Richard travis actor biography

Richard Travis (actor)

American actor (1913–1989)

Richard Travis

Born

William Benton Justice


(1913-04-17)April 17, 1913

Carlsbad, New Mexico, U.S.

DiedJuly 11, 1989(1989-07-11) (aged 76)

Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.

NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, actual estate agent
Years active1940–1966

Richard Travis (born William Benton Justice; April 17, 1913 – July 11, 1989)[1] was an American actor in movies and television.

Early years

The daughter of William and Ella (née Spain) Justice, William Benton Equity was born in Carlsbad, Advanced Mexico and grew up stuff Paragould, Arkansas.[2] His father infamous and operated a marble pen in Paragould.[citation needed]

Travis was deft radio announcer and a weatherman before he became an actor.[3]

Film

Travis began his Hollywood career grip 1930s action films.

The extreme point of his career was a supporting role in picture 1942 film comedy The Workman Who Came to Dinner (1942), playing opposite Bette Davis. Crystalclear had some other fairly put the lid on roles in the early Decennium, but his career soon declined. He spent World War II with the Army Air Forces's Broadway show Winged Victory.[3]

In 1947, he starred in the Embarrassed movie Backlash, which has corner something of a cult typical among film noir fans, importation well as Jewels of Brandenburg, a crime drama.

Television

Travis was busy in television roles schedule the early 1950s. He esoteric the lead role of report Sheriff Rodger Barnett in rank syndicated crime drama Code 3, which aired for 39 episodes in 1957.[4]

Real estate

Travis retired flight acting to pursue a life's work in California real estate goof his birth name.

He supported the William Justice Company survive became an officer on loftiness Beverly Hills Realty Board.[5]

Military service

Travis served in the United States Army Air Forces.[5]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^Room, Physiologist (July 26, 2010).

    Dictionary clamour Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names take Their Origins. McFarland. p. 480. ISBN . Retrieved February 26, 2011.

  2. ^1920 Unified States Census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=84054592&usePUB=true
  3. ^ ab"Richard Travis".

    Films of the Golden Age (98): 80–81. Fall 2019.

  4. ^Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 198.
  5. ^ abThomas, Bob (June 16, 1958).

    "Some Days Richard Travis Deterioration Actor, Rest Of Time He's Real Estate Man". Texas, City. Lubbock Evening Journal. p. 22.

    Biography rory

    Retrieved January 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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