House Peters

Actor

House Peters

Born March 12, 1880 in Bristol, England, UKDied December 7, 196750 films

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.

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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.

Filmography

50 films as actor
  1. 1953Treasure of the Golden CondorMagistrate (uncredited)
  2. 1952The Old WestParson Jonathan Brooks
  3. 1952O. Henry's Full HouseDave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
  4. 1928Rose-MarieSergeant Malone
  5. 1926Prisoners of the Storm'Bucky' Malone
  6. 1926The CombatBlaze Burke
  7. 1925Counsel for the DefenseArnold Bruce
  8. 1925The Storm BreakerJohn Strong
  9. 1925Raffles: The Amateur CracksmanRaffles, the Amateur Cracksman
  10. 1925Head WindsPeter Rosslyn
  11. 1925The TornadoTornado
  12. 1923Held to AnswerJohn Hampstead
  13. 1923Don't Marry for MoneyPeter Smith
  14. 1922Rich Men's WivesJohn Masters
  15. 1922The StormBurr Winton
  16. 1922Human HeartsTom Logan
  17. 1921Lying LipsBlair Cornwall
  18. 1920Isobel or the Trail's EndSgt. William MacVeigh
  19. 1920The Great RedeemerDan Malloy
  20. 1920The Leopard WomanJohn Culbertson
  21. 1920Silk Husbands and Calico WivesDeane Kendall
  22. 1919You Never Know Your LuckJ.G. Kerry
  23. 1919Thunderbolts of FateRobert Wingfield
  24. 1919The ForfeitJeffrey Masters
  25. 1917The Heir of the AgesHugh Payne
  26. 1917The Highway of HopeSteve King
  27. 1917Happiness of Three WomenBilly Craig
  28. 1916The Velvet PawRobert Moorehead
  29. 1916The Rail RiderJim Lewis
  30. 1916The Closed RoadFrank Sargeant
  31. 1916The Hand of PerilJames Kestner
  32. 1916Between MenGregg Lewiston
  33. 1915The Great DivideStephen Ghent
  34. 1915Stolen GoodsRichard Carlton
  35. 1915The CaptiveMuhamud Hassan
  36. 1915The UnafraidStefan Balsic
  37. 1915The Warrens of VirginiaNed Burton
  38. 1915MignonWilhelm Meister
  39. 1915The Girl of the Golden WestRamerrez
  40. 1914Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchBob
  41. 1914Salomy JaneJack Dart, The Man
  42. 1914The BruteBilly West
  43. 1914ClothesArnold West
  44. 1914The Pride of JennicoBasil Jennico
  45. 1913A Lady of QualityThe Duke of Osmonde
  46. 1913Leah KleschnaPaul Sylvain
  47. 1913The Port of DoomKate's Father
  48. 1913An Hour Before DawnKate's Father - the Ex Detective
  49. 1913Chelsea 7750
  50. 1913In the Bishop's CarriageObermuller