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House Peters

House Peters

Acting·1880–1967·39 films

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.

Filmography

O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)Dave Bascom (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
The Captive
The Captive (1915)Muhamud Hassan
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)Magistrate (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1915)Ramerrez
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925)Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Salomy Jane
Salomy Jane (1914)Jack Dart, The Man
The Leopard Woman
The Leopard Woman (1920)John Culbertson
The Old West
The Old West (1952)Parson Jonathan Brooks
Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie (1928)Sergeant Malone
Head Winds
Head Winds (1925)Peter Rosslyn
Isobel or the Trail's End
Isobel or the Trail's End (1920)Sgt. William MacVeigh
Human Hearts
Human Hearts (1922)Tom Logan
The Great Redeemer
The Great Redeemer (1920)Dan Malloy
The Tornado
The Tornado (1925)Tornado
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives (1920)Deane Kendall
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920)Himself
Rich Men's Wives
Rich Men's Wives (1922)John Masters
Held to Answer
Held to Answer (1923)John Hampstead
The Forfeit
The Forfeit (1919)Jeffrey Masters
The Storm
The Storm (1922)Burr Winton
Counsel for the Defense
Counsel for the Defense (1925)Arnold Bruce
Prisoners of the Storm
Prisoners of the Storm (1926)'Bucky' Malone
The Great Divide
The Great Divide (1915)Stephen Ghent
Lying Lips
Lying Lips (1921)Blair Cornwall
Don't Marry for Money
Don't Marry for Money (1923)Peter Smith
In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)Obermuller
Thunderbolts of Fate
Thunderbolts of Fate (1919)Robert Wingfield
A Lady of Quality
A Lady of Quality (1913)The Duke of Osmonde
The Unafraid
The Unafraid (1915)Stefan Balsic
Between Men
Between Men (1916)Gregg Lewiston
The Rail Rider
The Rail Rider (1916)Jim Lewis
Happiness of Three Women
Happiness of Three Women (1917)Billy Craig
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods (1915)Richard Carlton
The Heir of the Ages
The Heir of the Ages (1917)Hugh Payne
The Velvet Paw
The Velvet Paw (1916)Robert Moorehead
The Closed Road
The Closed Road (1916)Frank Sargeant
The Warrens of Virginia
The Warrens of Virginia (1915)Ned Burton
The Highway of Hope
The Highway of Hope (1917)Steve King
Leah Kleschna
Leah Kleschna (1913)Paul Sylvain