storm
1948 · R.J. Ramsey
movieWaterfront at Midnight
1948 · 'Socks' Barstow
movieSpeed to Spare
1948 · Jerry McGee
movieBig Town After Dark
1947 · Chuck LaRue
movieJewels of Brandenburg
1947 · Johnny Vickers
movieBacklash
1947 · Richard Conroy
movieThe Last Ride
1944 · Pat Harrigan
Proceed and Report
1943 · Ensign Murphy
movieSpy Train
1943 · Bruce Grant
movieMission to Moscow
1943 · Paul
movieTruck Busters
1943 · Casey Dorgan
movieBusses Roar
1942 · Sergeant Ryan
movieEscape from Crime
1942 · Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
movieThe Postman Didn't Ring
1942 · Daniel Carter
movieThe Big Shot
1942 · George Anderson
movieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 · Bert Jefferson
movieThe Tanks Are Coming
1941 · Pete
movieRiders of Death Valley
1941 · Joe Miller
movieA Volta do Besouro Verde
1940 · Nightclub Headwaiter
movieKing of the Royal Mounted
1940 · Const. Hallett