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Lafe McKee(1872-1959)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Lafe 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.
BornJanuary 23, 1872
DiedAugust 10, 1959(87)
BornJanuary 23, 1872
DiedAugust 10, 1959(87)
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Known for

Mary Kornman in Queen of the Jungle (1935)
Queen of the Jungle
4.0
  • Kali
  • 1935
Reed Howes and Mary Kornman in Queen of the Jungle (1935)
Queen of the Jungle
4.0
  • Kali
  • 1935
Joe Penner and Kay Sutton in I'm from the City (1938)
I'm from the City
5.0
  • Colonel Bixby(as Lafayette McKee)
  • 1938
In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
  • Gen. Robert E. Lee(as Lafayette McKee)
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor



  • Peter Chong, Ann Harding, Oscar Homolka, Walter Huston, Kurt Katch, Gene Lockhart, Dudley Field Malone, and Maria Palmer in Mission to Moscow (1943)
    Mission to Moscow
    5.4
    • Radio Listener (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Bennie Bartlett, Pamela Blake, Kay Marvis, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Wheeler Oakman, and Bobby Stone in Kid Dynamite (1943)
    Kid Dynamite
    5.8
    • Pedestrian (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Wallace Ford, Harry Holman, Frank Sully, and Luana Walters in Inside the Law (1942)
    Inside the Law
    5.3
    • Pop Cobb (as Lafayette McKee)
    • 1942
  • Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941)
    Meet John Doe
    7.6
    • Mr. Delaney (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, and Raymond Massey in Santa Fe Trail (1940)
    Santa Fe Trail
    6.2
    • Minister (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Veda Ann Borg and Jean Hersholt in Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
    Dr. Christian Meets the Women
    5.6
    • Grandpa (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Ethan Laidlaw, and Eddie Polo in Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
    Son of Roaring Dan
    5.8
    • Frank Brooke
    • 1940
  • When the Daltons Rode (1940)
    When the Daltons Rode
    6.4
    • Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Bob Baker, Johnny Mack Brown, and Fuzzy Knight in Bad Man from Red Butte (1940)
    Bad Man from Red Butte
    5.1
    • Dan Toddhunter
    • 1940
  • Jack Randall and Rusty the Horse in Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
    Covered Wagon Trails
    6.0
    • John Bradford
    • 1940
  • Bob Baker, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, and Frances Robinson in Riders of Pasco Basin (1940)
    Riders of Pasco Basin
    5.8
    • Uncle Dan
    • 1940
  • Phyllis Adair, Ted Adams, Bud Osborne, and Bob Steele in Wild Horse Valley (1940)
    Wild Horse Valley
    6.5
    • Elmer Kimball
    • 1940
  • George Chesebro, Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, and Rusty the Horse in The Cheyenne Kid (1940)
    The Cheyenne Kid
    5.1
    • Roberts
    • 1940
  • Bill Elliott in Pioneers of the Frontier (1940)
    Pioneers of the Frontier
    6.1
    • Mort Saunders
    • 1940
  • Jack Randall in Pioneer Days (1940)
    Pioneer Days
    5.0
    • Agent
    • 1940

Director



  • Lester Cuneo in Lone Hand Wilson (1920)
    Lone Hand Wilson
    • Director (as L.S. McKee)
    • 1920

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lafe M. Kee
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • January 23, 1872
    • Morrison, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 10, 1959
    • Temple City, California, USA(arteriosclerosis)
  • Spouse
    • Lelah L. Underwood1900 - April 28, 1955 (her death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Children: Lucille (b. 1906), Joe (b. 1911), Dick (b. 1925).
  • Nickname
    • Lafayette McKee

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