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Richard Travis
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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.
As actor
Cyborg 2087
Missile to the Moon
The Hired Man
Blonde Bait
City of Shadows
The Gun That Won the West
An Annapolis Story
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Mesa of Lost Women
Pier 23
Danger Zone
Fingerprints Don't Lie
Mask of the Dragon
Roaring City
Motor Patrol
Lonely Heart Bandits
Operation Haylift
Charlie's Haunt
One Too Many
Sky Liner
Alaska Patrol
Out of the Storm
Waterfront at Midnight
Speed to Spare
Backlash
Big Town After Dark
Jewels of Brandenburg
The Last Ride
Truck Busters
Spy Train