Person
Lafe McKee
Acting · 1872–1959 · Morrison, Illinois, USA
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
Painted Trail
Dan Winters
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Beauty Parlor
Reverend Parker
Young People
Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
Young Blood
Colonel Bondage
Trail Raiders
1928
Pioneer Days
Sam - Express Agent
Santa Fe Trail
Minister (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Battling Brewster
Roland Rand
Filmography
- 1944Wells Fargo DaysPop Lyman
- 1943Mission to MoscowRadio Listener (uncredited)
- 1943Kid DynamitePedestrian
- 1942Inside the LawPop Cobb
- 1940Santa Fe TrailMinister (uncredited)
- 1940Young PeopleMan in Recital Audience (uncredited)
- 1940When the Daltons RodeDoctor
- 1940Dr. Christian Meets the WomenGrandpa
- 1940Son of Roaring DanFrank Brooke
- 1940Bad Man from Red ButteDan Toddhunter
- 1940Covered Wagon TrailsJohn Bradford
- 1940Riders of Pasco BasinUncle Dan
- 1940Wild Horse ValleyElmer Kimball
- 1940The Cheyenne KidRoberts--Ranch Owner
- 1940Pioneers of the FrontierMort Saunders
- 1940Pioneer DaysSam - Express Agent
- 1940Music in My HeartTom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- 1939Heroes in BlueWatchman
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonVeteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
- 1939The Oregon TrailSettler (archive footage)
- 1939The Lone Ranger Rides AgainTownsman
- 1939Convict's CodeNight Watchman
- 1938I'm from the CityColonel Bixby
- 1938South of ArizonaLafe Brown
- 1938Stagecoach DaysTom Larkin
- 1938Six Shootin' SheriffZeke
- 1938Knight of the PlainsJohn Lane
- 1938Rolling CaravansHenry Rankin
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItFarmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
- 1937The Fighting DeputyFrank Denton
- 1937The Rangers Step InJed Warren
- 1937The Mystery of the Hooded HorsemenTom Wilson
- 1937Lost RanchJohn Carroll
- 1937Brothers of the WestSheriff Bains
- 1937North of the Rio GrandeJuror Joe
- 1937Law of the RangerMr. Polk
- 1937Mystery RangeJed Travis
- 1937Melody of the PlainsDad Langley
- 1937The Feud of the TrailJohn Granger
- 1937Santa Fe Rides'Dad' Sheldon
- 1936The Fugitive SheriffConductor (uncredited)
- 1936Frontier JusticeOld card player
- 1936Men of the PlainsMarshal Ed Green
- 1936Santa Fe BoundSheriff
- 1936The Idaho KidJohn Endicott
- 1936The Phantom RiderJeff Grayson
- 1936The Cowboy and the KidSheriff Bailey
- 1936Easy MoneyHenchman "Pop"
- 1936For the ServiceRancher Johnson (uncredited)
- 1936Last of the WarrensSheriff Blake
- 1936Roamin' Wild'Dad' Parker
- 1936Lightnin' Bill CarsonDon Costello
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownUnemployed Farmer (uncredited)
- 1936Silly BilliesPioneer
- 1936The Bridge of SighsLester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
- 1936Dangerous WatersOld Skipper (uncredited)
- 1936The Kid RangerJim Burton
- 1936The Mysterious AvengerMaitland
- 1936Custer's Last StandCaptain Benteen
- 1936Step on ItCaptain Bradshaw
- 1935ThunderboltTom
- 1935SwiftySandy McGregor
- 1935The Law of 45'sCharlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
- 1935The Last of the ClintonsSam Slater
- 1935The Ivory-Handled GunSheriff Crane
- 1935The Girl Who Came BackJim, the bank guard (uncredited)
- 1935Rio RattlerPop - Hotel Owner
- 1935The Keeper of the BeesDr. Grayson
- 1935Men of ActionRancher
- 1935What Price CrimeNight Watchman (uncredited)
- 1935The HawkJim King
- 1935The Silver BulletDad Kane
- 1935The TestDad McVey
- 1935Gun SmokeSheriff Rutherford
- 1935On the RunSheriff
- 1935The Desert TrailPoker City Sheriff
- 1935Queen of the JungleKali
- 1935The Ghost RiderZeke
- 1935The DrunkardBartender
- 1935The Cowboy and the BanditSheriff of Pampa
- 1935Circumstantial EvidenceJury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1935One in a Million2nd License Clerk
- 1935Rainbow ValleyStorekeeper
- 1935Tracy RidesJim Green
- 1935The Marriage BargainSquire Davis
- 1935Blazing GunsJohn Rickard
- 1935Wolf RidersJohn Clark - Indian Agent
- 1935Kid CourageousWilliam Bannister
- 1935Coyote TrailsJohn Baker
- 1935Northern FrontierOld Trapper
- 1935Big Boy Rides AgainTap Smiley
- 1935Rustlers of Red DogBob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
- 1934Western JusticeSheriff / King
- 1934Range WarfareWade Callahan
- 1934Frontier DaysHank Wilson
- 1934The Fighting TrooperOld Trapper
- 1934Fighting FurySheriff Ed Hibbs
- 1934Port of Lost DreamsJustice of the Peace
- 1934The Curtain FallsMinor Role
- 1934The Law of the WildCharles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
- 1934A Demon for TroubleSheriff
- 1934Rawhide MailSheriff
- 1934Bandits of the BadlandsDan Mason
- 1934Next Of KinFred Winters
- 1934Hell Bent for LoveDad Daley
- 1934The Man from UtahJudge Carter
- 1934Blue SteelDan Mason
- 1934City ParkMatt O'Donnell
- 1934Honor of the RangeTownsman (uncredited)
- 1934Rawhide RomanceRoger Whitney
- 1934Ridin' ThruElmer 'Dad' Brooks
- 1934Riding SpeedJohn Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
- 1934West of the DivideFred Winters
- 1934The QuitterZack
- 1934Lighting BillTom Ross
- 1934The Boss CowboyNolan
- 1933Straightaway
- 1933The Mystery SquadronStephen Gray
- 1933Gun JusticePostmaster
- 1933Under Secret OrdersFranklyn Lawrence
- 1933Jaws of Justice'Seeker' Dean
- 1933Lightning RangeJudge Williams
- 1933Only YesterdayFather at Train Station (Uncredited)
- 1933Riders of DestinySheriff Bill Baxter
- 1933War of the RangeCattle Buyer Cartwright
- 1933Golden HarvestWheat Farmer (uncredited)
- 1933The Trail DriveJameson
- 1933Gordon of Ghost CityBill Simpson
- 1933Galloping RomeoMarshal Gregory
- 1933The Man from MontereyDon Jose Castanares
- 1933Fighting With Kit CarsonLuke Foster
- 1933Fighting TexansSheriff Jim Carver
- 1933King of the ArenaTownsman
- 1933Cross FireDaniel Plummer
- 1933Deadwood PassSheriff Rawlins
- 1933The Whispering ShadowPrince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
- 1933The Dude BanditBrown - Rancher
- 1933The Telegraph TrailLafe
- 1933Terror TrailShay
- 1932Tombstone CanyonColonel Lee
- 1932End of the TrailColonel John Burke
- 1932The Secrets of Wu SinJustice of the Peace
- 1932The Fighting ChampSheriff Jim Cosgrove
- 1932Self DefenseSandy McKenzie
- 1932Young BloodColonel Bondage
- 1932The Big StampedeCal Brett
- 1932GoldJeff Sellers
- 1932KlondikeSeth
- 1932Fighting for JusticeSam Tracy
- 1932Ride Him, CowboyRancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
- 1932Gorilla ShipOld Man (uncredited)
- 1932Hello TroubleSheriff Joe Edwards
- 1932The Boiling PointTom Kirk
- 1932Heroes of the WestTownsman
- 1932Beauty ParlorReverend Parker
- 1932The Riding TornadoHiram Olcott
- 1932The Man from New MexicoSheriff
- 1932Hell-Fire AustinUncle Joe Brooks
- 1932The Spirit of the WestBowie Moore - Rancher
- 1932Mark of the Spur'Hardshell' Beckett
- 1932The TexanJim
- 1932Without HonorRanger Captain Frank Henderson
- 1931The Gay BuckarooMr. Fields
- 1931The Fighting MarshalClint Wheeler
- 1931Neck and NeckCol. Rickson
- 1931The Lightning WarriorJohn Hayden
- 1931The Cyclone KidHarvey Comstock
- 1931Lariats and Six-Shooters
- 1931The Hurricane HorsemanDon Roberto
- 1931Range Law'Old' Frisco
- 1931Grief StreetMichael, theater watchman
- 1931The Galloping GhostNarrator / Police Broadcaster
- 1931The Lady from NowhereHenchman Snowden
- 1931Partners of the TrailSheriff McWade
- 1931The Miracle WomanMan in Audience (uncredited)
- 1931Alias: The Bad ManClem Neville
- 1931The Vanishing LegionT.J. Hornbeck
- 1931The Two Gun ManJoe Kearney
- 1931Hell's ValleyDon Flores
- 1931West of CheyenneLafe Langdon
- 1931Red Fork RangeCharles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
- 1930Breed of the WestColonel Sterner - aka Bradley
- 1930The Utah KidParson Joe
- 1930The Code of HonorDad Bradfield
- 1930Under Montana SkiesSheriff Pinkie
- 1930The Lone RiderCorwin
- 1930Near the Rainbow's EndTom Bledsoe
- 1930The Cheyenne KidDad Thorpe
- 1930The Lone DefenderSheriff Billings
- 1929The King of the KongoTrader John
- 1929EvangelineTownsman
- 1929The Amazing VagabondPhil Dunning
- 1929The California MailWilliam Butler
- 1928Manhattan CowboyJohn Steel
- 1928Riley of the Rainbow Division
- 1928The Code of the ScarletFur Trapper
- 1928The Upland RiderJohn Graham
- 1928Trail Raiders
- 1928FrecklesDuncan
- 1928Vultures of the Sea
- 1928Trailin’ Back
- 1928The Riding RenegadeSheriff Jim Taylor
- 1928Painted TrailDan Winters
- 1928The Ballyhoo Buster
- 1927The Desert of the LostBoat Captain (uncredited)
- 1927Roarin' Broncs
- 1927Riding to FameDr. Lorentz
- 1927Hell Hounds of the PlainsBig John Lawson
- 1927Daring DeedsJohn Courtney
- 1927The Ridin' RowdyDoc
- 1926Dog of DogsJohn Harlan
- 1926The Man from OklahomaRufus King
- 1926A Captain's CourageObadiah, the recluse
- 1926Dog ScentsSheriff
- 1926The Baited TrapBobbie's Father
- 1926Fangs of VengeanceAbner Swaybe
- 1926Officer '444'Capt. Jerry Dugan
- 1926A String of DiamondsJ. Tiffany Van Den Akar
- 1925Triple ActionDon Pío Méndez
- 1925Sporting LifeStage Doorman (uncredited)
- 1925Kit Carson Over the Great DivideSandy McLeod
- 1925PursuedDistrict Attorney
- 1925A Desperate ChanceFred Forman
- 1925The Human TornadoPeter Daley
- 1925The Mystery BoxJudd Hampton
- 1925The Power GodProf. Daniel Sturgess
- 1925On the GoMr. Hall
- 1925Warrior GapJohn Folsom
- 1924Thundering RomanceThe Sheriff
- 1924Battling BrewsterRoland Rand
- 1924Bringin' Home the BaconJudge Simpson
- 1924Hard-Hittin' HamiltonJim Downing
- 1924Circus Lure
- 1924North of Alaska
- 1924The Eagle's ClawJohn Sherwood
- 1924Mile-a-Minute MorganChester Jennings
- 1923The Lone Wagon
- 1923Blood Test
- 1922In the Days of Buffalo BillGen. Robert E. Lee
- 1922The Jungle GoddessChief Obar Sen
- 1922Silver SpursJerry Regan
- 1920The DaredevilSheriff, Coyote Flats
- 1919The HoodlumBoard of Directors (uncredited)
- 1918Little Orphant AnnieThe Good Squire
- 1918The City of Purple DreamsPat Kelly
- 1917The Lad and the LionJames Bankington
- 1916The Ancient BloodHarry Ralston
- 1916Wives of the RichRobert Baker
- 1916The Adventures of KathlynColonel Hare
- 1915The Baby and the LeopardFred Herman
- 1915A Jungle RevengeJames Thorpe - Mabel's Father
- 1915Young LoveProfessor Hunt
- 1915The Vengeance of RannahGeneral Craddock
- 1915The Blood Seedling
- 1915The Man with the Iron HeartDoyle
- 1915In the King's ServiceAntoine
- 1915The Heart of Paro
- 1915The OctopusHarris Gordon
- 1915The Girl and the Reporter
- 1915How Callahan Cleaned Up Little HellJim McFarlin
- 1915The Jaguar Trap
- 1915The Two Natures Within HimDr. Bishop
- 1915The Lion's MateThe Missionary
- 1915The Great Experiment
- 1915The Jungle StockadeRobert Barker - Missionary
- 1915The Fork in the RoadThe Innkeeper
- 1915The Guardian's DilemmaOld Man Cummings
- 1915The Red Blood of CourageLieutenant Tavish
- 1915The Primitive Way
- 1915His Fighting BloodOld McTrigger - Hope's Father
- 1915Lassoing a LionUncle Paul
- 1914Wade Brent PaysLawyer Moreley
- 1914The Lure of the WindigoHugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
- 1914The Soul Mate
- 1914If I Were Young AgainMuseum Director Henshaw
- 1914Rosemary, That's for RemembranceMr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
- 1914Garrison's Finish
- 1914Four Minutes Late
- 1914The Livid FlameR. Hayes Burkhardt
- 1914Jim
- 1914To Be Called ForSilas Brown
- 1914Meller Drammer
- 1914The Leopard's FoundlingWamba - a Native
- 1914The King's WillColonel Hare
- 1914The Forged ParchmentColonel Hare
- 1914The Warrior MaidColonel Hare
- 1914The Spellbound MultitudeColonel Hare
- 1914The Cruel CrownColonel Hare
- 1914The Garden of BridesColonel Hare
- 1914Three Bags of SilverColonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
- 1914A Colonel in ChainsColonel Hare
- 1914The Royal SlaveColonel Hare
- 1914The Two OrdealsColonel Hare
- 1913The Adventures of KathlynCol. Hare
- 1913The Unwelcome ThroneColonel Hare
- 1913The Open DoorMark Boland
- 1913The Cipher MessageDetective Donald Bryce
- 1913Thor, Lord of the JunglesJohn Brant - Gene's Father
- 1913When May Weds DecemberThe Banker's Butler
- 1913The Finger PrintDabney - a Crook
- 1913The Fifth StringSatan
- 1913Her WayBurke - Gates' Brother
- 1913The Water RatWatson
- 1913The Devil and Tom WalkerOld Briggs
- 1913Through Another Man's EyesEdward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
- 1913Granny's Old ArmchairSimon Willard
- 1913Sweeney's DreamThe Mayor
- 1913Papa's DreamParson Stanley
- 1913The Gold BrickPercy Hall
- 1913A Jolt for the JanitorMr. Big Family
- 1913The Suwanee RiverThe Overseer of the Plantation
- 1913The Post-ImpressionistsGeorge Wilton - Dorothy's Father
- 1913Roses of YesterdayJohn Ralston
- 1913DixielandThe Federal Captain
- 1913A Change of AdministrationJohn Marshall - Secretary of War
- 1913Pauline Cushman, the Federal SpyGen. John Morgan
- 1913The Sands of TimeFather Time
- 1913A Husband Won by ElectionA Gangster
- 1913The UnderstudyBen Rosenthal - the Manager
- 1913The LessonMurphy
- 1913The False OrderNorman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
- 1913A Loyal DeserterCol. Colfax
- 1912How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home2nd Policeman
- 1912The Fire CopMr. Wilson
- 1912The Lost InheritanceMr. Bawn - Molly's Father
- 1912Her Bitter LessonOld Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
- 1912The AwakeningJohn Johnson
- 1912Bread Upon the WatersMr. James Preston
- 1912A Detective's StrategyEdwin Randall - the Detective
- 1912The House of His MasterGray - Robert's Friend
- 1912Betty Fools Dear Old DadBetty's Dad
- 1912The Wreck of the VegaEd Nobles
- 1912The Three ValisesPittsburg Sam - the Burglar
- 1912All on Account of CheckersSam - a Fireman
- —The Bonanza BuckarooMr. Andrew Gordon
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