Acting · Bristol, England, UK · Born March 12, 1880
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.
MovieTreasure of the Golden Condor
1953
as Magistrate (uncredited)
MovieThe Old West
1952
as Parson Jonathan Brooks
MovieO. Henry's Full House
1952
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
MovieRose-Marie
1928
as Sergeant Malone
MoviePrisoners of the Storm
1926
as 'Bucky' Malone
The Combat
1926
as Blaze Burke
MovieCounsel for the Defense
1925
as Arnold Bruce
The Storm Breaker
1925
as John Strong
MovieRaffles: The Amateur Cracksman
1925
as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
MovieHead Winds
1925
as Peter Rosslyn
MovieThe Tornado
1925
as Tornado
MovieHeld to Answer
1923
as John Hampstead
MovieDon't Marry for Money
1923
as Peter Smith
MovieRich Men's Wives
1922
as John Masters
MovieThe Storm
1922
as Burr Winton
MovieHuman Hearts
1922
as Tom Logan
MovieLying Lips
1921
as Blair Cornwall
MovieIsobel or the Trail's End
1920
as Sgt. William MacVeigh
MovieThe Great Redeemer
1920
as Dan Malloy
MovieThe Leopard Woman
1920
as John Culbertson
MovieA Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920
as Himself
MovieSilk Husbands and Calico Wives
1920
as Deane Kendall
You Never Know Your Luck
1919
as J.G. Kerry
MovieThunderbolts of Fate
1919
as Robert Wingfield
MovieThe Forfeit
1919
as Jeffrey Masters
MovieThe Heir of the Ages
1917
as Hugh Payne
MovieThe Highway of Hope
1917
as Steve King
MovieHappiness of Three Women
1917
as Billy Craig
MovieThe Velvet Paw
1916
as Robert Moorehead
MovieThe Rail Rider
1916
as Jim Lewis
MovieThe Closed Road
1916
as Frank Sargeant
The Hand of Peril
1916
as James Kestner
MovieBetween Men
1916
as Gregg Lewiston
MovieThe Great Divide
1915
as Stephen Ghent
MovieStolen Goods
1915
as Richard Carlton
MovieThe Captive
1915
as Muhamud Hassan
MovieThe Unafraid
1915
as Stefan Balsic
MovieThe Warrens of Virginia
1915
as Ned Burton
Mignon
1915
as Wilhelm Meister
MovieThe Girl of the Golden West
1915
as Ramerrez
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1914
as Bob
MovieSalomy Jane
1914
as Jack Dart, The Man
The Brute
1914
as Billy West
The Pride of Jennico
1914
as Basil Jennico
MovieA Lady of Quality
1913
as The Duke of Osmonde
MovieLeah Kleschna
1913
as Paul Sylvain
The Port of Doom
1913
as Kate's Father
An Hour Before Dawn
1913
as Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
Chelsea 7750
1913
MovieIn the Bishop's Carriage
1913
as Obermuller
