Lafe McKee

Known for Acting

Lafe McKee's portrait

Details

Birthday: January 22, 1872

Deathday: August 10, 1959

Place of birth: Morrison, Illinois, USA

Biography

Born Lafayette Stocking McKee, Lafe McKee began working in Hollywood around 1913. He usually played the likeable father of the heroine, the distressed businessman, or the ranch owner on the verge of losing his homestead or cattle to the villains. The majority of his films were westerns and he supported such actors as Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Gene Autry, Tim McCoy, Tom Tyler, and others.

Actor

1970

The Bonanza Buckaroo

1944

Wells Fargo Days

1943

Mission to Moscow

1943

Kid Dynamite

1942

Inside the Law

1940

The Cheyenne Kid

1940

Riders of Pasco Basin

1940

Music in My Heart

1940

Covered Wagon Trails

1940

Bad Man from Red Butte

1940

When the Daltons Rode

1940

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940

Young People

1940

Pioneer Days

1940

Pioneers of the Frontier

1940

Wild Horse Valley

1940

Son of Roaring Dan

1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939

Convict's Code

1939

The Oregon Trail

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Heroes in Blue

1938

Knight of the Plains

1938

Six Shootin' Sheriff

1938

Rolling Caravans

1938

Stagecoach Days

1938

I'm from the City

1938

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

South of Arizona

1937

Santa Fe Rides

1937

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

1937

Mystery Range

1937

Law of the Ranger

1937

Brothers of the West

1937

Lost Ranch

1937

The Fighting Deputy

1937

The Feud of the Trail

1937

The Rangers Step In

1937

North of the Rio Grande

1937

Melody of the Plains

1936

The Bridge of Sighs

1936

The Cowboy and the Kid

1936

The Fugitive Sheriff

1936

Frontier Justice

1936

Roamin' Wild

1936

Santa Fe Bound

1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

Last of the Warrens

1936

The Idaho Kid

1936

The Phantom Rider

1936

Custer's Last Stand

1936

The Kid Ranger

1936

For the Service

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

The Mysterious Avenger

1936

Silly Billies

1936

Men of the Plains

1936

Easy Money

1936

Dangerous Waters

1936

Step on It

1935

Rio Rattler

1935

Tracy Rides

1935

Thunderbolt

1935

Coyote Trails

1935

The Drunkard

1935

The Hawk

1935

Big Boy Rides Again

1935

Rainbow Valley

1935

The Test

1935

The Law of 45's

1935

The Keeper of the Bees

1935

Queen of the Jungle

1935

The Girl Who Came Back

1935

The Last of the Clintons

1935

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

One in a Million

1935

Northern Frontier

1935

Gun Smoke

1935

The Ghost Rider

1935

Wolf Riders

1935

What Price Crime

1935

Blazing Guns

1935

Men of Action

1935

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

The Desert Trail

1935

Kid Courageous

1935

The Ivory-Handled Gun

1935

The Silver Bullet

1935

Swifty

1935

Circumstantial Evidence

1935

On the Run

1935

The Marriage Bargain

1934

West of the Divide

1934

Riding Speed

1934

The Fighting Trooper

1934

Fighting Fury

1934

Bandits of the Badlands

1934

Next Of Kin

1934

Hell Bent for Love

1934

City Park

1934

A Demon for Trouble

1934

Frontier Days

1934

Honor of the Range

1934

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

The Law of the Wild

1934

The Boss Cowboy

1934

The Curtain Falls

1934

Lighting Bill

1934

Western Justice

1934

Rawhide Mail

1934

The Quitter

1934

Rawhide Romance

1934

Blue Steel

1934

Range Warfare

1934

Ridin' Thru

1934

The Man from Utah

1933

Terror Trail

1933

War of the Range

1933

The Man from Monterey

1933

Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

The Mystery Squadron

1933

Galloping Romeo

1933

Deadwood Pass

1933

Straightaway

1933

Gun Justice

1933

The Trail Drive

1933

Jaws of Justice

1933

Gordon of Ghost City

1933

Under Secret Orders

1933

The Telegraph Trail

1933

Lightning Range

1933

Golden Harvest

1933

The Whispering Shadow

1933

King of the Arena

1933

The Dude Bandit

1933

Cross Fire

1933

Only Yesterday

1933

Riders of Destiny

1933

Fighting Texans

1932

The Texan

1932

The Big Stampede

1932

Hello Trouble

1932

Gold

1932

Without Honor

1932

The Boiling Point

1932

Tombstone Canyon

1932

Mark of the Spur

1932

Hell-Fire Austin

1932

Heroes of the West

1932

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

Beauty Parlor

1932

Ride Him, Cowboy

1932

Young Blood

1932

The Riding Tornado

1932

End of the Trail

1932

Fighting for Justice

1932

Gorilla Ship

1932

The Spirit of the West

1932

The Fighting Champ

1932

The Man from New Mexico

1932

Self Defense

1932

Klondike

1931

Neck and Neck

1931

The Lightning Warrior

1931

The Vanishing Legion

1931

The Galloping Ghost

1931

Red Fork Range

1931

Grief Street

1931

The Hurricane Horseman

1931

The Lady from Nowhere

1931

Alias: The Bad Man

1931

The Two Gun Man

1931

Range Law

1931

Partners of the Trail

1931

West of Cheyenne

1931

The Gay Buckaroo

1931

The Miracle Woman

1931

Lariats and Six-Shooters

1931

The Fighting Marshal

1931

Hell's Valley

1931

The Cyclone Kid

1930

The Utah Kid

1930

The Cheyenne Kid

1930

Code of Honor

1930

Breed of the West

1930

The Lone Rider

1930

The Lone Defender

1930

Under Montana Skies

1930

Near the Rainbow's End

1929

The Amazing Vagabond

1929

The King of the Kongo

1929

The California Mail

1929

Evangeline

1928

Vultures of the Sea

1928

The Riding Renegade

1928

The Upland Rider

1928

The Code of the Scarlet

1928

Riley of the Rainbow Division

1928

The Ballyhoo Buster

1928

Freckles

1928

Manhattan Cowboy

1928

Painted Trail

1928

Trail Raiders

1928

Trailin’ Back

1927

Riding to Fame

1927

The Desert of the Lost

1927

Hell Hounds of the Plains

1927

The Ridin' Rowdy

1927

Daring Deeds

1927

Roarin' Broncs

1926

A String of Diamonds

1926

Dog Scents

1926

Fangs of Vengeance

1926

Dog of Dogs

1926

Officer '444'

1926

The Man from Oklahoma

1926

The Baited Trap

1926

A Captain's Courage

1925

A Desperate Chance

1925

Kit Carson Over the Great Divide

1925

Sporting Life

1925

The Power God

1925

On the Go

1925

Warrior Gap

1925

The Mystery Box

1925

The Human Tornado

1925

Pursued

1925

Triple Action

1924

Thundering Romance

1924

Battling Brewster

1924

Circus Lure

1924

The Eagle's Claw

1924

Bringin' Home the Bacon

1924

Mile-a-Minute Morgan

1924

North of Alaska

1924

Hard-Hittin' Hamilton

1923

Blood Test

1923

The Lone Wagon

1922

In the Days of Buffalo Bill

1922

Silver Spurs

1922

The Jungle Goddess

1920

The Daredevil

1919

The Hoodlum

1918

Little Orphant Annie

1918

The City of Purple Dreams

1917

The Lad and the Lion

1916

Wives of the Rich

1916

The Adventures of Kathlyn

1916

The Ancient Blood

1915

The Jungle Stockade

1915

Lassoing a Lion

1915

His Fighting Blood

1915

The Guardian's Dilemma

1915

The Fork in the Road

1915

The Primitive Way

1915

The Red Blood of Courage

1915

The Lion's Mate

1915

The Great Experiment

1915

The Two Natures Within Him

1915

The Girl and the Reporter

1915

The Jaguar Trap

1915

How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell

1915

The Octopus

1915

The Heart of Paro

1915

The Blood Seedling

1915

In the King's Service

1915

The Vengeance of Rannah

1915

Young Love

1915

The Man with the Iron Heart

1915

A Jungle Revenge

1915

The Baby and the Leopard

1914

Three Bags of Silver

1914

The Two Ordeals

1914

The Royal Slave

1914

The Garden of Brides

1914

A Colonel in Chains

1914

The Cruel Crown

1914

The Spellbound Multitude

1914

The Warrior Maid

1914

The Forged Parchment

1914

The King's Will

1914

The Leopard's Foundling

1914

Meller Drammer

1914

Jim

1914

The Livid Flame

1914

Four Minutes Late

1914

To Be Called For

1914

Rosemary, That's for Remembrance

1914

Garrison's Finish

1914

The Soul Mate

1914

The Lure of the Windigo

1914

Wade Brent Pays

1914

If I Were Young Again

1913

Roses of Yesterday

1913

The Cipher Message

1913

The Open Door

1913

The Adventures of Kathlyn

1913

The Unwelcome Throne

1913

The False Order

1913

The Lesson

1913

A Change of Administration

1913

The Understudy

1913

A Husband Won by Election

1913

Dixieland

1913

Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy

1913

The Post-Impressionists

1913

The Gold Brick

1913

The Suwanee River

1913

Papa's Dream

1913

A Jolt for the Janitor

1913

Sweeney's Dream

1913

Granny's Old Armchair

1913

Through Another Man's Eyes

1913

The Devil and Tom Walker

1913

Her Way

1913

The Water Rat

1913

When May Weds December

1913

The Fifth String

1913

The Finger Print

1913

A Loyal Deserter

1913

Thor, Lord of the Jungles

1913

The Sands of Time

1912

All on Account of Checkers

1912

A Detective's Strategy

1912

The Wreck of the Vega

1912

The Three Valises

1912

Betty Fools Dear Old Dad

1912

Bread Upon the Waters

1912

Her Bitter Lesson

1912

The Lost Inheritance

1912

The Fire Cop

1912

The Awakening

1912

The House of His Master

1912

How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home