Lafe McKee
Acting
335
Acting Credits
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
Queen of the Jungle
Kali
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Minister (uncredited)
Fighting Fury
Sheriff Ed Hibbs
The Miracle Woman
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Young People
Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
Hello Trouble
Sheriff Joe Edwards
Filmography
Wells Fargo Days
1944
as Pop Lyman
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Pedestrian
Inside the Law
1942
as Pop Cobb
The Cheyenne Kid
1940
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
Riders of Pasco Basin
1940
as Uncle Dan
Music in My Heart
1940
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Covered Wagon Trails
1940
as John Bradford
Bad Man from Red Butte
1940
as Dan Toddhunter
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Doctor
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Minister (uncredited)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Grandpa
Young People
1940
as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
Pioneer Days
1940
as Sam - Express Agent
Pioneers of the Frontier
1940
as Mort Saunders
Wild Horse Valley
1940
as Elmer Kimball
Son of Roaring Dan
1940
as Frank Brooke
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Townsman
Convict's Code
1939
as Night Watchman
The Oregon Trail
1939
as Settler (archive footage)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
1939
as Watchman
Knight of the Plains
1938
as John Lane
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Zeke
Rolling Caravans
1938
as Henry Rankin
Stagecoach Days
1938
as Tom Larkin
I'm from the City
1938
as Colonel Bixby
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
South of Arizona
1938
as Lafe Brown
Santa Fe Rides
1937
as 'Dad' Sheldon
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
1937
as Tom Wilson
Mystery Range
1937
as Jed Travis
Law of the Ranger
1937
as Mr. Polk
Brothers of the West
1937
as Sheriff Bains
Lost Ranch
1937
as John Carroll
The Fighting Deputy
1937
as Frank Denton
The Feud of the Trail
1937
as John Granger
The Rangers Step In
1937
as Jed Warren
North of the Rio Grande
1937
as Juror Joe
Melody of the Plains
1937
as Dad Langley
The Bridge of Sighs
1936
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Kid
1936
as Sheriff Bailey
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Conductor (uncredited)
Frontier Justice
1936
as Old card player
Roamin' Wild
1936
as 'Dad' Parker
Santa Fe Bound
1936
as Sheriff
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936
as Don Costello
Last of the Warrens
1936
as Sheriff Blake
The Idaho Kid
1936
as John Endicott
The Phantom Rider
1936
as Jeff Grayson
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Captain Benteen
The Kid Ranger
1936
as Jim Burton
For the Service
1936
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
The Mysterious Avenger
1936
as Maitland
Silly Billies
1936
as Pioneer
Men of the Plains
1936
as Marshal Ed Green
Easy Money
1936
as Henchman "Pop"
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
Step on It
1936
as Captain Bradshaw
Rio Rattler
1935
as Pop - Hotel Owner
Tracy Rides
1935
as Jim Green
Thunderbolt
1935
as Tom
Coyote Trails
1935
as John Baker
The Drunkard
1935
as Bartender
The Hawk
1935
as Jim King
Big Boy Rides Again
1935
as Tap Smiley
Rainbow Valley
1935
as Storekeeper
The Test
1935
as Dad McVey
The Law of 45's
1935
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
The Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Dr. Grayson
Queen of the Jungle
1935
as Kali
The Girl Who Came Back
1935
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
The Last of the Clintons
1935
as Sam Slater
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Sheriff of Pampa
One in a Million
1935
as 2nd License Clerk
Northern Frontier
1935
as Old Trapper
Gun Smoke
1935
as Sheriff Rutherford
The Ghost Rider
1935
as Zeke
Wolf Riders
1935
as John Clark - Indian Agent
What Price Crime
1935
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Blazing Guns
1935
as John Rickard
Men of Action
1935
as Rancher
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
The Desert Trail
1935
as Poker City Sheriff
Kid Courageous
1935
as William Bannister
The Ivory-Handled Gun
1935
as Sheriff Crane
The Silver Bullet
1935
as Dad Kane
Swifty
1935
as Sandy McGregor
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
On the Run
1935
as Sheriff
The Marriage Bargain
1935
as Squire Davis
West of the Divide
1934
as Fred Winters
Riding Speed
1934
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
The Fighting Trooper
1934
as Old Trapper
Fighting Fury
1934
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
Bandits of the Badlands
1934
as Dan Mason
Next Of Kin
1934
as Fred Winters
Hell Bent for Love
1934
as Dad Daley
City Park
1934
as Matt O'Donnell
A Demon for Trouble
1934
as Sheriff
Frontier Days
1934
as Hank Wilson
Honor of the Range
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams
1934
as Justice of the Peace
The Law of the Wild
1934
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
The Boss Cowboy
1934
as Nolan
The Curtain Falls
1934
as Minor Role
Lighting Bill
1934
as Tom Ross
Western Justice
1934
as Sheriff / King
Rawhide Mail
1934
as Sheriff
The Quitter
1934
as Zack
Rawhide Romance
1934
as Roger Whitney
Blue Steel
1934
as Dan Mason
Range Warfare
1934
as Wade Callahan
Ridin' Thru
1934
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
The Man from Utah
1934
as Judge Carter
Terror Trail
1933
as Shay
War of the Range
1933
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
The Man from Monterey
1933
as Don Jose Castanares
Fighting With Kit Carson
1933
as Luke Foster
The Mystery Squadron
1933
as Stephen Gray
Galloping Romeo
1933
as Marshal Gregory
Deadwood Pass
1933
as Sheriff Rawlins
Straightaway
1933
The Trail Drive
1933
as Jameson
Gun Justice
1933
as Postmaster
Jaws of Justice
1933
as 'Seeker' Dean
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Bill Simpson
Under Secret Orders
1933
as Franklyn Lawrence
The Telegraph Trail
1933
as Lafe
Lightning Range
1933
as Judge Williams
Golden Harvest
1933
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
The Whispering Shadow
1933
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
King of the Arena
1933
as Townsman
The Dude Bandit
1933
as Brown - Rancher
Cross Fire
1933
as Daniel Plummer
Only Yesterday
1933
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
Riders of Destiny
1933
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
Fighting Texans
1933
as Sheriff Jim Carver
The Texan
1932
as Jim
The Big Stampede
1932
as Cal Brett
Hello Trouble
1932
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
Gold
1932
as Jeff Sellers
Without Honor
1932
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
The Boiling Point
1932
as Tom Kirk
Tombstone Canyon
1932
as Colonel Lee
Mark of the Spur
1932
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
Hell-Fire Austin
1932
as Uncle Joe Brooks
Heroes of the West
1932
as Townsman
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932
as Justice of the Peace
Beauty Parlor
1932
as Reverend Parker
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
Young Blood
1932
as Colonel Bondage
The Riding Tornado
1932
as Hiram Olcott
End of the Trail
1932
as Colonel John Burke
Fighting for Justice
1932
as Sam Tracy
Gorilla Ship
1932
as Old Man (uncredited)
The Spirit of the West
1932
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
The Fighting Champ
1932
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
The Man from New Mexico
1932
as Sheriff
Self Defense
1932
as Sandy McKenzie
Klondike
1932
as Seth
Neck and Neck
1931
as Col. Rickson
The Lightning Warrior
1931
as John Hayden
The Vanishing Legion
1931
as T.J. Hornbeck
The Galloping Ghost
1931
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
Red Fork Range
1931
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
Grief Street
1931
as Michael, theater watchman
The Lady from Nowhere
1931
as Henchman Snowden
The Hurricane Horseman
1931
as Don Roberto
Alias: The Bad Man
1931
as Clem Neville
The Two Gun Man
1931
as Joe Kearney
Range Law
1931
as 'Old' Frisco
Partners of the Trail
1931
as Sheriff McWade
West of Cheyenne
1931
as Lafe Langdon
The Gay Buckaroo
1931
as Mr. Fields
The Miracle Woman
1931
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Lariats and Six-Shooters
1931
The Fighting Marshal
1931
as Clint Wheeler
Hell's Valley
1931
as Don Flores
The Cyclone Kid
1931
as Harvey Comstock
The Utah Kid
1930
as Parson Joe
The Cheyenne Kid
1930
as Dad Thorpe
The Code of Honor
1930
as Dad Bradfield
Breed of the West
1930
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
The Lone Rider
1930
as Corwin
The Lone Defender
1930
as Sheriff Billings
Under Montana Skies
1930
as Sheriff Pinkie
Near the Rainbow's End
1930
as Tom Bledsoe
The Lonesome Trail
1930
as Sheriff
The Amazing Vagabond
1929
as Phil Dunning
The King of the Kongo
1929
as Trader John
The California Mail
1929
as William Butler
Evangeline
1929
as Townsman
Vultures of the Sea
1928
The Riding Renegade
1928
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
The Upland Rider
1928
as John Graham
The Code of the Scarlet
1928
as Fur Trapper
Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928
The Ballyhoo Buster
1928
Freckles
1928
as Duncan
Manhattan Cowboy
1928
as John Steel
Painted Trail
1928
as Dan Winters
Trail Raiders
1928
Trailin’ Back
1928
Riding to Fame
1927
as Dr. Lorentz
The Desert of the Lost
1927
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Hell Hounds of the Plains
1927
as Big John Lawson
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927
as Doc
Daring Deeds
1927
as John Courtney
Roarin' Broncs
1927
A String of Diamonds
1926
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
Fangs of Vengeance
1926
as Abner Swaybe
Dog Scents
1926
as Sheriff
Dog of Dogs
1926
as John Harlan
Officer '444'
1926
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
The Man from Oklahoma
1926
as Rufus King
The Baited Trap
1926
as Bobbie's Father
A Captain's Courage
1926
as Obadiah, the recluse
A Desperate Chance
1925
as Fred Forman
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
1925
as Sandy McLeod
Sporting Life
1925
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Power God
1925
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
On the Go
1925
as Mr. Hall
Warrior Gap
1925
as John Folsom
The Mystery Box
1925
as Judd Hampton
The Human Tornado
1925
as Peter Daley
Pursued
1925
as District Attorney
Triple Action
1925
as Don PÃo Méndez
Thundering Romance
1924
as The Sheriff
Battling Brewster
1924
as Roland Rand
Circus Lure
1924
The Eagle's Claw
1924
as John Sherwood
Bringin' Home the Bacon
1924
as Judge Simpson
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924
as Chester Jennings
North of Alaska
1924
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
1924
as Jim Downing
Blood Test
1923
The Lone Wagon
1923
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
1922
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Silver Spurs
1922
as Jerry Regan
The Jungle Goddess
1922
as Chief Obar Sen
The Daredevil
1920
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
The Hoodlum
1919
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
Little Orphant Annie
1918
as The Good Squire
The City of Purple Dreams
1918
as Pat Kelly
The Lad and the Lion
1917
as James Bankington
Wives of the Rich
1916
as Robert Baker
The Adventures of Kathlyn
1916
as Colonel Hare
The Ancient Blood
1916
as Harry Ralston
The Jungle Stockade
1915
as Robert Barker - Missionary
Lassoing a Lion
1915
as Uncle Paul
The Red Blood of Courage
1915
as Lieutenant Tavish
The Guardian's Dilemma
1915
as Old Man Cummings
The Primitive Way
1915
His Fighting Blood
1915
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
The Fork in the Road
1915
as The Innkeeper
The Lion's Mate
1915
as The Missionary
The Great Experiment
1915
The Two Natures Within Him
1915
as Dr. Bishop
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
1915
as Jim McFarlin
The Jaguar Trap
1915
The Girl and the Reporter
1915
The Octopus
1915
as Harris Gordon
The Heart of Paro
1915
The Vengeance of Rannah
1915
as General Craddock
The Man with the Iron Heart
1915
as Doyle
Young Love
1915
as Professor Hunt
In the King's Service
1915
as Antoine
The Blood Seedling
1915
A Jungle Revenge
1915
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
The Baby and the Leopard
1915
as Fred Herman
Three Bags of Silver
1914
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
The Two Ordeals
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Garden of Brides
1914
as Colonel Hare
A Colonel in Chains
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Royal Slave
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Cruel Crown
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Warrior Maid
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Spellbound Multitude
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Forged Parchment
1914
as Colonel Hare
The King's Will
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Leopard's Foundling
1914
as Wamba - a Native
To Be Called For
1914
as Silas Brown
Meller Drammer
1914
Jim
1914
Four Minutes Late
1914
The Livid Flame
1914
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
Garrison's Finish
1914
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
1914
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
The Lure of the Windigo
1914
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
Wade Brent Pays
1914
as Lawyer Moreley
If I Were Young Again
1914
as Museum Director Henshaw
The Soul Mate
1914
Roses of Yesterday
1913
as John Ralston
The Cipher Message
1913
as Detective Donald Bryce
The Open Door
1913
as Mark Boland
The Adventures of Kathlyn
1913
as Col. Hare
The Unwelcome Throne
1913
as Colonel Hare
The Lesson
1913
as Murphy
The False Order
1913
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
The Understudy
1913
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
1913
as Gen. John Morgan
A Husband Won by Election
1913
as A Gangster
Dixieland
1913
as The Federal Captain
A Change of Administration
1913
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
The Suwanee River
1913
as The Overseer of the Plantation
The Post-Impressionists
1913
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
The Gold Brick
1913
as Percy Hall
Papa's Dream
1913
as Parson Stanley
A Jolt for the Janitor
1913
as Mr. Big Family
Sweeney's Dream
1913
as The Mayor
Granny's Old Armchair
1913
as Simon Willard
Through Another Man's Eyes
1913
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
The Devil and Tom Walker
1913
as Old Briggs
The Water Rat
1913
as Watson
Her Way
1913
as Burke - Gates' Brother
The Finger Print
1913
as Dabney - a Crook
The Fifth String
1913
as Satan
When May Weds December
1913
as The Banker's Butler
A Loyal Deserter
1913
as Col. Colfax
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
1913
as John Brant - Gene's Father
The Sands of Time
1913
as Father Time
All on Account of Checkers
1912
as Sam - a Fireman
The Wreck of the Vega
1912
as Ed Nobles
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
1912
as Betty's Dad
A Detective's Strategy
1912
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
The House of His Master
1912
as Gray - Robert's Friend
The Three Valises
1912
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
Bread Upon the Waters
1912
as Mr. James Preston
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
1912
as 2nd Policeman
The Awakening
1912
as John Johnson
The Fire Cop
1912
as Mr. Wilson
The Lost Inheritance
1912
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
Her Bitter Lesson
1912
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father