Lafe McKee
Born: 1872-01-22 in Morrison, Illinois, USA
Died: 1959-08-10
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1944
- Wells Fargo Days as Pop Lyman
1943
- Kid Dynamite as Pedestrian
- Mission to Moscow as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1942
- Inside the Law as Pop Cobb
1940
- Young People as Man in recital audience
- Music in My Heart as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- When the Daltons Rode as Doctor
- Son of Roaring Dan as Frank Brooke
- Riders of Pasco Basin as Uncle Dan
- The Cheyenne Kid as Roberts--Ranch Owner
- Pioneers of the Frontier as Mort Saunders
- Wild Horse Valley as Elmer Kimball
- Dr. Christian Meets the Women as Grandpa
- Pioneer Days as Sam - Express Agent
- Santa Fe Trail as Minister (uncredited)
- Bad Man from Red Butte as Dan Toddhunter
- Covered Wagon Trails as John Bradford
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
- Heroes in Blue as Watchman
- The Oregon Trail as Settler (archive footage)
- Convict's Code as Night Watchman
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Townsman
1938
- Gold Is Where You Find It as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
- I'm from the City as Colonel Bixby
- Knight of the Plains as John Lane
- Six Shootin' Sheriff as Zeke
- Stagecoach Days as Tom Larkin
- Rolling Caravans as Henry Rankin
1937
- Lost Ranch as John Carroll
- Mystery Range as Jed Travis
- The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen as Tom Wilson
- North of the Rio Grande as Juror Joe
- Law of the Ranger as Mr. Polk
- The Rangers Step In as Jed Warren
- Brothers of the West as Sheriff Bains
- The Fighting Deputy as Frank Denton
- Melody of the Plains as Dad Langley
- The Feud of the Trail as John Granger
- Santa Fe Rides as 'Dad' Sheldon
1936
- Roamin' Wild as 'Dad' Parker
- Custer's Last Stand as Captain Benteen
- The Phantom Rider as Jeff Grayson
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
- Dangerous Waters as Old Skipper (uncredited)
- Frontier Justice as Old card player
- Step on It as Captain Bradshaw
- The Kid Ranger as Jim Burton
- Silly Billies as Pioneer
- For the Service as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
- Santa Fe Bound as Sheriff
- Men of the Plains as Marshal Ed Green
- The Idaho Kid as John Endicott
- Lightnin' Bill Carson as Don Costello
- The Bridge of Sighs as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
- Last of the Warrens as Sheriff Blake
- The Fugitive Sheriff as Conductor (uncredited)
- Easy Money as Henchman "Pop"
- The Mysterious Avenger as Maitland
- The Cowboy and the Kid as Sheriff Bailey
1935
- Tracy Rides as Jim Green
- Swifty as Sandy McGregor
- Gun Smoke as Sheriff Rutherford
- The Hawk as Jim King
- Coyote Trails as John Baker
- Kid Courageous as William Bannister
- Circumstantial Evidence as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- Rio Rattler as Pop - Hotel Owner
- Thunderbolt as Tom
- Rainbow Valley as Storekeeper
- The Drunkard as Bartender
- What Price Crime as Night Watchman (uncredited)
- The Silver Bullet as Dad Kane
- Big Boy Rides Again as Tap Smiley
- The Keeper of the Bees as Dr. Grayson
- The Test as Dad McVey
- The Last of the Clintons as Sam Slater
- The Cowboy and the Bandit as Sheriff of Pampa
- The Ghost Rider as Zeke
- Northern Frontier as Old Trapper
- The Ivory-Handled Gun as Sheriff Crane
- The Desert Trail as Poker City Sheriff
- Blazing Guns as John Rickard
- The Girl Who Came Back as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
- The Law of 45's as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
- Men of Action as Rancher
- One in a Million as 2nd License Clerk
- Rustlers of Red Dog as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
- Wolf Riders as John Clark - Indian Agent
- Queen of the Jungle as Kali
- On the Run as Sheriff
1934
- Blue Steel as Dan Mason
- Western Justice as Sheriff / King
- The Man from Utah as Judge Carter
- Fighting Fury as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
- The Fighting Trooper as Old Trapper
- Honor of the Range as Townsman (uncredited)
- Rawhide Mail as Sheriff
- Bandits of the Badlands as Dan Mason
- Frontier Days as Hank Wilson
- Hell Bent for Love as Dad Daley
- West of the Divide as Fred Winters
- Ridin' Thru as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
- Rawhide Romance as Roger Whitney
- The Curtain Falls as Minor Role
- A Demon for Trouble as Sheriff
- The Law of the Wild as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
- Range Warfare as Wade Callahan
- Lighting Bill as Tom Ross
- The Boss Cowboy as Nolan
- Next Of Kin as Fred Winters
- The Quitter as Zack
- Port of Lost Dreams as Justice of the Peace
- City Park as Matt O'Donnell
- Riding Speed as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
1933
- Gun Justice as Postmaster
- Fighting Texans as Sheriff Jim Carver
- Only Yesterday as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
- Straightaway
- Golden Harvest as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
- Galloping Romeo as Marshal Gregory
- Fighting With Kit Carson as Luke Foster
- The Man from Monterey as Don Jose Castanares
- The Whispering Shadow as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
- King of the Arena as Townsman
- Under Secret Orders as Franklyn Lawrence
- Lightning Range as Judge Williams
- Riders of Destiny as Sheriff Bill Baxter
- Cross Fire as Daniel Plummer
- War of the Range as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
- The Dude Bandit as Brown - Rancher
- The Telegraph Trail as Lafe
- Terror Trail as Shay
- Gordon of Ghost City as Bill Simpson
- Jaws of Justice as 'Seeker' Dean
- The Trail Drive as Jameson
- The Mystery Squadron as Stephen Gray
- Deadwood Pass as Sheriff Rawlins
1932
- Self Defense as Sandy McKenzie
- Tombstone Canyon as Colonel Lee
- Without Honor as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
- End of the Trail as Colonel John Burke
- Young Blood as Colonel Bondage
- Gold as Jeff Sellers
- Heroes of the West as Townsman
- The Riding Tornado as Hiram Olcott
- Hell-Fire Austin as Uncle Joe Brooks
- Fighting for Justice as Sam Tracy
- Ride Him, Cowboy as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
- Beauty Parlor as Reverend Parker
- The Big Stampede as Cal Brett
- The Texan as Jim
- Klondike as Seth
- The Fighting Champ as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
- Hello Trouble as Sheriff Joe Edwards
- Gorilla Ship as Old Man (uncredited)
- The Spirit of the West as Bowie Moore - Rancher
- The Secrets of Wu Sin as Justice of the Peace
- The Boiling Point as Tom Kirk
- The Man from New Mexico as Sheriff
- Mark of the Spur as 'Hardshell' Beckett
1931
- Grief Street as Michael, theater watchman
- Range Law as 'Old' Frisco
- Hell's Valley as Don Flores
- Partners of the Trail as Sheriff McWade
- The Fighting Marshal as Clint Wheeler
- The Two Gun Man as Joe Kearney
- Neck and Neck as Col. Rickson
- The Miracle Woman as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Alias: The Bad Man as Clem Neville
- West of Cheyenne as Lafe Langdon
- The Hurricane Horseman as Don Roberto
- The Lightning Warrior as John Hayden
- Lariats and Six-Shooters
- The Gay Buckaroo as Mr. Fields
- The Galloping Ghost as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
- The Lady from Nowhere as Henchman Snowden
- The Vanishing Legion as T.J. Hornbeck
- Red Fork Range as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
1930
- Breed of the West as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
- Code of Honor as Dad Bradfield
- The Lone Defender as Sheriff Billings
- The Cheyenne Kid as Dad Thorpe
- Under Montana Skies as Sheriff Pinkie
- The Utah Kid as Parson Joe
- Near the Rainbow's End as Tom Bledsoe
- The Lone Rider as Corwin (uncredited)
1929
- Evangeline as Townsman
- The Amazing Vagabond as Phil Dunning
- The California Mail as William Butler
- The King of the Kongo as Trader John
1928
- Freckles as Duncan
- Manhattan Cowboy as John Steel
- Vultures of the Sea
- Riley of the Rainbow Division
- The Ballyhoo Buster
- The Code of the Scarlet as Fur Trapper
- The Upland Rider as John Graham
- The Riding Renegade as Sheriff Jim Taylor
1927
- Riding to Fame as Dr. Lorentz
- Hell Hounds of the Plains as Big John Lawson
- The Desert of the Lost as Boat Captain (uncredited)
- The Ridin' Rowdy as Doc
- Daring Deeds as John Courtney
1926
- Officer '444' as Capt. Jerry Dugan
- Fangs of Vengeance as Abner Swaybe
- A String of Diamonds as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
- The Man from Oklahoma as Rufus King
- Dog Scents as Sheriff
- Dog of Dogs as John Harlan
1925
- Warrior Gap as John Folsom
- Sporting Life as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- Pursued as District Attorney
- On the Go as Mr. Hall
- The Human Tornado as Peter Daley
- Kit Carson Over the Great Divide as Sandy McLeod
- The Power God as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
- The Mystery Box as Judd Hampton
- A Desperate Chance as Fred Forman
1924
- Battling Brewster as Roland Rand
- Circus Lure
- Thundering Romance as The Sheriff
- Mile-a-Minute Morgan as Chester Jennings
- The Eagle's Claw as John Sherwood
- Bringin' Home the Bacon as Judge Simpson
- North of Alaska
1923
1922
- Silver Spurs as Jerry Regan
- In the Days of Buffalo Bill as Gen. Robert E. Lee
1920
- The Daredevil as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
1919
- The Hoodlum as Board of Directors (uncredited)
1918
- Little Orphant Annie as The Good Squire
- The City of Purple Dreams as Pat Kelly
1917
- The Lad and the Lion as James Bankington
1916
- Wives of the Rich as Robert Baker
- The Ancient Blood as Harry Ralston
- The Adventures of Kathlyn as Colonel Hare
1915
- The Octopus as Harris Gordon
- Young Love as Professor Hunt
- The Man with the Iron Heart as Doyle
- His Fighting Blood as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
- The Vengeance of Rannah as General Craddock
- In the King's Service as Antoine
- The Jungle Stockade as Robert Barker - Missionary
- Lassoing a Lion as Uncle Paul
- The Girl and the Reporter
- The Red Blood of Courage as Lieutenant Tavish
- The Guardian's Dilemma as Old Man Cummings
- The Jaguar Trap
- A Jungle Revenge as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
- The Baby and the Leopard as Fred Herman
- The Heart of Paro
- The Fork in the Road as The Innkeeper
- The Primitive Way
- The Great Experiment
- The Lion's Mate as The Missionary
- The Blood Seedling
- The Two Natures Within Him as Dr. Bishop
- How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell as Jim McFarlin
1914
- Jim
- The King's Will as Colonel Hare
- The Spellbound Multitude as Colonel Hare
- The Two Ordeals as Colonel Hare
- The Royal Slave as Colonel Hare
- The Leopard's Foundling as Wamba - a Native
- The Garden of Brides as Colonel Hare
- A Colonel in Chains as Colonel Hare
- The Warrior Maid as Colonel Hare
- Three Bags of Silver as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
- Rosemary, That's for Remembrance as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
- Garrison's Finish
- To Be Called For as Silas Brown
- The Livid Flame as R. Hayes Burkhardt
- Four Minutes Late
- The Lure of the Windigo as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
- Wade Brent Pays as Lawyer Moreley
- The Soul Mate
- If I Were Young Again as Museum Director Henshaw
- The Cruel Crown as Colonel Hare
- The Forged Parchment as Colonel Hare
- Meller Drammer
1913
- The Lesson as Murphy
- The Adventures of Kathlyn as Col. Hare
- A Change of Administration as John Marshall - Secretary of War
- The Water Rat as Watson
- The Cipher Message as Detective Donald Bryce
- When May Weds December as The Banker's Butler
- Roses of Yesterday as John Ralston
- The Sands of Time as Father Time
- The Devil and Tom Walker as Old Briggs
- A Loyal Deserter as Col. Colfax
- Sweeney's Dream as The Mayor
- The False Order as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
- Dixieland as The Federal Captain
- The Unwelcome Throne as Colonel Hare
- A Husband Won by Election as A Gangster
- The Fifth String as Satan
- Papa's Dream as Parson Stanley
- Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy as Gen. John Morgan
- The Suwanee River as The Overseer of the Plantation
- The Post-Impressionists as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
- Her Way as Burke - Gates' Brother
- Through Another Man's Eyes as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
- The Understudy as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
- A Jolt for the Janitor as Mr. Big Family
- Granny's Old Armchair as Simon Willard
- Thor, Lord of the Jungles as John Brant - Gene's Father
- The Open Door as Mark Boland
- The Gold Brick as Percy Hall
- The Finger Print as Dabney - a Crook
1912
- A Detective's Strategy as Edwin Randall - the Detective
- The House of His Master as Gray - Robert's Friend
- Her Bitter Lesson as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
- The Awakening as John Johnson
- The Lost Inheritance as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
- The Wreck of the Vega as Ed Nobles
- Betty Fools Dear Old Dad as Betty's Dad
- All on Account of Checkers as Sam - a Fireman
- The Three Valises as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
- Bread Upon the Waters as Mr. James Preston
- How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home as 2nd Policeman
- The Fire Cop as Mr. Wilson