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House Peters

House Peters

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 12, 1880
Died Dec 07, 1967 (87)
Birthplace Bristol, England
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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Biography

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. After enjoying his greatest success as the good-bad hero of The Girl of the Golden West (1915), Peters found his career 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. 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.

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The Old West

The Old West

1952

as Parson Jonathan Brooks

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952

as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Rose-Marie

Rose-Marie

1928

as Sergeant Malone

The Combat

The Combat

1926

as Blaze Burke

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

1925

as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman

Head Winds

Head Winds

1925

as Peter Rosslyn

The Tornado

The Tornado

1925

as Tornado

Held to Answer

Held to Answer

1923

as John Hampstead

Don't Marry for Money

Don't Marry for Money

1923

as Peter Smith

Human Hearts

Human Hearts

1922

as Tom Logan

Lying Lips

Lying Lips

1921

as Blair Cornwall

Isobel or the Trail's End

Isobel or the Trail's End

1920

as Sgt. William MacVeigh

The Great Redeemer

The Great Redeemer

1920

as Dan Malloy

The Leopard Woman

The Leopard Woman

1920

as John Culbertson

You Never Know Your Luck

You Never Know Your Luck

1919

as J.G. Kerry

The Rail Rider

The Rail Rider

1916

as Jim Lewis

The Closed Road

The Closed Road

1916

as Frank Sargeant

The Captive

The Captive

1915

as Muhamud Hassan

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

1915

as Stephen Ghent

The Unafraid

The Unafraid

1915

as Stefan Balsic

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1915

as Ramerrez

Stolen Goods

Stolen Goods

1915

as Richard Carlton

The Warrens of Virginia

The Warrens of Virginia

1915

as Ned Burton

Salomy Jane

Salomy Jane

1914

as Jack Dart, The Man

The Brute

The Brute

1914

as Billy West

Leah Kleschna

Leah Kleschna

1913

as Paul Sylvain

A Lady of Quality

A Lady of Quality

1913

as The Duke of Osmonde

In the Bishop's Carriage

In the Bishop's Carriage

1913

as Obermuller

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