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