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.
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Filmography
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Movies 310
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Narrator 1
Pop Lyman
Wells Fargo Days (1944)
Movie
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
Pedestrian
Kid Dynamite (1943)
Movie
6
Pop Cobb
Inside the Law (1942)
Movie
Minister (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Movie
Man in recital audience
Young People (1940)
Movie
Doctor
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Movie
Grandpa
Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
Movie
Frank Brooke
Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
Movie
Dan Toddhunter
Bad Man from Red Butte (1940)
Movie
John Bradford
Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
Movie
Uncle Dan
Riders of Pasco Basin (1940)
Movie
Elmer Kimball
Wild Horse Valley (1940)
Movie
Roberts--Ranch Owner
The Cheyenne Kid (1940)
Movie
Mort Saunders
Pioneers of the Frontier (1940)
Movie
Sam - Express Agent
Pioneer Days (1940)
Movie
Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Music in My Heart (1940)
Movie
Watchman
Heroes in Blue (1939)
Movie
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Settler (archive footage)
The Oregon Trail (1939)
Movie
Townsman
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Movie
Night Watchman
Convict's Code (1939)
Movie
Colonel Bixby
I'm from the City (1938)
Movie
Tom Larkin
Stagecoach Days (1938)
Movie
Zeke
Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938)
Movie
John Lane
Knight of the Plains (1938)
Movie
Henry Rankin
Rolling Caravans (1938)
Movie
Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Movie
Pete Belden
Back of the Mike (1938)
Movie
Frank Denton
The Fighting Deputy (1937)
Movie
Jed Warren
The Rangers Step In (1937)
Movie
Tom Wilson
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)
Movie
John Carroll
Lost Ranch (1937)
Movie
Sheriff Bains
Brothers of the West (1937)
Movie
Juror Joe
North of the Rio Grande (1937)
Movie
Mr. Polk
Law of the Ranger (1937)
Movie
Jed Travis
Mystery Range (1937)
Movie
Dad Langley
Melody of the Plains (1937)
Movie
John Granger
The Feud of the Trail (1937)
Movie
'Dad' Sheldon
Santa Fe Rides (1937)
Movie
Conductor (uncredited)
The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)
Movie
Old card player
Frontier Justice (1936)
Movie
Marshal Ed Green
Men of the Plains (1936)
Movie
Sheriff
Santa Fe Bound (1936)
Movie
John Endicott
The Idaho Kid (1936)
Movie
Jeff Grayson
The Phantom Rider (1936)
Movie
Sheriff Bailey
The Cowboy and the Kid (1936)
Movie
Henchman 'Pop'
Easy Money (1936)
Movie
Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
For the Service (1936)
Movie
Sheriff Blake
Last of the Warrens (1936)
Movie
'Dad' Parker
Roamin' Wild (1936)
Movie
Don Costello
Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936)
Movie
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Movie
5
Pioneer
Silly Billies (1936)
Movie
Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
Movie
Old Skipper (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters (1936)
Movie
Jim Burton
The Kid Ranger (1936)
Movie
Maitland
The Mysterious Avenger (1936)
Movie
Captain Benteen
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
Movie
Captain Bradshaw
Step on It (1936)
Movie
Tom
Thunderbolt (1935)
Movie
Sandy McGregor
Swifty (1935)
Movie
Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
The Law of 45's (1935)
Movie
Sam Slater
The Last of the Clintons (1935)
Movie
Sheriff Crane
The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935)
Movie
Jim, the bank guard
The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Movie
Pop - Hotel Owner
Rio Rattler (1935)
Movie
Dr. Grayson
The Keeper of the Bees (1935)
Movie
Rancher
Men of Action (1935)
Movie
Night Watchman (uncredited)
What Price Crime (1935)
Movie
Jim King
The Hawk (1935)
Movie
Dad Kane
The Silver Bullet (1935)
Movie
Dad McVey
The Test (1935)
Movie
Sheriff Rutherford
Gun Smoke (1935)
Movie
Poker City Sheriff
The Desert Trail (1935)
Movie
Kali
Queen of the Jungle (1935)
Movie
Zeke
The Ghost Rider (1935)
Movie
Bartender
The Drunkard (1935)
Movie
Sheriff of Pampa
The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)
Movie
2nd License Clerk
One in a Million (1935)
Movie
Storekeeper
Rainbow Valley (1935)
Movie
Jim Green
Tracy Rides (1935)
Movie
John Rickard
Blazing Guns (1935)
Movie
John Clark - Indian Agent
Wolf Riders (1935)
Movie
William Bannister
Kid Courageous (1935)
Movie
John Baker
Coyote Trails (1935)
Movie
Old Trapper
Northern Frontier (1935)
Movie
Tap Smiley
Big Boy Rides Again (1935)
Movie
Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
Movie
Sheriff - alias King
Western Justice (1934)
Movie
Wade Callahan
Range Warfare (1934)
Movie
Hank Wilson
Frontier Days (1934)
Movie
Sheriff Ed Hibbs
Fighting Fury (1934)
Movie
Old Trapper
The Fighting Trooper (1934)
Movie
Justice of the Peace
Port of Lost Dreams (1934)
Movie
Minor Role
The Curtain Falls (1934)
Movie
Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
The Law of the Wild (1934)
Movie
Sheriff
A Demon for Trouble (1934)
Movie
Sheriff
Rawhide Mail (1934)
Movie
Fred Winters
Next Of Kin (1934)
Movie
Dan Mason
Bandits of the Badlands (1934)
Movie
Dad Daley
Hell Bent for Love (1934)
Movie
Judge Carter
The Man from Utah (1934)
Movie
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Dan Mason
Blue Steel (1934)
Movie
Matt O'Donnell
City Park (1934)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Honor of the Range (1934)
Movie
Roger Whitney
Rawhide Romance (1934)
Movie
Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
Ridin' Thru (1934)
Movie
John Vale
Riding Speed (1934)
Movie
Fred Winters
West of the Divide (1934)
Movie
2
Zack
The Quitter (1934)
Movie
Tom Ross
Lighting Bill (1934)
Movie
Nolan
The Boss Cowboy (1934)
Movie
Actor
Straightaway (1933)
Movie
Stephen Gray
The Mystery Squadron (1933)
Movie
Postmaster
Gun Justice (1933)
Movie
Franklyn Lawrence
Under Secret Orders (1933)
Movie
'Seeker' Dean
Jaws of Justice (1933)
Movie
Judge Williams
Lightning Range (1933)
Movie
Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday (1933)
Movie
Sheriff Bill Baxter
Riders of Destiny (1933)
Movie
6
Cattle Buyer Cartwright
War of the Range (1933)
Movie
Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Golden Harvest (1933)
Movie
Jameson
The Trail Drive (1933)
Movie
Bill Simpson
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)
Movie
Marshal Gregory
Galloping Romeo (1933)
Movie
Don Jose Castanares
The Man from Monterey (1933)
Movie
Luke Foster
Fighting With Kit Carson (1933)
Movie
Sheriff Jim Carver
Fighting Texans (1933)
Movie
Townsman
King of the Arena (1933)
Movie
Daniel Plummer
Cross Fire (1933)
Movie
Sheriff Rawlins
Deadwood Pass (1933)
Movie
Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
The Whispering Shadow (1933)
Movie
Brown - Rancher
The Dude Bandit (1933)
Movie
Lafe
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
Movie
6.5
Shay
Terror Trail (1933)
Movie
Colonel Lee
Tombstone Canyon (1932)
Movie
Colonel John Burke
End of the Trail (1932)
Movie
Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
The Fighting Champ (1932)
Movie
Justice of the Peace
The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)
Movie
Sandy McKenzie
Self Defense (1932)
Movie
Colonel Bondage
Young Blood (1932)
Movie
Cal Brett
The Big Stampede (1932)
Movie
Jeff Sellers
Gold (1932)
Movie
Seth
Klondike (1932)
Movie
Sam Tracy
Fighting for Justice (1932)
Movie
Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
Movie
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Old Man (uncredited)
Gorilla Ship (1932)
Movie
Sheriff Joe Edwards
Hello Trouble (1932)
Movie
Tom Kirk
The Boiling Point (1932)
Movie
Townsman
Heroes of the West (1932)
Movie
Reverend Parker
Beauty Parlor (1932)
Movie
Hiram Olcott
The Riding Tornado (1932)
Movie
Sheriff
The Man from New Mexico (1932)
Movie
Uncle Joe Brooks
Hell-Fire Austin (1932)
Movie
Bowie Moore - Rancher
The Spirit of the West (1932)
Movie
'Hardshell' Beckett
Mark of the Spur (1932)
Movie
Jim
The Texan (1932)
Movie
Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
Without Honors (1932)
Movie
Mr. Fields
The Gay Buckaroo (1931)
Movie
Clint Wheeler
The Fighting Marshal (1931)
Movie
Col. Rickson
Neck and Neck (1931)
Movie
John Hayden
The Lightning Warrior (1931)
Movie
Lariats and Six-Shooters (1931)
Movie
Don Roberto
The Hurricane Horseman (1931)
Movie
'Old' Frisco
Range Law (1931)
Movie
Michael, theater watchman
Grief Street (1931)
Movie
Narrator / Police Broadcaster
The Galloping Ghost (1931)
Movie
Henchman Snowden
The Lady from Nowhere (1931)
Movie
Sheriff McWade
Partners of the Trail (1931)
Movie
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Movie
Clem Neville
Alias: The Bad Man (1931)
Movie
T.J. Hornbeck
The Vanishing Legion (1931)
Movie
Joe Kearney
The Two Gun Man (1931)
Movie
Lafe Langdon
West of Cheyenne (1931)
Movie
Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
Red Fork Range (1931)
Movie
Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
Breed of the West (1930)
Movie
Parson Joe
The Utah Kid (1930)
Movie
Dad Bradfield
Code of Honor (1930)
Movie
Sheriff Pinkie
Under Montana Skies (1930)
Movie
Corwin (uncredited)
The Lone Rider (1930)
Movie
Tom Bledsoe
Near the Rainbow's End (1930)
Movie
Dad Thorpe
The Cheyenne Kid (1930)
Movie
Sheriff Billings
The Lone Defender (1930)
Movie
Trader John
The King of the Kongo (1929)
Movie
Townsman
Evangeline (1929)
Movie
William Butler
The California Mail (1929)
Movie
Phil Dunning
The Amazing Vagabond (1929)
Movie
John Steel
Manhattan Cowboy (1928)
Movie
Riley of the Rainbow Division (1928)
Movie
Fur Trapper
The Code of the Scarlet (1928)
Movie
John Graham
The Upland Rider (1928)
Movie
Vultures of the Sea (1928)
Movie
Sheriff Jim Taylor
The Riding Renegade (1928)
Movie
Actor
The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)
Movie
Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Desert of the Lost (1927)
Movie
Dr. Lorentz
Riding to Fame (1927)
Movie
Big John Lawson
Hell Hounds of the Plains (1927)
Movie
John Courtney
Daring Deeds (1927)
Movie
Doc
The Ridin' Rowdy (1927)
Movie
Rufus King
The Man from Oklahoma (1926)
Movie
John Harlan
Dog of Dogs (1926)
Movie
Sheriff
Dog Scents (1926)
Movie
Abner Swaybe
Fangs of Vengeance (1926)
Movie
Capt. Jerry Dugan
Officer '444' (1926)
Movie
J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
A String of Diamonds (1926)
Movie
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Sporting Life (1925)
Movie
Sandy McLeod
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide (1925)
Movie
Fred Forman
A Desperate Chance (1925)
Movie
Prof. Daniel Sturgess
The Power God (1925)
Movie
Mr. Hall
On the Go (1925)
Movie
John Folsom
Warrior Gap (1925)
Movie
The Sheriff
Thundering Romance (1924)
Movie
Roland Rand
Battling Brewster (1924)
Movie
Judge Simpson
Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)
Movie
Actor
Circus Lure (1924)
Movie
John Sherwood
The Eagle's Claw (1924)
Movie
Actor
Blood Test (1923)
Movie
Gen. Robert E. Lee
In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
Movie
Sheriff, Coyote Flats
The Daredevil (1920)
Movie
Board of Directors (uncredited)
The Hoodlum (1919)
Movie
The Good Squire
Little Orphant Annie (1918)
Movie
James Bankington
The Lad and the Lion (1917)
Movie
Robert Baker
Wives of the Rich (1916)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1916)
Movie
Fred Herman
The Baby and the Leopard (1915)
Movie
James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
A Jungle Revenge (1915)
Movie
Professor Hunt
Young Love (1915)
Movie
General Craddock
The Vengeance of Rannah (1915)
Movie
Actor
The Blood Seedling (1915)
Movie
Doyle
The Man with the Iron Heart (1915)
Movie
Antoine
In the King's Service (1915)
Movie
Actor
The Heart of Paro (1915)
Movie
Harris Gordon
The Octopus (1915)
Movie
Actor
The Girl and the Reporter (1915)
Movie
Jim McFarlin
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell (1915)
Movie
Actor
The Jaguar Trap (1915)
Movie
Dr. Bishop
The Two Natures Within Him (1915)
Movie
The Missionary
The Lion's Mate (1915)
Movie
Actor
The Great Experiment (1915)
Movie
Robert Barker - Missionary
The Jungle Stockade (1915)
Movie
The Innkeeper
The Fork in the Road (1915)
Movie
Old Man Cummings
The Guardian's Dilemma (1915)
Movie
Lieutenant Tavish
The Red Blood of Courage (1915)
Movie
Actor
The Primitive Way (1915)
Movie
Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
His Fighting Blood (1915)
Movie
Actor
Lassoing a Lion (1915)
Movie
Lawyer Moreley
Wade Brent Pays (1914)
Movie
Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
The Lure of the Windigo (1914)
Movie
Actor
The Soul Mate (1914)
Movie
Museum Director Henshaw
If I Were Young Again (1914)
Movie
Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance (1914)
Movie
Actor
Garrison's Finish (1914)
Movie
Actor
Four Minutes Late (1914)
Movie
R. Hayes Burkhardt
The Livid Flame (1914)
Movie
Actor
Jim (1914)
Movie
Silas Brown
To Be Called For (1914)
Movie
Actor
Meller Drammer (1914)
Movie
Wamba - a Native
The Leopard's Foundling (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The King's Will (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Forged Parchment (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Warrior Maid (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Spellbound Multitude (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Cruel Crown (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Garden of Brides (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
Three Bags of Silver (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
A Colonel in Chains (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Royal Slave (1914)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Two Ordeals (1914)
Movie
Col. Hare
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
Movie
Colonel Hare
The Unwelcome Throne (1913)
Movie
Mark Boland
The Open Door (1913)
Movie
Detective Donald Bryce
The Cipher Message (1913)
Movie
John Brant - Gene's Father
Thor, Lord of the Jungles (1913)
Movie
The Banker's Butler
When May Weds December (1913)
Movie
Dabney - a Crook
The Finger Print (1913)
Movie
Satan
The Fifth String (1913)
Movie
Burke - Gates' Brother
Her Way (1913)
Movie
Watson
The Water Rat (1913)
Movie
Old Briggs
The Devil and Tom Walker (1913)
Movie
Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
Through Another Man's Eyes (1913)
Movie
Simon Willard
Granny's Old Armchair (1913)
Movie
The Mayor
Sweeney's Dream (1913)
Movie
Parson Stanley
Papa's Dream (1913)
Movie
Percy Hall
The Gold Brick (1913)
Movie
Mr. Big Family
A Jolt for the Janitor (1913)
Movie
The Overseer of the Plantation
The Suwanee River (1913)
Movie
George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
The Post-Impressionists (1913)
Movie
John Ralston
Roses of Yesterday (1913)
Movie
The Federal Captain
Dixieland (1913)
Movie
John Marshall - Secretary of War
A Change of Administration (1913)
Movie
Gen. John Morgan
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy (1913)
Movie
Father Time
The Sands of Time (1913)
Movie
Actor
A Husband Won by Election (1913)
Movie
Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
The Understudy (1913)
Movie
Murphy
The Lesson (1913)
Movie
Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
The False Order (1913)
Movie
Col. Colfax
A Loyal Deserter (1913)
Movie
2nd Policeman
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home (1912)
Movie
Mr. Wilson
The Fire Cop (1912)
Movie
Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
The Lost Inheritance (1912)
Movie
Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
Her Bitter Lesson (1912)
Movie
John Johnson
The Awakening (1912)
Movie
Mr. James Preston
Bread Upon the Waters (1912)
Movie
Edwin Randall - the Detective
A Detective's Strategy (1912)
Movie
Gray - Robert's Friend
The House of His Master (1912)
Movie
Betty's Dad
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad (1912)
Movie
Ed Nobles
The Wreck of the Vega (1912)
Movie
Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
The Three Valises (1912)
Movie
Sam - a Fireman
All on Account of Checkers (1912)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1872-01-22
Deathday1959-08-10 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceMorrison, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLafayette Stocking McKee, Lafayette S. McKee, Lafayette McKee, L.S. McKee, L. D. McKee, Lafe M. McKee, Luke McKee, Lafe M. Kee, Frank McKee, Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee
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