Actor House Peters, Jr., best known for playing the original Mr. Clean on TV commercials for Procter & Gamble in the late 1950s and early 1960s, has died of pneumonia in Los Angeles at the age of 92, his family said.

Beginning his career in the 1935 film “Hot Tip,” he went on to portray mostly supporting characters and a host of baddies in a large number of stage roles (he performed at the Pasadena Playhouse), films, serials, TV shows and commercials. Peters had set himself a goal when he began his acting career that if he didn't achieve star status by age 50, he would leave show business for good. He retired in the late 1960s after filming his last episode of "Lassie" keeping the promise he had made to himself.

House served in the U.S. Army Air Corps' Air Sea Rescue section as a small boat operator during World War II. He met his future wife, Lucy Pickett, during his tour in the Philippines.

Peters Jr. made most of his move and TV appearances in Westerns as the villain. He also made guest star turns on “Perry Mason,” “Lassie,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Gunsmoke.” Peters' son, Jon Peters, told the Associated Press that Peters Jr. received the Golden Boot Award in 2000 for his work in the Western genre.

He also wrote an autobiography entitled "Another Side of Hollywood," in which he wrote about being the son of an actress and silent film actor, Robert House Peters, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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