House Peters senior
House Peters senior (born March 12, 1880 in Bristol , England , † December 7, 1967 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was a British - American actor .
life and career
Born in Britain, he traveled the world as a young man and also fought as a soldier in the Second Boer War before turning to acting. During the silent film era, House Peters became famous as a Hollywood actor, nicknamed the Star of a Thousand Emotions . He was mostly used in roles as a romantic lover. With the dawn of talkies in the late 1920s, Peters had actually retired from acting, but returned in 1952 for a supporting role as a pastor in the Gene Autry - Western The Old West in front of the camera. Then Peters turned two more films and was in 1961 in the television series The Fisher Family to see.
In 1914 he married the actress Mae King and had four children, including the actor House Peters junior . House Peters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work as a film actor .
Filmography (selection)
- 1913: In the Bishop's Carriage
- 1913: A Lady of Quality
- 1915: The Captive
- 1915: The Girl of the Golden West
- 1916: Salomy Jane
- 1919: Thunderbolts of Fate
- 1922: Human Hearts
- 1925: The Storm Breaker
- 1925: Raffles : The Amateur Cracksman
- 1925: Head Winds
- 1928: Rose-Marie
- 1952: The Old West
- 1952: Five Pearls (O. Henry's Full House)
- 1953: Treasure of the Golden Condor
- 1961: The Fisher Family (TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
- House Peters senior in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ House Peters | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
- ↑ House Peters, Sr (1880-1967) - Find A Grave ... Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peters, House senior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bristol , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th December 1967 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California |