Actor House Peters Jr. Passes Away @ 92

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/02/o...ref=mpstoryview

TV's 'Mr. Clean' dies at 92

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- House Peters Jr., a TV actor who became the original Mr. Clean in Procter & Gamble's commercials for household cleaners, died Wednesday. He was 92.

Peters died of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles, said his son, Jon Peters.

The elder Peters' most memorable role came as Mr. Clean -- a muscular man with a bald head, a hoop earring and a no-nonsense attitude toward dirt and grime. From the late 1950s and into the early 1960s, Peters Jr. helped advertise the famous household cleaner with the trademark jingle, "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean."

Peters Jr. played many supporting roles through his career, including working with Roy Rogers and Gene Autry on their television shows. He also appeared in "Perry Mason," "Gunsmoke," "The Twilight Zone" and "Lassie."

"He always played the heavy," Jon Peters said, referring to his father's customary roles as a villain or brawny character. "Even though he wasn't happy about being cast in those roles, he worked really hard at it."

His father's acting career spanned 1935-1967, according to his Web site. He also wrote an autobiography, "Another Side of Hollywood," in which he describes growing up the son of an actress and silent film actor in Beverly Hills. His father, Robert House Peters Sr., has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Peters Jr. was never a leading man, but played many character parts in cowboy movies and won a Golden Boot Award in 2000 for his lifetime contributions to the western genre, his son said.

Peters Jr. was born January 12, 1916, in New Rochelle, New York, as Robert House Peters Jr. His son said Peters Jr. studied drama in high school and became inspired to pursue an acting career.

He also is survived by his wife, Lucy Pickett, a daughter, another son and four grandchildren.

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The elder Peters' most memorable role came as Mr. Clean -- a muscular man with a bald head, a hoop earring and a no-nonsense attitude toward dirt and grime. From the late 1950s and into the early 1960s, Peters Jr. helped advertise the famous household cleaner with the trademark jingle, "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean."

I would thought a musclebound dude with an earring suddenly appearing from nowhere in your 50's era kitchen would prompt a phone call to the police.

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The elder Peters' most memorable role came as Mr. Clean -- a muscular man with a bald head, a hoop earring and a no-nonsense attitude toward dirt and grime. From the late 1950s and into the early 1960s, Peters Jr. helped advertise the famous household cleaner with the trademark jingle, "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean."

I would thought a musclebound dude with an earring suddenly appearing from nowhere in your 50's era kitchen would prompt a phone call to the police.

Not when he could easily be banished by hitting off-switch or pulling plug.

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RIP, Mr. Clean.

FWIW, the Mr. Clean icon was a metaphor for a secret lover to house wives' fantasies....same with the Brawny guy.

Edited October 3, 2008 by Jabberwocky

[almaty 19]

mr clean..rip....in kazakhstan he was know as mr. fantastic....

i am sure he was a fantasy for severl kazkah ladies and a few non ladies

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[almaty 19]

i heard in his later years..he worked for the Bush administration.......

[one...two...tree 2,762]

i heard in his later years..he worked for the Bush administration.......

...even had a brief stint throwin softballs at the President...

[alienlovechild 75]

FWIW, the Mr. Clean icon was a metaphor for a secret lover to house wives' fantasies....same with the Brawny guy.

I'm hoping my fiancee will fall in love with the oven and start cooking.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

FWIW, the Mr. Clean icon was a metaphor for a secret lover to house wives' fantasies....same with the Brawny guy.

I'm hoping my fiancee will fall in love with the oven and start cooking.

oh snap!

[Jenn! 918]

White eyebrows really turn me on!

[bhajishah 4]

huh.?????.yah he was old soooo time to clean up heaven or hell or all spots inbetwixt..

[one...two...tree 2,762]

White eyebrows really turn me on!

It sez, 'he's experienced.'