Richard Travis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-04-17 (76 years old)

Deathday

1989-07-11

Place of Birth

Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

Richard Travis

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 Wa...

Acting

1953

Mesa of Lost Women

as Dan Mulcahey, foreman

1941

1948

Out of the Storm

as R.J. Ramsey

1958

Missile to the Moon

as Steve Dayton

1947

Backlash

as Richard Conroy

1955

City of Shadows

as Phil Jergins

1966

Cyborg 2087

as General

1942

The Big Shot

as George Anderson

1942

Escape from Crime

as Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara

1951

Pier 23

as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger

1948

Waterfront at Midnight

as 'Socks' Barstow

1942

Busses Roar

as Sergeant Ryan

1943

Truck Busters

as Casey Dorgan

1951

Danger Zone

as Police Lt. Bruger

1950

Motor Patrol

as Detective Bill Hartley

1951

Fingerprints Don't Lie

as James Stover

1951

Mask of the Dragon

as Phil Ramsey

1956

Blonde Bait

as Kent Foster

1950

1947

Big Town After Dark

as Chuck LaRue

1950

Operation Haylift

as Max Maxwell

1943

Spy Train

as Bruce Grant

1944

The Last Ride

as Pat Harrigan

1948

Speed to Spare

as Jerry McGee

1949

Sky Liner

as Steve Blair

1949

Alaska Patrol

as Tom Norman / Rattick

1950

One Too Many

as Bob Mason

1955

An Annapolis Story

as Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)

1940

King of the Royal Mounted

as Const. Hallett

1957

The Hired Man

as Asst. Sheriff Barrett

1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

as Nightclub Headwaiter

1951

Roaring City

as Inspector Bruger

1942

The Postman Didn't Ring

as Daniel Carter

1941

1947

Jewels of Brandenburg

as Johnny Vickers

1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)

1943

Proceed and Report

as Ensign Murphy

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