Portrait of Lafe McKee

Acting

Lafe McKee

Career

Active from 1912 to 1944, busiest in 1913 with 29 main titles.

Leading roles
77
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score45/100
Highest rated
Poster for Grief Street
Grief Street
GoodWatch score49/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lafe McKee Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 13
  • Early Cinema 8
  • Frontier Justice 6
  • Western 4
  • Action-Adventure 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Old Hollywood 3
  • Simple Narrative 3
  • Good vs Evil 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

314
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Bonanza Buckaroo
The Bonanza Buckaroo

as Mr. Andrew Gordon

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 51
Wells Fargo Days
Wells Fargo Days (1944)

as Pop Lyman

Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Pedestrian

Inside the Law
Inside the Law (1942)

as Pop Cobb

Wild Horse Valley
Wild Horse Valley (1940)

as Elmer Kimball

Young People
Young People (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
GoodWatch score 56

as Minister (uncredited)

Covered Wagon Trails
Covered Wagon Trails (1940)

as John Bradford

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Doctor

Pioneer Days
Pioneer Days (1940)

as Sam - Express Agent

Music in My Heart
Music in My Heart (1940)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)

as Grandpa

1930s

171 titles ยท average score 54
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938)

as Zeke

Queen of the Jungle
Queen of the Jungle (1935)

as Kali

Ridin' Thru
Ridin' Thru (1934)

as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks

West of the Divide
West of the Divide (1934)
GoodWatch score 47

as Fred Winters

Blue Steel
Blue Steel (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dan Mason

Frontier Days
Frontier Days (1934)

as Hank Wilson

Range Warfare
Range Warfare (1934)

as Wade Callahan

Rawhide Mail
Rawhide Mail (1934)

as Sheriff

Jaws of Justice
Jaws of Justice (1933)

as 'Seeker' Dean

The Texan
The Texan (1932)

as Jim

The Hurricane Horseman
The Hurricane Horseman (1931)

as Don Roberto

Near the Rainbow's End
Near the Rainbow's End (1930)

as Tom Bledsoe

1920s

44 titles
Manhattan Cowboy
Manhattan Cowboy (1928)

as John Steel

Hell Hounds of the Plains
Hell Hounds of the Plains (1927)

as Big John Lawson

Officer '444'
Officer '444' (1926)

as Capt. Jerry Dugan

The Man from Oklahoma
The Man from Oklahoma (1926)

as Rufus King

The Power God
The Power God (1925)

as Prof. Daniel Sturgess

The Mystery Box
The Mystery Box (1925)

as Judd Hampton

Bringin' Home the Bacon
Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)

as Judge Simpson

Thundering Romance
Thundering Romance (1924)

as The Sheriff

Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton (1924)

as Jim Downing

The Eagle's Claw
The Eagle's Claw (1924)

as John Sherwood

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs (1922)

as Jerry Regan

The Jungle Goddess
The Jungle Goddess (1922)

as Chief Obar Sen

1910s

81 titles ยท average score 59
The Adventures of Kathlyn
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1916)

as Colonel Hare

The Vengeance of Rannah
The Vengeance of Rannah (1915)

as General Craddock

The Baby and the Leopard
The Baby and the Leopard (1915)

as Fred Herman

In the King's Service
In the King's Service (1915)

as Antoine

Her Way
Her Way (1913)

as Burke - Gates' Brother

The Adventures of Kathlyn
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)

as Col. Hare

Thor, Lord of the Jungles
Thor, Lord of the Jungles (1913)

as John Brant - Gene's Father

The Devil and Tom Walker
The Devil and Tom Walker (1913)

as Old Briggs

All on Account of Checkers
All on Account of Checkers (1912)

as Sam - a Fireman

The Awakening
The Awakening (1912)

as John Johnson

Bread Upon the Waters
Bread Upon the Waters (1912)

as Mr. James Preston

The Wreck of the Vega
The Wreck of the Vega (1912)

as Ed Nobles