House Peters
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 12, 1880
- Died
- December 7, 1967 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Bristol, England, UK
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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Filmography
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Movie · as Magistrate (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Movie · as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
The Old West
Movie · as Parson Jonathan Brooks
Rose-Marie
Movie · as Sergeant Malone
The Combat
Movie · as Blaze Burke
Prisoners of the Storm
Movie · as 'Bucky' Malone
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
Movie · as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Head Winds
Movie · as Peter Rosslyn
The Tornado
Movie · as Tornado
Counsel for the Defense
Movie · as Arnold Bruce
The Storm Breaker
Movie · as John Strong
Don't Marry for Money
Movie · as Peter Smith
Held to Answer
Movie · as John Hampstead
Human Hearts
Movie · as Tom Logan
The Storm
Movie · as Burr Winton
Rich Men's Wives
Movie · as John Masters
Lying Lips
Movie · as Blair Cornwall
Isobel or the Trail's End
Movie · as Sgt. William MacVeigh
The Great Redeemer
Movie · as Dan Malloy
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
Movie · as Deane Kendall
The Leopard Woman
Movie · as John Culbertson
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
Movie · as Himself
You Never Know Your Luck
Movie · as J.G. Kerry
The Forfeit
Movie · as Jeffrey Masters
Thunderbolts of Fate
Movie · as Robert Wingfield
Happiness of Three Women
Movie · as Billy Craig
The Heir of the Ages
Movie · as Hugh Payne
The Highway of Hope
Movie · as Steve King
The Hand of Peril
Movie · as James Kestner
Between Men
Movie · as Gregg Lewiston
The Closed Road
Movie · as Frank Sargeant
The Rail Rider
Movie · as Jim Lewis
The Velvet Paw
Movie · as Robert Moorehead
Stolen Goods
Movie · as Richard Carlton
Mignon
Movie · as Wilhelm Meister
The Unafraid
Movie · as Stefan Balsic
The Warrens of Virginia
Movie · as Ned Burton
The Captive
Movie · as Muhamud Hassan
The Girl of the Golden West
Movie · as Ramerrez
The Great Divide
Movie · as Stephen Ghent
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie · as Bob
Salomy Jane
Movie · as Jack Dart, The Man
The Brute
Movie · as Billy West
The Pride of Jennico
Movie · as Basil Jennico
Clothes
Movie · as Arnold West
Leah Kleschna
Movie · as Paul Sylvain
A Lady of Quality
Movie · as The Duke of Osmonde
In the Bishop's Carriage
Movie · as Obermuller
Chelsea 7750
Movie
An Hour Before Dawn
Movie · as Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
The Port of Doom
Movie · as Kate's Father