Lafe McKee

Known For: Acting
Born: January 22, 1872
Place of Birth: Morrison, Illinois, USA
Died: August 10, 1959

Lafe McKee

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.

Filmography

Wells Fargo Days

1944 · Pop Lyman

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Radio Listener (uncredited)

Kid Dynamite

1943 · Pedestrian

Inside the Law

1942 · Pop Cobb

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Minister (uncredited)

Young People

1940 · Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode

1940 · Doctor

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940 · Grandpa

Son of Roaring Dan

1940 · Frank Brooke

Bad Man from Red Butte

1940 · Dan Toddhunter

Covered Wagon Trails

1940 · John Bradford

Riders of Pasco Basin

1940 · Uncle Dan

Wild Horse Valley

1940 · Elmer Kimball

The Cheyenne Kid

1940 · Roberts--Ranch Owner

Pioneers of the Frontier

1940 · Mort Saunders

Pioneer Days

1940 · Sam - Express Agent

Music in My Heart

1940 · Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Heroes in Blue

1939 · Watchman

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)

The Oregon Trail

1939 · Settler (archive footage)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939 · Townsman

Convict's Code

1939 · Night Watchman

I'm from the City

1938 · Colonel Bixby

South of Arizona

1938 · Lafe Brown

Stagecoach Days

1938 · Tom Larkin

Six Shootin' Sheriff

1938 · Zeke

Knight of the Plains

1938 · John Lane

Rolling Caravans

1938 · Henry Rankin

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938 · Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)

The Fighting Deputy

1937 · Frank Denton

The Rangers Step In

1937 · Jed Warren

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

1937 · Tom Wilson

Lost Ranch

1937 · John Carroll

Brothers of the West

1937 · Sheriff Bains

North of the Rio Grande

1937 · Juror Joe

Law of the Ranger

1937 · Mr. Polk

Mystery Range

1937 · Jed Travis

Melody of the Plains

1937 · Dad Langley

The Feud of the Trail

1937 · John Granger

Santa Fe Rides

1937 · 'Dad' Sheldon

The Fugitive Sheriff

1936 · Conductor (uncredited)

Frontier Justice

1936 · Old card player

Men of the Plains

1936 · Marshal Ed Green

Santa Fe Bound

1936 · Sheriff

The Idaho Kid

1936 · John Endicott

The Phantom Rider

1936 · Jeff Grayson

The Cowboy and the Kid

1936 · Sheriff Bailey

Easy Money

1936 · Henchman "Pop"

For the Service

1936 · Rancher Johnson (uncredited)

Last of the Warrens

1936 · Sheriff Blake

Roamin' Wild

1936 · 'Dad' Parker

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936 · Don Costello

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

Silly Billies

1936 · Pioneer

The Bridge of Sighs

1936 · Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

Dangerous Waters

1936 · Old Skipper (uncredited)

The Kid Ranger

1936 · Jim Burton

The Mysterious Avenger

1936 · Maitland

Custer's Last Stand

1936 · Captain Benteen

Step on It

1936 · Captain Bradshaw

Thunderbolt

1935 · Tom

Swifty

1935 · Sandy McGregor

The Law of 45's

1935 · Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)

The Last of the Clintons

1935 · Sam Slater

The Ivory-Handled Gun

1935 · Sheriff Crane

The Girl Who Came Back

1935 · Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)

Rio Rattler

1935 · Pop - Hotel Owner

The Keeper of the Bees

1935 · Dr. Grayson

Men of Action

1935 · Rancher

What Price Crime

1935 · Night Watchman (uncredited)

The Hawk

1935 · Jim King

The Silver Bullet

1935 · Dad Kane

The Test

1935 · Dad McVey

Gun Smoke

1935 · Sheriff Rutherford

On the Run

1935 · Sheriff

The Desert Trail

1935 · Poker City Sheriff

Queen of the Jungle

1935 · Kali

The Ghost Rider

1935 · Zeke

The Drunkard

1935 · Bartender

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935 · Sheriff of Pampa

Circumstantial Evidence

1935 · Jury Foreman (uncredited)

One in a Million

1935 · 2nd License Clerk

Rainbow Valley

1935 · Storekeeper

Tracy Rides

1935 · Jim Green

The Marriage Bargain

The Marriage Bargain

1935 · Squire Davis

Blazing Guns

1935 · John Rickard

Wolf Riders

1935 · John Clark - Indian Agent

Kid Courageous

1935 · William Bannister

Coyote Trails

1935 · John Baker

Northern Frontier

1935 · Old Trapper

Big Boy Rides Again

1935 · Tap Smiley

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935 · Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]

Western Justice

1934 · Sheriff / King

Range Warfare

1934 · Wade Callahan

Frontier Days

1934 · Hank Wilson

The Fighting Trooper

1934 · Old Trapper

Fighting Fury

1934 · Sheriff Ed Hibbs

Port of Lost Dreams

1934 · Justice of the Peace

The Curtain Falls

1934 · Minor Role

The Law of the Wild

1934 · Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]

A Demon for Trouble

1934 · Sheriff

Rawhide Mail

1934 · Sheriff

Bandits of the Badlands

1934 · Dan Mason

Next Of Kin

1934 · Fred Winters

Hell Bent for Love

1934 · Dad Daley

The Man from Utah

1934 · Judge Carter

Blue Steel

1934 · Dan Mason

City Park

1934 · Matt O'Donnell

Honor of the Range

1934 · Townsman (uncredited)

Rawhide Romance

1934 · Roger Whitney

Ridin' Thru

1934 · Elmer 'Dad' Brooks

Riding Speed

1934 · John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)

West of the Divide

1934 · Fred Winters

The Quitter

1934 · Zack

Lighting Bill

1934 · Tom Ross

The Boss Cowboy

1934 · Nolan

Straightaway

1933

The Mystery Squadron

1933 · Stephen Gray

Gun Justice

1933 · Postmaster

Under Secret Orders

Under Secret Orders

1933 · Franklyn Lawrence

Jaws of Justice

1933 · 'Seeker' Dean

Lightning Range

1933 · Judge Williams

Only Yesterday

1933 · Father at Train Station (Uncredited)

Riders of Destiny

1933 · Sheriff Bill Baxter

War of the Range

1933 · Cattle Buyer Cartwright

Golden Harvest

1933 · Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

The Trail Drive

1933 · Jameson

Gordon of Ghost City

1933 · Bill Simpson

Galloping Romeo

1933 · Marshal Gregory

The Man from Monterey

1933 · Don Jose Castanares

Fighting With Kit Carson

1933 · Luke Foster

Fighting Texans

1933 · Sheriff Jim Carver

King of the Arena

1933 · Townsman

Cross Fire

1933 · Daniel Plummer

Deadwood Pass

1933 · Sheriff Rawlins

The Whispering Shadow

1933 · Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome

The Dude Bandit

1933 · Brown - Rancher

The Telegraph Trail

1933 · Lafe

Terror Trail

1933 · Shay

Tombstone Canyon

1932 · Colonel Lee

End of the Trail

1932 · Colonel John Burke

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932 · Justice of the Peace

The Fighting Champ

1932 · Sheriff Jim Cosgrove

Self Defense

1932 · Sandy McKenzie

Young Blood

1932 · Colonel Bondage

The Big Stampede

1932 · Cal Brett

Gold

1932 · Jeff Sellers

Klondike

1932 · Seth

Fighting for Justice

1932 · Sam Tracy

Ride Him, Cowboy

1932 · Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)

Gorilla Ship

1932 · Old Man (uncredited)

Hello Trouble

1932 · Sheriff Joe Edwards

The Boiling Point

1932 · Tom Kirk

Heroes of the West

1932 · Townsman

Beauty Parlor

1932 · Reverend Parker

The Riding Tornado

1932 · Hiram Olcott

The Man from New Mexico

1932 · Sheriff

Hell-Fire Austin

1932 · Uncle Joe Brooks

The Spirit of the West

1932 · Bowie Moore - Rancher

Mark of the Spur

1932 · 'Hardshell' Beckett

The Texan

1932 · Jim

Without Honor

1932 · Ranger Captain Frank Henderson

The Gay Buckaroo

1931 · Mr. Fields

The Fighting Marshal

1931 · Clint Wheeler

Neck and Neck

1931 · Col. Rickson

The Lightning Warrior

1931 · John Hayden

The Cyclone Kid

The Cyclone Kid

1931 · Harvey Comstock

Lariats and Six-Shooters

1931

The Hurricane Horseman

1931 · Don Roberto

Range Law

1931 · 'Old' Frisco

Grief Street

1931 · Michael, theater watchman

The Galloping Ghost

1931 · Narrator / Police Broadcaster

The Lady from Nowhere

1931 · Henchman Snowden

Partners of the Trail

1931 · Sheriff McWade

The Miracle Woman

1931 · Man in Audience (uncredited)

Alias: The Bad Man

1931 · Clem Neville

The Vanishing Legion

1931 · T.J. Hornbeck

The Two Gun Man

1931 · Joe Kearney

Hell's Valley

1931 · Don Flores

West of Cheyenne

1931 · Lafe Langdon

Red Fork Range

1931 · Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train

Breed of the West

1930 · Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley

The Utah Kid

1930 · Parson Joe

The Code of Honor

1930 · Dad Bradfield

Under Montana Skies

1930 · Sheriff Pinkie

The Lone Rider

1930 · Corwin

Near the Rainbow's End

1930 · Tom Bledsoe

The Cheyenne Kid

1930 · Dad Thorpe

The Lone Defender

1930 · Sheriff Billings

The King of the Kongo

1929 · Trader John

Evangeline

1929 · Townsman

The Amazing Vagabond

1929 · Phil Dunning

The California Mail

1929 · William Butler

Manhattan Cowboy

1928 · John Steel

Riley of the Rainbow Division

1928

The Code of the Scarlet

1928 · Fur Trapper

The Upland Rider

1928 · John Graham

Trail Raiders

1928

Freckles

1928 · Duncan

Vultures of the Sea

1928

Trailin’ Back

Trailin’ Back

1928

The Riding Renegade

1928 · Sheriff Jim Taylor

Painted Trail

1928 · Dan Winters

The Ballyhoo Buster

1928

The Desert of the Lost

1927 · Boat Captain (uncredited)

Roarin' Broncs

1927

Riding to Fame

1927 · Dr. Lorentz

Hell Hounds of the Plains

1927 · Big John Lawson

Daring Deeds

1927 · John Courtney

The Ridin' Rowdy

1927 · Doc

Dog of Dogs

1926 · John Harlan

The Man from Oklahoma

1926 · Rufus King

A Captain's Courage

A Captain's Courage

1926 · Obadiah, the recluse

Dog Scents

1926 · Sheriff

The Baited Trap

1926 · Bobbie's Father

Fangs of Vengeance

1926 · Abner Swaybe

Officer '444'

1926 · Capt. Jerry Dugan

A String of Diamonds

1926 · J. Tiffany Van Den Akar

Triple Action

1925 · Don Pío Méndez

Sporting Life

1925 · Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Kit Carson Over the Great Divide

1925 · Sandy McLeod

Pursued

1925 · District Attorney

A Desperate Chance

A Desperate Chance

1925 · Fred Forman

The Human Tornado

1925 · Peter Daley

The Mystery Box

1925 · Judd Hampton

The Power God

1925 · Prof. Daniel Sturgess

On the Go

1925 · Mr. Hall

Warrior Gap

1925 · John Folsom

Thundering Romance

1924 · The Sheriff

Battling Brewster

1924 · Roland Rand

Bringin' Home the Bacon

1924 · Judge Simpson

Hard-Hittin' Hamilton

1924 · Jim Downing

Circus Lure

1924

North of Alaska

1924

The Eagle's Claw

1924 · John Sherwood

Mile-a-Minute Morgan

Mile-a-Minute Morgan

1924 · Chester Jennings

The Lone Wagon

1923

Blood Test

1923

In the Days of Buffalo Bill

1922 · Gen. Robert E. Lee

The Jungle Goddess

The Jungle Goddess

1922 · Chief Obar Sen

Silver Spurs

1922 · Jerry Regan

The Daredevil

1920 · Sheriff, Coyote Flats

The Hoodlum

1919 · Board of Directors (uncredited)

Little Orphant Annie

1918 · The Good Squire

The City of Purple Dreams

1918 · Pat Kelly

The Lad and the Lion

1917 · James Bankington

The Ancient Blood

The Ancient Blood

1916 · Harry Ralston

Wives of the Rich

Wives of the Rich

1916 · Robert Baker

The Adventures of Kathlyn

1916 · Colonel Hare

The Baby and the Leopard

The Baby and the Leopard

1915 · Fred Herman

A Jungle Revenge

A Jungle Revenge

1915 · James Thorpe - Mabel's Father

Young Love

1915 · Professor Hunt

The Vengeance of Rannah

The Vengeance of Rannah

1915 · General Craddock

The Blood Seedling

1915

The Man with the Iron Heart

1915 · Doyle

In the King's Service

In the King's Service

1915 · Antoine

The Heart of Paro

The Heart of Paro

1915

The Octopus

1915 · Harris Gordon

The Girl and the Reporter

The Girl and the Reporter

1915

How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell

How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell

1915 · Jim McFarlin

The Jaguar Trap

The Jaguar Trap

1915

The Two Natures Within Him

The Two Natures Within Him

1915 · Dr. Bishop

The Lion's Mate

The Lion's Mate

1915 · The Missionary

The Great Experiment

The Great Experiment

1915

The Jungle Stockade

The Jungle Stockade

1915 · Robert Barker - Missionary

The Fork in the Road

The Fork in the Road

1915 · The Innkeeper

The Guardian's Dilemma

The Guardian's Dilemma

1915 · Old Man Cummings

The Red Blood of Courage

The Red Blood of Courage

1915 · Lieutenant Tavish

The Primitive Way

The Primitive Way

1915

His Fighting Blood

His Fighting Blood

1915 · Old McTrigger - Hope's Father

Lassoing a Lion

Lassoing a Lion

1915 · Uncle Paul

Wade Brent Pays

Wade Brent Pays

1914 · Lawyer Moreley

The Lure of the Windigo

The Lure of the Windigo

1914 · Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father

The Soul Mate

1914

If I Were Young Again

If I Were Young Again

1914 · Museum Director Henshaw

Rosemary, That's for Remembrance

1914 · Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father

Garrison's Finish

1914

Four Minutes Late

1914

The Livid Flame

The Livid Flame

1914 · R. Hayes Burkhardt

Jim

1914

To Be Called For

To Be Called For

1914 · Silas Brown

Meller Drammer

1914

The Leopard's Foundling

1914 · Wamba - a Native

The King's Will

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Forged Parchment

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Warrior Maid

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Spellbound Multitude

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Cruel Crown

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Garden of Brides

The Garden of Brides

1914 · Colonel Hare

Three Bags of Silver

1914 · Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)

A Colonel in Chains

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Royal Slave

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Two Ordeals

1914 · Colonel Hare

The Adventures of Kathlyn

1913 · Col. Hare

The Unwelcome Throne

1913 · Colonel Hare

The Open Door

1913 · Mark Boland

The Cipher Message

The Cipher Message

1913 · Detective Donald Bryce

Thor, Lord of the Jungles

1913 · John Brant - Gene's Father

When May Weds December

1913 · The Banker's Butler

The Finger Print

1913 · Dabney - a Crook

The Fifth String

1913 · Satan

Her Way

1913 · Burke - Gates' Brother

The Water Rat

1913 · Watson

The Devil and Tom Walker

1913 · Old Briggs

Through Another Man's Eyes

Through Another Man's Eyes

1913 · Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle

Granny's Old Armchair

1913 · Simon Willard

Sweeney's Dream

1913 · The Mayor

Papa's Dream

1913 · Parson Stanley

The Gold Brick

1913 · Percy Hall

A Jolt for the Janitor

1913 · Mr. Big Family

The Suwanee River

1913 · The Overseer of the Plantation

The Post-Impressionists

The Post-Impressionists

1913 · George Wilton - Dorothy's Father

Roses of Yesterday

1913 · John Ralston

Dixieland

1913 · The Federal Captain

A Change of Administration

1913 · John Marshall - Secretary of War

Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy

Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy

1913 · Gen. John Morgan

The Sands of Time

1913 · Father Time

A Husband Won by Election

1913 · A Gangster

The Understudy

1913 · Ben Rosenthal - the Manager

The Lesson

1913 · Murphy

The False Order

1913 · Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival

A Loyal Deserter

1913 · Col. Colfax

How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home

1912 · 2nd Policeman

The Fire Cop

1912 · Mr. Wilson

The Lost Inheritance

The Lost Inheritance

1912 · Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father

Her Bitter Lesson

1912 · Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father

The Awakening

1912 · John Johnson

Bread Upon the Waters

1912 · Mr. James Preston

A Detective's Strategy

1912 · Edwin Randall - the Detective

The House of His Master

1912 · Gray - Robert's Friend

Betty Fools Dear Old Dad

1912 · Betty's Dad

The Wreck of the Vega

1912 · Ed Nobles

The Three Valises

1912 · Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar

All on Account of Checkers

All on Account of Checkers

1912 · Sam - a Fireman

The Bonanza Buckaroo

The Bonanza Buckaroo

— · Mr. Andrew Gordon

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