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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Films (51)
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953 · Magistrate (uncredited)
The Old West
1952 · Parson Jonathan Brooks
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Rose-Marie
1928 · Sergeant Malone
Prisoners of the Storm
1926 · 'Bucky' Malone
The Combat
1926 · Blaze Burke
Counsel for the Defense
1925 · Arnold Bruce
The Storm Breaker
1925 · John Strong
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
1925 · Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Head Winds
1925 · Peter Rosslyn
The Tornado
1925 · Tornado
Held to Answer
1923 · John Hampstead
Don't Marry for Money
1923 · Peter Smith
Rich Men's Wives
1922 · John Masters
The Storm
1922 · Burr Winton
Human Hearts
1922 · Tom Logan
Lying Lips
1921 · Blair Cornwall
Isobel or the Trail's End
1920 · Sgt. William MacVeigh
The Great Redeemer
1920 · Dan Malloy
The Leopard Woman
1920 · John Culbertson
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920 · Himself
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
1920 · Deane Kendall
You Never Know Your Luck
1919 · J.G. Kerry
Thunderbolts of Fate
1919 · Robert Wingfield
The Forfeit
1919 · Jeffrey Masters
The Heir of the Ages
1917 · Hugh Payne
The Highway of Hope
1917 · Steve King
Happiness of Three Women
1917 · Billy Craig
The Velvet Paw
1916 · Robert Moorehead
The Rail Rider
1916 · Jim Lewis
The Closed Road
1916 · Frank Sargeant
The Hand of Peril
1916 · James Kestner
Between Men
1916 · Gregg Lewiston
The Great Divide
1915 · Stephen Ghent
Stolen Goods
1915 · Richard Carlton
The Captive
1915 · Muhamud Hassan
The Unafraid
1915 · Stefan Balsic
The Warrens of Virginia
1915 · Ned Burton
Mignon
1915 · Wilhelm Meister
The Girl of the Golden West
1915 · Ramerrez
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1914 · Bob
Salomy Jane
1914 · Jack Dart, The Man
The Brute
1914 · Billy West
Clothes
1914 · Arnold West
The Pride of Jennico
1914 · Basil Jennico
A Lady of Quality
1913 · The Duke of Osmonde
Leah Kleschna
1913 · Paul Sylvain
The Port of Doom
1913 · Kate's Father
An Hour Before Dawn
1913 · Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
Chelsea 7750
1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 · Obermuller
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