Actor
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
Movie

Wells Fargo Days

Movie

Mission to Moscow

Movie

Kid Dynamite

Movie

Inside the Law

Movie

Santa Fe Trail

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