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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 12, 1880
Died
December 7, 1967
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Also Known As
- House Peters Sr.
- Robert House Peters
- The Star of a Thousand Emotions
House Peters
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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.
Known For
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Parson Jonathan Brooks
The Old West
1952
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Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
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Sergeant Malone
Rose-Marie
1928
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Blaze Burke
The Combat
1926
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Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
1925
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Peter Rosslyn
Head Winds
1925
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Tornado
The Tornado
1925
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John Hampstead
Held to Answer
1923
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Peter Smith
Don't Marry for Money
1923
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Burr Winton
The Storm
1922
Credits
The Old West
as Parson Jonathan Brooks
1952
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O. Henry's Full House
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952
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Rose-Marie
as Sergeant Malone
1928
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The Combat
as Blaze Burke
1926
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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1925
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Head Winds
as Peter Rosslyn
1925
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The Tornado
as Tornado
1925
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Held to Answer
as John Hampstead
1923
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Don't Marry for Money
as Peter Smith
1923
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The Storm
as Burr Winton
1922
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Human Hearts
as Tom Logan
1922
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Lying Lips
as Blair Cornwall
1921
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Isobel or the Trail's End
as Sgt. William MacVeigh
1920
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The Great Redeemer
as Dan Malloy
1920
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The Leopard Woman
as John Culbertson
1920
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A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
as Himself
1920
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Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
1920
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You Never Know Your Luck
as J.G. Kerry
1919
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The Rail Rider
as Jim Lewis
1916
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The Closed Road
as Frank Sargeant
1916
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The Hand of Peril
as James Kestner
1916
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Between Men
as Gregg Lewiston
1916
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The Great Divide
as Stephen Ghent
1915
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Stolen Goods
as Richard Carlton
1915
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The Captive
as Muhamud Hassan
1915
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The Unafraid
as Stefan Balsic
1915
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The Warrens of Virginia
as Ned Burton
1915
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Mignon
1915
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The Girl of the Golden West
as Ramerrez
1915
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1914
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Salomy Jane
as Jack Dart, The Man
1914
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The Brute
as Billy West
1914
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A Lady of Quality
as The Duke of Osmonde
1913
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Leah Kleschna
as Paul Sylvain
1913
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Chelsea 7750
1913
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In the Bishop's Carriage
as Obermuller
1913
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