Acting
Lafe McKee
EN, FR, NL cinema · 337 credits
Born
22 January 1872
Died
10 August 1959 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Morrison, Illinois, USA
Also known as Lafayette Stocking McKee · Lafayette S. McKee · Lafayette McKee · L.S. McKee · L. D. McKee · Lafe M. McKee
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
Filmography
Wells Fargo Days
as Pop Lyman
Mission to Moscow
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Kid Dynamite
as Pedestrian
Inside the Law
as Pop Cobb
The Cheyenne Kid
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Uncle Dan
Music in My Heart
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Covered Wagon Trails
as John Bradford
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Dan Toddhunter
When the Daltons Rode
as Doctor
Santa Fe Trail
as Minister (uncredited)
Young People
as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
Pioneer Days
as Sam - Express Agent
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Mort Saunders
Wild Horse Valley
as Elmer Kimball
Son of Roaring Dan
as Frank Brooke
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Townsman
Convict's Code
as Night Watchman
The Oregon Trail
as Settler (archive footage)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
as Watchman
Knight of the Plains
as John Lane
Rolling Caravans
as Henry Rankin
Stagecoach Days
as Tom Larkin
I'm from the City
as Colonel Bixby
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
South of Arizona
as Lafe Brown
Santa Fe Rides
as 'Dad' Sheldon
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Tom Wilson
Mystery Range
as Jed Travis
Law of the Ranger
as Mr. Polk
Brothers of the West
as Sheriff Bains
Lost Ranch
as John Carroll
The Fighting Deputy
as Frank Denton
The Feud of the Trail
as John Granger
The Rangers Step In
as Jed Warren
North of the Rio Grande
as Juror Joe
Melody of the Plains
as Dad Langley
The Bridge of Sighs
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Kid
as Sheriff Bailey
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Conductor (uncredited)
Frontier Justice
as Old card player
Roamin' Wild
as 'Dad' Parker
Santa Fe Bound
as Sheriff
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Don Costello
Last of the Warrens
as Sheriff Blake
The Idaho Kid
as John Endicott
The Phantom Rider
as Jeff Grayson
Custer's Last Stand
as Captain Benteen
The Kid Ranger
as Jim Burton
For the Service
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
The Mysterious Avenger
as Maitland
Silly Billies
as Pioneer
Men of the Plains
as Marshal Ed Green
Easy Money
as Henchman "Pop"
Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
Step on It
as Captain Bradshaw
Rio Rattler
as Pop - Hotel Owner
Tracy Rides
as Jim Green
Thunderbolt
as Tom
Coyote Trails
as John Baker
The Drunkard
as Bartender
The Hawk
as Jim King
Big Boy Rides Again
as Tap Smiley
Rainbow Valley
as Storekeeper
The Test
as Dad McVey
The Law of 45's
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
The Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
The Girl Who Came Back
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
The Last of the Clintons
as Sam Slater
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff of Pampa
One in a Million
as 2nd License Clerk
Northern Frontier
as Old Trapper
Gun Smoke
as Sheriff Rutherford
The Ghost Rider
as Zeke
Wolf Riders
as John Clark - Indian Agent
What Price Crime
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Blazing Guns
as John Rickard
Men of Action
as Rancher
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
The Desert Trail
as Poker City Sheriff
Kid Courageous
as William Bannister
The Ivory-Handled Gun
as Sheriff Crane
The Silver Bullet
as Dad Kane
Swifty
as Sandy McGregor
Circumstantial Evidence
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
On the Run
as Sheriff
The Marriage Bargain
1935
The Marriage Bargain
as Squire Davis
West of the Divide
as Fred Winters
Riding Speed
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
The Fighting Trooper
as Old Trapper
Fighting Fury
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
Bandits of the Badlands
as Dan Mason
Next Of Kin
as Fred Winters
Hell Bent for Love
as Dad Daley
City Park
as Matt O'Donnell
A Demon for Trouble
as Sheriff
Frontier Days
as Hank Wilson
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams
as Justice of the Peace
The Law of the Wild
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
The Boss Cowboy
as Nolan
The Curtain Falls
as Minor Role
Lighting Bill
1934
Lighting Bill
as Tom Ross
Western Justice
as Sheriff / King
Rawhide Mail
as Sheriff
The Quitter
as Zack
Rawhide Romance
as Roger Whitney
Blue Steel
as Dan Mason
Range Warfare
as Wade Callahan
Ridin' Thru
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
The Man from Utah
as Judge Carter
Terror Trail
as Shay
War of the Range
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
The Man from Monterey
as Don Jose Castanares
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Luke Foster
The Mystery Squadron
as Stephen Gray
Galloping Romeo
as Marshal Gregory
Deadwood Pass
as Sheriff Rawlins
Gun Justice
as Postmaster
The Trail Drive
as Jameson
Jaws of Justice
as 'Seeker' Dean
Gordon of Ghost City
as Bill Simpson
Under Secret Orders
1933
Under Secret Orders
as Franklyn Lawrence
Lightning Range
as Judge Williams
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
The Whispering Shadow
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
King of the Arena
as Townsman
The Dude Bandit
as Brown - Rancher
Cross Fire
as Daniel Plummer
Only Yesterday
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
Riders of Destiny
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
Fighting Texans
as Sheriff Jim Carver
The Texan
as Jim
The Big Stampede
as Cal Brett
Hello Trouble
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
Gold
as Jeff Sellers
Without Honor
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
The Boiling Point
as Tom Kirk
Tombstone Canyon
as Colonel Lee
Mark of the Spur
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
Hell-Fire Austin
as Uncle Joe Brooks
Heroes of the West
as Townsman
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Justice of the Peace
Beauty Parlor
as Reverend Parker
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
Young Blood
as Colonel Bondage
The Riding Tornado
as Hiram Olcott
End of the Trail
as Colonel John Burke
Fighting for Justice
as Sam Tracy
Gorilla Ship
as Old Man (uncredited)
The Spirit of the West
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
The Fighting Champ
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
The Man from New Mexico
as Sheriff
Self Defense
as Sandy McKenzie
Klondike
as Seth
Neck and Neck
as Col. Rickson
The Lightning Warrior
as John Hayden
The Vanishing Legion
as T.J. Hornbeck
The Galloping Ghost
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
Red Fork Range
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
Grief Street
as Michael, theater watchman
The Hurricane Horseman
as Don Roberto
The Lady from Nowhere
as Henchman Snowden
Alias: The Bad Man
as Clem Neville
The Two Gun Man
as Joe Kearney
Range Law
as 'Old' Frisco
Partners of the Trail
as Sheriff McWade
West of Cheyenne
as Lafe Langdon
The Gay Buckaroo
as Mr. Fields
The Miracle Woman
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Fighting Marshal
as Clint Wheeler
Hell's Valley
1931
Hell's Valley
as Don Flores
The Cyclone Kid
1931
The Cyclone Kid
as Harvey Comstock
The Utah Kid
as Parson Joe
The Cheyenne Kid
as Dad Thorpe
The Code of Honor
as Dad Bradfield
Breed of the West
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
The Lone Rider
as Corwin
The Lone Defender
as Sheriff Billings
Under Montana Skies
as Sheriff Pinkie
Near the Rainbow's End
as Tom Bledsoe
The Lonesome Trail
as Sheriff
The Amazing Vagabond
as Phil Dunning
The King of the Kongo
as Trader John
The California Mail
as William Butler
Evangeline
as Townsman
The Riding Renegade
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
The Upland Rider
as John Graham
The Code of the Scarlet
as Fur Trapper
Freckles
as Duncan
Manhattan Cowboy
as John Steel
Painted Trail
1928
Painted Trail
as Dan Winters
Riding to Fame
1927
Riding to Fame
as Dr. Lorentz
The Desert of the Lost
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Big John Lawson
Daring Deeds
as John Courtney
The Red Raiders
as Lafe (uncredited)
A String of Diamonds
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
Dog Scents
as Sheriff
Fangs of Vengeance
as Abner Swaybe
Dog of Dogs
as John Harlan
Officer '444'
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
The Man from Oklahoma
as Rufus King
The Bonanza Buckaroo
1926
The Bonanza Buckaroo
as Mr. Andrew Gordon
The Baited Trap
as Bobbie's Father
A Captain's Courage
1926
A Captain's Courage
as Obadiah, the recluse
A Desperate Chance
1925
A Desperate Chance
as Fred Forman
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
as Sandy McLeod
Sporting Life
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Power God
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
On the Go
1925
On the Go
as Mr. Hall
Warrior Gap
as John Folsom
The Mystery Box
as Judd Hampton
The Human Tornado
as Peter Daley
Pursued
as District Attorney
Triple Action
1925
Triple Action
as Don Pío Méndez
Thundering Romance
as The Sheriff
Battling Brewster
as Roland Rand
The Eagle's Claw
as John Sherwood
Bringin' Home the Bacon
as Judge Simpson
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
as Chester Jennings
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
as Jim Downing
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Silver Spurs
as Jerry Regan
The Jungle Goddess
1922
The Jungle Goddess
as Chief Obar Sen
The Daredevil
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
The Hoodlum
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
Little Orphant Annie
as The Good Squire
The City of Purple Dreams
as Pat Kelly
The Lad and the Lion
as James Bankington
Wives of the Rich
1916
Wives of the Rich
as Robert Baker
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Colonel Hare
The Ancient Blood
1916
The Ancient Blood
as Harry Ralston
The Jungle Stockade
1915
The Jungle Stockade
as Robert Barker - Missionary
Lassoing a Lion
1915
Lassoing a Lion
as Uncle Paul
His Fighting Blood
1915
His Fighting Blood
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
The Guardian's Dilemma
1915
The Guardian's Dilemma
as Old Man Cummings
The Fork in the Road
1915
The Fork in the Road
as The Innkeeper
The Red Blood of Courage
1915
The Red Blood of Courage
as Lieutenant Tavish
The Lion's Mate
1915
The Lion's Mate
as The Missionary
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
1915
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as Jim McFarlin
The Octopus
1915
The Octopus
as Harris Gordon
The Vengeance of Rannah
1915
The Vengeance of Rannah
as General Craddock
Young Love
1915
Young Love
as Professor Hunt
A Jungle Revenge
1915
A Jungle Revenge
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
Three Bags of Silver
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
The Two Ordeals
as Colonel Hare
The Royal Slave
as Colonel Hare
A Colonel in Chains
as Colonel Hare
The Cruel Crown
as Colonel Hare
The Spellbound Multitude
as Colonel Hare
The Warrior Maid
as Colonel Hare
The Forged Parchment
as Colonel Hare
The King's Will
as Colonel Hare
The Leopard's Foundling
as Wamba - a Native
The Livid Flame
1914
The Livid Flame
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
To Be Called For
1914
To Be Called For
as Silas Brown
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
The Lure of the Windigo
1914
The Lure of the Windigo
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
Wade Brent Pays
1914
Wade Brent Pays
as Lawyer Moreley
If I Were Young Again
1914
If I Were Young Again
as Museum Director Henshaw
Roses of Yesterday
as John Ralston
The Cipher Message
1913
The Cipher Message
as Detective Donald Bryce
The Open Door
as Mark Boland
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Col. Hare
The Unwelcome Throne
as Colonel Hare
The False Order
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
The Lesson
as Murphy
A Change of Administration
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
The Understudy
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
A Husband Won by Election
as A Gangster
Dixieland
as The Federal Captain
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
1913
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
as Gen. John Morgan
The Post-Impressionists
1913
The Post-Impressionists
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
The Gold Brick
as Percy Hall
The Suwanee River
as The Overseer of the Plantation
Papa's Dream
as Parson Stanley
A Jolt for the Janitor
as Mr. Big Family
Sweeney's Dream
as The Mayor
Granny's Old Armchair
as Simon Willard
Through Another Man's Eyes
1913
Through Another Man's Eyes
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
The Devil and Tom Walker
as Old Briggs
Her Way
as Burke - Gates' Brother
The Water Rat
as Watson
When May Weds December
as The Banker's Butler
The Finger Print
as Dabney - a Crook
A Loyal Deserter
as Col. Colfax
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as John Brant - Gene's Father
The Sands of Time
as Father Time
All on Account of Checkers
1912
All on Account of Checkers
as Sam - a Fireman
A Detective's Strategy
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
The Wreck of the Vega
as Ed Nobles
The Three Valises
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
as Betty's Dad
Bread Upon the Waters
as Mr. James Preston
Her Bitter Lesson
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
The Lost Inheritance
1912
The Lost Inheritance
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
The Fire Cop
as Mr. Wilson
The Awakening
as John Johnson
The House of His Master
as Gray - Robert's Friend
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
as 2nd Policeman