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