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House Peters Died at age: 87

Actor | Producer

    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,

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    The Old West

    Parson Jonathan Brooks ( Actor )

    ... 1952

    O. Henry's Full House

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

    ... 1952

    Rose-Marie

    Sergeant Malone ( Actor )

    ... 1928

Fullname:

House Peters

Date of Birth:

Mar 12, 1880

Country of birth:

England

Died:

Dec 07, 1967

Biography of

House Peters

    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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House Peters

Found 29 Movies in total

The Old West

Parson Jonathan Brooks ( Actor )

... 1952

O. Henry's Full House

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

... 1952

Rose-Marie

Sergeant Malone ( Actor )

... 1928

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman ( Actor )

... 1925

Head Winds

Peter Rosslyn ( Actor )

... 1925

The Tornado

Tornado ( Actor )

... 1925

Held to Answer

John Hampstead ( Actor )

... 1923

Don't Marry for Money

Peter Smith ( Actor )

... 1923

... 1922

Human Hearts

Tom Logan ( Actor )

... 1922

Lying Lips

Blair Cornwall ( Actor )

... 1921

Isobel or the Trail's End

Sgt. William MacVeigh ( Actor )

... 1920

The Great Redeemer

Dan Malloy ( Actor )

... 1920

The Leopard Woman

John Culbertson ( Actor )

... 1920

... 1920

The Rail Rider

Jim Lewis ( Actor )

... 1916

The Closed Road

Frank Sargeant ( Actor )

... 1916

Between Men

Gregg Lewiston ( Actor )

... 1916

The Great Divide

Stephen Ghent ( Actor )

... 1915

Stolen Goods

Richard Carlton ( Actor )

... 1915

The Captive

Muhamud Hassan ( Actor )

... 1915

The Unafraid

Stefan Balsic ( Actor )

... 1915

The Warrens of Virginia

Ned Burton ( Actor )

... 1915

... 1915

Salomy Jane

Jack Dart, The Man ( Actor )

... 1914

A Lady of Quality

The Duke of Osmonde ( Actor )

... 1913

Leah Kleschna

Paul Sylvain ( Actor )

... 1913

... 1913

In the Bishop's Carriage

Obermuller ( Actor )

... 1913