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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Character:Magistrate (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1953
The Old West
Character:Parson Jonathan Brooks
Release Date:29/09/1952
O. Henry's Full House
Character:Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1952
Rose-Marie
Character:Sergeant Malone
Release Date:11/02/1928
Prisoners of the Storm
Character:'Bucky' Malone
Release Date:24/11/1926
The Combat
Character:Blaze Burke
Release Date:28/03/1926
Counsel for the Defense
Character:Arnold Bruce
Release Date:06/12/1925
The Storm Breaker
Character:John Strong
Release Date:25/10/1925
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
Character:Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Release Date:23/05/1925
Head Winds
Character:Peter Rosslyn
Release Date:29/03/1925
The Tornado
Character:Tornado
Release Date:04/01/1925
Held to Answer
Character:John Hampstead
Release Date:22/11/1923
Don't Marry for Money
Character:Peter Smith
Release Date:19/08/1923
Rich Men's Wives
Character:John Masters
Release Date:15/09/1922
The Storm
Character:Burr Winton
Release Date:04/09/1922
Human Hearts
Character:Tom Logan
Release Date:19/08/1922
Lying Lips
Character:Blair Cornwall
Release Date:30/01/1921
Isobel or the Trail's End
Character:Sgt. William MacVeigh
Release Date:19/12/1920
The Great Redeemer
Character:Dan Malloy
Release Date:24/10/1920
The Leopard Woman
Character:John Culbertson
Release Date:18/10/1920
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/08/1920
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
Character:Deane Kendall
Release Date:18/02/1920
You Never Know Your Luck
Character:J.G. Kerry
Release Date:17/11/1919
The Forfeit
Character:Jeffrey Masters
Release Date:10/03/1919
The Heir of the Ages
Character:Hugh Payne
Release Date:21/06/1917
The Highway of Hope
Character:Steve King
Release Date:17/05/1917
Happiness of Three Women
Character:Billy Craig
Release Date:18/01/1917
The Rail Rider
Character:Jim Lewis
Release Date:21/08/1916
The Closed Road
Character:Frank Sargeant
Release Date:24/04/1916
The Hand of Peril
Character:James Kestner
Release Date:27/03/1916
Between Men
Character:Gregg Lewiston
Release Date:01/01/1916
The Great Divide
Character:Stephen Ghent
Release Date:20/12/1915
Stolen Goods
Character:Richard Carlton
Release Date:14/05/1915
The Captive
Character:Muhamud Hassan
Release Date:22/04/1915
The Unafraid
Character:Stefan Balsic
Release Date:01/04/1915
The Warrens of Virginia
Character:Ned Burton
Release Date:14/02/1915
Mignon
Character:Wilhelm Meister
Release Date:18/01/1915
The Girl of the Golden West
Character:Ramerrez
Release Date:04/01/1915
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Character:Bob
Release Date:31/12/1914
Salomy Jane
Character:Jack Dart, The Man
Release Date:02/11/1914
The Brute
Character:Billy West
Release Date:27/04/1914
The Pride of Jennico
Character:Basil Jennico
Release Date:20/02/1914
A Lady of Quality
Character:The Duke of Osmonde
Release Date:27/12/1913
Leah Kleschna
Character:Paul Sylvain
Release Date:10/12/1913
The Port of Doom
Character:Kate's Father
Release Date:20/11/1913
An Hour Before Dawn
Character:Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
Release Date:20/10/1913
Chelsea 7750
Character:
Release Date:20/09/1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
Character:Obermuller
Release Date:10/09/1913
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