Biography
Robert House Peters, Sr. (12 March 1880 β 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. (1916β2008).
Peters died at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
Filmography
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Movies 36
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The Old West (1952)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Rose-Marie (1928)
The Combat (1926)
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925)
Head Winds (1925)
The Tornado (1925)
Held to Answer (1923)
Don't Marry for Money (1923)
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923)
The Storm (1922)
Human Hearts (1922)
Lying Lips (1921)
Isobel or the Trail's End (1920)
The Great Redeemer (1920)
The Leopard Woman (1920)
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920)
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives (1920)
You Never Know Your Luck (1919)
The Rail Rider (1916)
The Closed Road (1916)
Between Men (1916)
The Great Divide (1915)
Stolen Goods (1915)
The Captive (1915)
The Unafraid (1915)
The Warrens of Virginia (1915)
Mignon (1915)
The Girl of the Golden West (1915)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1914)
Salomy Jane (1914)
A Lady of Quality (1913)
Leah Kleschna (1913)
Chelsea 7750 (1913)
In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
The Hand of Peril
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1880-03-12
Deathday1967-12-07 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceBristol, United Kingdom
ChildrenHouse Peters, Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsHouse Peters Sr.
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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