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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 Albert Victor Adamson (January 4, 1890 – November 9, 1972) was a New Zealand director, producer, screenwriter, and actor most famous for directing and starring in B and Z grade westerns in the early days of motion pictures. Adamson often ...
. McKee also worked as a stage actor from 1910 until at least 1932, and began working in
show business Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz or showbiz (since 1945), is a vernacular term for all aspects of the entertainment industry.''Oxford English Dictionary'' 2nd Ed. (1989) From the business side (including managers, agents, produce ...
in 1893.


Selected filmography

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The Adventures of Kathlyn ''The Adventures of Kathlyn'' (1913) is an American motion picture serial released on December 29, 1913, by the Selig Polyscope Company. An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grando ...
'' (1913) * '' The City of Purple Dreams'' (1918) * ''
In the Days of Buffalo Bill ''In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' is a 1922 American silent Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. The film, which consisted of 18 episodes, is currently classified as lost. Cast * Art Acord as Art Taylor * Duke R. Lee as Buffalo Bil ...
'' (1922) * '' Blazing Arrows'' (1922) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1922) * '' Blood Test'' (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 Grapevi ...
'' (1924) * ''
Bringin' Home the Bacon ''Bringin' Home the Bacon'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Jean Arthur and Bert Lindley. Cast * Jay Wilsey as Bill Winton * Jean Arthur as Nancy Norton * Bert Lindley as Joe Breed * ...
'' (1924) * ''
The Terror of Pueblo ''The Terror of Pueblo'' is a 1924 American silent western film directed by Denver Dixon, and starring Art Mix and Alma Rayford. It premiered on December 26, 1924, in Emporia, Kansas. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bill Hanley a ...
'' (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 Picot as ...
'' (1924) * '' Full Speed'' (1925) * '' On the Go'' (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 Lowe ...
'' (1925) * '' The Human Tornado'' (1925) * '' The Sporting Life'' (1925) * ''
The Bandit Buster ''The Bandit Buster'' is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Buddy Roosevelt, Molly Malone, and Lafe McKee. It was released on December 19, 1926. Plot Henry Morton is a prominent banker. His daughte ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Bonanza Buckaroo ''The Bonanza Buckaroo'' is a 1926 American silent Western comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Harry Todd, and Judith King. It was released on August 28, 1926. Plot When Buffalo Bill Jr. rescues an older woman trapp ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Man from Oklahoma '' The Man from Oklahoma '' is a 1945 American western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George 'Gabby' Hayes. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.Hurst p.232 Plot Jim Gardner, hoping to ...
'' (1926) * ''
Fort Frayne ''Fort Frayne'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Ruth Royce, and Lafe McKee. It is based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Charles King. It is now considered to be a lost ...
'' (1926) * ''
Officer 444 ''Officer 444'' is a 1926 film serial directed by Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson, produced by Goodwill Productions and released by the independent Davis Distributing Division. Plot Officer 444, a heroic policeman, does battle with The Frog, ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Baited Trap ''The Baited Trap'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber and Al Ferguson. Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Jim Banning * Neva Gerber as Helen Alder * Al F ...
'' (1926) * '' West of the Law'' (1926) * ''
A Captain's Courage ''A Captain's Courage'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Edward Earle, Dorothy Dwan and Lafe McKee.Munden p.111 Cast * Edward Earle * Dorothy Dwan * Lafe McKee * Ashton Dearholt * Jack Henderson * Al ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Twin Triggers ''The Twin Triggers'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Nita Cavalier, and Frederick Lee.Munden, p. 838 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Bud Trigger / Kenneth Trigger * Nita Cavalier a ...
'' (1926) * '' Rawhide'' (1926) * ''
The Desert of the Lost ''The Desert of the Lost'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Peggy Montgomery and Edward Cecil. Synopsis Having shot a man in self-defense and fled across the border into Mexico wit ...
'' (1927) * ''
Daring Deeds ''Daring Deeds'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Molly Malone and Earl Metcalfe.Munden p.170 Synopsis After arguing with his father, an airplane manufacturer, William Gordon Jr. flies ...
'' (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 an ...
'' (1927) * ''
The Ridin' Rowdy ''The Ridin' Rowdy'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Olive Hasbrouck and Harry Todd.Parish p.81 Cast * Jay Wilsey as Bill Gibson * Olive Hasbrouck as Patricia Farris * Al Hart as Mo ...
'' (1927) * ''
Riding to Fame ''Riding to Fame'' is a 1927 American silent sports drama film directed by Barry Barringer and starring George Fawcett, Rosemary Theby and Gladys McConnell.Connelly p.402 Cast * George Fawcett as Old Man Randolph * Rosemary Theby as Marge * ...
'' (1927) * '' The Fire Fighters'' (1927) * ''
The Patent Leather Kid ''The Patent Leather Kid'' is a 1927 American silent drama film about a self-centered boxer who performs a heroic act in World War I that severely wounds him. It was directed by Alfred Santell and stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawfo ...
'' (1927) * '' The Ballyhoo Buster'' (1928) * ''
Trailin' Back ''Trailin' Back'' is a 1928 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Lafe McKee and Leon De La Mothe.Munden p.827 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt * Betty Baker * Lafe McKee * Leon De La Mothe * Tom B ...
'' (1928) * ''
The Code of the Scarlet ''The Code of the Scarlet'' is a 1928 American silent western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Gladys McConnell and Ed Brady.Munden p.136 The title is also sometimes written as just ''Code of the Scarlet''. A northern, ...
'' (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 Khaki ...
'' (1928) * '' On the Divide'' (1928) * '' The Ridin' Renegade'' (1928) * '' The Painted Trail'' (1928) * ''
Saddle Mates ''Saddle Mates'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Hank Bell and Peggy Montgomery.Langman, p. 389. Two partners seek revenge on the man who has cheated them out of their ranch. Cast ...
'' (1928) * '' Manhattan Cowboy'' (1928) * ''
Desperate Courage ''Desperate Courage'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Wally Wales, Olive Hasbrouck, and Tom Bay. Produced by the Poverty Row studio Action Pictures, it was released by Pathé Exchange on Janua ...
'' (1928) * '' Trail Riders'' (1928) * '' Vultures of the Sea'' (1928) * '' Men Without Law'' (1930) * ''
The Lone Rider ''The Lone Rider'' is a 1930 American western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Vera Reynolds and Harry Woods. It was remade twice by Columbia first as '' The Man Trailer'' (1934) and then ''The Thundering West'' (1939).Pitts p ...
'' (1930) * ''
Under Montana Skies ''Under Montana Skies'' is a 1930 American western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Kenneth Harlan, Slim Summerville and Dorothy Gulliver.Pitts p.375 It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures, one of the leading independent ...
'' (1930) * '' The Lonesome Trail'' (1930) * '' The Utah Kid'' (1930) * ''
Breed of the West ''Breed of the West'' is a 1930 American Western film directed by Alan James, starring Hal Taliaferro, Virginia Brown Faire, and Buzz Barton. Plot Wally Weldon works as a ranch hand on Colonel Jim Sterner's ranch, reporting in to Longrope Whe ...
'' (1930) * '' Code of Honor'' (1930) * ''
The Vanishing Legion ''The Vanishing Legion'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film serial from Mascot, directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason. Stars Harry Carey and Edwina Booth were originally intended to be in the studio's previous serial, '' King of th ...
'' (1931) * '' The Fighting Marshal'' (1931) * '' The Cyclone Kid'' (1931) * ''
Red Fork Range ''Red Fork Range'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Hal Taliaferro, Ruth Mix and Al Ferguson. Main cast * Hal Taliaferro as Wally Hamilton * Ruth Mix as Ruth Farell * Al Ferguson as Black Bard * ...
'' (1931) * ''
Lariats and Six-Shooters ''Lariats and Six-Shooters'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Jack Perrin, Ann Lee and George Chesebro. Cast * Jack Perrin * Ann Lee * George Chesebro * Art Mix * Virginia Bell * Lafe McKee * Richa ...
'' (1931) * '' The Hurricane Horseman'' (1931) * ''
Alias – the Bad Man ''Alias – the Bad Man'', also known as ''Alias Bad Man'', is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Virginia Brown Faire, and Frank Mayo. It was released on July 15, 1931. Plot Clem Neville ...
'' (1931) * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1931) * ''
Two Gun Man ''Two Gun Man'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Lucille Powers, and Charles King. It was released on May 15, 1931, by Tiffany Productions and was later re=released by Amity Pictures ...
'' (1931) * ''
Self Defense Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in ...
'' (1932) * '' The Wyoming Whirlwind'' (1932) * ''
The Big Stampede ''The Big Stampede'' is a 1932 pre-Code American Western film starring John Wayne (with his horse named "Duke") and Noah Beery. It is a remake of the 1927 film '' The Land Beyond the Law''. Plot Deputy Sheriff Steele is commissioned by Govern ...
'' (1932) - Cal Brett * ''
Ride Him, Cowboy ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' is a 1932 pre-Code Western film directed by Fred Allen for Warner Brothers, starring a 25-year-old John Wayne. Based on the 1923 novel of the same name by Kenneth Perkins, the film is a remake of '' The Unknown Cavalier' ...
'' (1932) - Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited) * ''
The Riding Tornado ''The Riding Tornado'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * Tim McCoy as Tim Torrant * Shirley Grey as Patsy Olcott * Montagu Love as Walt Corson * Wheeler Oakman as Hatch Engall * Wallace MacDonald as ...
'' (1932) * ''
Mark of the Spur ''Mark of the Spur'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Lillian Rich and George Chesebro.Pitts, p. 63 Cast * Bob Custer as The Kid * Lillian Rich as Alice - Beckett's Adopted Daughter * ...
'' (1932) * '' Battling Buckaroo'' (1932) * ''
The Gay Buckaroo ''The Gay Buckaroo'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Hoot Gibson, Merna Kennedy, and Roy D'Arcy, and was released on January 17, 1932. Plot Cowboy Hale and gambler Dumont are both in love with Field. ...
'' (1932) * '' End of the Trail'' (1932) * '' The Texan'' (1932) * '' The Fighting Champ'' (1932) * '' Terror Trail'' (1933) - Shay * '' The Telegraph Trail'' (1933) - Lafe * ''
Lightning Range ''Lightning Range'' is a 1933 American Western film directed by Victor Adamson and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Patsy Bellamy and Lafe McKee.Pitts p.4 Plot Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Deputy Marshal Buddy * Patsy Bellamy as Dorothy Horton * La ...
'' (1933) * ''
War of the Range ''War of the Range'' is a 1933 American western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Tom Tyler, Charles K. French and Lane Chandler.Pitts p.386 It was the last of the Tom Tyler Westerns made by the independent Poverty Row company the Mona ...
'' (1933) * '' Whispering Shadow'' (1933) - D.W. Jerome * ''
The Man from Monterey ''The Man from Monterey'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. The picture was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film was the last of six films John Wayne made at Warner Bros. between 1 ...
'' (1933) - Don Jose Castanares * '' Galloping Romeo'' (1933) * '' Riders of Destiny'' (1933) - Sheriff Bill Baxter * '' Blue Steel'' (1934) - Dan Mason * '' West of the Divide'' (1934) - Fred Winters * '' Hell Bent for Love'' (1934) * ''
Western Justice ''Western Justice'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele. Steele sings in the film. Scenes were shot around Buena Vista Lake.Three Additional Work Projects Granted Kern Los Angeles Times Febr ...
'' (1934) * '' The Quitter'' (1934) * '' Frontier Days'' (1934) * '' The Hawk'' (1935) * ''
The Law of 45's ''The Law of the 45's'' (also known as ''The Mysterious Mr. Sheffield'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1935 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy. The screenplay was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by William Colt MacDonald ...
'' (1935) * ''
The Last of the Clintons ''The Last of the Clintons'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Betty Mack and Victor Potel. It was the last film released by the Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures before it closed down.Pitts p.1 ...
'' (1935) * ''
The Cheyenne Tornado ''The Cheyenne Tornado'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by William A. O'Connor and starring Reb Russell, Victoria Vinton and Roger Williams.Pitts p.212 Cast * Reb Russell as Red - Cheyenne Kid * Victoria Vinton as Jane Darnell * Rog ...
'' (1935) * ''
The Desert Trail ''The Desert Trail'' is a 1935 American Monogram Western film starring John Wayne and directed by Lewis D. Collins (credited as Cullin Lewis). The movie also features Eddy Chandler, Mary Kornman, and Paul Fix. Plot Rodeo star John Scott an ...
'' (1935) - Poker City Sheriff * '' Rainbow Valley'' (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited) * '' The Ghost Rider'' (1935) * '' Swifty'' (1935) * '' Northern Frontier'' (1935) * '' Blazing Guns'' (1935) * '' Gun Smoke'' (1936) * ''
Idaho Kid ''Idaho Kid'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Rex Bell, Marion Shilling and David Sharpe.Pitts p.118 Plot Following the death of his mother in childbirth, Todd Hollister's father has nothing to do with ...
'' (1936) * ''
The Lonely Trail ''The Lonely Trail'' is a 1936 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ann Rutherford. Plot Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists ...
'' (1936) - Prisoner Shot the Back (uncredited) * ''
Men of the Plains ''Men of the Plains'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Rex Bell, Joan Barclay, George Ball, Charles King, Forrest Taylor and Roger Williams. The film was released on ...
'' (1936) - Marshal Ed Green * ''
The Fighting Deputy ''The Fighting Deputy'' is a 1937 American western directed by Sam Newfield and produced by Jed Buell for Spectrum Pictures. Plot Sheriff Dan Bentley (Frank LaRue) and Deputy Tom Bentley ( Fred Scott) are after Scar Adams / Jim Denton ( Charles ...
'' (1937) * ''
Melody of the Plains ''Melody of the Plains'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Fred Scott, Louise Small, Al St. John, David Sharpe, Lafe McKee and Bud Jamison. The film was released on April 2, ...
'' (1937) * ''
Heroes of the Alamo Heroes of the Alamo (1937) is a low-budget retelling of the events of the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo. It was produced by Anthony J. Xydias and reuses the battle scenes of his 1926 silent film ''Davy Crockett at the Fall of ...
'' (1937) - Lafe (Storekeeper) * ''
Six Shootin' Sheriff ''Six Shootin' Sheriff'' is a 1938 American Western film directed and written by Harry L. Fraser, and starring Ken Maynard and Marjorie Reynolds. Plot Jim "Trigger" Norton seeks revenge for those who wrongfully accused him and locked away for ...
'' (1938) * '' I'm From the City'' (1938) * '' South of Arizona'' (1938) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) - Civil War Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited) * '' The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' (1939) - Townsman
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(uncredited) * '' Santa Fe Trail'' (1940) - Minister (uncredited) * ''
Covered Wagon Trails ''Covered Wagon Trails'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson, starring Jack Randall, Sally Cairns and Lafe McKee. Cast * Jack Randall as Jack Cameron * Sally Cairns as Carol Bradford * Lafe McKee as John Bradfo ...
'' (1940) * '' Pioneer Days'' (1940) * '' Wild Horse Valley'' (1940)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McKee, Lafe 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