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Lafe McKee
McKee (left) on lobby card for Battling Buckaroo, 1932
Born	Lafayette S. McKee (1872-01-23)January 23, 1872 Morrison, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 10, 1959(1959-08-10) (aged 87) Temple City, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1893–1948
Spouse	Lelah Underwood (1900-1955) (her death) (3 children)
Children	3
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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.

Career

McKee began working in show business in 1893.

Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Productions. McKee also worked as a stage actor from 1910 until at least 1932,

Selected filmography

• The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
• The City of Purple Dreams (1918)
• In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
• Blazing Arrows (1922)
• Silver Spurs (1922)
• Blood Test (1923)
• The Eagle's Claw (1924)
• Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)
• The Terror of Pueblo (1924)
• Thundering Romance (1924)
• Full Speed (1925)
• On the Go (1925)
• Double Action Daniels (1925)
• The Saddle Cyclone (1925)
• The Human Tornado (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 (1926)
• A Captain's Courage (1926)
• The Twin Triggers (1926)
• Rawhide (1926)
• The Desert of the Lost (1927)
• Daring Deeds (1927)
• Roarin' Broncs (1927)
• The Ridin' Rowdy (1927)
• Riding to Fame (1927)
• The Fire Fighters (1927)
• The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
• The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)
• Trailin' Back (1928)
• The Code of the Scarlet (1928)
• Riley of the Rainbow Division (1928)
• On the Divide (1928)
• The Ridin' Renegade (1928)
• The Painted Trail (1928)
• Saddle Mates (1928)
• Manhattan Cowboy (1928)
• Desperate Courage (1928)
• Trail Riders (1928)
• Vultures of the Sea (1928)
• Men Without Law (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 (1930)
• The Vanishing Legion (1931)
• The Fighting Marshal (1931)
• The Cyclone Kid (1931)
• Red Fork Range (1931)
• Lariats and Six-Shooters (1931)
• The Hurricane Horseman (1931)
• Alias – the Bad Man (1931)
• West of Cheyenne (1931)
• Two Gun Man (1931)
• Self Defense (1932)
• The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932)
• The Big Stampede (1932) - Cal Brett
• Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) - Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
• The Riding Tornado (1932)
• The Boiling Point (1932)
• Mark of the Spur (1932)
• Battling Buckaroo (1932)
• The Gay Buckaroo (1932)
• End of the Trail (1932)
• The Texan (1932)
• The Fighting Champ (1932)
• Terror Trail (1933) - Shay
• The Telegraph Trail (1933) - Lafe
• Lightning Range (1933)
• War of the Range (1933)
• Under Secret Orders (1933)
• Whispering Shadow (1933) - D.W. Jerome
• The Man from Monterey (1933) - Don Jose Castanares
• Galloping Romeo (1933)
• Riders of Destiny (1933) - Sheriff Bill Baxter
• Cross Fire (1933)
• Blue Steel (1934) - Dan Mason
• West of the Divide (1934) - Fred Winters
• Hell Bent for Love (1934)
• Western Justice (1934)
• The Quitter (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 (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited)
• The Ghost Rider (1935)
• Swifty (1935)
• Northern Frontier (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)
• Melody of the Plains (1937)
• Heroes of the Alamo (1937) - Lafe (Storekeeper)
• Six Shootin' Sheriff (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 (uncredited)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Minister (uncredited)
• Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
• Pioneer Days (1940)
• Wild Horse Valley (1940)

References

1. Lafe McKee at westernclippings.com
2. ^ Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 252. ISBN 9781476609058. OCLC 909773565.
3. "Feud of the Trail". The Post-Register. March 20, 1938. Retrieved July 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2005). Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610368.
5. ^ Doak, Olive M. (April 15, 1932). "The Call Board." The Oregon Statesman. p. 2 col.2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ideal to Present Western on Friday". Corsicana Daily Sun. May 30, 1935. p. 12 col.7. Retrieved July 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Jeter, Goetze (July 22, 1933). "The Week's Pictures". Moberly Monitor-Index. p. 8 col.3 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Lafe McKee at IMDb
• Lafe McKee at Find a Grave

• 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