Lafe McKee
Acting
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
Acting335
movieWells Fargo Days
1944
Pop Lyman
movieMission to Moscow
1943
Radio Listener (uncredited)
movieKid Dynamite
1943
Pedestrian
movieInside the Law
1942
Pop Cobb
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Minister (uncredited)
movieYoung People
1940
Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
movieSon of Roaring Dan
1940
Frank Brooke
movieBad Man from Red Butte
1940
Dan Toddhunter
movieCovered Wagon Trails
1940
John Bradford
movieRiders of Pasco Basin
1940
Uncle Dan
movieWild Horse Valley
1940
Elmer Kimball
movieThe Cheyenne Kid
1940
Roberts--Ranch Owner
moviePioneers of the Frontier
1940
Mort Saunders
moviePioneer Days
1940
Sam - Express Agent
movieMusic in My Heart
1940
Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
movieHeroes in Blue
1939
Watchman
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
movieThe Oregon Trail
1939
Settler (archive footage)
movieConvict's Code
1939
Night Watchman
movieI'm from the City
1938
Colonel Bixby
movieSouth of Arizona
1938
Lafe Brown
movieStagecoach Days
1938
Tom Larkin
movieKnight of the Plains
1938
John Lane
movieRolling Caravans
1938
Henry Rankin
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938
Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
movieThe Fighting Deputy
1937
Frank Denton
movieThe Rangers Step In
1937
Jed Warren
movieLost Ranch
1937
John Carroll
movieBrothers of the West
1937
Sheriff Bains
movieNorth of the Rio Grande
1937
Juror Joe
movieLaw of the Ranger
1937
Mr. Polk
movieMystery Range
1937
Jed Travis
movieMelody of the Plains
1937
Dad Langley
movieThe Feud of the Trail
1937
John Granger
movieSanta Fe Rides
1937
'Dad' Sheldon
movieThe Fugitive Sheriff
1936
Conductor (uncredited)
movieFrontier Justice
1936
Old card player
movieMen of the Plains
1936
Marshal Ed Green
movieSanta Fe Bound
1936
Sheriff
movieThe Idaho Kid
1936
John Endicott
movieThe Phantom Rider
1936
Jeff Grayson
movieThe Cowboy and the Kid
1936
Sheriff Bailey
movieEasy Money
1936
Henchman "Pop"
movieFor the Service
1936
Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
movieLast of the Warrens
1936
Sheriff Blake
movieRoamin' Wild
1936
'Dad' Parker
movieLightnin' Bill Carson
1936
Don Costello
movieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
movieSilly Billies
1936
Pioneer
movieThe Bridge of Sighs
1936
Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
movieDangerous Waters
1936
Old Skipper (uncredited)
movieThe Kid Ranger
1936
Jim Burton
movieThe Mysterious Avenger
1936
Maitland
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936
Captain Benteen
movieStep on It
1936
Captain Bradshaw
movieSwifty
1935
Sandy McGregor
movieThe Law of 45's
1935
Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
movieThe Last of the Clintons
1935
Sam Slater
movieThe Ivory-Handled Gun
1935
Sheriff Crane
movieThe Girl Who Came Back
1935
Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
movieRio Rattler
1935
Pop - Hotel Owner
movieThe Keeper of the Bees
1935
Dr. Grayson
movieMen of Action
1935
Rancher
movieWhat Price Crime
1935
Night Watchman (uncredited)
movieThe Hawk
1935
Jim King
movieThe Silver Bullet
1935
Dad Kane
movieThe Test
1935
Dad McVey
movieGun Smoke
1935
Sheriff Rutherford
movieOn the Run
1935
Sheriff
movieThe Desert Trail
1935
Poker City Sheriff
movieThe Drunkard
1935
Bartender
movieThe Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
Sheriff of Pampa
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1935
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
movieOne in a Million
1935
2nd License Clerk
movieRainbow Valley
1935
Storekeeper
movieTracy Rides
1935
Jim Green
movieBlazing Guns
1935
John Rickard
movieWolf Riders
1935
John Clark - Indian Agent
movieKid Courageous
1935
William Bannister
movieCoyote Trails
1935
John Baker
movieNorthern Frontier
1935
Old Trapper
movieBig Boy Rides Again
1935
Tap Smiley
movieRustlers of Red Dog
1935
Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
movieWestern Justice
1934
Sheriff / King
movieRange Warfare
1934
Wade Callahan
movieFrontier Days
1934
Hank Wilson
movieThe Fighting Trooper
1934
Old Trapper
movieFighting Fury
1934
Sheriff Ed Hibbs
moviePort of Lost Dreams
1934
Justice of the Peace
movieThe Curtain Falls
1934
Minor Role
movieThe Law of the Wild
1934
Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
movieA Demon for Trouble
1934
Sheriff
movieRawhide Mail
1934
Sheriff
movieBandits of the Badlands
1934
Dan Mason
movieNext Of Kin
1934
Fred Winters
movieHell Bent for Love
1934
Dad Daley
movieThe Man from Utah
1934
Judge Carter
movieBlue Steel
1934
Dan Mason
movieCity Park
1934
Matt O'Donnell
movieHonor of the Range
1934
Townsman (uncredited)
movieRawhide Romance
1934
Roger Whitney
movieRidin' Thru
1934
Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
movieRiding Speed
1934
John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
movieWest of the Divide
1934
Fred Winters
movieThe Mystery Squadron
1933
Stephen Gray
movieGun Justice
1933
Postmaster
Under Secret Orders
1933
Franklyn Lawrence
movieJaws of Justice
1933
'Seeker' Dean
movieLightning Range
1933
Judge Williams
movieOnly Yesterday
1933
Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
movieRiders of Destiny
1933
Sheriff Bill Baxter
movieWar of the Range
1933
Cattle Buyer Cartwright
movieGolden Harvest
1933
Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
movieThe Trail Drive
1933
Jameson
movieGordon of Ghost City
1933
Bill Simpson
movieGalloping Romeo
1933
Marshal Gregory
movieThe Man from Monterey
1933
Don Jose Castanares
movieFighting With Kit Carson
1933
Luke Foster
movieFighting Texans
1933
Sheriff Jim Carver
movieKing of the Arena
1933
Townsman
movieCross Fire
1933
Daniel Plummer
movieDeadwood Pass
1933
Sheriff Rawlins
movieThe Whispering Shadow
1933
Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
movieThe Dude Bandit
1933
Brown - Rancher
movieTombstone Canyon
1932
Colonel Lee
movieEnd of the Trail
1932
Colonel John Burke
movieThe Secrets of Wu Sin
1932
Justice of the Peace
movieThe Fighting Champ
1932
Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
movieSelf Defense
1932
Sandy McKenzie
movieYoung Blood
1932
Colonel Bondage
movieThe Big Stampede
1932
Cal Brett
movieGold
1932
Jeff Sellers
movieFighting for Justice
1932
Sam Tracy
movieRide Him, Cowboy
1932
Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
movieGorilla Ship
1932
Old Man (uncredited)
movieHello Trouble
1932
Sheriff Joe Edwards
movieThe Boiling Point
1932
Tom Kirk
movieHeroes of the West
1932
Townsman
movieBeauty Parlor
1932
Reverend Parker
movieThe Riding Tornado
1932
Hiram Olcott
movieHell-Fire Austin
1932
Uncle Joe Brooks
movieThe Spirit of the West
1932
Bowie Moore - Rancher
movieMark of the Spur
1932
'Hardshell' Beckett
movieWithout Honor
1932
Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
movieThe Gay Buckaroo
1931
Mr. Fields
movieThe Fighting Marshal
1931
Clint Wheeler
movieNeck and Neck
1931
Col. Rickson
movieThe Lightning Warrior
1931
John Hayden
The Cyclone Kid
1931
Harvey Comstock
movieThe Hurricane Horseman
1931
Don Roberto
movieRange Law
1931
'Old' Frisco
movieGrief Street
1931
Michael, theater watchman
movieThe Galloping Ghost
1931
Narrator / Police Broadcaster
movieThe Lady from Nowhere
1931
Henchman Snowden
moviePartners of the Trail
1931
Sheriff McWade
movieThe Miracle Woman
1931
Man in Audience (uncredited)
movieAlias: The Bad Man
1931
Clem Neville
movieThe Vanishing Legion
1931
T.J. Hornbeck
movieThe Two Gun Man
1931
Joe Kearney
Hell's Valley
1931
Don Flores
movieWest of Cheyenne
1931
Lafe Langdon
movieRed Fork Range
1931
Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
movieBreed of the West
1930
Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
movieThe Utah Kid
1930
Parson Joe
movieThe Code of Honor
1930
Dad Bradfield
movieUnder Montana Skies
1930
Sheriff Pinkie
movieThe Lone Rider
1930
Corwin
movieNear the Rainbow's End
1930
Tom Bledsoe
movieThe Cheyenne Kid
1930
Dad Thorpe
movieThe Lone Defender
1930
Sheriff Billings
movieThe King of the Kongo
1929
Trader John
movieEvangeline
1929
Townsman
movieThe Amazing Vagabond
1929
Phil Dunning
movieThe California Mail
1929
William Butler
movieManhattan Cowboy
1928
John Steel
movieThe Code of the Scarlet
1928
Fur Trapper
movieThe Upland Rider
1928
John Graham
movieFreckles
1928
Duncan
movieThe Riding Renegade
1928
Sheriff Jim Taylor
Painted Trail
1928
Dan Winters
movieThe Desert of the Lost
1927
Boat Captain (uncredited)
Riding to Fame
1927
Dr. Lorentz
movieHell Hounds of the Plains
1927
Big John Lawson
movieDaring Deeds
1927
John Courtney
movieDog of Dogs
1926
John Harlan
movieThe Man from Oklahoma
1926
Rufus King
A Captain's Courage
1926
Obadiah, the recluse
movieDog Scents
1926
Sheriff
movieThe Baited Trap
1926
Bobbie's Father
movieFangs of Vengeance
1926
Abner Swaybe
movieOfficer '444'
1926
Capt. Jerry Dugan
movieA String of Diamonds
1926
J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
Triple Action
1925
Don Pío Méndez
movieSporting Life
1925
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
movieKit Carson Over the Great Divide
1925
Sandy McLeod
moviePursued
1925
District Attorney
movieThe Human Tornado
1925
Peter Daley
movieThe Mystery Box
1925
Judd Hampton
movieThe Power God
1925
Prof. Daniel Sturgess
On the Go
1925
Mr. Hall
movieWarrior Gap
1925
John Folsom
movieThundering Romance
1924
The Sheriff
movieBattling Brewster
1924
Roland Rand
movieBringin' Home the Bacon
1924
Judge Simpson
movieHard-Hittin' Hamilton
1924
Jim Downing
movieThe Eagle's Claw
1924
John Sherwood
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924
Chester Jennings
movieIn the Days of Buffalo Bill
1922
Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Jungle Goddess
1922
Chief Obar Sen
movieSilver Spurs
1922
Jerry Regan
movieThe Daredevil
1920
Sheriff, Coyote Flats
movieThe Hoodlum
1919
Board of Directors (uncredited)
movieLittle Orphant Annie
1918
The Good Squire
movieThe City of Purple Dreams
1918
Pat Kelly
movieThe Lad and the Lion
1917
James Bankington
The Ancient Blood
1916
Harry Ralston
Wives of the Rich
1916
Robert Baker
movieThe Adventures of Kathlyn
1916
Colonel Hare
A Jungle Revenge
1915
James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
Young Love
1915
Professor Hunt
The Vengeance of Rannah
1915
General Craddock
The Octopus
1915
Harris Gordon
The Lion's Mate
1915
The Missionary
The Jungle Stockade
1915
Robert Barker - Missionary
The Fork in the Road
1915
The Innkeeper
The Guardian's Dilemma
1915
Old Man Cummings
The Red Blood of Courage
1915
Lieutenant Tavish
His Fighting Blood
1915
Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
Lassoing a Lion
1915
Uncle Paul
Wade Brent Pays
1914
Lawyer Moreley
The Lure of the Windigo
1914
Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
If I Were Young Again
1914
Museum Director Henshaw
movieRosemary, That's for Remembrance
1914
Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
The Livid Flame
1914
R. Hayes Burkhardt
To Be Called For
1914
Silas Brown
movieThe Leopard's Foundling
1914
Wamba - a Native
movieThe King's Will
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThe Forged Parchment
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThe Warrior Maid
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThe Spellbound Multitude
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThe Cruel Crown
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThree Bags of Silver
1914
Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
movieA Colonel in Chains
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThe Royal Slave
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThe Two Ordeals
1914
Colonel Hare
movieThe Adventures of Kathlyn
1913
Col. Hare
movieThe Unwelcome Throne
1913
Colonel Hare
movieThe Open Door
1913
Mark Boland
The Cipher Message
1913
Detective Donald Bryce
movieThor, Lord of the Jungles
1913
John Brant - Gene's Father
movieWhen May Weds December
1913
The Banker's Butler
movieThe Finger Print
1913
Dabney - a Crook
movieHer Way
1913
Burke - Gates' Brother
movieThe Water Rat
1913
Watson
movieThe Devil and Tom Walker
1913
Old Briggs
Through Another Man's Eyes
1913
Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
movieGranny's Old Armchair
1913
Simon Willard
movieSweeney's Dream
1913
The Mayor
moviePapa's Dream
1913
Parson Stanley
movieThe Gold Brick
1913
Percy Hall
movieA Jolt for the Janitor
1913
Mr. Big Family
movieThe Suwanee River
1913
The Overseer of the Plantation
The Post-Impressionists
1913
George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
movieRoses of Yesterday
1913
John Ralston
movieDixieland
1913
The Federal Captain
movieA Change of Administration
1913
John Marshall - Secretary of War
movieThe Sands of Time
1913
Father Time
movieA Husband Won by Election
1913
A Gangster
movieThe Understudy
1913
Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
movieThe Lesson
1913
Murphy
movieThe False Order
1913
Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
movieA Loyal Deserter
1913
Col. Colfax
movieThe Fire Cop
1912
Mr. Wilson
The Lost Inheritance
1912
Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
movieHer Bitter Lesson
1912
Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
movieThe Awakening
1912
John Johnson
movieBread Upon the Waters
1912
Mr. James Preston
movieA Detective's Strategy
1912
Edwin Randall - the Detective
movieThe House of His Master
1912
Gray - Robert's Friend
movieBetty Fools Dear Old Dad
1912
Betty's Dad
movieThe Wreck of the Vega
1912
Ed Nobles
movieThe Three Valises
1912
Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
The Bonanza Buckaroo
Mr. Andrew Gordon