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.

Known For

O. Henry's Full House

Treasure of the Golden Condor

Human Hearts

The Tornado

The Captive

The Great Redeemer

Rose-Marie

The Old West

All Movies (50)

• Treasure of the Golden Condor1953 · as Magistrate (uncredited)
• The Old West1952 · as Parson Jonathan Brooks
• O. Henry's Full House1952 · as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
• Rose-Marie1928 · as Sergeant Malone
• Prisoners of the Storm1926 · as 'Bucky' Malone
• The Combat1926 · as Blaze Burke
• Counsel for the Defense1925 · as Arnold Bruce
• The Storm Breaker1925 · as John Strong
• Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman1925 · as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
• Head Winds1925 · as Peter Rosslyn
• The Tornado1925 · as Tornado
• Held to Answer1923 · as John Hampstead
• Don't Marry for Money1923 · as Peter Smith
• Rich Men's Wives1922 · as John Masters
• The Storm1922 · as Burr Winton
• Human Hearts1922 · as Tom Logan
• Lying Lips1921 · as Blair Cornwall
• Isobel or the Trail's End1920 · as Sgt. William MacVeigh
• The Great Redeemer1920 · as Dan Malloy
• The Leopard Woman1920 · as John Culbertson
• A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios1920 · as Himself
• Silk Husbands and Calico Wives1920 · as Deane Kendall
• You Never Know Your Luck1919 · as J.G. Kerry
• Thunderbolts of Fate1919 · as Robert Wingfield
• The Forfeit1919 · as Jeffrey Masters
• The Heir of the Ages1917 · as Hugh Payne
• The Highway of Hope1917 · as Steve King
• Happiness of Three Women1917 · as Billy Craig
• The Velvet Paw1916 · as Robert Moorehead
• The Rail Rider1916 · as Jim Lewis
• The Closed Road1916 · as Frank Sargeant
• The Hand of Peril1916 · as James Kestner
• Between Men1916 · as Gregg Lewiston
• The Great Divide1915 · as Stephen Ghent
• Stolen Goods1915 · as Richard Carlton
• The Captive1915 · as Muhamud Hassan
• The Unafraid1915 · as Stefan Balsic
• The Warrens of Virginia1915 · as Ned Burton
• Mignon1915 · as Wilhelm Meister
• The Girl of the Golden West1915 · as Ramerrez
• Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch1914 · as Bob
• Salomy Jane1914 · as Jack Dart, The Man
• The Brute1914 · as Billy West
• The Pride of Jennico1914 · as Basil Jennico
• A Lady of Quality1913 · as The Duke of Osmonde
• Leah Kleschna1913 · as Paul Sylvain
• The Port of Doom1913 · as Kate's Father
• An Hour Before Dawn1913 · as Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
• Chelsea 77501913
• In the Bishop's Carriage1913 · as Obermuller