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Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee
Battling Buckaroo lobby card 2.jpg
McKee (left) on lobby card for
Battling Buckaroo, 1932
Born
Lafayette S. McKee

January 23, 1872
Morrison, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 1959 (aged 87)
Temple City, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1893–1948
Spouse(s)Lelah Underwood (1900-1955) (her death) (3 children)
ChildrenLucille (b. 1906), Joe (b. 1911), Dick (b. 1925)[1]
Notes

Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959)[2] was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912[2] to 1948. Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Productions.[3]:3 McKee also worked as a stage actor from 1910 until at least 1932,[4] and began working in show business in 1893.[5]

Selected filmography

  • The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)[2][4]
  • The City of Purple Dreams (1918)
  • In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
  • Blood Test (1923)
  • The Eagle's Claw (1924)
  • Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)
  • Full Speed (1925)
  • The Sporting Life (1925)
  • The Bandit Buster (1926)
  • The Bonanza Buckaroo (1926)
  • Officer 444 (1926)
  • The Baited Trap (1926)
  • A Captain's Courage (1926)
  • The Twin Triggers (1926)
  • Rawhide (1926)
  • The Desert of the Lost (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)
  • 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 Lonesome Trail (1930)
  • The Utah Kid (1930)[6]
  • Breed of the West (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 Big Stampede (1932) - Cal Brett
  • Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) - Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
  • The Riding Tornado (1932)
  • The Gay Buckaroo (1932)
  • End of the Trail (1932)[7]
  • The Texan (1932)
  • The Fighting Champ (1932)
  • Terror Trail (1933) - Shay
  • The Telegraph Trail (1933) - Lafe
  • Lightning Range (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
  • Blue Steel (1934) - Dan Mason
  • West of the Divide (1934) - Fred Winters
  • Hell Bent for Love (1934)
  • Western Justice (1934)
  • The Hawk (1935)
  • The Law of 45's (1935)
  • The Desert Trail (1935) - Poker City Sheriff
  • Rainbow Valley (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited)
  • The Ghost Rider (1935)
  • Swifty (1935)
  • Northern Frontier (1935)
  • Gun Smoke (1936)
  • The Lonely Trail (1936) - Prisoner Shot the Back (uncredited)
  • Men of the Plains (1936) - Marshal Ed Green
  • The Fighting Deputy (1937)[3]:364
  • 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)

References

  1. ^ Lafe McKee at westernclippings.com
  2. ^ a b c d e Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 252. ISBN 9781476609058. OCLC 909773565 – via Google Books (preview).
  3. ^ a b Pitts, Michael R. (2005). Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610368 – via Google Books (preview).
  4. ^ a b Doak, Olive M. (April 15, 1932). "The Call Board." The Oregon Statesman. p. 2 col.2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Feud of the Trail". The Post-Register. March 20, 1938. Retrieved July 28, 2017 – 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.

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