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Robert House Peters, Sr. (12 March 1880 – 7 December 1967)
was a British-born American silent film actor, known to filmgoers of the era as
"The Star of a Thousand Emotions."
Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Peters began his
career on a high note, playing the handsome leading man in In the Bishop's
Carriage (1913), co-starring Mary Pickford. While The Bishop's Carriage was
filmed in an East Coast studio, Peters was in Los Angeles by 1914, becoming one
of the first screen stars to permanently settle there. Although he stated
publicly that he preferred playing villains, Peters, curly haired and
pleasantly dimpled, was from the outset typecast as the romantic hero.
Peters lifts Beatriz Michelena onto his horse in 1914's
Salomy Jane
After enjoying his greatest success as the good-bad hero of
The Girl of the Golden West (1915), Peters found his career at the peak of the
early 1920s. He signed with Universal Studios for six films in 1924, hoping for
a comeback. The results, however, were mostly mediocre and he was soon demoted
to supporting roles. Retired after 1928's Rose Marie, Peters returned for a
guest appearance in The Old West, a 1952 Gene Autry film that also featured his
son, House Peters, Jr., who subsequently enjoyed a lengthy film career
portraying villains as well as Procter and Gamble's Mr. Clean character in
cleaning product commercials from the late 1950s into the '60s.
Peters was married to actress Mae King in 1914 with whom he
had three children, Gregg, Patricia and Robert, Jr. (1916–2008). Peters died at
the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
Birth Name
Robert House Peters
Born
Friday, 12 March 1880
Died
Thursday, 07 December 1967
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Treasure of the Golden Condor | Magistrate | 1953 |
O. Henry's Full House | Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") | 1952 |
The Old West | Parson Jonathan Brooks | 1952 |
Prisoners of the Storm | 'Bucky' Malone | 1926 |
The Combat | Blaze Burke | 1926 |
The Storm Breaker | John Strong | 1925 |
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman | Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman | 1925 |
Head Winds | Peter Rosslyn | 1925 |
The Invisible Power | Sid Chambers | 1925 |
A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio | Self | 1924 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
---|
Treasure of the Golden Condor | Magistrate | 1953 |
O. Henry's Full House | Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") | 1952 |
The Old West | Parson Jonathan Brooks | 1952 |
Prisoners of the Storm | 'Bucky' Malone | 1926 |
The Combat | Blaze Burke | 1926 |
The Storm Breaker | John Strong | 1925 |
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman | Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman | 1925 |
Head Winds | Peter Rosslyn | 1925 |
The Invisible Power | Sid Chambers | 1925 |
A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio | Self | 1924 |
Held to Answer | John Hampstead | 1923 |
Don't Marry for Money | Peter Smith | 1923 |
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island | Capt. Blackbird | 1923 |
Rich Men's Wives | John Masters | 1922 |
The Storm | Burr Winton | 1922 |
Human Hearts | Tom Logan | 1922 |
Isobel or the Trail's End | Sgt. William MacVeigh | 1920 |
The Leopard Woman | John Culbertson | 1920 |
The Great Redeemer | Dan Malloy | 1920 |
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives | Deane Kendall | 1920 |
You Never Know Your Luck | J.G. Kerry | 1919 |
Thunderbolts of Fate | Robert Wingfield | 1919 |
The Forfeit | Jeffrey Masters | 1919 |
Heir of the Ages | Hugh Payne | 1917 |
The Highway of Hope | Steve King | 1917 |
As Men Love | Paul Russell | 1917 |
The Velvet Paw | Robert Moorehead | 1916 |
The Rail Rider | Jim Lewis | 1916 |
The Hand of Peril | James Kestner | 1916 |
The Great Divide | Stephen Ghent | 1915 |
The Winged Idol | Jack Leonard | 1915 |
Between Men | Gregg Lewiston | 1915 |
The Captive | Muhamud Hassan | 1915 |
The Unafraid | Stefan Balsic | 1915 |
The Warrens of Virginia | Ned Burton | 1915 |
The Girl of the Golden West | Ramerrez | 1915 |
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Bob | 1914 |
Clothes | Arnold West | 1914 |
The Pride of Jennico | Basil Jennico | 1914 |
A Lady of Quality | The Duke of Osmonde | 1913 |
Leah Kleschna | Paul Sylvain | 1913 |
The Port of Doom | Kate's Father | 1913 |
An Hour Before Dawn | Kate's Father - the Ex-Detective | 1913 |
Chelsea 7750 | Prof. Grimble | 1913 |
In the Bishop's Carriage | Obermuller | 1913 |