Richard Travis

Personal Info

Birthday

April 17, 1913

Day of Death

1989-07-11

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

Also Known As

William Benton Justice

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.

Known For

Stories of the Century

Waterfront

Cyborg 2087

Mesa of Lost Women

One Too Many

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Big Town After Dark

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Filmography

1966
Cyborg 2087
as General
1958
Missile to the Moon
as Steve Dayton
1957
The Hired Man
as Asst. Sheriff Barrett
1956
Blonde Bait
as Kent Foster
1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Charles Dana Gibson (uncredited)
The Gun That Won the West
as Lang
City of Shadows
as Phil Jergins
An Annapolis Story
as Cmdr. Wilson (uncredited)
1953
Mesa of Lost Women
as Dan Mulcahey, foreman
1951
Pier 23
as Police Inspector Lt. Bruger
Roaring City
as Inspector Bruger
Danger Zone
as Police Lt. Bruger
Mask of the Dragon
as Phil Ramsey
Fingerprints Don't Lie
as James Stover
1950
One Too Many
as Bob Mason
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Aaron Hunt
Motor Patrol
as Detective Bill Hartley
Operation Haylift
as Max Maxwell
1949
Sky Liner
as Steve Blair
Alaska Patrol
as Tom Norman / Rattick
1948
Out of the Storm
as R.J. Ramsey
Waterfront at Midnight
as 'Socks' Barstow
Speed to Spare
as Jerry McGee
1947
Big Town After Dark
as Chuck LaRue
Jewels of Brandenburg
as Johnny Vickers
Backlash
as Richard Conroy
1944
The Last Ride
as Pat Harrigan
1943
Proceed and Report
as Ensign Murphy
Spy Train
as Bruce Grant
Mission to Moscow
as Paul
Truck Busters
as Casey Dorgan
1942
Busses Roar
as Sergeant Ryan
Escape from Crime
as Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Daniel Carter
The Big Shot
as George Anderson
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Bert Jefferson
The Tanks Are Coming
as Pete
Riders of Death Valley
as Joe Miller
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Nightclub Headwaiter
King of the Royal Mounted
as Const. Hallett