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