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House Peters Jr., aka 'Mr. Clean,' Dies

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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 2) - House Peters Jr., a TV actor who became the original Mr. Clean in Proctor & 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.

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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."

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 Jan. 12, 1916, in New Rochelle, N.Y., 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.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. Active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.

2008-10-02 06:42:47

Dan Steinberg, AP

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Jgae82

04:28 PMOct 06 2008

This happened last thursday - and you morons are still using it as a lead story?Morons

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CADDONE1

11:04 PMOct 04 2008

Here are the words to the complete original jingle written by Thomas Cadden:Mr. Clean gets rid of dirt 'n grime 'n grease in just a minute, Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and everything that's in it. Floors, doors, walls, halls, white side tires and old golf balls. Sinks, stoves, bath tubs, he'll do. He'll even help clean laundry too. Mr. Clean get rid of dirt 'n grime 'n grease in just a minute, Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and everything that's in it. Can he clean a kitchen sink? Quicker than a wink! Can he clean a window sash? Faster than a flash! Can he clean a dirty mirror? He'll make it bright and clearer! Can he clean a diamond ring? Mr. Clean cleans anything! Mr. Clean gets rid of dirt 'n grime 'n grease in just a minute, Mr. Clean will clean your whole house and everything that's in it. Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean...

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Spambofirstblood

11:28 AMOct 03 2008

Sorry the link is bad... I just did a search on AOL for House Peters Jr pictures.

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Spambofirstblood

11:26 AMOct 03 2008

This is a link to a picture of him in Flkash Gordon. He loks like Mr Clean in it. His bald wig looks pretty bad. http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/imageDetails?s_it=imageDetails&query=house peters jr pics&img=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.wikia.com%2Fflashgordon%2Fimages%2F3%2F38%2 F103sharkman.jpg&site=&host=http%3A%2F%2Fflashgordon.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2F House_Peters%2C_Jr.&width=116&height=89&thumbUrl=http://images-partners- tbn.google.com/images?q=tbn:6bHr0FrQA_VaRM:images.wikia.com/flashgordon/ images/3/38/103sharkman.jpg&b=search%3Fencquery%3D6c1189430779585062d291 c2fc6b45d2b3c74f2a880549b1%26invocationType%3Dkeyword_rollover%26ie%3DUT F-8&icid=snap-pic

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Spambofirstblood

11:17 AMOct 03 2008

http://www.topsocialite.com/house-peters-jr-mr-clean-dies/

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Clancy3909

09:51 AMOct 03 2008

The man was older then dirt.Why is it a shock that people die we have been doing it since the dawn of time.

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Floatsfast

09:26 AMOct 03 2008

I don't know who this person is but he sure isn't the Mr. Clean that I met a few years ago! The one that I met is the more familiar face who is retired from the Dayton County, Ohio sherrif's department. The last that I knew, he was very active in a drug awareness program and lectured where I work.

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Bryanbecht1

08:39 AMOct 03 2008

Don't they mean that he died of "ammonia" ...

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Sweets3940

07:34 AMOct 03 2008

The original artist for Mr. Clean died in 1995. His name was Peter Scibilio. He drew the very first Mr. Clean commercial and created the concept for how Mr. Clean was to appear. No big fan fair was made when Mr. Scibilio passed because at the time people were given an amount of money and never got recognition. He also made the Adams and Sweat Carpet Company comercial that went "How many cookies did Andrew eat? Oh Andrew ate 8000."

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QMONLY

09:24 PMOct 03 2008

pneumonia and ammonia sound too much alike. What a coincedence, lol. Just a lil joke, RIP

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