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