Person Details

Birthday: 1913-04-17 04:17:06

Death: 1989-07-11 04:17:06

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: N/A

Place of birth:

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Movie Involvements: 35

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

Stories of the Century
Average
5

Stories of the Century

(1954) Sheriff Pat Garrett
Mesa of Lost Women
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2

Mesa of Lost Women

(1953) Dan Mulcahey, foreman
Cyborg 2087
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6

Cyborg 2087

(1966) General
Missile to the Moon
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4

Missile to the Moon

(1958) Steve Dayton
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
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6

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

(1955) Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
The Big Shot
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6

The Big Shot

(1942) George Anderson
Mission to Moscow
Average
5

Mission to Moscow

(1943) Paul
Fingerprints Don't Lie
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0

Fingerprints Don't Lie

(1951) James Stover

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1966 General
1958 Steve Dayton
1956 Kent Foster
1955 Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
Lang
Phil Jergins
Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
1954 Sheriff Pat Garrett
Frank James
1953 Dan Mulcahey, foreman
1951 Inspector Bruger
Police Lt. Bruger
Phil Ramsey
James Stover
1950 Bob Mason
Aaron Hunt
N/A
Detective Bill Hartley
Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Max Maxwell
1949 Steve Blair
Tom Norman / Rattick
1948 R.J. Ramsey
'Socks' Barstow
Jerry McGee
1947 Chuck LaRue
Johnny Vickers
Richard Conroy
1944 Pat Harrigan
1943 Bruce Grant
Paul
Casey Dorgan
1942 Sergeant Ryan
Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
Daniel Carter
George Anderson
Bert Jefferson
1941 Pete
Joe Miller
1940 Nightclub Headwaiter
Const. Hallett
Year Character Movie/Tv

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