Occupation Actor Years active 1935–1966 | Name House Jr. Role Character actor | |
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Full Name Robert House Peters, Jr. Died October 1, 2008, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Lucy Peters (m. 1946–2008) Children Bob Peters, Kathy Peters, Jon Peters Books Another Side of Hollywood: An Autobiography Movies Flash Gordon, Target Earth, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Rio Conchos, Black Patch Similar People Robert House Peters - Sr, William Witney, George Archainbaud, Nicholas Ray, Robert Wise | ||
Isabella's Tribute to Mr. Clean
Robert House Peters Jr. (12 January 1916 – 1 October 2008) was an American character actor most noted for his roles in 1950s B movies and westerns. He is perhaps best remembered as the face and body of Mr. Clean in the Procter and Gamble cleaning product commercials of the era.
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Biography
Peters was born in New Rochelle, New York to actors House Peters, Sr., a major leading man in the silent era, and Mae King. In a career that spanned 1935–1967, he appeared in many films, primarily as the "heavy," or villain. He appeared in television series including Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone and Lassie.
From the late 1950s into the 1960s, Peters Jr. played Mr. Clean in television commercials for the product.
Peters was married to Lucy Peters from 1946 until his death; they had three children. He died of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Actor
1956
Lassie (TV Series) as
Sheriff Jim Billings / Sheriff Tom / Sheriff / ...
- The Friendless (1966) - Sheriff Tom
- Charlie Banana (1965) - Sheriff
- Runaround (1965) - Sheriff Jim Simmons
- Transition (1957) - Sheriff Jim Billings
- The Elephant (1957) - Sheriff Billings
- The Berrypickers (1957) - Sheriff Jim Billings
- The Runaway (1957) - Sheriff Jim Billings
- The Harvesters (1957) - Sheriff Jim Billings
- The Search (1957) - Sheriff Jim Billings
- Vigil (1957) - Sheriff Benson
- Goodbye Forever (1957) - Sheriff Jim Billings
- Fish Conservation (1956) - Sheriff Jim Billings
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre as
Reporter
1965
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Bartender
- We've Lost a Train (1965) - Bartender
1964
Rio Conchos as
Pardee Officer
1964
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Police Lt. Jeffers / Plainclothesman
- The Case of the Paper Bullets (1964) - Police Lt. Jeffers
- The Case of the Drifting Dropout (1964) - Plainclothesman
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Sheriff Willard
- Portrait of an Unknown Man (1964) - Sheriff Willard
1964
Channing (TV Series) as
The Bookstore Proprietor
- Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan (1964) - The Bookstore Proprietor
1963
Laramie (TV Series) as
Davis
- The Marshals (1963) - Davis
1962
Who's Got the Action? as
Cop in Elevator (uncredited)
1962
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Sheriff Joe Goodson
- The Dark Wood (1962) - Sheriff Joe Goodson
1962
Terror at Black Falls as
Sheriff Cal
1958
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Link Hartfield / Nick Fears / Matt Goslett
- The Jeff Hartfield Story (1962) - Link Hartfield
- The Artie Matthewson Story (1961) - Nick Fears
- The Charles Maury Story (1958) - Matt Goslett
1961
The Roaring 20's (TV Series) as
Bert Kemper
- So's Your Old Man (1961) - Bert Kemper
1961
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Policeman
- Never Steal an Owl (1961) - Policeman
1952
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Deputy Walters / Rawson / Pike / ...
- Storm Over Truckee (1961) - Deputy Walters
- The Man on the Road (1960) - Rawson
- Land of the Free (1953) - Pike
- Self Made Man (1952) - Dan Gorman
1961
Lawman (TV Series) as
Joe Poole
- Trapped (1961) - Joe Poole
1961
The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) as
R. Cooper Jr., D.A. / Stan Clark
- The Last Commencement (1961) - R. Cooper Jr., D.A.
- The Trophy (1961) - Stan Clark
1959
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Jake / Nat Swan
- About Chester (1961) - Jake
- The Coward (1959) - Nat Swan
1960
Manhunt (TV Series) as
Matt Williams
- Number Five Iron (1960) - Matt Williams
1960
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Hotel Clerk
- Mask of Murder (1960) - Hotel Clerk
1960
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Policeman Writing Ticket
- Mr. Bevis (1960) - Policeman Writing Ticket
1960
The Big Night as
Robert Shaw
1960
The Deputy (TV Series) as
Crim, Wagonmaster
- Lawman's Blood (1960) - Crim, Wagonmaster (uncredited)
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Sheriff Gilsburn / Sam Brundage / Pete
- Cole Younger (1960) - Sheriff Gilsburn
- The Feud (1957) - Sam Brundage
- The Lynching (1957) - Pete (as House Peters)
1959
Ordeal at Dry Red
1959
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) as
Van Land
- Omar the Sign Maker (1959) - Van Land
1959
Lock Up (TV Series) as
Dave Parnell
- Music to Murder By (1959) - Dave Parnell
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Dave Bennett / Bones Brandon
- The Ring of Death (1959) - Bones Brandon
- The Killer (1955) - Dave Bennett
- The Gambler (1955) - Dave Bennett
- The Man Who Lied (1955) - Dave Bennett
- Wyatt Earp Comes to Wichita (1955) - Dave Bennett
1959
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Marshal
- Shakedown at St. Joe (1959) - Marshal
1959
Inside the Mafia as
Marty Raven (uncredited)
1959
M Squad (TV Series) as
Jess Reinger
- The Dangerous Game (1959) - Jess Reinger
1957
The Californians (TV Series) as
Deputy / Walter Owens / Jacob Johnson
- An Act of Faith (1959) - Deputy
- Sorley Boy (1958) - Walter Owens
- The Regulators (1957) - Jacob Johnson
1959
Colt .45 (TV Series) as
Sheriff
- The Saga of Sam Bass (1959) - Sheriff
1959
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Harvey
- Hanging Fever (1959) - Harvey (uncredited)
1959
Buckskin (TV Series) as
Pat Devlin
- Who Killed Pat Devlin? (1959) - Pat Devlin
1958
The Green Peacock (TV Movie) as
Grover Dickerson
1958
The Old Testament Scriptures (TV Series) as
Captain in Jericho Army
- Joshua: The Conqueror - Captain in Jericho Army
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) as
Association Man
- The Night the Phone Rang (1958) - Association Man
1958
The Rough Riders (TV Series) as
Pete Terrell
- The Counterfeiters (1958) - Pete Terrell
1958
Northwest Passage (TV Series) as
Pvt. Zach Miller
- Break Out (1958) - Pvt. Zach Miller
1958
The Silent Service (TV Series) as
Schneider
- The Swordfish Story (1958) - Schneider
1958
Bronco (TV Series) as
Ben Cabot
- The Besieged (1958) - Ben Cabot
1958
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Turner
- Mule Team (1958) - Turner
1957
Boots and Saddles (TV Series) as
Sgt. Johnson
- Weight of Command (1958)
- Quiet Day at Fort Lowell (1957) - Sgt. Johnson
- Terror at Fort Lowell (1957)
1958
Broken Arrow (TV Series) as
Captain Rowan
- Bear Trap (1958) - Captain Rowan
1958
Man from God's Country as
Curt Warren
1957
The Gray Ghost (TV Series) as
Hollingshead
- Sealed Orders (1957) - Hollingshead
1957
Black Patch as
Holman
1957
House of Numbers as
Patrolman (uncredited)
1957
Johnny Tremain as
Patriot Commander at Lexington (uncredited)
1957
Telephone Time (TV Series) as
Lieutenant
- Stranded (1957) - Lieutenant
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Hagar
- The Intruder (1957) - Hagar
1957
Man Afraid as
Detective (uncredited)
1950
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Vic Clanton / Mark Slade / Frank Cameron / ...
- Ghost Town Fury (1957) - Vic Clanton (as House Peters)
- Breaking Point (1957) - Mark Slade (as House Peters)
- Outlaw Masquerade (1957) - Frank Cameron (as House Peters)
- Gold Freight (1955) - Jake Ronson
- Ex-Marshal (1954) - Chick Compton
- Diamond in the Rough (1953) - Bat Anders
- Prisoner in Jeopardy (1953) - O'Neil
- Best Laid Plans (1952) - Slim Gordon
- Mr. Trouble (1951) - Pierce
- Desert Adventure (1950) - Yuma Kid
- Man Without a Gun (1950) - Henchman Slack
- Jim Tyler's Past (1950) - Blackie Kane
1956
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) as
Dave Shelton / Bill Wheeling / Leo Driggs
- Portrait of Murder (1957) - Dave Shelton
- Tossup (1956) - Bill Wheeling
- His Weight in Wildcats (1956) - Leo Driggs
1957
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series) as
Monk Larson
- Scourge of the Wilderness (1957) - Monk Larson
1956
The Women of Pitcairn Island as
Coggins
1956
This Is the Life (TV Series) as
Carl Anderson
- Song of the Night (1956) - Carl Anderson
1954
Annie Oakley (TV Series) as
Sully Martin / Homer Willoughby / Lily Maid's Chief Henchman / ...
- Treasure Map (1956) - Sully Martin
- Outlaw Brand (1956) - Homer Willoughby
- Annie and the Lily Maid (1954) - Lily Maid's Chief Henchman
- The Dude Stagecoach (1954) - Wiley
1956
Navy Log (TV Series)
- In the Labonza (1956)
1955
Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV Series) as
Joe Hill / Ace Younger / Bob Kent
- Kid Curry - Killer (1956) - Joe Hill
- The Golden Plant (1956)
- The Little Mavericks (1955) - Ace Younger
- Legacy of Jesse James (1955) - Bob Kent
1956
Fury (TV Series) as
Bill Adams
- Joey Sees It Through (1956) - Bill Adams
1956
Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (TV Series) as
Luke
- Comanche Kid (1956) - Luke
1955
You Are There (TV Series) as
Bruce Greeves
- Spindletop - The First Great Texas Oil Strike (January 10, 1901) (1955) - Bruce Greeves
1955
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
Pastor Martin Rock
- Reformed Criminal (1955) - Pastor Martin Rock
1955
The Adventures of Champion (TV Series) as
Frank Parker / Ote Bledsoe
- Challenge of the West (1955) - Frank Parker
- The Medicine Man Mystery (1955) - Ote Bledsoe
1955
Rebel Without a Cause as
Officer at Police Station (uncredited)
1955
Strategic Air Command as
Captain (uncredited)
1954
Target Earth as
Technician
1954
Medic (TV Series) as
Councilman Lavel
- Day 10 (1954) - Councilman Lavel
1954
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- The Kiss (1954)
1954
Overland Pacific as
Perkins (uncredited)
1954
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) as
Henchman Dakota
- New Mexico Manhunt (1954) - Henchman Dakota
1954
Highway Dragnet as
Steve
1953
Ramar of the Jungle (TV Series) as
Dick Webley
- Blind Peril (1953) - Dick Webley
- Call to Danger (1953) - Dick Webley
1951
The Range Rider (TV Series) as
Larry Rand / Bill Martin / Indian Henchman / ...
- West of Cheyenne (1953) - Larry Rand
- Convict at Large (1953) - Bill Martin
- The Secret of Superstition Peak (1952) - Indian Henchman (uncredited)
- Shotgun Stage (1952) - Fake Austin
- Indian Sign (1951) - Steve Bentley
- False Trail (1951) - Bert
- Dim Trails (1951) - Henchman Blake Edmund
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- My Wife, Poor Wretch (1953)
1953
Port Sinister as
Jim Garry
1953
The Man Behind the Gun as
Sheldon's Henchman at Hideout (uncredited)
1953
Winning of the West as
Marshal Jim Hackett
1952
The Cisco Kid (TV Series) as
Curt Hansen / Joe Shadden
- Dutchman's Flat (1952) - Curt Hansen
- Pancho and the Pachyderm (1952) - Joe Shadden
1952
Wyoming Roundup as
Kent Randolph
1952
Kansas City Confidential as
Policeman (uncredited)
1952
Fargo as
Farmer (uncredited)
1952
Hellgate as
Witness (uncredited)
1952
Sky King (TV Series) as
Matt Durkin
- Desperate Character (1952) - Matt Durkin
1952
Carson City as
Miner (uncredited)
1952
Gang Busters (TV Series) as
Maurice O'Dell
- The O'Dell-Griffin Case (1952) - Maurice O'Dell
1952
And Now Tomorrow
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Jason / Banker Stevens
- Wrestling Story (1952) - Jason
- Ex-Convict Story (1951) - Banker Stevens
1952
The Lion and the Horse as
'Rocky' Steuber
1952
Red Planet Mars as
Dr. Boulting - Mitchell's Assistant (uncredited)
1952
Kansas Territory as
Ralph Carruthers
1952
Oklahoma Annie as
Jim Tullett
1952
Waco as
Doctor
1952
The Old West as
Henchman Mike
1951
The Red Badge of Courage as
Passing Soldier - Veteran (uncredited)
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still as
Military Police Captain (uncredited)
1951
The Dakota Kid as
Sam Dawson
1951
Lorna Doone as
Patrol Leader (uncredited)
1951
Blazing Bullets as
Bill Grant
1951
Man from Sonora as
Ed Hooper
1951
Spoilers of the Plains as
Henchman Scheller
1951
Gene Autry and the Mounties as
Hogan (uncredited)
1951
Three Desperate Men as
Dick Cable
1950
The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) as
Reynolds / Myron Foster / Lou Phelps
- The Star Toter (1950) - Reynolds
- The Silver Arrow (1950) - Myron Foster
- Head for Texas (1950) - Lou Phelps
1950
Border Treasure as
Rod
1950
Hi-Jacked as
Hank
1950
Twilight in the Sierras as
Jim Williams
1950
Cow Town as
Gill Saunders
1950
Over the Border as
Wade Shelton
1949
Love Happy as
Clergyman in Sadie Thompson Number (uncredited)
1949
The Gal Who Took the West as
Trooper (uncredited)
1949
King of the Rocket Men as
Burt Winslow
1949
Batman and Robin as
Earl - Henchman [Chs. 7-15]
1949
Son of Billy the Kid as
Yantis Henchman (uncredited)
1949
Sheriff of Wichita as
Deputy Jack Thorpe
1949
Outlaw Country as
Cal Saunders
1949
Rose of the Yukon (uncredited)
1948
Renegades of Sonora as
Courier
1948
Courtin' Trouble as
Burt Larsen
1948
Gunning for Justice as
Curt Wheeler
1948
The Plunderers as
Sentinel (uncredited)
1948
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James as
Sheriff Towey[Chs. 1-2, 5-6, 11]
1948
Desperadoes of Dodge City as
Hank
1948
Under California Stars as
Ed- Henchman
1948
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted as
Ford - Henchman (uncredited)
1948
Oklahoma Badlands as
The Dude
1947
Danger Street as
Magazine Staffer (uncredited)
1941
Sea Raiders as
Agent Burke [Ch. 4] (uncredited)
1939
Frontier Pony Express as
Lieutenant Trent (uncredited)
1938
Start Cheering as
Football Playing Student (uncredited)
1937
Wells Fargo as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1937
All American Sweetheart as
Eddie (uncredited)
1937
Life Begins in College as
Reporter (uncredited)
1937
Public Cowboy No. 1 as
Jim Shannon
1937
Windjammer as
Bob - Sailor (uncredited)
1936
Four Days Wonder as
Chauffeur (uncredited)
1936
Ace Drummond as
Pete - Second Pilot [Ch. 1] / Clipper Pilot [Ch. 8] (uncredited)
1936
Yellowstone as
Yellowstone Park Ranger (uncredited)
1936
Flash Gordon as
Shark Man [Chs. 3-4]
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as
House Peters
1935
3 Kids and a Queen as
Reporter (uncredited)
1935
Hot Tip as
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2005
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Actor 'Rebel without a Cause'
- James Dean: Sense Memories (2005) - Actor 'Rebel without a Cause' (uncredited)
1962
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Association Man
- The Night the Phone Rang (1962) - Association Man
1960
Mission of Danger as
Pvt Zach Smith
1955
The Matchmaking Marshal as
Jason
1955
Thunder Over Sangoland
1951
The Vanishing Outpost as
Henchman (uncredited)
1951
Lost Planet Airmen as
Burt Winslow
1950
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Bank Robber
- Buried Treasure (1950) - Bank Robber (uncredited)
1949
Squadron of Doom (TV Movie) as
Pete
References
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