Lafe McKee
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

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

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