Lafe McKee
January 22, 1872 (154 years old) in Morrison, Illinois, USA
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
- 1943 · Mission to Moscow as Radio Listener (uncredited)
- 1943 · Kid Dynamite as Pedestrian
- 1940 · Santa Fe Trail as Minister (uncredited)
- 1940 · Young People as Man in recital audience
- 1940 · When the Daltons Rode as Doctor
- 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 · The Cheyenne Kid as Roberts--Ranch Owner
- 1940 · Pioneer Days as Sam - Express Agent
- 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
- 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)
- 1937 · The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen as Tom Wilson
- 1937 · Lost Ranch as John Carroll
- 1937 · North of the Rio Grande as Juror Joe
- 1937 · Melody of the Plains as Dad Langley
- 1937 · The Feud of the Trail as John Granger
- 1937 · Santa Fe Rides as 'Dad' Sheldon
- 1936 · The Fugitive Sheriff as Conductor (uncredited)
- 1936 · Frontier Justice as Old card player
- 1936 · The Idaho Kid as John Endicott
- 1936 · The Cowboy and the Kid as Sheriff Bailey
- 1936 · Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
- 1936 · Silly Billies as Pioneer
- 1936 · Dangerous Waters as Old Skipper (uncredited)
- 1936 · The Mysterious Avenger as Maitland
- 1935 · The Keeper of the Bees as Dr. Grayson
- 1935 · The Hawk as Jim King
- 1935 · The Silver Bullet as Dad Kane
- 1935 · The Test as Dad McVey
- 1935 · On the Run as Sheriff
- 1935 · The Desert Trail as Poker City Sheriff
- 1935 · Queen of the Jungle as Kali
- 1935 · The Cowboy and the Bandit as Sheriff of Pampa
- 1935 · Circumstantial Evidence as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1935 · One in a Million as 2nd License Clerk
- 1935 · Rainbow Valley as Storekeeper
- 1935 · Blazing Guns as John Rickard
- 1935 · Wolf Riders as John Clark - Indian Agent
- 1935 · Kid Courageous as William Bannister
- 1935 · Northern Frontier as Old Trapper
- 1935 · Rustlers of Red Dog as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
- 1934 · Western Justice as Sheriff / King
- 1934 · Range Warfare as Wade Callahan
- 1934 · Fighting Fury as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
- 1934 · The Fighting Trooper as Old Trapper
- 1934 · Port of Lost Dreams as Justice of the Peace
- 1934 · A Demon for Trouble as Sheriff
- 1934 · Rawhide Mail as Sheriff
- 1934 · Next Of Kin as Fred Winters
- 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 · West of the Divide as Fred Winters
- 1934 · The Quitter as Zack
- 1934 · The Boss Cowboy as Nolan
- 1933 · Straightaway as
- 1933 · The Mystery Squadron as Stephen Gray
- 1933 · Gun Justice as Postmaster
- 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 · Golden Harvest as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Trail Drive as Jameson
- 1933 · Gordon of Ghost City as Bill Simpson
- 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
- 1932 · The Secrets of Wu Sin as Justice of the Peace
- 1932 · Self Defense as Sandy McKenzie
- 1932 · Young Blood as Colonel Bondage
- 1932 · The Big Stampede as Cal Brett
- 1932 · Gold as Jeff Sellers
- 1932 · Klondike as Seth
- 1932 · Ride Him, Cowboy as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
- 1932 · Gorilla Ship as Old Man (uncredited)
- 1932 · Hello Trouble as Sheriff Joe Edwards
- 1932 · The Boiling Point as Tom Kirk
- 1932 · Beauty Parlor as Reverend Parker
- 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
- 1931 · The Lightning Warrior as John Hayden
- 1931 · Lariats and Six-Shooters as
- 1931 · Range Law as 'Old' Frisco
- 1931 · Grief Street as Michael, theater watchman
- 1931 · The Galloping Ghost as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
- 1931 · The Miracle Woman as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Vanishing Legion as T.J. Hornbeck
- 1931 · The Two Gun Man as Joe Kearney
- 1931 · Red Fork Range as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
- 1930 · The Utah Kid as Parson Joe
- 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 Lone Defender as Sheriff Billings
- 1929 · The King of the Kongo as Trader John
- 1929 · Evangeline as Townsman
- 1928 · Manhattan Cowboy as John Steel
- 1928 · Riley of the Rainbow Division as
- 1928 · The Upland Rider as John Graham
- 1928 · The Riding Renegade as Sheriff Jim Taylor
- 1928 · The Ballyhoo Buster as
- 1927 · The Desert of the Lost as Boat Captain (uncredited)
- 1927 · Hell Hounds of the Plains as Big John Lawson
- 1927 · Daring Deeds as John Courtney
- 1927 · The Ridin' Rowdy as Doc
- 1926 · Officer '444' as Capt. Jerry Dugan
- 1926 · A String of Diamonds as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
- 1925 · The Human Tornado as Peter Daley
- 1925 · The Mystery Box as Judd Hampton
- 1925 · The Power God as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
- 1925 · Warrior Gap as John Folsom
- 1924 · Thundering Romance as The Sheriff
- 1924 · Bringin' Home the Bacon as Judge Simpson
- 1924 · Hard-Hittin' Hamilton as Jim Downing
- 1924 · Circus Lure as
- 1923 · The Lone Wagon as
- 1923 · Blood Test as
- 1920 · The Daredevil as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
- 1919 · The Hoodlum as Board of Directors (uncredited)
- 1918 · Little Orphant Annie as The Good Squire
- 1918 · The City of Purple Dreams as Pat Kelly
- 1917 · The Lad and the Lion as James Bankington
- 1916 · The Adventures of Kathlyn as Colonel Hare
- 1915 · The Blood Seedling as
- 1915 · The Octopus as Harris Gordon
- 1915 · How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell as Jim McFarlin
- 1915 · The Primitive Way as
- 1915 · His Fighting Blood as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
- 1914 · Jim as
- 1914 · To Be Called For as Silas Brown
- 1914 · Meller Drammer as
- 1914 · The King's Will as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Forged Parchment as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Spellbound Multitude as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Cruel Crown as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Unwelcome Throne as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Open Door as Mark Boland
- 1913 · Thor, Lord of the Jungles as John Brant - Gene's Father
- 1913 · The Finger Print as Dabney - a Crook
- 1913 · The Fifth String as Satan
- 1913 · The Water Rat as Watson
- 1913 · Dixieland as The Federal Captain
- 1913 · Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy as Gen. John Morgan
- 1913 · A Husband Won by Election as A Gangster
- 1913 · A Loyal Deserter as Col. Colfax
- 1912 · Her Bitter Lesson as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
- 1912 · The Three Valises as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
- 1912 · All on Account of Checkers as Sam - a Fireman
- Future · The Bonanza Buckaroo as Mr. Andrew Gordon
- 1944 · Wells Fargo Days as Pop Lyman
- 1942 · Inside the Law as Pop Cobb
- 1940 · Dr. Christian Meets the Women as Grandpa
- 1940 · Riders of Pasco Basin as Uncle Dan
- 1940 · Wild Horse Valley as Elmer Kimball
- 1940 · Pioneers of the Frontier as Mort Saunders
- 1940 · Music in My Heart as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- 1939 · Heroes in Blue as Watchman
- 1938 · I'm from the City as Colonel Bixby
- 1938 · South of Arizona as Lafe Brown
- 1938 · Stagecoach Days as Tom Larkin
- 1937 · The Fighting Deputy as Frank Denton
- 1937 · The Rangers Step In as Jed Warren
- 1937 · Brothers of the West as Sheriff Bains
- 1937 · Law of the Ranger as Mr. Polk
- 1937 · Mystery Range as Jed Travis
- 1936 · Men of the Plains as Marshal Ed Green
- 1936 · Santa Fe Bound as Sheriff
- 1936 · The Phantom Rider as Jeff Grayson
- 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 · The Bridge of Sighs as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
- 1936 · The Kid Ranger as Jim Burton
- 1936 · Custer's Last Stand as Captain Benteen
- 1936 · Step on It as Captain Bradshaw
- 1935 · 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 (uncredited)
- 1935 · Rio Rattler as Pop - Hotel Owner
- 1935 · Men of Action as Rancher
- 1935 · What Price Crime as Night Watchman (uncredited)
- 1935 · Gun Smoke as Sheriff Rutherford
- 1935 · The Ghost Rider as Zeke
- 1935 · The Drunkard as Bartender
- 1935 · Tracy Rides as Jim Green
- 1935 · The Marriage Bargain as Squire Davis
- 1935 · Coyote Trails as John Baker
- 1935 · Big Boy Rides Again as Tap Smiley
- 1934 · Frontier Days as Hank Wilson
- 1934 · The Curtain Falls as Minor Role
- 1934 · The Law of the Wild as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
- 1934 · Bandits of the Badlands as Dan Mason
- 1934 · Hell Bent for Love as Dad Daley
- 1934 · Riding Speed as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
- 1934 · Lighting Bill as Tom Ross
- 1933 · Under Secret Orders as Franklyn Lawrence
- 1933 · War of the Range as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
- 1933 · Galloping Romeo as Marshal Gregory
- 1933 · Terror Trail as Shay
- 1932 · Tombstone Canyon as Colonel Lee
- 1932 · End of the Trail as Colonel John Burke
- 1932 · The Fighting Champ as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
- 1932 · Fighting for Justice as Sam Tracy
- 1932 · Heroes of the West as Townsman
- 1932 · The Riding Tornado as Hiram Olcott
- 1932 · The Texan as Jim
- 1932 · Without Honor as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
- 1931 · The Gay Buckaroo as Mr. Fields
- 1931 · The Fighting Marshal as Clint Wheeler
- 1931 · Neck and Neck as Col. Rickson
- 1931 · The Hurricane Horseman as Don Roberto
- 1931 · The Lady from Nowhere as Henchman Snowden
- 1931 · Partners of the Trail as Sheriff McWade
- 1931 · Alias: The Bad Man as Clem Neville
- 1931 · Hell's Valley as Don Flores
- 1931 · West of Cheyenne as Lafe Langdon
- 1930 · Breed of the West as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
- 1930 · Code of Honor as Dad Bradfield
- 1930 · The Cheyenne Kid as Dad Thorpe
- 1929 · The California Mail as William Butler
- 1929 · The Amazing Vagabond as Phil Dunning
- 1928 · The Code of the Scarlet as Fur Trapper
- 1928 · Freckles as Duncan
- 1928 · Vultures of the Sea as
- 1927 · Roarin' Broncs as
- 1927 · Riding to Fame as Dr. Lorentz
- 1926 · The Man from Oklahoma as Rufus King
- 1926 · Dog of Dogs as John Harlan
- 1926 · Dog Scents as Sheriff
- 1926 · The Baited Trap as Bobbie's Father
- 1926 · Fangs of Vengeance as Abner Swaybe
- 1925 · Triple Action as Don Pío Méndez
- 1925 · Sporting Life as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- 1925 · Kit Carson Over the Great Divide as Sandy McLeod
- 1925 · Pursued as District Attorney
- 1925 · A Desperate Chance as Fred Forman
- 1925 · On the Go as Mr. Hall
- 1924 · Battling Brewster as Roland Rand
- 1924 · North of Alaska as
- 1924 · The Eagle's Claw as John Sherwood
- 1924 · Mile-a-Minute Morgan as Chester Jennings
- 1922 · In the Days of Buffalo Bill as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- 1922 · Silver Spurs as Jerry Regan
- 1916 · The Ancient Blood as Harry Ralston
- 1916 · Wives of the Rich as Robert Baker
- 1915 · 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 · The Man with the Iron Heart as Doyle
- 1915 · In the King's Service as Antoine
- 1915 · The Heart of Paro as
- 1915 · The Girl and the Reporter as
- 1915 · The Jaguar Trap as
- 1915 · The Two Natures Within Him as Dr. Bishop
- 1915 · The Lion's Mate as The Missionary
- 1915 · The Great Experiment as
- 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 · Lassoing a Lion as Uncle Paul
- 1914 · Wade Brent Pays as Lawyer Moreley
- 1914 · The Lure of the Windigo as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
- 1914 · The Soul Mate as
- 1914 · If I Were Young Again as Museum Director Henshaw
- 1914 · Rosemary, That's for Remembrance as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
- 1914 · Garrison's Finish as
- 1914 · Four Minutes Late as
- 1914 · The Livid Flame as R. Hayes Burkhardt
- 1914 · The Leopard's Foundling as Wamba - a Native
- 1914 · The Warrior Maid 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
- 1913 · The Adventures of Kathlyn as Col. Hare
- 1913 · The Cipher Message as Detective Donald Bryce
- 1913 · When May Weds December as The Banker's Butler
- 1913 · Her Way as Burke - Gates' Brother
- 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 · A Change of Administration as John Marshall - Secretary of War
- 1913 · The Sands of Time as Father Time
- 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
- 1912 · 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 · 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



