Mr. Clean, the man who made cleaning a macho thing — at a time when women did most of the household chores — died Wednesday at the age of 92.

House Peters Jr. played the highly recognizable Mr. Clean in a series of commercials for Procter & Gamble cleaning products from the 1950s to ’60s. He’ll be widely remembered as the bald man with the bulging arms, big smile, bushy eyebrows, earring and deep voice — who attacked filth and grease head on. Peters’s son, Jon Peters, told the Associated Press that his father died of pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital, in Los Angeles.

The Mr. Clean actor was born January 12, 1916, to silent-screen star House Peters Sr. and actress Mae King Peters. Peters Jr. served in the U.S. Army Air Corps’ Air Sea Rescue section as a small-boat operator during World War II. During his tour in the Philippines, he met his wife, Lucy Pickett, according to IMDB.com. Peters played supporting-actor roles in numerous small-screen shows, including "Lassie," "Perry Mason" and "The Twilight Zone." In 2000, he was awarded the Golden Boot Award for his lifetime contribution to Western genres.

He retired in his 50s, and he and Pickett drove across the country to fish and shop at flea markets. He is survived by his wife, three children and four grandchildren.

Watch the YouTube clip below of a classic Mr. Clean commercial and jingle, still being used today:

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