Lafe McKee

Acting

Born January 22, 1872, 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.

Filmography

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