House Peters
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.
Filmography
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Magistrate (uncredited)
The Old West
as Parson Jonathan Brooks
The Old West
as Parson Jonathan Brooks
O. Henry's Full House
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Rose-Marie
as Sergeant Malone
Rose-Marie
as Sergeant Malone
Prisoners of the Storm
as 'Bucky' Malone
Prisoners of the Storm
as 'Bucky' Malone
The Combat
as Blaze Burke
The Combat
as Blaze Burke
Counsel for the Defense
as Arnold Bruce
Counsel for the Defense
as Arnold Bruce
The Storm Breaker
as John Strong
The Storm Breaker
as John Strong
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Head Winds
as Peter Rosslyn
Head Winds
as Peter Rosslyn
The Tornado
as Tornado
The Tornado
as Tornado
Held to Answer
as John Hampstead
Held to Answer
as John Hampstead
Don't Marry for Money
as Peter Smith
Don't Marry for Money
as Peter Smith
Rich Men's Wives
as John Masters
Rich Men's Wives
as John Masters
The Storm
as Burr Winton
The Storm
as Burr Winton
Human Hearts
as Tom Logan
Human Hearts
as Tom Logan
Lying Lips
as Blair Cornwall
Lying Lips
as Blair Cornwall
Isobel or the Trail's End
as Sgt. William MacVeigh
Isobel or the Trail's End
as Sgt. William MacVeigh
The Great Redeemer
as Dan Malloy
The Great Redeemer
as Dan Malloy
The Leopard Woman
as John Culbertson
The Leopard Woman
as John Culbertson
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
as Deane Kendall
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
as Deane Kendall
You Never Know Your Luck
as J.G. Kerry
You Never Know Your Luck
as J.G. Kerry
Thunderbolts of Fate
as Robert Wingfield
Thunderbolts of Fate
as Robert Wingfield
The Heir of the Ages
as Hugh Payne
The Heir of the Ages
as Hugh Payne
The Velvet Paw
as Robert Moorehead
The Velvet Paw
as Robert Moorehead
The Rail Rider
as Jim Lewis
The Rail Rider
as Jim Lewis
The Hand of Peril
as James Kestner
The Hand of Peril
as James Kestner
Between Men
as Gregg Lewiston
Between Men
as Gregg Lewiston
Stolen Goods
as Richard Carlton
Stolen Goods
as Richard Carlton
The Captive
as Muhamud Hassan
The Captive
as Muhamud Hassan
The Unafraid
as Stefan Balsic
The Unafraid
as Stefan Balsic
Mignon
as Wilhelm Meister
Mignon
as Wilhelm Meister
Salomy Jane
as Jack Dart, The Man
Salomy Jane
as Jack Dart, The Man
The Brute
as Billy West
The Brute
as Billy West
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Obermuller
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Obermuller