
Lafe McKee
January 22, 1872 (153 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 (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 (uncredited)
- 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 · Circumstantial Evidence as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1935 · One in a Million as 2nd License Clerk
- 1935 · Blazing Guns as John Rickard
- 1935 · Kid Courageous as William Bannister
- 1935 · Northern Frontier as Old Trapper
- 1935 · Rustlers of Red Dog as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
- 1934 · Western Justice as Sheriff / King
- 1934 · The Fighting Trooper as Old Trapper
- 1934 · The Curtain Falls as Minor Role
- 1934 · A Demon for Trouble as Sheriff
- 1934 · Rawhide Mail as Sheriff
- 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 · Riding Speed as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
- 1934 · West of the Divide as Fred Winters
- 1934 · The Boss Cowboy as Nolan
- 1933 · Gun Justice as Postmaster
- 1933 · Jaws of Justice as 'Seeker' Dean
- 1933 · Only Yesterday as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
- 1933 · Golden Harvest as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
- 1933 · War of the Range as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
- 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 · The Dude Bandit as Brown - Rancher
- 1933 · The Telegraph Trail as Lafe
- 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 · 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 · The Boiling Point as Tom Kirk
- 1932 · Hello Trouble as Sheriff Joe Edwards
- 1932 · Heroes of the West as Townsman
- 1932 · Hell-Fire Austin as Uncle Joe Brooks
- 1932 · The Texan as Jim
- 1932 · Without Honor as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
- 1931 · The Fighting Marshal as Clint Wheeler
- 1931 · The Lightning Warrior as John Hayden
- 1931 · Range Law as 'Old' Frisco
- 1931 · The Hurricane Horseman as Don Roberto
- 1931 · Grief Street as Michael, theater watchman
- 1931 · The Galloping Ghost as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
- 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 Two Gun Man as Joe Kearney
- 1931 · Hell's Valley as Don Flores
- 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
- 1929 · The Amazing Vagabond as Phil Dunning
- 1928 · Manhattan Cowboy as John Steel
- 1928 · Riley of the Rainbow Division as
- 1928 · The Upland Rider as John Graham
- 1928 · The Riding Renegade as Sheriff Jim Taylor
- 1928 · The Ballyhoo Buster as
- 1927 · Riding to Fame as Dr. Lorentz
- 1927 · Hell Hounds of the Plains as Big John Lawson
- 1927 · Daring Deeds as John Courtney
- 1926 · The Man from Oklahoma as Rufus King
- 1926 · A String of Diamonds as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
- 1925 · Sporting Life as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- 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 · Circus Lure as
- 1924 · The Eagle's Claw as John Sherwood
- 1922 · In the Days of Buffalo Bill as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- 1919 · The Hoodlum as Board of Directors (uncredited)
- 1916 · The Ancient Blood as Harry Ralston
- 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 · In the King's Service as Antoine
- 1915 · The Octopus as Harris Gordon
- 1915 · How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell as Jim McFarlin
- 1915 · The Great Experiment as
- 1915 · The Fork in the Road as The Innkeeper
- 1915 · The Guardian's Dilemma as Old Man Cummings
- 1915 · Lassoing a Lion as Uncle Paul
- 1914 · The Lure of the Windigo as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
- 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 · The Royal Slave as Colonel Hare
- 1914 · The Two Ordeals as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Unwelcome Throne as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Adventures of Kathlyn as Col. 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 Fifth String as Satan
- 1913 · The Water Rat as Watson
- 1913 · A Jolt for the Janitor as Mr. Big Family
- 1913 · A Change of Administration as John Marshall - Secretary of War
- 1913 · Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy as Gen. John Morgan
- 1913 · A Husband Won by Election as A Gangster
- 1913 · The Lesson as Murphy
- 1913 · The False Order as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
- 1912 · A Detective's Strategy as Edwin Randall - the Detective
- Future · The Bonanza Buckaroo as Mr. Andrew Gordon
- 1935 · On the Run as Sheriff
- 1935 · Rainbow Valley as Storekeeper
- 1935 · Tracy Rides as Jim Green
- 1935 · Wolf Riders as John Clark - Indian Agent
- 1935 · Coyote Trails as John Baker
- 1935 · Big Boy Rides Again as Tap Smiley
- 1934 · Range Warfare as Wade Callahan
- 1934 · Frontier Days as Hank Wilson
- 1934 · Fighting Fury as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
- 1934 · Port of Lost Dreams as Justice of the Peace
- 1934 · The Law of the Wild as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
- 1934 · Next Of Kin as Fred Winters
- 1934 · Honor of the Range as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1934 · Rawhide Romance as Roger Whitney
- 1934 · Ridin' Thru as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
- 1934 · The Quitter as Zack
- 1934 · Lighting Bill as Tom Ross
- 1933 · Straightaway as
- 1933 · The Mystery Squadron as Stephen Gray
- 1933 · Under Secret Orders as Franklyn Lawrence
- 1933 · Lightning Range as Judge Williams
- 1933 · Riders of Destiny as Sheriff Bill Baxter
- 1933 · The Trail Drive as Jameson
- 1933 · Deadwood Pass as Sheriff Rawlins
- 1933 · The Whispering Shadow as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
- 1933 · Terror Trail as Shay
- 1932 · Self Defense as Sandy McKenzie
- 1932 · The Fighting Champ as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
- 1932 · Young Blood as Colonel Bondage
- 1932 · Beauty Parlor as Reverend Parker
- 1932 · The Riding Tornado as Hiram Olcott
- 1932 · The Man from New Mexico as Sheriff
- 1932 · The Spirit of the West as Bowie Moore - Rancher
- 1932 · Mark of the Spur as 'Hardshell' Beckett
- 1931 · The Gay Buckaroo as Mr. Fields
- 1931 · Neck and Neck as Col. Rickson
- 1931 · Lariats and Six-Shooters as
- 1931 · The Lady from Nowhere as Henchman Snowden
- 1931 · The Vanishing Legion as T.J. Hornbeck
- 1930 · The Lone Defender as Sheriff Billings
- 1929 · The King of the Kongo as Trader John
- 1929 · Evangeline as Townsman
- 1929 · The California Mail as William Butler
- 1928 · The Code of the Scarlet as Fur Trapper
- 1928 · Freckles as Duncan
- 1928 · Vultures of the Sea as
- 1927 · The Desert of the Lost as Boat Captain (uncredited)
- 1927 · The Ridin' Rowdy as Doc
- 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
- 1925 · Kit Carson Over the Great Divide as Sandy McLeod
- 1925 · The Mystery Box as Judd Hampton
- 1924 · Thundering Romance as The Sheriff
- 1924 · Battling Brewster as Roland Rand
- 1924 · Bringin' Home the Bacon as Judge Simpson
- 1924 · Mile-a-Minute Morgan as Chester Jennings
- 1923 · The Lone Wagon as
- 1923 · Blood Test as
- 1922 · Silver Spurs as Jerry Regan
- 1920 · The Daredevil as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
- 1918 · Little Orphant Annie as The Good Squire
- 1917 · The Lad and the Lion as James Bankington
- 1915 · The Vengeance of Rannah as General Craddock
- 1915 · The Blood Seedling as
- 1915 · The Man with the Iron Heart as Doyle
- 1915 · The Heart of Paro as
- 1915 · The Girl and the Reporter as
- 1915 · The Jaguar Trap as
- 1915 · The Two Natures Within Him as Dr. Bishop
- 1915 · The Lion's Mate as The Missionary
- 1915 · The Jungle Stockade as Robert Barker - Missionary
- 1915 · The Red Blood of Courage as Lieutenant Tavish
- 1915 · The Primitive Way as
- 1915 · His Fighting Blood as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
- 1914 · Wade Brent Pays as Lawyer Moreley
- 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 · A Colonel in Chains as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Finger Print as Dabney - a Crook
- 1913 · Her Way as Burke - Gates' Brother
- 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 · 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 · The Sands of Time as Father Time
- 1913 · The Understudy as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
- 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 · 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