House Peters
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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Movies (48)
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Magistrate (uncredited)
1953
The Old West
as Parson Jonathan Brooks
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952
Rose-Marie
as Sergeant Malone
1928
Prisoners of the Storm
as 'Bucky' Malone
1926
The Combat
as Blaze Burke
1926
Counsel for the Defense
as Arnold Bruce
1925
The Storm Breaker
as John Strong
1925
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1925
Head Winds
as Peter Rosslyn
1925
The Tornado
as Tornado
1925
Held to Answer
as John Hampstead
1923
Don't Marry for Money
as Peter Smith
1923
Rich Men's Wives
as John Masters
1922
The Storm
as Burr Winton
1922
Human Hearts
as Tom Logan
1922
Lying Lips
as Blair Cornwall
1921
Isobel or the Trail's End
as Sgt. William MacVeigh
1920
The Great Redeemer
as Dan Malloy
1920
The Leopard Woman
as John Culbertson
1920
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
as Himself
1920
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
as Deane Kendall
1920
You Never Know Your Luck
as J.G. Kerry
1919
The Forfeit
as Jeffrey Masters
1919
The Heir of the Ages
as Hugh Payne
1917
The Highway of Hope
as Steve King
1917
Happiness of Three Women
as Billy Craig
1917
The Rail Rider
as Jim Lewis
1916
The Closed Road
as Frank Sargeant
1916
The Hand of Peril
as James Kestner
1916
Between Men
as Gregg Lewiston
1916
The Great Divide
as Stephen Ghent
1915
Stolen Goods
as Richard Carlton
1915
The Captive
as Muhamud Hassan
1915
The Unafraid
as Stefan Balsic
1915
The Warrens of Virginia
as Ned Burton
1915
Mignon
as Wilhelm Meister
1915
The Girl of the Golden West
as Ramerrez
1915
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Bob
1914
Salomy Jane
as Jack Dart, The Man
1914
The Brute
as Billy West
1914
The Pride of Jennico
as Basil Jennico
1914
A Lady of Quality
as The Duke of Osmonde
1913
Leah Kleschna
as Paul Sylvain
1913
The Port of Doom
as Kate's Father
1913
An Hour Before Dawn
as Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
1913
Chelsea 7750
1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Obermuller
1913