House Peters Jr. | Played 'Mr. Clean,' 92

House Peters Jr., 92, a TV actor who became the original Mr. Clean in Procter & Gamble's commercials for household cleaners, has died.

He died Wednesday of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles, said his son, Jon Peters.

Mr. 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, Mr. Peters helped advertise the famous household cleaner with the trademark jingle, "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean."

He 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. - AP