House Peters Jr.
Robert House Peters Jr. ( born January 12, 1916 in New Rochelle, † October 1, 2008 in Los Angeles ) was an American actor whose most famous role, the presentation of the advertising character "Mr. Clean " ( in German: Meister Proper ) was.
Biography
House Peters Jr. grew up in Beverly Hills, the son of silent film actor House Peters Sr. and Mae King Peters. Even in high school he became interested in acting. After graduating, he played among others in the films Hot Tip and the Gene - Autry- vehicle Public Cowboy No.. 1 with. He also starred in several episodes of the first Flash Gordon series. During World War II he served in the U.S. Air Force. He then returned as a film actor, mainly in supporting roles of television series and B- movies, works. He played in 12 episodes of the series Lassie the Sheriff Jim Billings.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Peters represented the first "Mr. Clean " and coined so that the image of the well-trained, bald advertising character for the company Procter & Gamble. The cleaning agent in question has been marketed in the German-speaking countries under the name of Mr. Clean. The cartoon character in the German commercials based on the representation of House Peters Jr.
In 2000, Peters was awarded for his achievements in the genre of B- movie westerns of the Golden Boot Award backbone of the B's. In the same year he published his autobiography, Another Side of Hollywood.