Career
Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Peters began his career on a high note, playing the handsome leading man in, co-starring Mary Pickford. While The Bishop"s Carriage was filmed in an East Coast studio, Peters was in Los Angeles by 1914, becoming one of the first screen stars to permanently settle there. Although he stated publicly that he preferred playing villains, Peters, curly haired and pleasantly dimpled, was from the outset typecast as the romantic hero.
After enjoying his greatest success as the good-bad hero of, Peters found his career at the peak of the early 1920s.
He signed with Universal Studios for six films in 1924, hoping for a comeback. The results, however, were mostly mediocre and he was soon demoted to supporting roles.
Personal life Peters was married to actress Mae King in 1914 with whom he had three children, Gregg, Patricia and Robert, Junior. (1916–2008). Peters died at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
