Lafe McKee

Jan 22, 1872 - Aug 10, 1959 (87 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

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Bandits of the Badlands

Dan Mason

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The Mystery Box

Judd Hampton

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The Oregon Trail

Settler (archive footage)

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The Bonanza Buckaroo

Mr. Andrew Gordon

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The Trail Drive

Jameson

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The Telegraph Trail

Lafe

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The Bridge of Sighs

Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

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The Vanishing Legion

T.J. Hornbeck

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Fighting With Kit Carson

Luke Foster

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The Ghost Rider

Zeke

Credits

The Bonanza Buckaroo Future

Mr. Andrew Gordon

★ NR
Wells Fargo Days 1944

Pop Lyman

★ 3
Mission to Moscow 1943

Radio Listener (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Kid Dynamite 1943

Pedestrian

★ 6.6
Inside the Law 1942

Pop Cobb

★ 5
Santa Fe Trail 1940

Minister (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Young People 1940

Man in recital audience

★ 4.6
When the Daltons Rode 1940

Doctor

★ 6
Dr. Christian Meets the Women 1940

Grandpa

★ 5
Son of Roaring Dan 1940

Frank Brooke

★ NR
Bad Man from Red Butte 1940

Dan Toddhunter

★ 5.4
Covered Wagon Trails 1940

John Bradford

★ 5
Riders of Pasco Basin 1940

Uncle Dan

★ 2
Wild Horse Valley 1940

Elmer Kimball

★ NR
Pioneers of the Frontier 1940

Mort Saunders

★ NR
Pioneer Days 1940

Sam - Express Agent

★ NR
Music in My Heart 1940

Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Heroes in Blue 1939

Watchman

★ 4
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939

Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)

★ 7.8
The Oregon Trail 1939

Settler (archive footage)

★ 8
The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939

Townsman

★ 6
Convict's Code 1939

Night Watchman

★ 4.5
I'm from the City 1938

Colonel Bixby

★ 5
Stagecoach Days 1938

Tom Larkin

★ NR
Six Shootin' Sheriff 1938

Zeke

★ 5.7
Knight of the Plains 1938

John Lane

★ 4.7
Rolling Caravans 1938

Henry Rankin

★ 3
Gold Is Where You Find It 1938

Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)

★ 6.9
The Fighting Deputy 1937

Frank Denton

★ 3
The Rangers Step In 1937

Jed Warren

★ NR
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen 1937

Tom Wilson

★ 3
Lost Ranch 1937

John Carroll

★ 5
Brothers of the West 1937

Sheriff Bains

★ 6
North of the Rio Grande 1937

Juror Joe

★ 5.5
Law of the Ranger 1937

Mr. Polk

★ NR
Mystery Range 1937

Jed Travis

★ NR
Melody of the Plains 1937

Dad Langley

★ NR
The Feud of the Trail 1937

John Granger

★ 4.5
Santa Fe Rides 1937

'Dad' Sheldon

★ NR
The Fugitive Sheriff 1936

Conductor (uncredited)

★ NR
Frontier Justice 1936

Old card player

★ 5
Men of the Plains 1936

Marshal Ed Green

★ NR
Santa Fe Bound 1936

Sheriff

★ NR
The Idaho Kid 1936

John Endicott

★ 6.5
The Phantom Rider 1936

Jeff Grayson

★ NR
The Cowboy and the Kid 1936

Sheriff Bailey

★ NR
Easy Money 1936

Henchman "Pop"

★ 4.4
For the Service 1936

Rancher Johnson (uncredited)

★ NR
Last of the Warrens 1936

Sheriff Blake

★ 6.7
Roamin' Wild 1936

'Dad' Parker

★ 5
Lightnin' Bill Carson 1936

Don Costello

★ 5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

★ 7.5
Silly Billies 1936

Pioneer

★ 8
The Bridge of Sighs 1936

Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

★ 6
Dangerous Waters 1936

Old Skipper (uncredited)

★ 4.5
The Kid Ranger 1936

Jim Burton

★ 3.7
The Mysterious Avenger 1936

Maitland

★ NR
Custer's Last Stand 1936

Captain Benteen

★ 4.5
Step on It 1936

Captain Bradshaw

★ 4.5
Thunderbolt 1935

Tom

★ NR
Swifty 1935

Sandy McGregor

★ NR
The Law of 45's 1935

Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)

★ 5
The Last of the Clintons 1935

Sam Slater

★ 5.5
The Ivory-Handled Gun 1935

Sheriff Crane

★ NR
The Girl Who Came Back 1935

Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Rio Rattler 1935

Pop - Hotel Owner

★ 6
The Keeper of the Bees 1935

Dr. Grayson

★ 5.9
Men of Action 1935

Rancher

★ 5
What Price Crime 1935

Night Watchman (uncredited)

★ 3
The Hawk 1935

Jim King

★ 4.5
The Silver Bullet 1935

Dad Kane

★ 1
The Test 1935

Dad McVey

★ 2.5
Gun Smoke 1935

Sheriff Rutherford

★ NR
On the Run 1935

Sheriff

★ NR
The Desert Trail 1935

Poker City Sheriff

★ 4.5
Queen of the Jungle 1935

Kali

★ NR
The Ghost Rider 1935

Zeke

★ 5
The Drunkard 1935

Bartender

★ NR
The Cowboy and the Bandit 1935

Sheriff of Pampa

★ 6
Circumstantial Evidence 1935

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

★ 6
One in a Million 1935

2nd License Clerk

★ 5
Rainbow Valley 1935

Storekeeper

★ 4.7
Tracy Rides 1935

Jim Green

★ NR
Blazing Guns 1935

John Rickard

★ NR
Wolf Riders 1935

John Clark - Indian Agent

★ NR
Kid Courageous 1935

William Bannister

★ 5.5
Coyote Trails 1935

John Baker

★ 3
Northern Frontier 1935

Old Trapper

★ NR
Big Boy Rides Again 1935

Tap Smiley

★ 5
Rustlers of Red Dog 1935

Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]

★ 8
Western Justice 1934

Sheriff / King

★ NR
Range Warfare 1934

Wade Callahan

★ 5
Frontier Days 1934

Hank Wilson

★ 2.5
The Fighting Trooper 1934

Old Trapper

★ 2
Fighting Fury 1934

Sheriff Ed Hibbs

★ NR
Port of Lost Dreams 1934

Justice of the Peace

★ 6.5
The Curtain Falls 1934

Minor Role

★ 5
The Law of the Wild 1934

Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]

★ 5
A Demon for Trouble 1934

Sheriff

★ 5
Rawhide Mail 1934

Sheriff

★ NR
Bandits of the Badlands 1934

Dan Mason

★ NR
Next Of Kin 1934

Fred Winters

★ NR
Hell Bent for Love 1934

Dad Daley

★ NR
The Man from Utah 1934

Judge Carter

★ 4.6
Blue Steel 1934

Dan Mason

★ 4.7
City Park 1934

Matt O'Donnell

★ NR
Honor of the Range 1934

Townsman (uncredited)

★ 5
Rawhide Romance 1934

Roger Whitney

★ NR
Ridin' Thru 1934

Elmer 'Dad' Brooks

★ NR
Riding Speed 1934

John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)

★ NR
West of the Divide 1934

Fred Winters

★ 5
The Quitter 1934

Zack

★ NR
Lighting Bill 1934

Tom Ross

★ NR
The Boss Cowboy 1934

Nolan

★ 5
Straightaway 1933

★ NR
The Mystery Squadron 1933

Stephen Gray

★ 6
Gun Justice 1933

Postmaster

★ NR
Under Secret Orders 1933

Franklyn Lawrence

★ NR
Jaws of Justice 1933

'Seeker' Dean

★ 4.5
Lightning Range 1933

Judge Williams

★ NR
Only Yesterday 1933

Father at Train Station (Uncredited)

★ 6.8
Riders of Destiny 1933

Sheriff Bill Baxter

★ 5.2
War of the Range 1933

Cattle Buyer Cartwright

★ NR
Golden Harvest 1933

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

★ 5
The Trail Drive 1933

Jameson

★ NR
Gordon of Ghost City 1933

Bill Simpson

★ 4
Galloping Romeo 1933

Marshal Gregory

★ NR
The Man from Monterey 1933

Don Jose Castanares

★ 4.4
Fighting With Kit Carson 1933

Luke Foster

★ 6
Fighting Texans 1933

Sheriff Jim Carver

★ NR
King of the Arena 1933

Townsman

★ NR
Cross Fire 1933

Daniel Plummer

★ 6
Deadwood Pass 1933

Sheriff Rawlins

★ 4
The Whispering Shadow 1933

Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome

★ 4.4
The Dude Bandit 1933

Brown - Rancher

★ 4.8
The Telegraph Trail 1933

Lafe

★ 4.7
Terror Trail 1933

Shay

★ NR
Tombstone Canyon 1932

Colonel Lee

★ 3.5
End of the Trail 1932

Colonel John Burke

★ 6
The Secrets of Wu Sin 1932

Justice of the Peace

★ 6
The Fighting Champ 1932

Sheriff Jim Cosgrove

★ 5.5
Self Defense 1932

Sandy McKenzie

★ NR
Young Blood 1932

Colonel Bondage

★ NR
The Big Stampede 1932

Cal Brett

★ 4.8
Gold 1932

Jeff Sellers

★ 6
Klondike 1932

Seth

★ 4.7
Fighting for Justice 1932

Sam Tracy

★ NR
Ride Him, Cowboy 1932

Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)

★ 4.7
Gorilla Ship 1932

Old Man (uncredited)

★ NR
Hello Trouble 1932

Sheriff Joe Edwards

★ 6
The Boiling Point 1932

Tom Kirk

★ 4
Heroes of the West 1932

Townsman

★ 5.5
Beauty Parlor 1932

Reverend Parker

★ 5
The Riding Tornado 1932

Hiram Olcott

★ NR
The Man from New Mexico 1932

Sheriff

★ 6
Hell-Fire Austin 1932

Uncle Joe Brooks

★ 2.5
The Spirit of the West 1932

Bowie Moore - Rancher

★ NR
Mark of the Spur 1932

'Hardshell' Beckett

★ 6
The Texan 1932

Jim

★ NR
Without Honor 1932

Ranger Captain Frank Henderson

★ 5
The Gay Buckaroo 1931

Mr. Fields

★ NR
The Fighting Marshal 1931

Clint Wheeler

★ 6
Neck and Neck 1931

Col. Rickson

★ NR
The Lightning Warrior 1931

John Hayden

★ 5
Lariats and Six-Shooters 1931

★ 3
The Hurricane Horseman 1931

Don Roberto

★ NR
Range Law 1931

'Old' Frisco

★ NR
Grief Street 1931

Michael, theater watchman

★ 4.2
The Galloping Ghost 1931

Narrator / Police Broadcaster

★ 2
The Lady from Nowhere 1931

Henchman Snowden

★ NR
Partners of the Trail 1931

Sheriff McWade

★ 1
The Miracle Woman 1931

Man in Audience (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Alias: The Bad Man 1931

Clem Neville

★ 4.3
The Vanishing Legion 1931

T.J. Hornbeck

★ 9
The Two Gun Man 1931

Joe Kearney

★ 5.5
Hell's Valley 1931

Don Flores

★ NR
West of Cheyenne 1931

Lafe Langdon

★ NR
Red Fork Range 1931

Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train

★ NR
Breed of the West 1930

Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley

★ NR
The Utah Kid 1930

Parson Joe

★ 3
Code of Honor 1930

Dad Bradfield

★ NR
Under Montana Skies 1930

Sheriff Pinkie

★ NR
The Lone Rider 1930

Corwin (uncredited)

★ NR
Near the Rainbow's End 1930

Tom Bledsoe

★ 1
The Cheyenne Kid 1930

Dad Thorpe

★ NR
The Lone Defender 1930

Sheriff Billings

★ NR
The King of the Kongo 1929

Trader John

★ 7
Evangeline 1929

Townsman

★ 6.1
The Amazing Vagabond 1929

Phil Dunning

★ NR
The California Mail 1929

William Butler

★ NR
Manhattan Cowboy 1928

John Steel

★ NR
Riley of the Rainbow Division 1928

★ NR
The Code of the Scarlet 1928

Fur Trapper

★ NR
The Upland Rider 1928

John Graham

★ NR
Freckles 1928

Duncan

★ NR
Vultures of the Sea 1928

★ NR
The Riding Renegade 1928

Sheriff Jim Taylor

★ NR
The Ballyhoo Buster 1928

★ NR
The Desert of the Lost 1927

Boat Captain (uncredited)

★ 6
Riding to Fame 1927

Dr. Lorentz

★ NR
Hell Hounds of the Plains 1927

Big John Lawson

★ NR
Daring Deeds 1927

John Courtney

★ NR
The Ridin' Rowdy 1927

Doc

★ NR
Dog of Dogs 1926

John Harlan

★ NR
The Man from Oklahoma 1926

Rufus King

★ NR
Dog Scents 1926

Sheriff

★ NR
Fangs of Vengeance 1926

Abner Swaybe

★ NR
Officer '444' 1926

Capt. Jerry Dugan

★ 7
A String of Diamonds 1926

J. Tiffany Van Den Akar

★ NR
Sporting Life 1925

Stage Doorman (uncredited)

★ NR
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide 1925

Sandy McLeod

★ NR
A Desperate Chance 1925

Fred Forman

★ NR
The Mystery Box 1925

Judd Hampton

★ NR
The Power God 1925

Prof. Daniel Sturgess

★ NR
On the Go 1925

Mr. Hall

★ NR
Warrior Gap 1925

John Folsom

★ NR
Thundering Romance 1924

The Sheriff

★ NR
Battling Brewster 1924

Roland Rand

★ NR
Bringin' Home the Bacon 1924

Judge Simpson

★ NR
Circus Lure 1924

★ NR
The Eagle's Claw 1924

John Sherwood

★ NR
Mile-a-Minute Morgan 1924

Chester Jennings

★ NR
The Lone Wagon 1923

★ NR
Blood Test 1923

★ NR
In the Days of Buffalo Bill 1922

Gen. Robert E. Lee

★ NR
Silver Spurs 1922

Jerry Regan

★ NR
The Daredevil 1920

Sheriff, Coyote Flats

★ NR
The Hoodlum 1919

Board of Directors (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Little Orphant Annie 1918

The Good Squire

★ 5.3
The Lad and the Lion 1917

James Bankington

★ NR
The Ancient Blood 1916

Harry Ralston

★ NR
Wives of the Rich 1916

Robert Baker

★ NR
The Baby and the Leopard 1915

Fred Herman

★ NR
A Jungle Revenge 1915

James Thorpe - Mabel's Father

★ NR
Young Love 1915

Professor Hunt

★ NR
The Vengeance of Rannah 1915

General Craddock

★ NR
The Blood Seedling 1915

★ NR
The Man with the Iron Heart 1915

Doyle

★ NR
In the King's Service 1915

Antoine

★ NR
The Heart of Paro 1915

★ NR
The Octopus 1915

Harris Gordon

★ NR
The Girl and the Reporter 1915

★ NR
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell 1915

Jim McFarlin

★ NR
The Jaguar Trap 1915

★ NR
The Two Natures Within Him 1915

Dr. Bishop

★ NR
The Lion's Mate 1915

The Missionary

★ NR
The Great Experiment 1915

★ NR
The Jungle Stockade 1915

Robert Barker - Missionary

★ NR
The Fork in the Road 1915

The Innkeeper

★ NR
The Guardian's Dilemma 1915

Old Man Cummings

★ NR
The Red Blood of Courage 1915

Lieutenant Tavish

★ NR
The Primitive Way 1915

★ NR
His Fighting Blood 1915

Old McTrigger - Hope's Father

★ NR
Lassoing a Lion 1915

Uncle Paul

★ NR
Wade Brent Pays 1914

Lawyer Moreley

★ NR
The Lure of the Windigo 1914

Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father

★ NR
The Soul Mate 1914

★ NR
If I Were Young Again 1914

Museum Director Henshaw

★ NR
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance 1914

Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father

★ NR
Garrison's Finish 1914

★ NR
Four Minutes Late 1914

★ NR
The Livid Flame 1914

R. Hayes Burkhardt

★ NR
Jim 1914

★ 8
To Be Called For 1914

Silas Brown

★ NR
Meller Drammer 1914

★ NR
The Leopard's Foundling 1914

Wamba - a Native

★ NR
The King's Will 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Forged Parchment 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Warrior Maid 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Spellbound Multitude 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Cruel Crown 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Garden of Brides 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
Three Bags of Silver 1914

Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)

★ NR
A Colonel in Chains 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Royal Slave 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Two Ordeals 1914

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Adventures of Kathlyn 1913

Col. Hare

★ 1
The Unwelcome Throne 1913

Colonel Hare

★ NR
The Open Door 1913

Mark Boland

★ NR
The Cipher Message 1913

Detective Donald Bryce

★ NR
Thor, Lord of the Jungles 1913

John Brant - Gene's Father

★ 5
When May Weds December 1913

The Banker's Butler

★ NR
The Finger Print 1913

Dabney - a Crook

★ NR
The Fifth String 1913

Satan

★ NR
Her Way 1913

Burke - Gates' Brother

★ NR
The Water Rat 1913

Watson

★ NR
The Devil and Tom Walker 1913

Old Briggs

★ NR
Through Another Man's Eyes 1913

Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle

★ NR
Granny's Old Armchair 1913

Simon Willard

★ NR
Sweeney's Dream 1913

The Mayor

★ NR
Papa's Dream 1913

Parson Stanley

★ NR
The Gold Brick 1913

Percy Hall

★ NR
A Jolt for the Janitor 1913

Mr. Big Family

★ NR
The Suwanee River 1913

The Overseer of the Plantation

★ NR
The Post-Impressionists 1913

George Wilton - Dorothy's Father

★ NR
Roses of Yesterday 1913

John Ralston

★ NR
Dixieland 1913

The Federal Captain

★ NR
A Change of Administration 1913

John Marshall - Secretary of War

★ NR
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy 1913

Gen. John Morgan

★ NR
The Sands of Time 1913

Father Time

★ NR
A Husband Won by Election 1913

A Gangster

★ NR
The Understudy 1913

Ben Rosenthal - the Manager

★ NR
The Lesson 1913

Murphy

★ NR
The False Order 1913

Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival

★ NR
A Loyal Deserter 1913

Col. Colfax

★ 4
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home 1912

2nd Policeman

★ NR
The Fire Cop 1912

Mr. Wilson

★ NR
The Lost Inheritance 1912

Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father

★ NR
Her Bitter Lesson 1912

Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father

★ NR
The Awakening 1912

John Johnson

★ NR
Bread Upon the Waters 1912

Mr. James Preston

★ NR
A Detective's Strategy 1912

Edwin Randall - the Detective

★ NR
The House of His Master 1912

Gray - Robert's Friend

★ NR
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad 1912

Betty's Dad

★ NR
The Wreck of the Vega 1912

Ed Nobles

★ NR
The Three Valises 1912

Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar

★ NR
All on Account of Checkers 1912

Sam - a Fireman

★ NR