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