Lafe McKee
January 22, 1872 (152 years old) in Morrison, Illinois, USA
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
Credits
- 1944 · Wells Fargo Days as Pop Lyman
- 1943 · Mission to Moscow as Radio Listener (uncredited)
- 1943 · Kid Dynamite as Pedestrian
- 1942 · Inside the Law as Pop Cobb
- 1940 · Santa Fe Trail as Minister (uncredited)
- 1940 · Young People as Man in recital audience
- 1940 · When the Daltons Rode as Doctor
- 1940 · Dr. Christian Meets the Women as Grandpa
- 1940 · Son of Roaring Dan as Frank Brooke
- 1940 · Bad Man from Red Butte as Dan Toddhunter
- 1940 · Covered Wagon Trails as John Bradford
- 1940 · Riders of Pasco Basin as Uncle Dan
- 1940 · Wild Horse Valley as Elmer Kimball
- 1940 · The Cheyenne Kid as Roberts--Ranch Owner
- 1940 · Pioneers of the Frontier as Mort Saunders
- 1940 · Pioneer Days as Sam - Express Agent
- 1940 · Music in My Heart as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- 1939 · Heroes in Blue as Watchman
- 1939 · Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Oregon Trail as Settler (archive footage)
- 1939 · The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Townsman
- 1939 · Convict's Code as Night Watchman
- 1938 · I'm from the City as Colonel Bixby
- 1938 · Stagecoach Days as Tom Larkin
- 1938 · Six Shootin' Sheriff as Zeke
- 1938 · Knight of the Plains as John Lane
- 1938 · Rolling Caravans as Henry Rankin
- 1938 · Gold Is Where You Find It as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
- 1937 · The Fighting Deputy as Frank Denton
- 1937 · The Rangers Step In as Jed Warren
- 1937 · The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen as Tom Wilson
- 1937 · Lost Ranch as John Carroll
- 1937 · Brothers of the West as Sheriff Bains
- 1937 · North of the Rio Grande as Juror Joe
- 1937 · Law of the Ranger as Mr. Polk
- 1937 · Mystery Range as Jed Travis
- 1937 · Melody of the Plains as Dad Langley
- 1937 · The Feud of the Trail as John Granger
- 1937 · Santa Fe Rides as 'Dad' Sheldon
- 1936 · The Fugitive Sheriff as Conductor (uncredited)
- 1936 · Frontier Justice as Old card player
- 1936 · Men of the Plains as Marshal Ed Green
- 1936 · Santa Fe Bound as Sheriff
- 1936 · The Idaho Kid as John Endicott
- 1936 · The Phantom Rider as Jeff Grayson
- 1936 · The Cowboy and the Kid as Sheriff Bailey
- 1936 · Easy Money as Henchman "Pop"
- 1936 · For the Service as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
- 1936 · Last of the Warrens as Sheriff Blake
- 1936 · Roamin' Wild as 'Dad' Parker
- 1936 · Lightnin' Bill Carson as Don Costello
- 1936 · Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
- 1936 · Silly Billies as Pioneer
- 1936 · The Bridge of Sighs as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
- 1936 · Dangerous Waters as Old Skipper (uncredited)
- 1936 · The Kid Ranger as Jim Burton
- 1936 · The Mysterious Avenger as Maitland
- 1936 · Custer's Last Stand as Captain Benteen
- 1936 · Step on It as Captain Bradshaw
- 1935 · Thunderbolt as Tom
- 1935 · Swifty as Sandy McGregor
- 1935 · The Law of 45's as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
- 1935 · The Last of the Clintons as Sam Slater
- 1935 · The Ivory-Handled Gun as Sheriff Crane
- 1935 · The Girl Who Came Back as Jim, the bank guard
- 1935 · Rio Rattler as Pop - Hotel Owner
- 1935 · The Keeper of the Bees as Dr. Grayson
- 1935 · Men of Action as Rancher
- 1935 · What Price Crime as Night Watchman (uncredited)
- 1935 · The Hawk as Jim King
- 1935 · The Silver Bullet as Dad Kane
- 1935 · The Test as Dad McVey
- 1935 · Gun Smoke as Sheriff Rutherford
- 1935 · The Desert Trail as Poker City Sheriff
- 1935 · Queen of the Jungle as Kali
- 1935 · The Ghost Rider as Zeke
- 1935 · The Drunkard as Bartender
- 1935 · The Cowboy and the Bandit as Sheriff of Pampa
- 1935 · One in a Million as 2nd License Clerk
- 1935 · Rainbow Valley as Storekeeper
- 1935 · Tracy Rides as Jim Green
- 1935 · Blazing Guns as John Rickard
- 1935 · Wolf Riders as John Clark - Indian Agent
- 1935 · Kid Courageous as William Bannister
- 1935 · Northern Frontier as Old Trapper
- 1935 · Coyote Trails as John Baker
- 1935 · Big Boy Rides Again as Tap Smiley
- 1935 · Rustlers of Red Dog as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
- 1934 · Western Justice as Sheriff / King
- 1934 · Range Warfare as Wade Callahan
- 1934 · Frontier Days as Hank Wilson
- 1934 · Fighting Fury as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
- 1934 · The Fighting Trooper as Old Trapper
- 1934 · Port of Lost Dreams as Justice of the Peace
- 1934 · The Curtain Falls as Minor Role
- 1934 · The Law of the Wild as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
- 1934 · A Demon for Trouble as Sheriff
- 1934 · Rawhide Mail as Sheriff
- 1934 · Next Of Kin as Fred Winters
- 1934 · Bandits of the Badlands as Dan Mason
- 1934 · Hell Bent for Love as Dad Daley
- 1934 · The Man from Utah as Judge Carter
- 1934 · Blue Steel as Dan Mason
- 1934 · City Park as Matt O'Donnell
- 1934 · Honor of the Range as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1934 · Rawhide Romance as Roger Whitney
- 1934 · Ridin' Thru as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
- 1934 · Riding Speed as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
- 1934 · West of the Divide as Fred Winters
- 1934 · The Quitter as Zack
- 1934 · Lighting Bill as Tom Ross
- 1934 · The Boss Cowboy as Nolan
- 1933 · Straightaway as
- 1933 · The Mystery Squadron as Stephen Gray
- 1933 · Gun Justice as Postmaster
- 1933 · Under Secret Orders as Franklyn Lawrence
- 1933 · Jaws of Justice as 'Seeker' Dean
- 1933 · Lightning Range as Judge Williams
- 1933 · Only Yesterday as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
- 1933 · Riders of Destiny as Sheriff Bill Baxter
- 1933 · Golden Harvest as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
- 1933 · War of the Range as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
- 1933 · The Trail Drive as Jameson
- 1933 · Gordon of Ghost City as Bill Simpson
- 1933 · Galloping Romeo as Marshal Gregory
- 1933 · The Man from Monterey as Don Jose Castanares
- 1933 · Fighting With Kit Carson as Luke Foster
- 1933 · Fighting Texans as Sheriff Jim Carver
- 1933 · King of the Arena as Townsman
- 1933 · Cross Fire as Daniel Plummer
- 1933 · Deadwood Pass as Sheriff Rawlins
- 1933 · The Whispering Shadow as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
- 1933 · The Dude Bandit as Brown - Rancher
- 1933 · The Telegraph Trail as Lafe
- 1933 · Terror Trail as Shay
- 1932 · Tombstone Canyon as Colonel Lee
- 1932 · End of the Trail as Colonel John Burke
- 1932 · The Secrets of Wu Sin as Justice of the Peace
- 1932 · Self Defense as Sandy McKenzie
- 1932 · The Fighting Champ as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
- 1932 · Young Blood as Colonel Bondage
- 1932 · The Big Stampede as Cal Brett
- 1932 · Gold as Jeff Sellers
- 1932 · Klondike as Seth
- 1932 · Fighting for Justice as Sam Tracy
- 1932 · Ride Him, Cowboy as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
- 1932 · Gorilla Ship as Old Man (uncredited)
- 1932 · Hello Trouble as Sheriff Joe Edwards
- 1932 · The Boiling Point as Tom Kirk
- 1932 · Heroes of the West as Townsman
- 1932 · Beauty Parlor as Reverend Parker
- 1932 · The Riding Tornado as Hiram Olcott
- 1932 · The Man from New Mexico as Sheriff
- 1932 · Hell-Fire Austin as Uncle Joe Brooks
- 1932 · The Spirit of the West as Bowie Moore - Rancher
- 1932 · Mark of the Spur as 'Hardshell' Beckett
- 1932 · The Texan as Jim
- 1932 · Without Honors as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
- 1931 · The Gay Buckaroo as Mr. Fields
- 1931 · The Fighting Marshal as Clint Wheeler
- 1931 · Neck and Neck as Col. Rickson
- 1931 · The Lightning Warrior as John Hayden
- 1931 · Lariats and Six-Shooters as
- 1931 · The Hurricane Horseman as Don Roberto
- 1931 · Range Law as 'Old' Frisco
- 1931 · Grief Street as Michael, theater watchman
- 1931 · The Galloping Ghost as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
- 1931 · The Lady from Nowhere as Henchman Snowden
- 1931 · Partners of the Trail as Sheriff McWade
- 1931 · The Miracle Woman as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- 1931 · Alias: The Bad Man as Clem Neville
- 1931 · The Vanishing Legion as T.J. Hornbeck
- 1931 · The Two Gun Man as Joe Kearney
- 1931 · West of Cheyenne as Lafe Langdon
- 1931 · Red Fork Range as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
- 1930 · Breed of the West as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
- 1930 · The Utah Kid as Parson Joe
- 1930 · Code of Honor as Dad Bradfield
- 1930 · Under Montana Skies as Sheriff Pinkie
- 1930 · The Lone Rider as Corwin (uncredited)
- 1930 · Near the Rainbow's End as Tom Bledsoe
- 1930 · The Cheyenne Kid as Dad Thorpe
- 1930 · The Lone Defender as Sheriff Billings
- 1929 · The King of the Kongo as Trader John
- 1929 · Evangeline as Townsman
- 1929 · The Amazing Vagabond as Phil Dunning
- 1929 · The California Mail as William Butler
- 1928 · Manhattan Cowboy as John Steel
- 1928 · Riley of the Rainbow Division as
- 1928 · The Code of the Scarlet as Fur Trapper
- 1928 · The Upland Rider as John Graham
- 1928 · Freckles as Duncan
- 1928 · Vultures of the Sea as
- 1928 · The Riding Renegade as Sheriff Jim Taylor
- 1928 · The Ballyhoo Buster as
- 1927 · The Desert of the Lost as Boat Captain (uncredited)
- 1927 · Riding to Fame as Dr. Lorentz
- 1927 · Hell Hounds of the Plains as Big John Lawson
- 1927 · Daring Deeds as John Courtney
- 1927 · The Ridin' Rowdy as Doc
- 1926 · The Man from Oklahoma as Rufus King
- 1926 · Dog of Dogs as John Harlan
- 1926 · Dog Scents as Sheriff
- 1926 · Fangs of Vengeance as Abner Swaybe
- 1926 · Officer '444' as Capt. Jerry Dugan
- 1926 · A String of Diamonds as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
- 1925 · Sporting Life as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- 1925 · Kit Carson Over the Great Divide as Sandy McLeod
- 1925 · A Desperate Chance as Fred Forman
- 1925 · The Power God as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
- 1925 · On the Go as Mr. Hall
- 1925 · Warrior Gap as John Folsom
- 1924 · Thundering Romance as The Sheriff
- 1924 · Battling Brewster as Roland Rand
- 1924 · Bringin' Home the Bacon as Judge Simpson
- 1924 · Circus Lure as
- 1924 · The Eagle's Claw as John Sherwood
- 1923 · Blood Test as
- 1922 · 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
- 1917 · The Lad and the Lion as James Bankington
- 1916 · Wives of the Rich as Robert Baker
- 1916 · The Adventures of Kathlyn as Colonel Hare
- 1915 · The Baby and the Leopard as Fred Herman
- 1915 · A Jungle Revenge as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
- 1915 · Young Love as Professor Hunt
- 1915 · The Vengeance of Rannah as General Craddock
- 1915 · The Blood Seedling as
- 1915 · The Man with the Iron Heart as Doyle
- 1915 · In the King's Service as Antoine
- 1915 · The Heart of Paro as
- 1915 · The Octopus as Harris Gordon
- 1915 · The Girl and the Reporter as
- 1915 · How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell as Jim McFarlin
- 1915 · The Jaguar Trap as
- 1915 · The Two Natures Within Him as Dr. Bishop
- 1915 · The Lion's Mate as The Missionary
- 1915 · The Great Experiment as
- 1915 · The Jungle Stockade as Robert Barker - Missionary
- 1915 · The Fork in the Road as The Innkeeper
- 1915 · The Guardian's Dilemma as Old Man Cummings
- 1915 · The Red Blood of Courage as Lieutenant Tavish
- 1915 · The Primitive Way as
- 1915 · His Fighting Blood as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
- 1915 · Lassoing a Lion as
- 1914 · Wade Brent Pays as Lawyer Moreley
- 1914 · The Lure of the Windigo as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
- 1914 · The Soul Mate as
- 1914 · If I Were Young Again as Museum Director Henshaw
- 1914 · Rosemary, That's for Remembrance as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
- 1914 · Garrison's Finish as
- 1914 · Four Minutes Late as
- 1914 · The Livid Flame as R. Hayes Burkhardt
- 1914 · Jim as
- 1914 · To Be Called For as Silas Brown
- 1914 · Meller Drammer as
- 1914 · The Leopard's Foundling as Wamba - a Native
- 1914 · The King's Will as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Forged Parchment as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Warrior Maid as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Spellbound Multitude as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Cruel Crown as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Garden of Brides as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · Three Bags of Silver as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
- 1914 · A Colonel in Chains as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Royal Slave as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Two Ordeals as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Adventures of Kathlyn as Col. Hare
- 1913 · The Unwelcome Throne as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Open Door as Mark Boland
- 1913 · The Cipher Message as Detective Donald Bryce
- 1913 · Thor, Lord of the Jungles as John Brant - Gene's Father
- 1913 · When May Weds December as The Banker's Butler
- 1913 · The Finger Print as Dabney - a Crook
- 1913 · The Fifth String as Satan
- 1913 · Her Way as Burke - Gates' Brother
- 1913 · The Water Rat as Watson
- 1913 · The Devil and Tom Walker as Old Briggs
- 1913 · Through Another Man's Eyes as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
- 1913 · Granny's Old Armchair as Simon Willard
- 1913 · Sweeney's Dream as The Mayor
- 1913 · Papa's Dream as Parson Stanley
- 1913 · The Gold Brick as Percy Hall
- 1913 · A Jolt for the Janitor as Mr. Big Family
- 1913 · The Suwanee River as The Overseer of the Plantation
- 1913 · The Post-Impressionists as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
- 1913 · Roses of Yesterday as John Ralston
- 1913 · Dixieland as The Federal Captain
- 1913 · A Change of Administration as John Marshall - Secretary of War
- 1913 · Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy as Gen. John Morgan
- 1913 · The Sands of Time as Father Time
- 1913 · A Husband Won by Election as A Gangster
- 1913 · The Understudy as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
- 1913 · The Lesson as Murphy
- 1913 · The False Order as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
- 1913 · A Loyal Deserter as Col. Colfax
- 1912 · How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home as 2nd Policeman
- 1912 · The Fire Cop as Mr. Wilson
- 1912 · The Lost Inheritance as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
- 1912 · Her Bitter Lesson as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
- 1912 · The Awakening as John Johnson
- 1912 · Bread Upon the Waters as Mr. James Preston
- 1912 · A Detective's Strategy as Edwin Randall - the Detective
- 1912 · The House of His Master as Gray - Robert's Friend
- 1912 · Betty Fools Dear Old Dad as Betty's Dad
- 1912 · The Wreck of the Vega as Ed Nobles
- 1912 · The Three Valises as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
- 1912 · All on Account of Checkers as Sam - a Fireman
- Future · The Bonanza Buckaroo as Mr. Andrew Gordon