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House Peters Jr. (1916–2008)

House Peters Jr. spent over 32 years in Hollywood as a well-respected, journeyman character actor and occasional star of B-movies. Beginning his career in 1935's Hot Tip, he went on to portray mostly supporting characters and a host of baddies in a large number of stage roles, films, serials, TV shows and commercials... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1956-1966 Lassie (TV series)
Sheriff Jim Billings / Sheriff / Sheriff Benson / …
The Friendless (1966) … Tom
Charlie Banana (1965) … Sheriff
Runaround (1965) … Sheriff Jim Simmons
The Elephant (1957) … Sheriff Billings
 
1965 The Great Sioux Massacre
Reporter
 
1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Bartender
We've Lost a Train (1965) … Bartender
 
1964 Rio Conchos
Pardee Officer
 
1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Lt. Jeffers / Plainclothesman
The Case of the Paper Bullets (1964) … Lt. Jeffers
The Case of the Drifting Dropout (1964) … Plainclothesman
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Sheriff Willard
Portrait of an Unknown Man (1964) … Sheriff Willard
 
1963 Laramie (TV series)
Davis
The Marshals (1963) … Davis
 
1962 Who's Got the Action?
Cop in Elevator (uncredited)
 
1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Sheriff Goodson
The Dark Wood (1962) … Sheriff Goodson
 
1962 Terror at Black Falls
Sheriff Cal
 
1958-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ick Fears / Link Hartfield / Matt Goslett
The Jeff Hartfield Story (1962) … Link Hartfield
The Artie Matthewson Story (1961) … Ick Fears
The Charles Maury Story (1958) … Matt Goslett
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Bert Kemper
So's Your Old Man (1961) … Bert Kemper
 
1961 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Policeman
Never Steal an Owl (1961) … Policeman
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Joe Poole
Trapped (1961) … Joe Poole
 
1959-1961 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Jake / Nat Swan
About Chester (1961) … Jake
The Coward (1959) … Nat Swan
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Hotel Clerk
Mask of Murder (1960) … Hotel Clerk
 
1960 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Policeman
Mr. Bevis (1960) … Policeman
 
1960 The Big Night
Robert Shaw
 
1959 Lock Up (TV series)
Dave Parnell
Music to Murder By (1959) … Dave Parnell
 
1955-1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
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)
Marshal
Shakedown at St. Joe (1959) … Marshal
 
1959 Inside the Mafia
Marty Raven (uncredited)
 
1959 M Squad (TV series)
Jess Reinger
The Dangerous Game (1959) … Jess Reinger
 
1957-1959 The Californians (TV series)
Jacob Johnson
An Act of Faith (1959)
The Regulators (1957) … Jacob Johnson
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Sheriff
The Saga of Sam Bass (1959) … Sheriff
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Harvey
Hanging Fever (1959) … Harvey
 
1959 Buckskin (TV series)
Pat Devlin
Who Killed Pat Devlin? (1959) … Pat Devlin
 
1959 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Van Land
Omar the Sign Maker (1959) … Van Land
 
1958 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Pete Terrell
The Counterfeiters (1958) … Pete Terrell
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Association Man
The Night the Phone Rang (1958) … Association Man
 
1958 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Pvt. Zach Miller
Break Out (1958) … Pvt. Zach Miller
 
1958 Bronco (TV series)
Ben Cabot
The Besieged (1958) … Ben Cabot
 
1958 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Turner
Mule Team (1958) … Turner
 
1957-1958 Boots and Saddles (TV series)
Weight of Command (1958)
 
1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Captain Rowan
Bear Trap (1958) … Captain Rowan
 
1958 Man from God's Country
Curt Warren
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Pete / Sam Brundage
The Feud (1957) … Sam Brundage
The Lynching (1957) … Pete (as House Peters)
 
1957 Black Patch
Holman
 
1957 House of Numbers
Patrolman (uncredited)
 
1957 Johnny Tremain
Patriot Commander at Lexington (uncredited)
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
Stranded (1957)
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Hagar
The Intruder (1957) … Hagar
 
1957 Man Afraid
Detective (uncredited)
 
1950-1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Bat Anders / Blackie Kane / Chick Compton / …
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
 
1956-1957 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
Bill Wheeling / Dave Shelton / 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)
Monk Larson
Scourge of the Wilderness (1957) … Monk Larson
 
1957 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Hollingshead
Sealed Orders (1957) … Hollingshead
 
1956 The Women of Pitcairn Island
Coggins, sailor hiding jewels
 
1954-1956 Annie Oakley (TV series)
Lily Maid's Chief Henchman / Sully Martin / Wiley / …
Treasure Map (1956) … Sully Martin
Outlaw Brand (1956) … 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)
 
1955-1956 Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV series)
Ace Younger / Bob Kent / Joe Hill
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)
Bill Adams
Joey Sees It Through (1956) … Bill Adams
 
1956 Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (TV series)
Luke
Comanche Kid (1956) … Luke
 
1955 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Pastor Martin Rock
Reformed Criminal (1955) … Pastor Martin Rock
 
1955 You Are There (TV series)
Bruce Greeves
 
1955 The Adventures of Champion (TV series)
Frank Parker / Ote Bledsoe
Challenge of the West (1955) … Frank Parker
The Medicine Man Mystery (1955) … Ote Bledsoe
 
1955 Rebel Without a Cause
Officer at Police Station (uncredited)
 
1955 Strategic Air Command
Captain (uncredited)
 
1954 Target Earth
Technician
 
1954 Medic (TV series)
Councilman Lavel
Day 10 (1954) … Councilman Lavel
 
1954 Overland Pacific
Perkins (uncredited)
 
1954 Highway Dragnet
Steve
 
1954 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Henchman Dakota
New Mexico Manhunt (1954) … Henchman Dakota
 
1953 Ramar of the Jungle (TV series)
Dick Webley
Call to Danger (1953) … Dick Webley
Blind Peril (1953) … Dick Webley
 
1952-1953 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Land of the Free (1953)
Self-Made Man (1952)
 
1953 Port Sinister
Jim Garry
 
1953 The Man Behind the Gun
Sheldon's Henchman at Hideout (uncredited)
 
1953 Winning of the West
Marshal Jim Hackett
 
1951-1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
Bert / Bill Martin / Fake Austin / …
Convict at Large (1953) … Bill Martin
West of Cheyenne (1953) … Larry Rand
Shotgun Stage (1952) … Fake Austin
The Secret of Superstition Peak (1952) … Indian Henchman (uncredited)
Dim Trails (1951) … Henchman Blake Edmund
 
1952 Kansas City Confidential
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1952 Wyoming Roundup
Randolph
 
1952 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Curt Hansen / Joe Shadden
Dutchman's Flat (1952) … Curt Hansen
Pancho and the Pachyderm (1952) … Joe Shadden
 
1952 Fargo
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1952 Hellgate
Witness (uncredited)
 
1952 Sky King (TV series)
Matt Durkin
Desperate Character (1952) … Matt Durkin
 
1952 Carson City
Miner (uncredited)
 
1952 Gang Busters (TV series)
Maurice O'Dell
The O'Dell-Griffin Case (1952) … Maurice O'Dell
 
1951-1952 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Banker Stevens / Jason
Wrestling Story (1952) … Jason
Ex-Convict Story (1951) … Banker Stevens
 
1952 The Lion and the Horse
'Rocky' Steuber
 
1952 Red Planet Mars
Dr. Boulting - Mitchell's Assistant (uncredited)
 
1952 Kansas Territory
Ralph Carruthers
 
1952 Oklahoma Annie
Jim Tullett
 
1952 Waco
Doctor
 
1952 The Old West
Henchman Mike
 
1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still
Military Police Captain (uncredited)
 
1951 The Dakota Kid
Sam Dawson
 
1951 Lorna Doone
Patrol Leader (uncredited)
 
1951 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Convict in Hospital Ward (uncredited)
 
1951 Blazing Bullets
Bill Grant
 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage
Passing Soldier - Veteran (uncredited)
 
1951 Man from Sonora
Ed Hooper
 
1951 Spoilers of the Plains
Scheller
 
1951 Gene Autry and The Mounties
Henchman Hogan (uncredited)
 
1951 Three Desperate Men
Dick Cable
 
1950 The Gene Autry Show (TV series)
Lou Phelps / Myron Foster / Reynolds
The Star Toter (1950) … Reynolds
The Silver Arrow (1950) … Myron Foster
Head for Texas (1950) … Lou Phelps
 
1950 Border Treasure
Rod
 
1950 Hi-Jacked
Hank
 
1950 Cow Town
Gill Saunders
 
1950 Twilight in the Sierras
Jim Williams
 
1950 Over the Border
Wade Shelton
 
1949 Love Happy
Clergyman in Sadie Thompson Number (uncredited)
 
1949 The Gal Who Took the West
Trooper (uncredited)
 
1949 King of the Rocket Men
Burt Winslow
 
1949 Batman and Robin
Henchman Earl [Chs. 7-15]
 
1949 Son of Billy the Kid
Yantis Henchman (uncredited)
 
1949 Sheriff of Wichita
Deputy Jack Thorpe
 
1949 Outlaw Country
Cal Saunders
 
1949 Rose of the Yukon (uncredited)
 
1948 Renegades of Sonora
Courier
 
1948 Courtin' Trouble
Burt Larsen
 
1948 Gunning for Justice
Henchman Kirk Wheeler
 
1948 The Plunderers
Sentinel (uncredited)
 
1948 Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Sheriff [Chs. 1-2, 5-6, 11]
 
1948 Under California Stars
Henchman Ed
 
1948 Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Henchman Ford (uncredited)
 
1948 Oklahoma Badlands
Wilkins
 
1947 Danger Street
Magazine staffer (uncredited)
 
1941 Sea Raiders
Agent Burke [Ch. 4] (uncredited)
 
1939 Frontier Pony Express
Lieutenant Trent (uncredited)
 
1938 Start Cheering
Football Playing Student (uncredited)
 
1937 Public Cowboy No. 1
Jim Shannon
 
1937 Windjammer
Bob - Sailor (uncredited)
 
1936 Four Days' Wonder
Chauffeur (uncredited)
 
1936 Ace Drummond
Pete - Second Pilot [Ch. 1]/Clipper Pilot [Ch. 8] (uncredited)
 
1936 Yellowstone
Ranger (uncredited)
 
1936/I Flash Gordon
Shark Man [Chs. 3-4]
 
1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
House Peters
 
1935 Three Kids and a Queen
Reporter (uncredited)
 
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1955 The Matchmaking Marshal
Jason
 
1951 The Vanishing Outpost
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1951 Lost Planet Airmen
Burt Winslow
 
1937 Squadron of Doom (TV movie)
Pete
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1950s-1960s) TV commercials: Played "Mr. Clean" in a series of commercials for Mr. Clean household cleanser.

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mr. Clean | House Peters
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[about director Spencer Gordon Bennet] A real gentleman with a hat, a trenchcoat and a tie. Very quiet and a pretty darned good director. See more »

Trivia:

Cancer survivor. See more »

Nickname:

Junie See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn