Lafe McKee explained

Lafe McKee
Birth Name:	Lafayette S. McKee
Birth Date:	23 January 1872
Birth Place:	Morrison, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:	Temple City, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1893–1948
Spouse:	Lelah Underwood (1900-1955) (her death) (3 children)
Children:	3^[1]

Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959)^[2] was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948.

Career

McKee began working in show business in 1893.^[3]

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)^{[2] [4]}
• 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)^[2]
• 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)^[5]
• 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)^[6]
• 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)^[7]
• 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 [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Minister (uncredited)
• Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
• Pioneer Days (1940)
• Wild Horse Valley (1940)

Notes and References

1. http://www.westernclippings.com/heavies/lafemckee_charactersheavies.shtml Lafe McKee
2. Book: Katchmer, George A.. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. 2009. 9781476609058. 252. 909773565.
3. News: Feud of the Trail. . March 20, 1938. The Post-Register. July 28, 2017. Newspapers.com.
4. News: April 15, 1932 . The Call Board.. . Doak . Olive M. . 2 col.2 . . Newspapers.com .
5. News: Ideal to Present Western on Friday . . May 30, 1935 . July 28, 2017 . 12 col.7 . . Newspapers.com .
6. News: Jeter . Goetze . The Week's Pictures . Newspapers.com . 8 col.3 . . July 22, 1933 .
7. Book: Pitts, Michael R. . Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940 . 2005 . McFarland . 9781476610368 .