Lafe McKee
Acting1872Morrison, 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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Minister (uncredited)
The Miracle Woman
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Blue Steel
Dan Mason
Riders of Destiny
Sheriff Bill Baxter
The Desert Trail
Poker City Sheriff
West of the Divide
Fred Winters
Acting History
Future
The Bonanza Buckaroo
as Mr. Andrew Gordon
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
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Uncle Dan
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Grandpa
Santa Fe Trail
as Minister (uncredited)
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
The Cheyenne Kid
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Mort Saunders
Pioneer Days
as Sam - Express Agent
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Dan Toddhunter
Wild Horse Valley
as Elmer Kimball
Covered Wagon Trails
as John Bradford
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Townsman
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
1938
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Zeke
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
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
South of Arizona
as Lafe Brown
1937
The Fighting Deputy
as Frank Denton
North of the Rio Grande
as Juror Joe
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Tom Wilson
The Feud of the Trail
as John Granger
Mystery Range
as Jed Travis
Lost Ranch
as John Carroll
Brothers of the West
as Sheriff Bains
Law of the Ranger
as Mr. Polk
The Rangers Step In
as Jed Warren
Santa Fe Rides
as 'Dad' Sheldon
Melody of the Plains
as Dad Langley
1936
Step on It
as Captain Bradshaw
For the Service
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
Custer's Last Stand
as Captain Benteen
The Kid Ranger
as Jim Burton
The Phantom Rider
as Jeff Grayson
Roamin' Wild
as 'Dad' Parker
Silly Billies
as Pioneer
Frontier Justice
as Old card player
Santa Fe Bound
as Sheriff
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Don Costello
Last of the Warrens
as Sheriff Blake
The Bridge of Sighs
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
The Idaho Kid
as John Endicott
Easy Money
as Henchman "Pop"
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Mysterious Avenger
as Maitland
Men of the Plains
as Marshal Ed Green
Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Kid
as Sheriff Bailey
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff of Pampa
The Hawk
as Jim King
The Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
The Silver Bullet
as Dad Kane
Rio Rattler
as Pop - Hotel Owner
What Price Crime
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Rainbow Valley
as Storekeeper
Big Boy Rides Again
as Tap Smiley
The Ivory-Handled Gun
as Sheriff Crane
Gun Smoke
as Sheriff Rutherford
Coyote Trails
as John Baker
The Marriage Bargain
as Squire Davis
Kid Courageous
as William Bannister
The Drunkard
as Bartender
The Desert Trail
as Poker City Sheriff
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
Blazing Guns
as John Rickard
Thunderbolt
as Tom
Swifty
as Sandy McGregor
The Ghost Rider
as Zeke
Queen of the Jungle
as Kali
The Test
as Dad McVey
Circumstantial Evidence
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Law of 45's
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
The Last of the Clintons
as Sam Slater
One in a Million
as 2nd License Clerk
The Girl Who Came Back
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
Men of Action
as Rancher
Northern Frontier
as Old Trapper
Wolf Riders
as John Clark - Indian Agent
Tracy Rides
as Jim Green
On the Run
as Sheriff
1934
The Man from Utah
as Judge Carter
Blue Steel
as Dan Mason
Rawhide Romance
as Roger Whitney
Hell Bent for Love
as Dad Daley
Range Warfare
as Wade Callahan
Port of Lost Dreams
as Justice of the Peace
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Law of the Wild
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
The Fighting Trooper
as Old Trapper
Ridin' Thru
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
City Park
as Matt O'Donnell
Frontier Days
as Hank Wilson
A Demon for Trouble
as Sheriff
Fighting Fury
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
The Curtain Falls
as Minor Role
The Boss Cowboy
as Nolan
Rawhide Mail
as Sheriff
Lighting Bill
as Tom Ross
Western Justice
as Sheriff / King
The Quitter
as Zack
Riding Speed
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
Next Of Kin
as Fred Winters
Bandits of the Badlands
as Dan Mason
West of the Divide
as Fred Winters
1933
The Telegraph Trail
as Lafe
Gun Justice
as Postmaster
Fighting Texans
as Sheriff Jim Carver
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Lightning Range
as Judge Williams
King of the Arena
as Townsman
Only Yesterday
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
Galloping Romeo
as Marshal Gregory
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Luke Foster
Terror Trail
as Shay
Riders of Destiny
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
The Man from Monterey
as Don Jose Castanares
The Whispering Shadow
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
The Mystery Squadron
as Stephen Gray
The Dude Bandit
as Brown - Rancher
Deadwood Pass
as Sheriff Rawlins
Jaws of Justice
as 'Seeker' Dean
The Trail Drive
as Jameson
Gordon of Ghost City
as Bill Simpson
War of the Range
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
Cross Fire
as Daniel Plummer
Under Secret Orders
as Franklyn Lawrence
1932
Tombstone Canyon
as Colonel Lee
Klondike
as Seth
Self Defense
as Sandy McKenzie
Without Honor
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
End of the Trail
as Colonel John Burke
The Big Stampede
as Cal Brett
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
Gold
as Jeff Sellers
The Texan
as Jim
Hell-Fire Austin
as Uncle Joe Brooks
Gorilla Ship
as Old Man (uncredited)
Young Blood
as Colonel Bondage
Beauty Parlor
as Reverend Parker
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Justice of the Peace
The Spirit of the West
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
Heroes of the West
as Townsman
The Fighting Champ
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
Hello Trouble
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
The Riding Tornado
as Hiram Olcott
Fighting for Justice
as Sam Tracy
The Man from New Mexico
as Sheriff
Mark of the Spur
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
The Boiling Point
as Tom Kirk
1931
Partners of the Trail
as Sheriff McWade
The Fighting Marshal
as Clint Wheeler
Grief Street
as Michael, theater watchman
Hell's Valley
as Don Flores
West of Cheyenne
as Lafe Langdon
The Two Gun Man
as Joe Kearney
Range Law
as 'Old' Frisco
The Vanishing Legion
as T.J. Hornbeck
The Lightning Warrior
as John Hayden
The Galloping Ghost
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
Alias: The Bad Man
as Clem Neville
The Hurricane Horseman
as Don Roberto
The Lady from Nowhere
as Henchman Snowden
The Miracle Woman
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Gay Buckaroo
as Mr. Fields
Neck and Neck
as Col. Rickson
Red Fork Range
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
1930
The Cheyenne Kid
as Dad Thorpe
Breed of the West
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
The Lone Defender
as Sheriff Billings
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)
Code of Honor
as Dad Bradfield
1929
The Amazing Vagabond
as Phil Dunning
Evangeline
as Townsman
The King of the Kongo
as Trader John
The California Mail
as William Butler
1928
Manhattan Cowboy
as John Steel
Freckles
as Duncan
The Upland Rider
as John Graham
The Code of the Scarlet
as Fur Trapper
The Riding Renegade
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
1927
Daring Deeds
as John Courtney
The Desert of the Lost
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Big John Lawson
The Ridin' Rowdy
as Doc
Riding to Fame
as Dr. Lorentz
1926
Officer '444'
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
Dog of Dogs
as John Harlan
Dog Scents
as Sheriff
Fangs of Vengeance
as Abner Swaybe
A String of Diamonds
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
The Man from Oklahoma
as Rufus King
The Baited Trap
as Bobbie's Father
1925
A Desperate Chance
as Fred Forman
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
as Sandy McLeod
Warrior Gap
as John Folsom
Sporting Life
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Power God
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
On the Go
as Mr. Hall
Triple Action
as Don Pío Méndez
The Mystery Box
as Judd Hampton
Pursued
as District Attorney
The Human Tornado
as Peter Daley
1924
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
as Chester Jennings
The Eagle's Claw
as John Sherwood
Thundering Romance
as The Sheriff
Bringin' Home the Bacon
as Judge Simpson
Battling Brewster
as Roland Rand
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
as Jim Downing
1922
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Silver Spurs
as Jerry Regan
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 Adventures of Kathlyn
as Colonel Hare
The Ancient Blood
as Harry Ralston
1915
The Man with the Iron Heart
as Doyle
The Jungle Stockade
as Robert Barker - Missionary
Lassoing a Lion
as Uncle Paul
The Fork in the Road
as The Innkeeper
The Red Blood of Courage
as Lieutenant Tavish
The Guardian's Dilemma
as Old Man Cummings
The Lion's Mate
as The Missionary
The Two Natures Within Him
as Dr. Bishop
His Fighting Blood
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
In the King's Service
as Antoine
The Octopus
as Harris Gordon
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as Jim McFarlin
A Jungle Revenge
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
Young Love
as Professor Hunt
The Vengeance of Rannah
as General Craddock
The Baby and the Leopard
as Fred Herman
1914
The Spellbound Multitude
as Colonel Hare
The Leopard's Foundling
as Wamba - a Native
The Two Ordeals
as Colonel Hare
A Colonel in Chains
as Colonel Hare
Three Bags of Silver
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
The Royal Slave
as Colonel Hare
The Garden of Brides
as Colonel Hare
The Cruel Crown
as Colonel Hare
The Warrior Maid
as Colonel Hare
The Lure of the Windigo
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
The King's Will
as Colonel Hare
The Forged Parchment
as Colonel Hare
If I Were Young Again
as Museum Director Henshaw
To Be Called For
as Silas Brown
Wade Brent Pays
as Lawyer Moreley
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
The Livid Flame
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
1913
A Change of Administration
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
The Cipher Message
as Detective Donald Bryce
When May Weds December
as The Banker's Butler
The Post-Impressionists
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
The Lesson
as Murphy
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Col. Hare
A Loyal Deserter
as Col. Colfax
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as John Brant - Gene's Father
The Sands of Time
as Father Time
Roses of Yesterday
as John Ralston
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
as Gen. John Morgan
The False Order
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
A Husband Won by Election
as A Gangster
The Understudy
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
The Gold Brick
as Percy Hall
Papa's Dream
as Parson Stanley
A Jolt for the Janitor
as Mr. Big Family
Granny's Old Armchair
as Simon Willard
Dixieland
as The Federal Captain
The Suwanee River
as The Overseer of the Plantation
Sweeney's Dream
as The Mayor
Through Another Man's Eyes
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
The Unwelcome Throne
as Colonel Hare
The Water Rat
as Watson
The Finger Print
as Dabney - a Crook
The Open Door
as Mark Boland
Her Way
as Burke - Gates' Brother
The Devil and Tom Walker
as Old Briggs
The Fifth String
as Satan
1912
A Detective's Strategy
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
The Wreck of the Vega
as Ed Nobles
Bread Upon the Waters
as Mr. James Preston
The Lost Inheritance
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
All on Account of Checkers
as Sam - a Fireman
Her Bitter Lesson
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
The Three Valises
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
The Awakening
as John Johnson
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
as Betty's Dad
The Fire Cop
as Mr. Wilson
The House of His Master
as Gray - Robert's Friend
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
as 2nd Policeman