From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRichard 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 Forcess 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

Movies unavailable from Richard Travis

Mesa of Lost Women

Dan Mulcahey, foreman

Movie 1953

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Bert Jefferson

Movie 1941

Out of the Storm

R.J. Ramsey

Movie 1948

Missile to the Moon

Steve Dayton

Movie 1958

Backlash

Richard Conroy

Movie 1947

City of Shadows

Phil Jergins

Movie 1955

Cyborg 2087

General

Movie 1966

The Big Shot

George Anderson

Movie 1942

Escape from Crime

Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara

Movie 1942

Pier 23

Police Inspector Lt. Bruger

Movie 1951

Waterfront at Midnight

'Socks' Barstow

Movie 1948

Truck Busters

Casey Dorgan

Movie 1943

Danger Zone

Police Lt. Bruger

Movie 1951

Motor Patrol

Detective Bill Hartley

Movie 1950

Fingerprints Don't Lie

James Stover

Movie 1951

Mask of the Dragon

Phil Ramsey

Movie 1951

Blonde Bait

Kent Foster

Movie 1956

The Gun That Won the West

Lang

Movie 1955

Big Town After Dark

Chuck LaRue

Movie 1947

Operation Haylift

Max Maxwell

Movie 1950

Spy Train

Bruce Grant

Movie 1943

The Last Ride

Pat Harrigan

Movie 1944

Speed to Spare

Jerry McGee

Movie 1948

Sky Liner

Steve Blair

Movie 1949

Alaska Patrol

Tom Norman / Rattick

Movie 1949

Charlie's Haunt

Movie 1950

One Too Many

Bob Mason

Movie 1950

An Annapolis Story

Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)

Movie 1955

King of the Royal Mounted

Const. Hallett

Movie 1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Nightclub Headwaiter

Movie 1940

Roaring City

Inspector Bruger

Movie 1951

The Postman Didn't Ring

Daniel Carter

Movie 1942

Riders of Death Valley

Joe Miller

Movie 1941

Jewels of Brandenburg

Johnny Vickers

Movie 1947

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)

Movie 1955

Proceed and Report

Ensign Murphy

Movie 1943

Tv series unavailable from Richard Travis

Stories of the Century

Sheriff Pat Garrett

Tv 1954

Stories of the Century

Frank James

Tv 1954