House Peters, Jr.

House Peters, Jr.

Infobox Actor
name = House Peters, Jr.


imagesize = 180px
caption =
birthname = Robert House Peters, Jr.
birthdate = birth date|1916|1|12|mf=y
birthplace = New Rochelle, New York, United States
deathdate = death date and age|2008|10|1|1916|1|12|mf=y
deathplace = Los Angeles, California, United States
occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1935-1966
spouse = Lucy Peters (1946-2008)

Robert House Peters, Jr. (January 12, 1916 – October 1, 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.

Peters was born in New Rochelle, New York to actors Robert House Peters, Sr., 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.cite news | url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gjJByrFKgrYqZ-hscJEBr359frjgD93I5EO80 |last=Dillon | first=Raquel Maria | title=Mr. Clean actor House Peters Jr. dead at 92 | work=The Associated Press | date=2008-10-01 |accessdate=2008-10-02]

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. [cite news | author=Variety Staff | title=Actor House Peters Jr. dies at 92 | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993230.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 | work=Variety | date=2008-10-01 | accessdate=2008-10-01]

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Persondata
NAME= Peters, House, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Peters, Robert House, Jr.; Peters, House
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= January 12, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH= New Rochelle, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH= October 1, 2008
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California, United States


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