Cleanliness is Next to Godliness -- Mr. Clean Dies
Posted Oct 2nd 2008 9:20AM by TMZ Staff
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Mr. Clean has gone off to that big sanitized house in the sky.
House Peters Jr., the actor that played the original Mr. Clean in TV
commercials, died of [ammonia] pneumonia on Wednesday. He was 92.
In the '50s and '60s, Peters became famous for playing the household
cleaning product's bald muscular hoop-earing clad spokesperson. The
Castro would never be the same.
Peters is survived by his wife, three adult children and four
grandchildren.
Filed under: R.I.P.
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The Dish Rag by Elizabeth Snead
House Peters Jr., actor who played Mr. Clean, dies at 92
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Mr. Clean gets rid of dirt and grime and grease in just a minute.
Mr. Clean can clean your whole house and everything that=92s in it.
Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean!
I listened to that catchy jingle when I was a baby. Darn thing is
imprinted in my brain.
Even today, when I clean my kitchens and bathrooms (which is
admittedly not that often), I hum the Mr. Clean advertising jingle.
No, not out loud.
So I was sad today to hear that the actor who first played Mr. Clean
=96- House Peters Jr. -- died in Los Angeles.
But I was stunned to hear that he was 92! That's a very ripe old age.
Musta been clean living?
Sorry.
For more about the actor who first ****trayed the household hygiene
icon, keep reading.
And if you have any fond memories of Mr. Clean, please leave a
comment. C'mon, I know there are some secret Mr. Clean fans out
there!
Peters' acting career was from 1935 to 1967. He appeared as an MP
captain in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," in "Flash Gordon," as Dr.
Goulting in "Red Planet Mars," a technician in "Target Earth," a
re****ter in "The Great Sioux Massacre."
He also appeared on TV shows such as =93The Gene Autry Show,=94 =93The
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He wrote an autobiography, "Another Side of Hollywood," in which he
wrote about being the son of an actress and silent film actor, Robert
House Peters Sr., who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
According to AP, he was never a leading man, but he played many
marvelous characters in westerns and even won a Golden Boot Award in
2000 for his lifetime contributions to the western genre.
Peters Jr. was born Jan. 12, 1916, in New Rochelle, N.Y., as Robert
House Peters Jr. His son told AP that his dad studied drama in high
school and was inspired to pursue an acting career.
He is survived by his wife, Lucy Pickett, a daughter, another son and
four grandchildren.
Here's Variety's obit too.
Posted by ESNEAD on October 2, 2008
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