Peters was born in
New Rochelle, New York to actors
House Peters, a major leading man in the silent era, and Mae King. He grew up in
Beverly Hills, California and graduated from
Beverly Hills High School. 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,
Bat Masterson,
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 served in the
United States Army Air Forces'
Air Sea Rescue section as a small-boat operator during
World War II. He was married to Lucy Pickett 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. Peters wrote a book, "Another Side of Hollywood" an autobiography by actor House Peters Jr. published by Empire Publishing of Madison, North Carolina in the year 2000. It is an entertaining, interesting look at the early days of Hollywood movie and television production with many black and white photos. ==Filmography==