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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.
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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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Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Magistrate (uncredited)
The Old West
as Parson Jonathan Brooks
O. Henry's Full House
as Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Rose-Marie
as Sergeant Malone
Prisoners of the Storm
as 'Bucky' Malone
No Poster
The Combat
as Blaze Burke
Counsel for the Defense
as Arnold Bruce
No Poster
The Storm Breaker
as John Strong
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
as Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Head Winds
as Peter Rosslyn
The Tornado
as Tornado
Held to Answer
as John Hampstead
Don't Marry for Money
as Peter Smith
Rich Men's Wives
as John Masters
The Storm
as Burr Winton
Human Hearts
as Tom Logan
Lying Lips
as Blair Cornwall
Isobel or the Trail's End
as Sgt. William MacVeigh
The Great Redeemer
as Dan Malloy
The Leopard Woman
as John Culbertson
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
as Himself
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
as Deane Kendall
No Poster
You Never Know Your Luck
as J.G. Kerry
Thunderbolts of Fate
as Robert Wingfield
The Forfeit
as Jeffrey Masters
The Heir of the Ages
as Hugh Payne
The Highway of Hope
as Steve King
Happiness of Three Women
as Billy Craig
The Velvet Paw
as Robert Moorehead
The Rail Rider
as Jim Lewis
The Closed Road
as Frank Sargeant
No Poster
The Hand of Peril
as James Kestner
Between Men
as Gregg Lewiston
The Great Divide
as Stephen Ghent
Stolen Goods
as Richard Carlton
The Captive
as Muhamud Hassan
The Unafraid
as Stefan Balsic
The Warrens of Virginia
as Ned Burton
No Poster
Mignon
as Wilhelm Meister
The Girl of the Golden West
as Ramerrez
No Poster
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Bob
Salomy Jane
as Jack Dart, The Man
No Poster
The Brute
as Billy West
Clothes
as Arnold West
The Pride of Jennico
as Basil Jennico
A Lady of Quality
as The Duke of Osmonde
Leah Kleschna
as Paul Sylvain
The Port of Doom
as Kate's Father
An Hour Before Dawn
as Kate's Father - the Ex Detective
No Poster
Chelsea 7750
In the Bishop's Carriage
as Obermuller