
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
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen as Tom Wilson
- 1937 · North of the Rio Grande as Juror Joe
- 1937 · Melody of the Plains as Dad Langley
- 1937 · The Feud of the Trail as John Granger
- 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 · 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 · The Last of the Clintons as Sam Slater
- 1935 · The Girl Who Came Back as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
- 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 · The Desert Trail as Poker City Sheriff
- 1935 · Queen of the Jungle as Kali
- 1935 · The Cowboy and the Bandit as Sheriff of Pampa
- 1935 · Circumstantial Evidence as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1935 · Rainbow Valley as Storekeeper
- 1935 · Blazing Guns as John Rickard
- 1935 · Wolf Riders as John Clark - Indian Agent
- 1935 · Northern Frontier as Old Trapper
- 1935 · Big Boy Rides Again as Tap Smiley
- 1935 · Rustlers of Red Dog as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
- 1934 · Range Warfare as Wade Callahan
- 1934 · Frontier Days as Hank Wilson
- 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 · 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 · Ridin' Thru as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
- 1934 · West of the Divide as Fred Winters
- 1934 · The Quitter as Zack
- 1933 · Straightaway as
- 1933 · Gun Justice as Postmaster
- 1933 · Jaws of Justice as 'Seeker' Dean
- 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 · Gordon of Ghost City as Bill Simpson
- 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
- 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 · Ride Him, Cowboy as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
- 1932 · Gorilla Ship as Old Man (uncredited)
- 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 · Mark of the Spur as 'Hardshell' Beckett
- 1932 · The Texan as Jim
- 1932 · Without Honor as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
- 1931 · The Fighting Marshal as Clint Wheeler
- 1931 · Neck and Neck as Col. Rickson
- 1931 · The Lightning Warrior as John Hayden
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Under Montana Skies as Sheriff Pinkie
- 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 · Riley of the Rainbow Division as
- 1928 · The Code of the Scarlet as Fur Trapper
- 1928 · Vultures of the Sea as
- 1928 · The Ballyhoo Buster as
- 1927 · The Desert of the Lost as Boat Captain (uncredited)
- 1927 · Hell Hounds of the Plains as Big John Lawson
- 1926 · Officer '444' as Capt. Jerry Dugan
- 1925 · The Power God as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
- 1925 · On the Go as Mr. Hall
- 1924 · Thundering Romance as The Sheriff
- 1924 · Bringin' Home the Bacon as Judge Simpson
- 1919 · The Hoodlum as Board of Directors (uncredited)
- 1917 · The Lad and the Lion as James Bankington
- 1916 · The Ancient Blood as Harry Ralston
- 1916 · The Adventures of Kathlyn as Colonel Hare
- 1915 · The Blood Seedling as
- 1915 · The Man with the Iron Heart as Doyle
- 1915 · In the King's Service as Antoine
- 1915 · The Lion's Mate as The Missionary
- 1914 · The Leopard's Foundling as Wamba - a Native
- 1914 · The King's Will as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Cipher Message as Detective Donald Bryce
- Future · The Bonanza Buckaroo as Mr. Andrew Gordon
- 1942 · Inside the Law as Pop Cobb
- 1940 · Bad Man from Red Butte as Dan Toddhunter
- 1940 · Covered Wagon Trails as John Bradford
- 1939 · Heroes in Blue as Watchman
- 1938 · Stagecoach Days as Tom Larkin
- 1937 · The Rangers Step In as Jed Warren
- 1937 · Lost Ranch as John Carroll
- 1937 · Brothers of the West as Sheriff Bains
- 1937 · Law of the Ranger as Mr. Polk
- 1937 · Mystery Range as Jed Travis
- 1937 · Santa Fe Rides as 'Dad' Sheldon
- 1936 · The Fugitive Sheriff as Conductor (uncredited)
- 1936 · For the Service as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
- 1935 · Swifty as Sandy McGregor
- 1935 · The Law of 45's as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
- 1935 · The Ivory-Handled Gun as Sheriff Crane
- 1935 · Rio Rattler as Pop - Hotel Owner
- 1935 · Gun Smoke as Sheriff Rutherford
- 1935 · The Ghost Rider as Zeke
- 1935 · The Drunkard as Bartender
- 1935 · One in a Million as 2nd License Clerk
- 1935 · Tracy Rides as Jim Green
- 1935 · Kid Courageous as William Bannister
- 1935 · Coyote Trails as John Baker
- 1934 · Western Justice as Sheriff / King
- 1934 · Fighting Fury as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
- 1934 · Bandits of the Badlands as Dan Mason
- 1934 · Rawhide Romance as Roger Whitney
- 1934 · Riding Speed as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
- 1934 · Lighting Bill as Tom Ross
- 1934 · The Boss Cowboy as Nolan
- 1933 · The Mystery Squadron as Stephen Gray
- 1933 · Under Secret Orders as Franklyn Lawrence
- 1933 · Lightning Range as Judge Williams
- 1933 · War of the Range as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
- 1933 · The Trail Drive as Jameson
- 1933 · Galloping Romeo as Marshal Gregory
- 1933 · Terror Trail as Shay
- 1932 · Fighting for Justice as Sam Tracy
- 1932 · Hello Trouble as Sheriff Joe Edwards
- 1932 · Hell-Fire Austin as Uncle Joe Brooks
- 1932 · The Spirit of the West as Bowie Moore - Rancher
- 1931 · The Gay Buckaroo as Mr. Fields
- 1931 · Lariats and Six-Shooters as
- 1931 · Partners of the Trail as Sheriff McWade
- 1931 · The Two Gun Man as Joe Kearney
- 1931 · Hell's Valley as Don Flores
- 1930 · Code of Honor as Dad Bradfield
- 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 · The Upland Rider as John Graham
- 1928 · Freckles as Duncan
- 1928 · The Riding Renegade as Sheriff Jim Taylor
- 1927 · Riding to Fame as Dr. Lorentz
- 1927 · Daring Deeds as John Courtney
- 1927 · The Ridin' Rowdy as Doc
- 1926 · Dog of Dogs as John Harlan
- 1926 · The Man from Oklahoma as Rufus King
- 1926 · Dog Scents as Sheriff
- 1926 · Fangs of Vengeance as Abner Swaybe
- 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 · Warrior Gap as John Folsom
- 1924 · Battling Brewster as Roland Rand
- 1924 · Circus Lure as
- 1924 · The Eagle's Claw as John Sherwood
- 1924 · Mile-a-Minute Morgan as Chester Jennings
- 1923 · The Lone Wagon as
- 1923 · Blood Test as
- 1922 · In the Days of Buffalo Bill as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- 1922 · Silver Spurs as Jerry Regan
- 1920 · The Daredevil as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
- 1918 · Little Orphant Annie as The Good Squire
- 1916 · Wives of the Rich as Robert Baker
- 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 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 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 Uncle Paul
- 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 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 Unwelcome Throne as Colonel Hare
- 1913 · The Adventures of Kathlyn as Col. Hare
- 1913 · The Open Door as Mark Boland
- 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