Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959)
was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912
to 1948. Part of his career was spent with
Art Mix Productions.
[ McKee also worked as a ]stage actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...
from 1910 until at least 1932,[ and began working in show business in 1893.
]
Selected filmography
* '' The Adventures of Kathlyn'' (1913)Blazing Arrows
''Blazing Arrows'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Lester Cuneo, Francelia Billington and Clark Comstock.Connelly p.323
Synopsis
John Strong is studying a Columbia University in New York where he f ...
'' (1922)
* '' Silver Spurs'' (1922)
* ''Blood Test
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'' (1923)
* ''The Eagle's Claw
''The Eagle's Claw'' is a 1924 American silent Western film starring Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. It was produced and directed by Charles R. Seeling.
The film is preserved in a foreign archive in Brussels. On DVD it is available from the Grapev ...
'' (1924)
* '' Bringin' Home the Bacon'' (1924)
* '' The Terror of Pueblo'' (1924)
* ''Thundering Romance
''Thundering Romance'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Jean Arthur and Harry Todd.Connelly, p. 421.
Cast
* Jay Wilsey as Lightning Bill
* Jean Arthur as Mary Watkins
* Rene Pico ...
'' (1924)
* ''Full Speed
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'' (1925)
* ''On the Go
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'' (1925)
* ''Double Action Daniels
''Double Action Daniels'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, J.P. Lockney and D'Arcy Corrigan.Munden, p. 199.
Cast
* Jay Wilsey as Double Action Daniels
* Lorna Palmar a Ruth Fuller ...
'' (1925)
* ''The Saddle Cyclone
''The Saddle Cyclone'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Harry Todd, and Lafe McKee.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Regan and Burns intend to foreclose a mortgage on Lo ...
'' (1925)
* ''The Human Tornado
''The Human Tornado'' is a 1976 American blaxploitation film directed by Cliff Roquemore. The film is a sequel to ''Dolemite''.
Plot
After coming off a successful comedy tour, Dolemite throws a get-together at his mansion. The party is crashe ...
'' (1925)
* '' The Sporting Life'' (1925)
* '' The Bandit Buster'' (1926)
* '' The Bonanza Buckaroo'' (1926)
* '' The Man from Oklahoma'' (1926)
* '' Fort Frayne'' (1926)
* '' Officer 444'' (1926)
* '' The Baited Trap'' (1926)
* ''West of the Law
''West of the Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the eighth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy ...
'' (1926)
* '' A Captain's Courage'' (1926)
* '' The Twin Triggers'' (1926)
* '' Rawhide'' (1926)
* '' The Desert of the Lost'' (1927)
* '' Daring Deeds'' (1927)
* ''Roarin' Broncs
''Roarin' Broncs'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Ann McKay and Harry Todd.Langman, p. 377
Plot
U.S. Border Patrol agent Bill Morris investigates the Tracy and Ball Ranch about a ...
'' (1927)
* '' The Ridin' Rowdy'' (1927)
* '' Riding to Fame'' (1927)
* '' The Fire Fighters'' (1927)[
* '' The Patent Leather Kid'' (1927)
* '']The Ballyhoo Buster
''The Ballyhoo Buster'' is a 1928 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Jay Wilsey, Peggy Shaw, and Nancy Nash. It was released on January 8, 1928.
Plot
After selling cattle to two strangers, Bob Warner is ...
'' (1928)
* '' Trailin' Back'' (1928)
* '' The Code of the Scarlet'' (1928)
* ''Riley of the Rainbow Division
''Riley of the Rainbow Division'' is a 1928 American silent war comedy film directed by Bobby Ray and starring Creighton Hale, Al Alt and Pauline Garon.Munden p.644 In Britain, it was released under the alternative title of ''Flappers in K ...
'' (1928)
* '' On the Divide'' (1928)
* ''The Ridin' Renegade
''The Ridin' Renegade'' (also known as ''The Riding Renegade'') is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Wallace Fox for Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) and starring Bob Steele, Nancy Drexel and Lafe McKee. The film was distri ...
'' (1928)
* '' The Painted Trail'' (1928)
* '' Saddle Mates'' (1928)
* '' Manhattan Cowboy'' (1928)
* '' Desperate Courage'' (1928)
* '' Trail Riders'' (1928)
* ''Vultures of the Sea
''Vultures of the Sea'' is a 1928 American adventure film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost.
Cast
* Johnnie Walker
* Shirley Mason
* Tom Santschi
* Frank Hagney
* Boris Karloff - Grouchy
* Horace B. Carpente ...
'' (1928)
* ''Men Without Law
''Men Without Law'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Carmelita Geraghty, Thomas Carr, Lydia Knott, and Harry Woods. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 15, 1930.
Cas ...
'' (1930)
* '' The Lone Rider'' (1930)
* '' Under Montana Skies'' (1930)
* '' The Lonesome Trail'' (1930)
* '' The Utah Kid'' (1930)
* '' Breed of the West'' (1930)
* ''Code of Honor A code of honor or honor code is generally a set of rules or ideals or a mode or way of behaving regarding honor that is socially, institutionally, culturally, and/or individually or personally imposed, reinforced, followed, and/or respected by cer ...
'' (1930)
* '' The Vanishing Legion'' (1931)
* ''The Fighting Marshal
''The Fighting Marshal'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Tim McCoy.
Plot
Tim Benton (Tim McCoy) is falsely accused of killing his own father and escapes from prison along with brutish Red Lar ...
'' (1931)
* ''The Cyclone Kid The Cyclone Kid may refer to:
*The Cyclone Kid (1931 film)
''The Cyclone Kid'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buzz Barton, Francis X. Bushman Jr. and Caryl Lincoln.Pitts, p. 62.
Cast
* Buzz Barton as Budd ...
'' (1931)
* '' Red Fork Range'' (1931)
* '' Lariats and Six-Shooters'' (1931)
* ''The Hurricane Horseman
''The Hurricane Horseman'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Marie Quillan and Walter Miller.Pitts p.205 It was shot at the Iverson Ranch.
Cast
* Lane Chandler as 'Gun' Smith
* Marie Qu ...
'' (1931)
* '' Alias – the Bad Man'' (1931)
* '' West of Cheyenne'' (1931)
* '' Two Gun Man'' (1931)
* '' Self Defense'' (1932)
* ''The Wyoming Whirlwind
''The Wyoming Whirlwind'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Adele Lacy and Harry Todd.Pitts p.406 It was produced by the independent Willis Kent as a second feature
Synopsis
Outlaw Keene Wall ...
'' (1932)
* '' The Big Stampede'' (1932) - Cal Brett
* '' Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) - Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
* '' The Riding Tornado'' (1932)
* '' Mark of the Spur'' (1932)
* ''Battling Buckaroo
''Battling Buckaroo'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Doris Hill and Yakima Canutt.Pitts p.22
Synopsis
A young outlaw Jack Winslow steps in to rescue a Mexican woman and her father who ar ...
'' (1932)
* '' The Gay Buckaroo'' (1932)
* '' End of the Trail'' (1932)The Fighting Champ
''The Fighting Champ'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Bob Steele, Arletta Duncan, Kit Guard, George Chesebro, George "Gabby" Hayes and Charles King. The film was rele ...
'' (1932)
* '' Terror Trail'' (1933) - Shay
* ''The Telegraph Trail
''The Telegraph Trail'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by Tenny Wright and starring John Wayne and Frank McHugh. The film also starred stuntman Yakima Canutt as Indian Chief High Wolf, Marceline Day as the he ...
'' (1933) - Lafe
* '' Lightning Range'' (1933)
* '' War of the Range'' (1933)
* '' Whispering Shadow'' (1933) - D.W. Jerome
* '' The Man from Monterey'' (1933) - Don Jose Castanares
* ''Galloping Romeo
''Galloping Romeo'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film released by Monogram Pictures, written and directed by Robert N. Bradbury, and starring Bob Steele.
Cast
* Bob Steele as Bob Rivers
*Doris Hill as Mary Kent
*George "Gabby" Hayes ...
'' (1933)
* '' Riders of Destiny'' (1933) - Sheriff Bill Baxter
* '' Blue Steel'' (1934) - Dan Mason
* ''West of the Divide
''West of the Divide'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury for Monogram, and starring John Wayne, Yakima Canutt and Gabby Hayes. The film had a copyright notice upon release, but it was not renewed.
Plot
Ted Hayde ...
'' (1934) - Fred Winters
* ''Hell Bent for Love
''Hell Bent for Love'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Tim McCoy and Lilian Bond.
Cast
* Tim McCoy as Police Captain Tim Daley
* Lilian Bond as Millicent 'Millie' Garland
* Bradley Page as 'Tr ...
'' (1934)
* '' Western Justice'' (1934)
* ''The Quitter
''The Quitter'' is a 1916 American silent Western film directed by Charles Horan and starring Lionel Barrymore. It was produced by Rolfe Photoplays and distributed by Metro Pictures.
A copy is reportedly held at Nederlands Filmmuseum, now ca ...
'' (1934)
* '' Frontier Days'' (1934)
* '' The Hawk'' (1935)
* '' The Law of 45's'' (1935)
* '' The Last of the Clintons'' (1935)
* '' The Cheyenne Tornado'' (1935)
* '' The Desert Trail'' (1935) - Poker City Sheriff
* ''Rainbow Valley
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'' (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited)
* '' The Ghost Rider'' (1935)
* '' Swifty'' (1935)
* ''Northern Frontier
''Northern Frontier'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Barry Barringer. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Eleanor Hunt, Russell Hopton, J. Farrell MacDonald, LeRoy Mason, Gertrude Astor, Ben Hendricks Jr. a ...
'' (1935)
* '' Blazing Guns'' (1935)
* '' Gun Smoke'' (1936)
* '' Idaho Kid'' (1936)
* '' The Lonely Trail'' (1936) - Prisoner Shot the Back (uncredited)
* '' Men of the Plains'' (1936) - Marshal Ed Green
* '' The Fighting Deputy'' (1937)I'm From the City
''I'm From the City'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Ben Holmes who also wrote the story which was adapted into a screenplay by Nicholas T. Barrows, Robert St. Clair, and John Grey. William Sistrom produced the film for RKO Radio ...
'' (1938)
* ''South of Arizona
''South of Arizona'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith and Bob Nolan.Pitts p.327
Cast
* Charles Starrett as Clay Travers
* Iris Meredith as Ann Madison
* Bob Nolan as Bob - Tra ...
'' (1938)
* ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' is a 1939 American Political drama, political Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold (actor), Edward Arnold. ...
'' (1939) - Civil War Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
* ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again
''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial '' The Lone Ranger'', which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic.
The serial ...
'' (1939) - Townsman h. 6(uncredited)
* ''Santa Fe Trail
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'' (1940) - Minister (uncredited)
* '' Covered Wagon Trails'' (1940)
* '' Pioneer Days'' (1940)
* '' Wild Horse Valley'' (1940)
References
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1872 births
1959 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
People from Morrison, Illinois
Male actors from Illinois
20th-century American male actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery