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House Peters‌

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House Peters

Bristol, England

House Peters

Bristol, England

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1880-03-12

Popularity

star1.1

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.

Movie Credits

Leah Kleschna

Leah Kleschna‌
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calendar 1913

A Lady of Quality

A Lady of Quality‌
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calendar 1913

Stolen Goods

Stolen Goods‌
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calendar 1915

Isobel or the Trail's End

Isobel or the Trail's End‌
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calendar 1920

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman‌
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calendar 1925

Don't Marry for Money

Don't Marry for Money‌
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calendar 1923

Held to Answer

Held to Answer‌
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calendar 1923

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch‌
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calendar 1914

Mignon

Mignon‌
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calendar 1915

The Unafraid

The Unafraid‌
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calendar 1915

The Hand of Peril

The Hand of Peril‌
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calendar 1916

The Warrens of Virginia

The Warrens of Virginia‌
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calendar 1915

Between Men

Between Men‌
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calendar 1916

The Great Redeemer

The Great Redeemer‌
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calendar 1920

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House‌
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calendar 1952

Silk Husbands and Calico Wives

Silk Husbands and Calico Wives‌
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calendar 1920

The Old West

The Old West‌
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calendar 1952

Salomy Jane

Salomy Jane‌
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calendar 1914

The Leopard Woman

The Leopard Woman‌
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calendar 1920

Human Hearts

Human Hearts‌
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calendar 1922

The Captive

The Captive‌
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calendar 1915

Head Winds

Head Winds‌
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calendar 1925

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West‌
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calendar 1915

In the Bishop's Carriage

In the Bishop's Carriage‌
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calendar 1913

The Closed Road

The Closed Road‌
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calendar 1916

The Rail Rider

The Rail Rider‌
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calendar 1916

Chelsea 7750

Chelsea 7750‌
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calendar 1913

The Tornado

The Tornado‌
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calendar 1925

The Storm

The Storm‌
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calendar 1922

The Great Divide

The Great Divide‌
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calendar 1915

Lying Lips

Lying Lips‌
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calendar 1921

A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios

A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios‌
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calendar 1920

Rose-Marie

Rose-Marie‌
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calendar 1928

The Combat

The Combat‌
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calendar 1926

You Never Know Your Luck

You Never Know Your Luck‌
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calendar 1919

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