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