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Original 'Mr. Clean' Actor Dies At 92

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Oct 1, 2008 10:51 pm US/Pacific

Original 'Mr. Clean' Actor Dies At 92

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― House Peters Jr., the original Mr. Clean on Proctor & Gamble's commercials for household cleaners, has died. He was 92.

His son Jon Peters says his father died today of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles.

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."

Perhaps Peters Jr. 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.

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