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