Lafe McKee
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 22, 1872
- Died
- August 10, 1959 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Wells Fargo Days
Movie · as Pop Lyman
Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Kid Dynamite
Movie · as Pedestrian
Inside the Law
Movie · as Pop Cobb
The Cheyenne Kid
Movie · as Roberts--Ranch Owner
Riders of Pasco Basin
Movie · as Uncle Dan
Music in My Heart
Movie · as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Covered Wagon Trails
Movie · as John Bradford
Bad Man from Red Butte
Movie · as Dan Toddhunter
When the Daltons Rode
Movie · as Doctor
Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Minister (uncredited)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Movie · as Grandpa
Young People
Movie · as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
Pioneer Days
Movie · as Sam - Express Agent
Pioneers of the Frontier
Movie · as Mort Saunders
Wild Horse Valley
Movie · as Elmer Kimball
Son of Roaring Dan
Movie · as Frank Brooke
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Movie · as Townsman
Convict's Code
Movie · as Night Watchman
The Oregon Trail
Movie · as Settler (archive footage)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie · as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
Movie · as Watchman
Knight of the Plains
Movie · as John Lane
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Movie · as Zeke
Rolling Caravans
Movie · as Henry Rankin
Stagecoach Days
Movie · as Tom Larkin
I'm from the City
Movie · as Colonel Bixby
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie · as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
South of Arizona
Movie · as Lafe Brown
Santa Fe Rides
Movie · as 'Dad' Sheldon
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Movie · as Tom Wilson
Mystery Range
Movie · as Jed Travis
Law of the Ranger
Movie · as Mr. Polk
Brothers of the West
Movie · as Sheriff Bains
Lost Ranch
Movie · as John Carroll
The Fighting Deputy
Movie · as Frank Denton
The Feud of the Trail
Movie · as John Granger
The Rangers Step In
Movie · as Jed Warren
North of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Juror Joe
Melody of the Plains
Movie · as Dad Langley
The Bridge of Sighs
Movie · as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Kid
Movie · as Sheriff Bailey
The Fugitive Sheriff
Movie · as Conductor (uncredited)
Frontier Justice
Movie · as Old card player
Roamin' Wild
Movie · as 'Dad' Parker
Santa Fe Bound
Movie · as Sheriff
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Movie · as Don Costello
Last of the Warrens
Movie · as Sheriff Blake
The Idaho Kid
Movie · as John Endicott
The Phantom Rider
Movie · as Jeff Grayson
Custer's Last Stand
Movie · as Captain Benteen
The Kid Ranger
Movie · as Jim Burton
For the Service
Movie · as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Movie · as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
The Mysterious Avenger
Movie · as Maitland
Silly Billies
Movie · as Pioneer
Men of the Plains
Movie · as Marshal Ed Green
Easy Money
Movie · as Henchman "Pop"
Dangerous Waters
Movie · as Old Skipper (uncredited)
Step on It
Movie · as Captain Bradshaw
Rio Rattler
Movie · as Pop - Hotel Owner
Tracy Rides
Movie · as Jim Green
Thunderbolt
Movie · as Tom
Coyote Trails
Movie · as John Baker
The Drunkard
Movie · as Bartender
The Hawk
Movie · as Jim King
Big Boy Rides Again
Movie · as Tap Smiley
Rainbow Valley
Movie · as Storekeeper
The Test
Movie · as Dad McVey
The Law of 45's
Movie · as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
The Keeper of the Bees
Movie · as Dr. Grayson
Queen of the Jungle
Movie · as Kali
The Girl Who Came Back
Movie · as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
The Last of the Clintons
Movie · as Sam Slater
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Movie · as Sheriff of Pampa
One in a Million
Movie · as 2nd License Clerk
Northern Frontier
Movie · as Old Trapper
Gun Smoke
Movie · as Sheriff Rutherford
The Ghost Rider
Movie · as Zeke
Wolf Riders
Movie · as John Clark - Indian Agent
What Price Crime
Movie · as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Blazing Guns
Movie · as John Rickard
Men of Action
Movie · as Rancher
Rustlers of Red Dog
Movie · as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
The Desert Trail
Movie · as Poker City Sheriff
Kid Courageous
Movie · as William Bannister
The Ivory-Handled Gun
Movie · as Sheriff Crane
The Silver Bullet
Movie · as Dad Kane
Swifty
Movie · as Sandy McGregor
Circumstantial Evidence
Movie · as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
On the Run
Movie · as Sheriff
The Marriage Bargain
Movie · as Squire Davis
West of the Divide
Movie · as Fred Winters
Riding Speed
Movie · as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
The Fighting Trooper
Movie · as Old Trapper
Fighting Fury
Movie · as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
Bandits of the Badlands
Movie · as Dan Mason
Next Of Kin
Movie · as Fred Winters
Hell Bent for Love
Movie · as Dad Daley
City Park
Movie · as Matt O'Donnell
A Demon for Trouble
Movie · as Sheriff
Frontier Days
Movie · as Hank Wilson
Honor of the Range
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams
Movie · as Justice of the Peace
The Law of the Wild
Movie · as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
The Boss Cowboy
Movie · as Nolan
The Curtain Falls
Movie · as Minor Role
Lighting Bill
Movie · as Tom Ross
Western Justice
Movie · as Sheriff / King
Rawhide Mail
Movie · as Sheriff
The Quitter
Movie · as Zack
Rawhide Romance
Movie · as Roger Whitney
Blue Steel
Movie · as Dan Mason
Range Warfare
Movie · as Wade Callahan
Ridin' Thru
Movie · as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
The Man from Utah
Movie · as Judge Carter
Terror Trail
Movie · as Shay
War of the Range
Movie · as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
The Man from Monterey
Movie · as Don Jose Castanares
Fighting With Kit Carson
Movie · as Luke Foster
The Mystery Squadron
Movie · as Stephen Gray
Galloping Romeo
Movie · as Marshal Gregory
Deadwood Pass
Movie · as Sheriff Rawlins
Straightaway
Movie
The Trail Drive
Movie · as Jameson
Gun Justice
Movie · as Postmaster
Jaws of Justice
Movie · as 'Seeker' Dean
Gordon of Ghost City
Movie · as Bill Simpson
Under Secret Orders
Movie · as Franklyn Lawrence
The Telegraph Trail
Movie · as Lafe
Lightning Range
Movie · as Judge Williams
Golden Harvest
Movie · as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
The Whispering Shadow
Movie · as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
King of the Arena
Movie · as Townsman
The Dude Bandit
Movie · as Brown - Rancher
Cross Fire
Movie · as Daniel Plummer
Only Yesterday
Movie · as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
Riders of Destiny
Movie · as Sheriff Bill Baxter
Fighting Texans
Movie · as Sheriff Jim Carver
The Texan
Movie · as Jim
The Big Stampede
Movie · as Cal Brett
Hello Trouble
Movie · as Sheriff Joe Edwards
Gold
Movie · as Jeff Sellers
Without Honor
Movie · as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
The Boiling Point
Movie · as Tom Kirk
Tombstone Canyon
Movie · as Colonel Lee
Mark of the Spur
Movie · as 'Hardshell' Beckett
Hell-Fire Austin
Movie · as Uncle Joe Brooks
Heroes of the West
Movie · as Townsman
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Movie · as Justice of the Peace
Beauty Parlor
Movie · as Reverend Parker
Ride Him, Cowboy
Movie · as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
Young Blood
Movie · as Colonel Bondage
The Riding Tornado
Movie · as Hiram Olcott
Fighting for Justice
Movie · as Sam Tracy
End of the Trail
Movie · as Colonel John Burke
Gorilla Ship
Movie · as Old Man (uncredited)
The Spirit of the West
Movie · as Bowie Moore - Rancher
The Fighting Champ
Movie · as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
The Man from New Mexico
Movie · as Sheriff
Self Defense
Movie · as Sandy McKenzie
Klondike
Movie · as Seth
Neck and Neck
Movie · as Col. Rickson
The Lightning Warrior
Movie · as John Hayden
The Vanishing Legion
Movie · as T.J. Hornbeck
The Galloping Ghost
Movie · as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
Red Fork Range
Movie · as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
Grief Street
Movie · as Michael, theater watchman
The Lady from Nowhere
Movie · as Henchman Snowden
The Hurricane Horseman
Movie · as Don Roberto
Alias: The Bad Man
Movie · as Clem Neville
The Two Gun Man
Movie · as Joe Kearney
Range Law
Movie · as 'Old' Frisco
Partners of the Trail
Movie · as Sheriff McWade
West of Cheyenne
Movie · as Lafe Langdon
The Gay Buckaroo
Movie · as Mr. Fields
The Miracle Woman
Movie · as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Lariats and Six-Shooters
Movie
The Fighting Marshal
Movie · as Clint Wheeler
Hell's Valley
Movie · as Don Flores
The Cyclone Kid
Movie · as Harvey Comstock
The Utah Kid
Movie · as Parson Joe
The Cheyenne Kid
Movie · as Dad Thorpe
The Code of Honor
Movie · as Dad Bradfield
Breed of the West
Movie · as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
The Lone Rider
Movie · as Corwin
The Lone Defender
Movie · as Sheriff Billings
Under Montana Skies
Movie · as Sheriff Pinkie
Near the Rainbow's End
Movie · as Tom Bledsoe
The Lonesome Trail
Movie · as Sheriff
The Amazing Vagabond
Movie · as Phil Dunning
The King of the Kongo
Movie · as Trader John
The California Mail
Movie · as William Butler
Evangeline
Movie · as Townsman
Vultures of the Sea
Movie
The Riding Renegade
Movie · as Sheriff Jim Taylor
The Upland Rider
Movie · as John Graham
The Code of the Scarlet
Movie · as Fur Trapper
Riley of the Rainbow Division
Movie
The Ballyhoo Buster
Movie
Freckles
Movie · as Duncan
Manhattan Cowboy
Movie · as John Steel
Painted Trail
Movie · as Dan Winters
Trail Raiders
Movie
Trailin’ Back
Movie
Riding to Fame
Movie · as Dr. Lorentz
The Desert of the Lost
Movie · as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Hell Hounds of the Plains
Movie · as Big John Lawson
The Ridin' Rowdy
Movie · as Doc
Daring Deeds
Movie · as John Courtney
Roarin' Broncs
Movie
The Red Raiders
Movie · as Lafe (uncredited)
A String of Diamonds
Movie · as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
Fangs of Vengeance
Movie · as Abner Swaybe
Dog Scents
Movie · as Sheriff
Dog of Dogs
Movie · as John Harlan
Officer '444'
Movie · as Capt. Jerry Dugan
The Man from Oklahoma
Movie · as Rufus King
The Bonanza Buckaroo
Movie · as Mr. Andrew Gordon
The Baited Trap
Movie · as Bobbie's Father
A Captain's Courage
Movie · as Obadiah, the recluse
A Desperate Chance
Movie · as Fred Forman
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
Movie · as Sandy McLeod
Sporting Life
Movie · as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Power God
Movie · as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
On the Go
Movie · as Mr. Hall
Warrior Gap
Movie · as John Folsom
The Mystery Box
Movie · as Judd Hampton
The Human Tornado
Movie · as Peter Daley
Pursued
Movie · as District Attorney
Triple Action
Movie · as Don Pío Méndez
Thundering Romance
Movie · as The Sheriff
Battling Brewster
Movie · as Roland Rand
Circus Lure
Movie
The Eagle's Claw
Movie · as John Sherwood
Bringin' Home the Bacon
Movie · as Judge Simpson
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
Movie · as Chester Jennings
North of Alaska
Movie
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
Movie · as Jim Downing
Blood Test
Movie
The Lone Wagon
Movie
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
Movie · as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Silver Spurs
Movie · as Jerry Regan
The Jungle Goddess
Movie · as Chief Obar Sen
The Daredevil
Movie · as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
The Hoodlum
Movie · as Board of Directors (uncredited)
Little Orphant Annie
Movie · as The Good Squire
The City of Purple Dreams
Movie · as Pat Kelly
The Silent Rider
Movie · as Jim Carson
The Lad and the Lion
Movie · as James Bankington
The Adventures of Kathlyn
Movie · as Colonel Hare
Wives of the Rich
Movie · as Robert Baker
The Ancient Blood
Movie · as Harry Ralston
The Jungle Stockade
Movie · as Robert Barker - Missionary
Lassoing a Lion
Movie · as Uncle Paul
His Fighting Blood
Movie · as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
The Primitive Way
Movie
The Red Blood of Courage
Movie · as Lieutenant Tavish
The Guardian's Dilemma
Movie · as Old Man Cummings
The Fork in the Road
Movie · as The Innkeeper
The Great Experiment
Movie
The Lion's Mate
Movie · as The Missionary
The Two Natures Within Him
Movie · as Dr. Bishop
The Jaguar Trap
Movie
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
Movie · as Jim McFarlin
The Girl and the Reporter
Movie
The Octopus
Movie · as Harris Gordon
The Heart of Paro
Movie
In the King's Service
Movie · as Antoine
The Man with the Iron Heart
Movie · as Doyle
The Blood Seedling
Movie
The Vengeance of Rannah
Movie · as General Craddock
Young Love
Movie · as Professor Hunt
A Jungle Revenge
Movie · as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
The Baby and the Leopard
Movie · as Fred Herman
Three Bags of Silver
Movie · as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
The Two Ordeals
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The Royal Slave
Movie · as Colonel Hare
A Colonel in Chains
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The Garden of Brides
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The Cruel Crown
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The Spellbound Multitude
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The Warrior Maid
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The Forged Parchment
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The King's Will
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The Leopard's Foundling
Movie · as Wamba - a Native
Meller Drammer
Movie
To Be Called For
Movie · as Silas Brown
Jim
Movie
The Livid Flame
Movie · as R. Hayes Burkhardt
Four Minutes Late
Movie
Garrison's Finish
Movie
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
Movie · as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
If I Were Young Again
Movie · as Museum Director Henshaw
The Soul Mate
Movie
The Lure of the Windigo
Movie · as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
Wade Brent Pays
Movie · as Lawyer Moreley
Roses of Yesterday
Movie · as John Ralston
The Cipher Message
Movie · as Detective Donald Bryce
The Open Door
Movie · as Mark Boland
The Adventures of Kathlyn
Movie · as Col. Hare
The Unwelcome Throne
Movie · as Colonel Hare
The False Order
Movie · as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
The Lesson
Movie · as Murphy
The Understudy
Movie · as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
A Husband Won by Election
Movie · as A Gangster
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
Movie · as Gen. John Morgan
A Change of Administration
Movie · as John Marshall - Secretary of War
Dixieland
Movie · as The Federal Captain
The Post-Impressionists
Movie · as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
The Suwanee River
Movie · as The Overseer of the Plantation
The Gold Brick
Movie · as Percy Hall
Papa's Dream
Movie · as Parson Stanley
A Jolt for the Janitor
Movie · as Mr. Big Family
Sweeney's Dream
Movie · as The Mayor
Granny's Old Armchair
Movie · as Simon Willard
Through Another Man's Eyes
Movie · as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
The Devil and Tom Walker
Movie · as Old Briggs
The Water Rat
Movie · as Watson
Her Way
Movie · as Burke - Gates' Brother
The Fifth String
Movie · as Satan
The Finger Print
Movie · as Dabney - a Crook
When May Weds December
Movie · as The Banker's Butler
A Loyal Deserter
Movie · as Col. Colfax
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
Movie · as John Brant - Gene's Father
The Sands of Time
Movie · as Father Time
All on Account of Checkers
Movie · as Sam - a Fireman
The Three Valises
Movie · as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
The Wreck of the Vega
Movie · as Ed Nobles
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
Movie · as Betty's Dad
The House of His Master
Movie · as Gray - Robert's Friend
A Detective's Strategy
Movie · as Edwin Randall - the Detective
Bread Upon the Waters
Movie · as Mr. James Preston
The Awakening
Movie · as John Johnson
Her Bitter Lesson
Movie · as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
The Lost Inheritance
Movie · as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
The Fire Cop
Movie · as Mr. Wilson
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
Movie · as 2nd Policeman