House Peters, Jr. Filmography

Robert House Peters, Jr. 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. 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.
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