Lafe McKee
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1872-01-22
Day of Death
1959-08-10 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Morrison, Illinois, USA
Lafe McKee
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.
Known For
Acting
The Bonanza Buckaroo
as Mr. Andrew Gordon
(1944)
Wells Fargo Days
as Pop Lyman
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
(1943)
Kid Dynamite
as Pedestrian
(1942)
Inside the Law
as Pop Cobb
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Minister (uncredited)
(1940)
Young People
as Man in recital audience
(1940)
When the Daltons Rode
as Doctor
(1940)
The Cheyenne Kid
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
(1940)
Music in My Heart
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
(1940)
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Uncle Dan
(1940)
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Mort Saunders
(1940)
Son of Roaring Dan
as Frank Brooke
(1940)
Wild Horse Valley
as Elmer Kimball
(1940)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Grandpa
(1940)
Pioneer Days
as Sam - Express Agent
(1940)
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Dan Toddhunter
(1940)
Covered Wagon Trails
as John Bradford
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
(1939)
The Oregon Trail
as Settler (archive footage)
(1939)
Convict's Code
as Night Watchman
(1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Townsman
(1939)
Heroes in Blue
as Watchman
(1938)
Knight of the Plains
as John Lane
(1938)
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Zeke
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
(1938)
I'm from the City
as Colonel Bixby
(1938)
Rolling Caravans
as Henry Rankin
(1938)
Stagecoach Days
as Tom Larkin
(1937)
The Feud of the Trail
as John Granger
(1937)
Law of the Ranger
as Mr. Polk
(1937)
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Tom Wilson
(1937)
Melody of the Plains
as Dad Langley
(1937)
The Fighting Deputy
as Frank Denton
(1937)
Lost Ranch
as John Carroll
(1937)
North of the Rio Grande
as Juror Joe
(1937)
Mystery Range
as Jed Travis
(1937)
Santa Fe Rides
as 'Dad' Sheldon
(1937)
Brothers of the West
as Sheriff Bains
(1937)
The Rangers Step In
as Jed Warren
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
(1936)
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Don Costello
(1936)
For the Service
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
(1936)
The Idaho Kid
as John Endicott
(1936)
Silly Billies
as Pioneer
(1936)
Roamin' Wild
as 'Dad' Parker
(1936)
Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
(1936)
Custer's Last Stand
as Captain Benteen
(1936)
Easy Money
as Henchman "Pop"
(1936)
Frontier Justice
as Old card player
(1936)
The Cowboy and the Kid
as Sheriff Bailey
(1936)
The Kid Ranger
as Jim Burton
(1936)
Santa Fe Bound
as Sheriff
(1936)
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1936)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
(1936)
Last of the Warrens
as Sheriff Blake
(1936)
The Mysterious Avenger
as Maitland
(1936)
The Phantom Rider
as Jeff Grayson
(1936)
Step on It
as Captain Bradshaw
(1936)
Men of the Plains
as Marshal Ed Green
(1935)
Thunderbolt
as Tom
(1935)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
(1935)
Northern Frontier
as Old Trapper
(1935)
The Desert Trail
as Poker City Sheriff
(1935)
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff of Pampa
(1935)
The Test
as Dad McVey
(1935)
The Girl Who Came Back
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
(1935)
Rainbow Valley
as Storekeeper
(1935)
Coyote Trails
as John Baker
(1935)
The Hawk
as Jim King
(1935)
Men of Action
as Rancher
(1935)
The Ivory-Handled Gun
as Sheriff Crane
(1935)
The Drunkard
as Bartender
(1935)
Swifty
as Sandy McGregor
(1935)
Gun Smoke
as Sheriff Rutherford
(1935)
The Law of 45's
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
(1935)
Blazing Guns
as John Rickard
(1935)
Big Boy Rides Again
as Tap Smiley
(1935)
The Last of the Clintons
as Sam Slater
(1935)
Kid Courageous
as William Bannister
(1935)
Wolf Riders
as John Clark - Indian Agent
(1935)
Queen of the Jungle
as Kali
(1935)
The Ghost Rider
as Zeke
(1935)
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
(1935)
The Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
(1935)
What Price Crime
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
(1935)
One in a Million
as 2nd License Clerk
(1935)
Tracy Rides
as Jim Green
(1935)
The Silver Bullet
as Dad Kane
(1935)
Rio Rattler
as Pop - Hotel Owner
(1934)
West of the Divide
as Fred Winters
(1934)
Blue Steel
as Dan Mason
(1934)
A Demon for Trouble
as Sheriff
(1934)
The Curtain Falls
as Minor Role
(1934)
The Man from Utah
as Judge Carter
(1934)
Frontier Days
as Hank Wilson
(1934)
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1934)
Fighting Fury
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
(1934)
Hell Bent for Love
as Dad Daley
(1934)
City Park
as Matt O'Donnell
(1934)
Western Justice
as Sheriff / King
(1934)
Range Warfare
as Wade Callahan
(1934)
Rawhide Mail
as Sheriff
(1934)
Next Of Kin
as Fred Winters
(1934)
The Fighting Trooper
as Old Trapper
(1934)
The Law of the Wild
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
(1934)
The Boss Cowboy
as Nolan
(1934)
Bandits of the Badlands
as Dan Mason
(1934)
Ridin' Thru
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
(1934)
The Quitter
as Zack
(1934)
Rawhide Romance
as Roger Whitney
(1934)
Port of Lost Dreams
as Justice of the Peace
(1934)
Lighting Bill
as Tom Ross
(1934)
Riding Speed
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
(1933)
The Telegraph Trail
as Lafe
(1933)
Cross Fire
as Daniel Plummer
(1933)
Riders of Destiny
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Mystery Squadron
as Stephen Gray
(1933)
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
(1933)
The Whispering Shadow
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
(1933)
Gun Justice
as Postmaster
(1933)
Jaws of Justice
as 'Seeker' Dean
(1933)
The Man from Monterey
as Don Jose Castanares
(1933)
Deadwood Pass
as Sheriff Rawlins
(1933)
Lightning Range
as Judge Williams
(1933)
(1933)
Terror Trail
as Shay
(1933)
The Dude Bandit
as Brown - Rancher
(1933)
Galloping Romeo
as Marshal Gregory
(1933)
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Luke Foster
(1933)
Under Secret Orders
as Franklyn Lawrence
(1933)
Fighting Texans
as Sheriff Jim Carver
(1933)
Gordon of Ghost City
as Bill Simpson
(1933)
King of the Arena
as Townsman
(1933)
The Trail Drive
as Jameson
(1933)
War of the Range
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
(1932)
Gold
as Jeff Sellers
(1932)
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
(1932)
Gorilla Ship
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1932)
Hello Trouble
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
(1932)
Without Honors
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
(1932)
Beauty Parlor
as Reverend Parker
(1932)
The Big Stampede
as Cal Brett
(1932)
Heroes of the West
as Townsman
(1932)
Tombstone Canyon
as Colonel Lee
(1932)
Klondike
as Seth
(1932)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Justice of the Peace
(1932)
Hell-Fire Austin
as Uncle Joe Brooks
(1932)
Mark of the Spur
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
(1932)
The Boiling Point
as Tom Kirk
(1932)
Fighting for Justice
as Sam Tracy
(1932)
Self Defense
as Sandy McKenzie
(1932)
The Riding Tornado
as Hiram Olcott
(1932)
Young Blood
as Colonel Bondage
(1932)
The Spirit of the West
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
(1932)
The Fighting Champ
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
(1932)
End of the Trail
as Colonel John Burke
(1932)
The Texan
as Jim
(1932)
The Man from New Mexico
as Sheriff
(1931)
The Miracle Woman
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1931)
The Lightning Warrior
as John Hayden
(1931)
Alias: The Bad Man
as Clem Neville
(1931)
(1931)
The Galloping Ghost
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
(1931)
The Vanishing Legion
as T.J. Hornbeck
(1931)
The Two Gun Man
as Joe Kearney
(1931)
Grief Street
as Michael, theater watchman
(1931)
Range Law
as 'Old' Frisco
(1931)
The Hurricane Horseman
as Don Roberto
(1931)
The Fighting Marshal
as Clint Wheeler
(1931)
The Lady from Nowhere
as Henchman Snowden
(1931)
The Gay Buckaroo
as Mr. Fields
(1931)
Neck and Neck
as Col. Rickson
(1931)
Red Fork Range
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
(1931)
West of Cheyenne
as Lafe Langdon
(1931)
Partners of the Trail
as Sheriff McWade
(1930)
The Lone Defender
as Sheriff Billings
(1930)
The Utah Kid
as Parson Joe
(1930)
Code of Honor
as Dad Bradfield
(1930)
Breed of the West
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
(1930)
The Cheyenne Kid
as Dad Thorpe
(1930)
The Lone Rider
as Corwin (uncredited)
(1930)
Near the Rainbow's End
as Tom Bledsoe
(1930)
Under Montana Skies
as Sheriff Pinkie
(1929)
Evangeline
as Townsman
(1929)
The King of the Kongo
as Trader John
(1929)
The California Mail
as William Butler
(1929)
The Amazing Vagabond
as Phil Dunning
(1928)
The Code of the Scarlet
as Fur Trapper
(1928)
Freckles
as Duncan
(1928)
Manhattan Cowboy
as John Steel
(1928)
The Upland Rider
as John Graham
(1928)
(1928)
(1928)
The Riding Renegade
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
(1928)
(1927)
The Desert of the Lost
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
(1927)
Daring Deeds
as John Courtney
(1927)
Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Big John Lawson
(1927)
Riding to Fame
as Dr. Lorentz
(1927)
The Ridin' Rowdy
as Doc
(1926)
A String of Diamonds
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
(1926)
Officer '444'
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
(1926)
The Man from Oklahoma
as Rufus King
(1926)
Fangs of Vengeance
as Abner Swaybe
(1926)
Dog of Dogs
as John Harlan
(1926)
Dog Scents
as Sheriff
(1925)
The Power God
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
(1925)
Sporting Life
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
(1925)
On the Go
as Mr. Hall
(1925)
Warrior Gap
as John Folsom
(1925)
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
as Sandy McLeod
(1925)
A Desperate Chance
as Fred Forman
(1924)
Battling Brewster
as Roland Rand
(1924)
(1924)
Thundering Romance
as The Sheriff
(1924)
The Eagle's Claw
as John Sherwood
(1924)
Bringin' Home the Bacon
as Judge Simpson
(1923)
(1922)
Silver Spurs
as Jerry Regan
(1922)
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
(1920)
The Daredevil
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
(1919)
The Hoodlum
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
(1918)
Little Orphant Annie
as The Good Squire
(1917)
The Lad and the Lion
as James Bankington
(1916)
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Colonel Hare
(1916)
Wives of the Rich
as Robert Baker
(1916)
The Ancient Blood
as Harry Ralston
(1915)
The Man with the Iron Heart
as Doyle
(1915)
The Guardian's Dilemma
as Old Man Cummings
(1915)
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as Jim McFarlin
(1915)
(1915)
(1915)
His Fighting Blood
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
(1915)
The Red Blood of Courage
as Lieutenant Tavish
(1915)
A Jungle Revenge
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
(1915)
The Octopus
as Harris Gordon
(1915)
(1915)
The Jungle Stockade
as Robert Barker - Missionary
(1915)
The Two Natures Within Him
as Dr. Bishop
(1915)
The Baby and the Leopard
as Fred Herman
(1915)
Lassoing a Lion
as Uncle Paul
(1915)
Young Love
as Professor Hunt
(1915)
(1915)
(1915)
In the King's Service
as Antoine
(1915)
The Vengeance of Rannah
as General Craddock
(1915)
The Fork in the Road
as The Innkeeper
(1915)
The Lion's Mate
as The Missionary
(1915)
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
To Be Called For
as Silas Brown
(1914)
Three Bags of Silver
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
(1914)
The Livid Flame
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
A Colonel in Chains
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
The Lure of the Windigo
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
(1914)
The Royal Slave
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
(1914)
The Warrior Maid
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
(1914)
The Forged Parchment
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
The Cruel Crown
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
Wade Brent Pays
as Lawyer Moreley
(1914)
If I Were Young Again
as Museum Director Henshaw
(1914)
The King's Will
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
The Leopard's Foundling
as Wamba - a Native
(1914)
The Two Ordeals
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
The Garden of Brides
as Colonel Hare
(1914)
The Spellbound Multitude
as Colonel Hare
(1913)
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Col. Hare
(1913)
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
as Gen. John Morgan
(1913)
The Unwelcome Throne
as Colonel Hare
(1913)
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as John Brant - Gene's Father
(1913)
The Finger Print
as Dabney - a Crook
(1913)
A Change of Administration
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
(1913)
A Husband Won by Election
as A Gangster
(1913)
The Sands of Time
as Father Time
(1913)
The Suwanee River
as The Overseer of the Plantation
(1913)
Sweeney's Dream
as The Mayor
(1913)
The Open Door
as Mark Boland
(1913)
When May Weds December
as The Banker's Butler
(1913)
A Loyal Deserter
as Col. Colfax
(1913)
Dixieland
as The Federal Captain
(1913)
The Gold Brick
as Percy Hall
(1913)
Granny's Old Armchair
as Simon Willard
(1913)
The False Order
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
(1913)
Roses of Yesterday
as John Ralston
(1913)
Through Another Man's Eyes
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
(1913)
The Lesson
as Murphy
(1913)
The Understudy
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
(1913)
The Fifth String
as Satan
(1913)
The Devil and Tom Walker
as Old Briggs
(1913)
A Jolt for the Janitor
as Mr. Big Family
(1913)
The Post-Impressionists
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
(1913)
The Cipher Message
as Detective Donald Bryce
(1913)
Papa's Dream
as Parson Stanley
(1913)
Her Way
as Burke - Gates' Brother
(1913)
The Water Rat
as Watson
(1912)
The Wreck of the Vega
as Ed Nobles
(1912)
The Fire Cop
as Mr. Wilson
(1912)
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
as Betty's Dad
(1912)
The Three Valises
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
(1912)
The Lost Inheritance
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
(1912)
The House of His Master
as Gray - Robert's Friend
(1912)
Her Bitter Lesson
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
(1912)
The Awakening
as John Johnson
(1912)
A Detective's Strategy
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
(1912)
All on Account of Checkers
as Sam - a Fireman
(1912)
Bread Upon the Waters
as Mr. James Preston
(1912)
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
as 2nd Policeman