Lafe McKee
Born
January 22, 1872
Died
August 10, 1959 (87 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Morrison, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For

Wells Fargo Days
Pop Lyman
1944

Mission to Moscow
Radio Listener (uncredited)
1943

Kid Dynamite
Pedestrian
1943

Inside the Law
Pop Cobb
1942

Santa Fe Trail
Minister (uncredited)
1940

Young People
Man in recital audience
1940

When the Daltons Rode
Doctor
1940

Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Grandpa
1940

Son of Roaring Dan
Frank Brooke
1940

Bad Man from Red Butte
Dan Toddhunter
1940

Covered Wagon Trails
John Bradford
1940

Riders of Pasco Basin
Uncle Dan
1940

Wild Horse Valley
Elmer Kimball
1940

The Cheyenne Kid
Roberts--Ranch Owner
1940

Pioneers of the Frontier
Mort Saunders
1940

Pioneer Days
Sam - Express Agent
1940

Music in My Heart
Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1940

Heroes in Blue
Watchman
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
1939

The Oregon Trail
Settler (archive footage)
1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Townsman
1939

Convict's Code
Night Watchman
1939

I'm from the City
Colonel Bixby
1938

Stagecoach Days
Tom Larkin
1938

Six Shootin' Sheriff
Zeke
1938

Knight of the Plains
John Lane
1938

Rolling Caravans
Henry Rankin
1938

Gold Is Where You Find It
Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
1938

The Fighting Deputy
Frank Denton
1937

The Rangers Step In
Jed Warren
1937

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Tom Wilson
1937

Lost Ranch
John Carroll
1937

Brothers of the West
Sheriff Bains
1937

North of the Rio Grande
Juror Joe
1937

Law of the Ranger
Mr. Polk
1937

Mystery Range
Jed Travis
1937

Melody of the Plains
Dad Langley
1937

The Feud of the Trail
John Granger
1937

Santa Fe Rides
'Dad' Sheldon
1937

The Fugitive Sheriff
Conductor (uncredited)
1936

Frontier Justice
Old card player
1936

Men of the Plains
Marshal Ed Green
1936

Santa Fe Bound
Sheriff
1936

The Idaho Kid
John Endicott
1936

The Phantom Rider
Jeff Grayson
1936

The Cowboy and the Kid
Sheriff Bailey
1936

Easy Money
Henchman "Pop"
1936

For the Service
Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
1936

Last of the Warrens
Sheriff Blake
1936

Roamin' Wild
'Dad' Parker
1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson
Don Costello
1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
1936

Silly Billies
Pioneer
1936

The Bridge of Sighs
Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
1936

Dangerous Waters
Old Skipper (uncredited)
1936

The Kid Ranger
Jim Burton
1936

The Mysterious Avenger
Maitland
1936

Custer's Last Stand
Captain Benteen
1936

Step on It
Captain Bradshaw
1936

Thunderbolt
Tom
1935

Swifty
Sandy McGregor
1935

The Law of 45's
Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
1935

The Last of the Clintons
Sam Slater
1935

The Ivory-Handled Gun
Sheriff Crane
1935

The Girl Who Came Back
Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
1935

Rio Rattler
Pop - Hotel Owner
1935

The Keeper of the Bees
Dr. Grayson
1935

Men of Action
Rancher
1935

What Price Crime
Night Watchman (uncredited)
1935

The Hawk
Jim King
1935

The Silver Bullet
Dad Kane
1935

The Test
Dad McVey
1935

Gun Smoke
Sheriff Rutherford
1935

The Desert Trail
Poker City Sheriff
1935

Queen of the Jungle
Kali
1935

The Ghost Rider
Zeke
1935

The Drunkard
Bartender
1935

The Cowboy and the Bandit
Sheriff of Pampa
1935

Circumstantial Evidence
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1935

One in a Million
2nd License Clerk
1935

Rainbow Valley
Storekeeper
1935

Tracy Rides
Jim Green
1935

Blazing Guns
John Rickard
1935

Wolf Riders
John Clark - Indian Agent
1935

Kid Courageous
William Bannister
1935

Coyote Trails
John Baker
1935

Northern Frontier
Old Trapper
1935

Big Boy Rides Again
Tap Smiley
1935

Rustlers of Red Dog
Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
1935

Western Justice
Sheriff / King
1934

Range Warfare
Wade Callahan
1934

Frontier Days
Hank Wilson
1934

The Fighting Trooper
Old Trapper
1934

Fighting Fury
Sheriff Ed Hibbs
1934

Port of Lost Dreams
Justice of the Peace
1934

The Curtain Falls
Minor Role
1934

The Law of the Wild
Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
1934

A Demon for Trouble
Sheriff
1934

Rawhide Mail
Sheriff
1934

Bandits of the Badlands
Dan Mason
1934

Next Of Kin
Fred Winters
1934

Hell Bent for Love
Dad Daley
1934

The Man from Utah
Judge Carter
1934

Blue Steel
Dan Mason
1934

City Park
Matt O'Donnell
1934

Honor of the Range
Townsman (uncredited)
1934

Rawhide Romance
Roger Whitney
1934

Ridin' Thru
Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
1934

Riding Speed
John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
1934

West of the Divide
Fred Winters
1934

The Quitter
Zack
1934
Lighting Bill
Tom Ross
1934

The Boss Cowboy
Nolan
1934

Straightaway
1933

The Mystery Squadron
Stephen Gray
1933

Gun Justice
Postmaster
1933
Under Secret Orders
Franklyn Lawrence
1933

Jaws of Justice
'Seeker' Dean
1933

Lightning Range
Judge Williams
1933

Only Yesterday
Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
1933

Riders of Destiny
Sheriff Bill Baxter
1933

War of the Range
Cattle Buyer Cartwright
1933

Golden Harvest
Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
1933

The Trail Drive
Jameson
1933

Gordon of Ghost City
Bill Simpson
1933

Galloping Romeo
Marshal Gregory
1933

The Man from Monterey
Don Jose Castanares
1933

Fighting With Kit Carson
Luke Foster
1933

Fighting Texans
Sheriff Jim Carver
1933

King of the Arena
Townsman
1933

Cross Fire
Daniel Plummer
1933

Deadwood Pass
Sheriff Rawlins
1933

The Whispering Shadow
Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
1933

The Dude Bandit
Brown - Rancher
1933

The Telegraph Trail
Lafe
1933

Terror Trail
Shay
1933

Tombstone Canyon
Colonel Lee
1932

End of the Trail
Colonel John Burke
1932

The Secrets of Wu Sin
Justice of the Peace
1932

The Fighting Champ
Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
1932

Self Defense
Sandy McKenzie
1932

Young Blood
Colonel Bondage
1932

The Big Stampede
Cal Brett
1932

Gold
Jeff Sellers
1932

Klondike
Seth
1932

Fighting for Justice
Sam Tracy
1932

Ride Him, Cowboy
Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
1932

Gorilla Ship
Old Man (uncredited)
1932

Hello Trouble
Sheriff Joe Edwards
1932

The Boiling Point
Tom Kirk
1932

Heroes of the West
Townsman
1932

Beauty Parlor
Reverend Parker
1932

The Riding Tornado
Hiram Olcott
1932

The Man from New Mexico
Sheriff
1932

Hell-Fire Austin
Uncle Joe Brooks
1932

The Spirit of the West
Bowie Moore - Rancher
1932

Mark of the Spur
'Hardshell' Beckett
1932

The Texan
Jim
1932

Without Honor
Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
1932

The Gay Buckaroo
Mr. Fields
1931

The Fighting Marshal
Clint Wheeler
1931

Neck and Neck
Col. Rickson
1931

The Lightning Warrior
John Hayden
1931

Lariats and Six-Shooters
1931

The Hurricane Horseman
Don Roberto
1931

Range Law
'Old' Frisco
1931

Grief Street
Michael, theater watchman
1931

The Galloping Ghost
Narrator / Police Broadcaster
1931

The Lady from Nowhere
Henchman Snowden
1931

Partners of the Trail
Sheriff McWade
1931

The Miracle Woman
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1931

Alias: The Bad Man
Clem Neville
1931

The Vanishing Legion
T.J. Hornbeck
1931

The Two Gun Man
Joe Kearney
1931
Hell's Valley
Don Flores
1931

West of Cheyenne
Lafe Langdon
1931

Red Fork Range
Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
1931

Breed of the West
Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
1930

The Utah Kid
Parson Joe
1930

Code of Honor
Dad Bradfield
1930

Under Montana Skies
Sheriff Pinkie
1930

The Lone Rider
Corwin (uncredited)
1930

Near the Rainbow's End
Tom Bledsoe
1930

The Cheyenne Kid
Dad Thorpe
1930

The Lone Defender
Sheriff Billings
1930

The King of the Kongo
Trader John
1929

Evangeline
Townsman
1929

The Amazing Vagabond
Phil Dunning
1929

The California Mail
William Butler
1929

Manhattan Cowboy
John Steel
1928

Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928

The Code of the Scarlet
Fur Trapper
1928

The Upland Rider
John Graham
1928

Freckles
Duncan
1928

Vultures of the Sea
1928

The Riding Renegade
Sheriff Jim Taylor
1928

The Ballyhoo Buster
1928

The Desert of the Lost
Boat Captain (uncredited)
1927
Riding to Fame
Dr. Lorentz
1927

Hell Hounds of the Plains
Big John Lawson
1927

Daring Deeds
John Courtney
1927

The Ridin' Rowdy
Doc
1927

Dog of Dogs
John Harlan
1926

The Man from Oklahoma
Rufus King
1926

Dog Scents
Sheriff
1926

Fangs of Vengeance
Abner Swaybe
1926

Officer '444'
Capt. Jerry Dugan
1926

A String of Diamonds
J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
1926

Sporting Life
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1925

Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
Sandy McLeod
1925
A Desperate Chance
Fred Forman
1925

The Power God
Prof. Daniel Sturgess
1925
On the Go
Mr. Hall
1925

Warrior Gap
John Folsom
1925

Thundering Romance
The Sheriff
1924

Battling Brewster
Roland Rand
1924

Bringin' Home the Bacon
Judge Simpson
1924

Circus Lure
1924

The Eagle's Claw
John Sherwood
1924
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
Chester Jennings
1924

The Lone Wagon
1923

Blood Test
1923

In the Days of Buffalo Bill
Gen. Robert E. Lee
1922

Silver Spurs
Jerry Regan
1922

The Daredevil
Sheriff, Coyote Flats
1920

The Hoodlum
Board of Directors (uncredited)
1919

Little Orphant Annie
The Good Squire
1918

The Lad and the Lion
James Bankington
1917
The Ancient Blood
Harry Ralston
1916
Wives of the Rich
Robert Baker
1916

The Adventures of Kathlyn
Colonel Hare
1916
The Baby and the Leopard
Fred Herman
1915
A Jungle Revenge
James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
1915
Young Love
Professor Hunt
1915
The Vengeance of Rannah
General Craddock
1915

The Blood Seedling
1915

The Man with the Iron Heart
Doyle
1915
In the King's Service
Antoine
1915
The Heart of Paro
1915
The Octopus
Harris Gordon
1915
The Girl and the Reporter
1915
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
Jim McFarlin
1915
The Jaguar Trap
1915
The Two Natures Within Him
Dr. Bishop
1915
The Lion's Mate
The Missionary
1915
The Great Experiment
1915
The Jungle Stockade
Robert Barker - Missionary
1915
The Fork in the Road
The Innkeeper
1915
The Guardian's Dilemma
Old Man Cummings
1915
The Red Blood of Courage
Lieutenant Tavish
1915
The Primitive Way
1915
His Fighting Blood
Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
1915
Lassoing a Lion
Uncle Paul
1915
Wade Brent Pays
Lawyer Moreley
1914
The Lure of the Windigo
Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
1914
The Soul Mate
1914
If I Were Young Again
Museum Director Henshaw
1914

Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
1914

Garrison's Finish
1914

Four Minutes Late
1914
The Livid Flame
R. Hayes Burkhardt
1914
Jim
1914
To Be Called For
Silas Brown
1914
Meller Drammer
1914

The Leopard's Foundling
Wamba - a Native
1914

The King's Will
Colonel Hare
1914

The Forged Parchment
Colonel Hare
1914

The Warrior Maid
Colonel Hare
1914

The Spellbound Multitude
Colonel Hare
1914

The Cruel Crown
Colonel Hare
1914
The Garden of Brides
Colonel Hare
1914

Three Bags of Silver
Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
1914

A Colonel in Chains
Colonel Hare
1914
The Royal Slave
Colonel Hare
1914

The Two Ordeals
Colonel Hare
1914

The Adventures of Kathlyn
Col. Hare
1913

The Unwelcome Throne
Colonel Hare
1913

The Open Door
Mark Boland
1913
The Cipher Message
Detective Donald Bryce
1913

Thor, Lord of the Jungles
John Brant - Gene's Father
1913

When May Weds December
The Banker's Butler
1913

The Finger Print
Dabney - a Crook
1913

The Fifth String
Satan
1913

Her Way
Burke - Gates' Brother
1913

The Water Rat
Watson
1913

The Devil and Tom Walker
Old Briggs
1913
Through Another Man's Eyes
Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
1913

Granny's Old Armchair
Simon Willard
1913

Sweeney's Dream
The Mayor
1913

Papa's Dream
Parson Stanley
1913

The Gold Brick
Percy Hall
1913

A Jolt for the Janitor
Mr. Big Family
1913

The Suwanee River
The Overseer of the Plantation
1913
The Post-Impressionists
George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
1913

Roses of Yesterday
John Ralston
1913

Dixieland
The Federal Captain
1913

A Change of Administration
John Marshall - Secretary of War
1913
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
Gen. John Morgan
1913

The Sands of Time
Father Time
1913

A Husband Won by Election
A Gangster
1913

The Understudy
Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
1913

The Lesson
Murphy
1913

The False Order
Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
1913

A Loyal Deserter
Col. Colfax
1913

How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
2nd Policeman
1912

The Fire Cop
Mr. Wilson
1912
The Lost Inheritance
Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
1912

Her Bitter Lesson
Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
1912

The Awakening
John Johnson
1912

Bread Upon the Waters
Mr. James Preston
1912

A Detective's Strategy
Edwin Randall - the Detective
1912

The House of His Master
Gray - Robert's Friend
1912

Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
Betty's Dad
1912

The Wreck of the Vega
Ed Nobles
1912

The Three Valises
Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
1912
All on Account of Checkers
Sam - a Fireman
1912
The Bonanza Buckaroo
Mr. Andrew Gordon