House Peters
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1880-03-12
- Died
- 1967-12-07
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
- Also known as
- House Peters Sr. · Robert House Peters · The Star of a Thousand Emotions
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).
Known For
Movies (50)
The Brute
1914
as Billy West
The Combat
1926
as Blaze Burke
Lying Lips
1921
as Blair Cornwall
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
The Storm
1922
as Burr Winton
Human Hearts
1922
as Tom Logan
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Between Men
1916
as Gregg Lewiston
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Obermuller
The Old West
1952
as Parson Jonathan Brooks
The Captive
1915
as Muhamud Hassan
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
1925
as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
The Great Divide
1915
as Stephen Ghent
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920
as Himself
The Tornado
1925
as Tornado
Happiness of Three Women
1917
as Billy Craig
Salomy Jane
1914
as Jack Dart, The Man
The Unafraid
1915
as Stefan Balsic
Stolen Goods
1915
as Richard Carlton
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
1920
as Deane Kendall
A Lady of Quality
1913
as The Duke of Osmonde
Rose-Marie
1928
as Sergeant Malone
Held to Answer
1923
as John Hampstead
Rich Men's Wives
1922
as John Masters
Counsel for the Defense
1925
as Arnold Bruce
Mignon
1915
as Wilhelm Meister
Isobel or the Trail's End
1920
as Sgt. William MacVeigh
You Never Know Your Luck
1919
as J.G. Kerry
The Girl of the Golden West
1915
as Ramerrez
The Leopard Woman
1920
as John Culbertson
The Forfeit
1919
as Jeffrey Masters
The Velvet Paw
1916
as Robert Moorehead
The Storm Breaker
1925
as John Strong
The Great Redeemer
1920
as Dan Malloy
The Heir of the Ages
1917
as Hugh Payne
Head Winds
1925
as Peter Rosslyn
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1914
as Bob
Don't Marry for Money
1923
as Peter Smith
An Hour Before Dawn
1913
as Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
Prisoners of the Storm
1926
as 'Bucky' Malone
The Closed Road
1916
as Frank Sargeant
The Port of Doom
1913
as Kate's Father
The Pride of Jennico
1914
as Basil Jennico
Leah Kleschna
1913
as Paul Sylvain
Chelsea 7750
1913
The Warrens of Virginia
1915
as Ned Burton
The Hand of Peril
1916
as James Kestner
The Highway of Hope
1917
as Steve King
Thunderbolts of Fate
1919
as Robert Wingfield
The Rail Rider
1916
as Jim Lewis
About 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 t… With 50 credits spanning from 1913 to 1953, House Peters has appeared in 50 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Brute (1914) — as Billy West
- The Combat (1926) — as Blaze Burke
- Lying Lips (1921) — as Blair Cornwall
- O. Henry's Full House (1952) — as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
- The Storm (1922) — as Burr Winton
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