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
| Birth Location | Morrison, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1872-01-22 |
| Died | 1959-08-10 |
Movies
Wells Fargo Days
as Pop Lyman
1944
Mission to Moscow
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1943
Kid Dynamite
as Pedestrian
1943
Inside the Law
as Pop Cobb
1942
Santa Fe Trail
as Minister (uncredited)
1940
Young People
as Man in recital audience
1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Doctor
1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Grandpa
1940
Son of Roaring Dan
as Frank Brooke
1940
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Dan Toddhunter
1940
Covered Wagon Trails
as John Bradford
1940
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Uncle Dan
1940
Wild Horse Valley
as Elmer Kimball
1940
The Cheyenne Kid
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
1940
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Mort Saunders
1940
Pioneer Days
as Sam - Express Agent
1940
Music in My Heart
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1940
Heroes in Blue
as Watchman
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
1939
The Oregon Trail
as Settler (archive footage)
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Townsman
1939
Convict's Code
as Night Watchman
1939
I'm from the City
as Colonel Bixby
1938
Stagecoach Days
as Tom Larkin
1938
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Zeke
1938
Knight of the Plains
as John Lane
1938
Rolling Caravans
as Henry Rankin
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
1938
The Fighting Deputy
as Frank Denton
1937
The Rangers Step In
as Jed Warren
1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Tom Wilson
1937
Lost Ranch
as John Carroll
1937
Brothers of the West
as Sheriff Bains
1937
North of the Rio Grande
as Juror Joe
1937
Law of the Ranger
as Mr. Polk
1937
Mystery Range
as Jed Travis
1937
Melody of the Plains
as Dad Langley
1937
The Feud of the Trail
as John Granger
1937
Santa Fe Rides
as 'Dad' Sheldon
1937
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Conductor (uncredited)
1936
Frontier Justice
as Old card player
1936
Men of the Plains
as Marshal Ed Green
1936
Santa Fe Bound
as Sheriff
1936
The Idaho Kid
as John Endicott
1936
The Phantom Rider
as Jeff Grayson
1936
The Cowboy and the Kid
as Sheriff Bailey
1936
Easy Money
as Henchman "Pop"
1936
For the Service
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
1936
Last of the Warrens
as Sheriff Blake
1936
Roamin' Wild
as 'Dad' Parker
1936
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Don Costello
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
1936
Silly Billies
as Pioneer
1936
The Bridge of Sighs
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
1936
The Kid Ranger
as Jim Burton
1936
The Mysterious Avenger
as Maitland
1936
Custer's Last Stand
as Captain Benteen
1936
Step on It
as Captain Bradshaw
1936
Thunderbolt
as Tom
1935
Swifty
as Sandy McGregor
1935
The Law of 45's
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
1935
The Last of the Clintons
as Sam Slater
1935
The Ivory-Handled Gun
as Sheriff Crane
1935
The Girl Who Came Back
as Jim, the bank guard
1935
Rio Rattler
as Pop - Hotel Owner
1935
The Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
1935
Men of Action
as Rancher
1935
What Price Crime
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
1935
The Hawk
as Jim King
1935
The Silver Bullet
as Dad Kane
1935
The Test
as Dad McVey
1935
Gun Smoke
as Sheriff Rutherford
1935
The Desert Trail
as Poker City Sheriff
1935
Queen of the Jungle
as Kali
1935
The Ghost Rider
as Zeke
1935
The Drunkard
as Bartender
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff of Pampa
1935
One in a Million
as 2nd License Clerk
1935
Rainbow Valley
as Storekeeper
1935
Tracy Rides
as Jim Green
1935
Blazing Guns
as John Rickard
1935
Kid Courageous
as William Bannister
1935
Wolf Riders
as John Clark - Indian Agent
1935
Northern Frontier
as Old Trapper
1935
Coyote Trails
as John Baker
1935
Big Boy Rides Again
as Tap Smiley
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
1935
Western Justice
as Sheriff / King
1934
Range Warfare
as Wade Callahan
1934
Frontier Days
as Hank Wilson
1934
The Fighting Trooper
as Old Trapper
1934
Fighting Fury
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
1934
Port of Lost Dreams
as Justice of the Peace
1934
The Curtain Falls
as Minor Role
1934
The Law of the Wild
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
1934
A Demon for Trouble
as Sheriff
1934
Rawhide Mail
as Sheriff
1934
Next Of Kin
as Fred Winters
1934
Bandits of the Badlands
as Dan Mason
1934
Hell Bent for Love
as Dad Daley
1934
The Man from Utah
as Judge Carter
1934
Blue Steel
as Dan Mason
1934
City Park
as Matt O'Donnell
1934
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
1934
Rawhide Romance
as Roger Whitney
1934
Ridin' Thru
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
1934
Riding Speed
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
1934
West of the Divide
as Fred Winters
1934
The Quitter
as Zack
1934
Lighting Bill
as Tom Ross
1934
The Boss Cowboy
as Nolan
1934
1933
The Mystery Squadron
as Stephen Gray
1933
Gun Justice
as Postmaster
1933
Under Secret Orders
as Franklyn Lawrence
1933
Jaws of Justice
as 'Seeker' Dean
1933
Lightning Range
as Judge Williams
1933
Only Yesterday
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
1933
Riders of Destiny
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
1933
War of the Range
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
1933
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
1933
The Trail Drive
as Jameson
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
as Bill Simpson
1933
Galloping Romeo
as Marshal Gregory
1933
The Man from Monterey
as Don Jose Castanares
1933
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Luke Foster
1933
Fighting Texans
as Sheriff Jim Carver
1933
King of the Arena
as Townsman
1933
Cross Fire
as Daniel Plummer
1933
Deadwood Pass
as Sheriff Rawlins
1933
The Whispering Shadow
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
1933
The Dude Bandit
as Brown - Rancher
1933
The Telegraph Trail
as Lafe
1933
Terror Trail
as Shay
1933
Tombstone Canyon
as Colonel Lee
1932
End of the Trail
as Colonel John Burke
1932
Self Defense
as Sandy McKenzie
1932
The Fighting Champ
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Justice of the Peace
1932
Young Blood
as Colonel Bondage
1932
The Big Stampede
as Cal Brett
1932
Gold
as Jeff Sellers
1932
Klondike
as Seth
1932
Fighting for Justice
as Sam Tracy
1932
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
1932
Gorilla Ship
as Old Man (uncredited)
1932
The Boiling Point
as Tom Kirk
1932
Hello Trouble
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
1932
Heroes of the West
as Townsman
1932
Beauty Parlor
as Reverend Parker
1932
The Riding Tornado
as Hiram Olcott
1932
The Man from New Mexico
as Sheriff
1932
Hell-Fire Austin
as Uncle Joe Brooks
1932
The Spirit of the West
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
1932
Mark of the Spur
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
1932
The Texan
as Jim
1932
Without Honors
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
1932
The Gay Buckaroo
as Mr. Fields
1931
The Fighting Marshal
as Clint Wheeler
1931
Neck and Neck
as Col. Rickson
1931
The Lightning Warrior
as John Hayden
1931
Range Law
as 'Old' Frisco
1931
The Hurricane Horseman
as Don Roberto
1931
Grief Street
as Michael, theater watchman
1931
The Galloping Ghost
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
1931
The Lady from Nowhere
as Henchman Snowden
1931
Partners of the Trail
as Sheriff McWade
1931
The Miracle Woman
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1931
Alias: The Bad Man
as Clem Neville
1931
The Vanishing Legion
as T.J. Hornbeck
1931
The Two Gun Man
as Joe Kearney
1931
West of Cheyenne
as Lafe Langdon
1931
Red Fork Range
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
1931
Breed of the West
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
1930
The Utah Kid
as Parson Joe
1930
Code of Honor
as Dad Bradfield
1930
Under Montana Skies
as Sheriff Pinkie
1930
The Lone Rider
as Corwin (uncredited)
1930
Near the Rainbow's End
as Tom Bledsoe
1930
The Cheyenne Kid
as Dad Thorpe
1930
The Lone Defender
as Sheriff Billings
1930
The King of the Kongo
as Trader John
1929
Evangeline
as Townsman
1929
The Amazing Vagabond
as Phil Dunning
1929
The California Mail
as William Butler
1929
Manhattan Cowboy
as John Steel
1928
The Code of the Scarlet
as Fur Trapper
1928
The Upland Rider
as John Graham
1928
1928
The Riding Renegade
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
1928
1928
The Desert of the Lost
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
1927
Riding to Fame
as Dr. Lorentz
1927
Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Big John Lawson
1927
Daring Deeds
as John Courtney
1927
The Ridin' Rowdy
as Doc
1927
Dog of Dogs
as John Harlan
1926
The Man from Oklahoma
as Rufus King
1926
Dog Scents
as Sheriff
1926
Fangs of Vengeance
as Abner Swaybe
1926
Officer '444'
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
1926
A String of Diamonds
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
1926
Sporting Life
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1925
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
as Sandy McLeod
1925
A Desperate Chance
as Fred Forman
1925
The Power God
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
1925
On the Go
as Mr. Hall
1925
Warrior Gap
as John Folsom
1925
Thundering Romance
as The Sheriff
1924
Battling Brewster
as Roland Rand
1924
Bringin' Home the Bacon
as Judge Simpson
1924
1924
The Eagle's Claw
as John Sherwood
1924
1923
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
1922
The Daredevil
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
1920
The Hoodlum
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
1919
Little Orphant Annie
as The Good Squire
1918
The Lad and the Lion
as James Bankington
1917
Wives of the Rich
as Robert Baker
1916
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Colonel Hare
1916
The Baby and the Leopard
as Fred Herman
1915
A Jungle Revenge
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
1915
Young Love
as Professor Hunt
1915
The Vengeance of Rannah
as General Craddock
1915
1915
The Man with the Iron Heart
as Doyle
1915
In the King's Service
as Antoine
1915
1915
The Octopus
as Harris Gordon
1915
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as Jim McFarlin
1915
1915
The Two Natures Within Him
as Dr. Bishop
1915
The Lion's Mate
as The Missionary
1915
1915
The Jungle Stockade
as Robert Barker - Missionary
1915
The Fork in the Road
as The Innkeeper
1915
The Guardian's Dilemma
as Old Man Cummings
1915
The Red Blood of Courage
as Lieutenant Tavish
1915
1915
His Fighting Blood
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
1915
1915
Wade Brent Pays
as Lawyer Moreley
1914
The Lure of the Windigo
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
1914
1914
If I Were Young Again
as Museum Director Henshaw
1914
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
1914
1914
1914
The Livid Flame
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
1914
1914
To Be Called For
as Silas Brown
1914
1914
The Leopard's Foundling
as Wamba - a Native
1914
The King's Will
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Forged Parchment
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Warrior Maid
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Spellbound Multitude
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Cruel Crown
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Garden of Brides
as Colonel Hare
1914
Three Bags of Silver
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
1914
A Colonel in Chains
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Royal Slave
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Two Ordeals
as Colonel Hare
1914
The Unwelcome Throne
as Colonel Hare
1913
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Col. Hare
1913
The Open Door
as Mark Boland
1913
The Cipher Message
as Detective Donald Bryce
1913
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as John Brant - Gene's Father
1913
When May Weds December
as The Banker's Butler
1913
The Finger Print
as Dabney - a Crook
1913
The Fifth String
as Satan
1913
Her Way
as Burke - Gates' Brother
1913
The Water Rat
as Watson
1913
The Devil and Tom Walker
as Old Briggs
1913
Through Another Man's Eyes
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
1913
Granny's Old Armchair
as Simon Willard
1913
Sweeney's Dream
as The Mayor
1913
Papa's Dream
as Parson Stanley
1913
The Gold Brick
as Percy Hall
1913
A Jolt for the Janitor
as Mr. Big Family
1913
The Suwanee River
as The Overseer of the Plantation
1913
The Post-Impressionists
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
1913
Roses of Yesterday
as John Ralston
1913
Dixieland
as The Federal Captain
1913
A Change of Administration
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
1913
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
as Gen. John Morgan
1913
The Sands of Time
as Father Time
1913
A Husband Won by Election
as A Gangster
1913
The Understudy
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
1913
The Lesson
as Murphy
1913
The False Order
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
1913
A Loyal Deserter
as Col. Colfax
1913
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
as 2nd Policeman
1912
The Fire Cop
as Mr. Wilson
1912
The Lost Inheritance
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
1912
Her Bitter Lesson
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
1912
The Awakening
as John Johnson
1912
Bread Upon the Waters
as Mr. James Preston
1912
A Detective's Strategy
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
1912
The House of His Master
as Gray - Robert's Friend
1912
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
as Betty's Dad
1912
The Wreck of the Vega
as Ed Nobles
1912
The Three Valises
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
1912
All on Account of Checkers
as Sam - a Fireman
1912
Lafe McKee hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
