Lafe McKee
Born in Morrison, Illinois, USA — Jan 22 1872• Died Aug 10 1959
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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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Lafe McKee's Credits
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Minister (uncredited)
The Galloping Ghost
Narrator / Police Broadcaster
Young People
Man in recital audience
Only Yesterday
Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
The Oregon Trail
Settler (archive footage)
When the Daltons Rode
Doctor
Golden Harvest
Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
North of the Rio Grande
Juror Joe
Mission to Moscow
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Roamin' Wild
'Dad' Parker
The Miracle Woman
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Man from Utah
Judge Carter
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Townsman
Men of Action
Rancher
Beauty Parlor
Reverend Parker
Dangerous Waters
Old Skipper (uncredited)
Gordon of Ghost City
Bill Simpson
Self Defense
Sandy McKenzie
Ride Him, Cowboy
Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
The Quitter
Zack
Blue Steel
Dan Mason
Music in My Heart
Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Bad Man from Red Butte
Dan Toddhunter
Next Of Kin
Fred Winters
The Mystery Squadron
Stephen Gray
Honor of the Range
Townsman (uncredited)
Fighting With Kit Carson
Luke Foster
Rustlers of Red Dog
Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
Gun Smoke
Sheriff Rutherford
The Hurricane Horseman
Don Roberto
The Vanishing Legion
T.J. Hornbeck
Deadwood Pass
Sheriff Rawlins
Cross Fire
Daniel Plummer
On the Run
Sheriff
Heroes of the West
Townsman
Gold Is Where You Find It
Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
On the Go
Mr. Hall
The Adventures of Kathlyn
Col. Hare
City Park
Matt O'Donnell
Swifty
Sandy McGregor
The Lightning Warrior
John Hayden
Officer '444'
Capt. Jerry Dugan
Knight of the Plains
John Lane
Riders of Pasco Basin
Uncle Dan
I'm from the City
Colonel Bixby
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
John Brant - Gene's Father
The Hoodlum
Board of Directors (uncredited)
King of the Arena
Townsman
Neck and Neck
Col. Rickson
The Whispering Shadow
Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
Pioneers of the Frontier
Mort Saunders
The Desert Trail
Poker City Sheriff
The Garden of Brides
Colonel Hare
Thunderbolt
Tom
The Curtain Falls
Minor Role
Rawhide Mail
Sheriff
The Hawk
Jim King
The Texan
Jim
Grief Street
Michael, theater watchman
Northern Frontier
Old Trapper
Convict's Code
Night Watchman
Range Warfare
Wade Callahan
Bandits of the Badlands
Dan Mason
Fighting Texans
Sheriff Jim Carver
Easy Money
Henchman "Pop"
Under Montana Skies
Sheriff Pinkie
Kid Dynamite
Pedestrian
Hell Bent for Love
Dad Daley
The Fugitive Sheriff
Conductor (uncredited)
Rainbow Valley
Storekeeper
The Royal Slave
Colonel Hare
Heroes in Blue
Watchman
The Utah Kid
Parson Joe
Dog Scents
Sheriff
The Big Stampede
Cal Brett
Without Honor
Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
Klondike
Seth
The King's Will
Colonel Hare
Melody of the Plains
Dad Langley
The Spellbound Multitude
Colonel Hare
The Power God
Prof. Daniel Sturgess
The Keeper of the Bees
Dr. Grayson
The Test
Dad McVey
Silly Billies
Pioneer
Gorilla Ship
Old Man (uncredited)
Santa Fe Rides
'Dad' Sheldon
Frontier Justice
Old card player
Hello Trouble
Sheriff Joe Edwards
Young Blood
Colonel Bondage
The Two Ordeals
Colonel Hare
Coyote Trails
John Baker
The Cruel Crown
Colonel Hare
Riders of Destiny
Sheriff Bill Baxter
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Zeke
The Idaho Kid
John Endicott
The Ivory-Handled Gun
Sheriff Crane
Terror Trail
Shay
The King of the Kongo
Trader John
Straightaway
One in a Million
2nd License Clerk
West of the Divide
Fred Winters
The Bridge of Sighs
Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
The Forged Parchment
Colonel Hare
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Justice of the Peace
Little Orphant Annie
The Good Squire
Wolf Riders
John Clark - Indian Agent
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Don Costello
Santa Fe Bound
Sheriff
The Warrior Maid
Colonel Hare
The Last of the Clintons
Sam Slater
Jim
Mystery Range
Jed Travis
Wild Horse Valley
Elmer Kimball
Men of the Plains
Marshal Ed Green
Last of the Warrens
Sheriff Blake
The Guardian's Dilemma
Old Man Cummings
The Spirit of the West
Bowie Moore - Rancher
The Lone Rider
Corwin (uncredited)
The Boss Cowboy
Nolan
What Price Crime
Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Fighting Deputy
Frank Denton
The Law of the Wild
Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Grandpa
Custer's Last Stand
Captain Benteen
Inside the Law
Pop Cobb
Pursued
District Attorney
Evangeline
Townsman
Hell's Valley
Don Flores
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Sheriff of Pampa
End of the Trail
Colonel John Burke
Lost Ranch
John Carroll
Port of Lost Dreams
Justice of the Peace
Jaws of Justice
'Seeker' Dean
Range Law
'Old' Frisco
The Ghost Rider
Zeke
Law of the Ranger
Mr. Polk
Gun Justice
Postmaster
The Boiling Point
Tom Kirk
The Two Gun Man
Joe Kearney
A Detective's Strategy
Edwin Randall - the Detective
The Mysterious Avenger
Maitland
The Trail Drive
Jameson
Galloping Romeo
Marshal Gregory
Tombstone Canyon
Colonel Lee
The Water Rat
Watson
Alias: The Bad Man
Clem Neville
The Unwelcome Throne
Colonel Hare
The Dude Bandit
Brown - Rancher
The Riding Tornado
Hiram Olcott
Sporting Life
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Daredevil
Sheriff, Coyote Flats
Step on It
Captain Bradshaw
The Girl Who Came Back
Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
The Lone Defender
Sheriff Billings
Mark of the Spur
'Hardshell' Beckett
Under Secret Orders
Franklyn Lawrence
Son of Roaring Dan
Frank Brooke
For the Service
Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
Riding to Fame
Dr. Lorentz
Fighting for Justice
Sam Tracy
The Awakening
John Johnson
The Telegraph Trail
Lafe
His Fighting Blood
Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
The Leopard's Foundling
Wamba - a Native
Thundering Romance
The Sheriff
The Lad and the Lion
James Bankington
The Fighting Champ
Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
The Law of 45's
Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
Near the Rainbow's End
Tom Bledsoe
Queen of the Jungle
Kali
The Lady from Nowhere
Henchman Snowden
Hell-Fire Austin
Uncle Joe Brooks
The Lesson
Murphy
The Adventures of Kathlyn
Colonel Hare
The Mystery Box
Judd Hampton
The Cheyenne Kid
Roberts--Ranch Owner
A Demon for Trouble
Sheriff
The Marriage Bargain
Squire Davis
The Riding Renegade
Sheriff Jim Taylor
Young Love
Professor Hunt
The Feud of the Trail
John Granger
Red Fork Range
Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
The City of Purple Dreams
Pat Kelly
Covered Wagon Trails
John Bradford
Hell Hounds of the Plains
Big John Lawson
The Fighting Trooper
Old Trapper
Gold
Jeff Sellers
The Blood Seedling
Frontier Days
Hank Wilson
The Kid Ranger
Jim Burton
Kid Courageous
William Bannister
The Man from New Mexico
Sheriff
Tracy Rides
Jim Green
Manhattan Cowboy
John Steel
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
Sandy McLeod
The Gay Buckaroo
Mr. Fields
Vultures of the Sea
The Phantom Rider
Jeff Grayson
The Man with the Iron Heart
Doyle
The Drunkard
Bartender
A Jungle Revenge
James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
The Fifth String
Satan
Daring Deeds
John Courtney
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Tom Wilson
Ridin' Thru
Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
Gen. John Morgan
The Code of the Scarlet
Fur Trapper
Wells Fargo Days
Pop Lyman
Code of Honor
Dad Bradfield
The Understudy
Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
A Colonel in Chains
Colonel Hare
The Man from Monterey
Don Jose Castanares
The Desert of the Lost
Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Amazing Vagabond
Phil Dunning
The Livid Flame
R. Hayes Burkhardt
Partners of the Trail
Sheriff McWade
A Change of Administration
John Marshall - Secretary of War
The Octopus
Harris Gordon
The Fighting Marshal
Clint Wheeler
The Bonanza Buckaroo
Mr. Andrew Gordon
Battling Brewster
Roland Rand
The Devil and Tom Walker
Old Briggs
The Cowboy and the Kid
Sheriff Bailey
Lightning Range
Judge Williams
A Husband Won by Election
A Gangster
The Cheyenne Kid
Dad Thorpe
A Desperate Chance
Fred Forman
Lighting Bill
Tom Ross
Big Boy Rides Again
Tap Smiley
Pioneer Days
Sam - Express Agent
War of the Range
Cattle Buyer Cartwright
Western Justice
Sheriff / King
The Ballyhoo Buster
Warrior Gap
John Folsom
Blood Test
A Jolt for the Janitor
Mr. Big Family
Lariats and Six-Shooters
Fighting Fury
Sheriff Ed Hibbs
The Ridin' Rowdy
Doc
Three Bags of Silver
Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
The Sands of Time
Father Time
Stagecoach Days
Tom Larkin
The Human Tornado
Peter Daley
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Eagle's Claw
John Sherwood
Her Bitter Lesson
Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
South of Arizona
Lafe Brown
West of Cheyenne
Lafe Langdon
The Upland Rider
John Graham
The Fire Cop
Mr. Wilson
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
Jim McFarlin
Dog of Dogs
John Harlan
The Baited Trap
Bobbie's Father
The California Mail
William Butler
The Silver Bullet
Dad Kane
Freckles
Duncan
Rawhide Romance
Roger Whitney
Her Way
Burke - Gates' Brother
The Girl and the Reporter
Triple Action
Don Pío Méndez
Garrison's Finish
Dixieland
The Federal Captain
The Lone Wagon
In the King's Service
Antoine
The Rangers Step In
Jed Warren
The Jungle Stockade
Robert Barker - Missionary
The Man from Oklahoma
Rufus King
The False Order
Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
The Finger Print
Dabney - a Crook
Brothers of the West
Sheriff Bains
The Red Blood of Courage
Lieutenant Tavish
The Lost Inheritance
Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
Breed of the West
Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
Wives of the Rich
Robert Baker
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
Chester Jennings
Four Minutes Late
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
2nd Policeman
Granny's Old Armchair
Simon Willard
The Post-Impressionists
George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
A Loyal Deserter
Col. Colfax
Circus Lure
The Suwanee River
The Overseer of the Plantation
The Ancient Blood
Harry Ralston
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
Rolling Caravans
Henry Rankin
The Great Experiment
All on Account of Checkers
Sam - a Fireman
Bringin' Home the Bacon
Judge Simpson
Riley of the Rainbow Division
A String of Diamonds
J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
When May Weds December
The Banker's Butler
Meller Drammer
Rio Rattler
Pop - Hotel Owner
The Three Valises
Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
The Heart of Paro
The Jaguar Trap
The Vengeance of Rannah
General Craddock
The Soul Mate
The Lion's Mate
The Missionary
The Primitive Way
Lassoing a Lion
Uncle Paul
Blazing Guns
John Rickard
The Baby and the Leopard
Fred Herman
The Open Door
Mark Boland
The Cipher Message
Detective Donald Bryce
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
Jim Downing
Roses of Yesterday
John Ralston
Silver Spurs
Jerry Regan
Painted Trail
Dan Winters
Through Another Man's Eyes
Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
The Fork in the Road
The Innkeeper
The Wreck of the Vega
Ed Nobles
The House of His Master
Gray - Robert's Friend
Fangs of Vengeance
Abner Swaybe
The Gold Brick
Percy Hall
Riding Speed
John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
If I Were Young Again
Museum Director Henshaw
The Two Natures Within Him
Dr. Bishop
A Captain's Courage
Obadiah, the recluse
The Lure of the Windigo
Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
Bread Upon the Waters
Mr. James Preston
Sweeney's Dream
The Mayor
North of Alaska
To Be Called For
Silas Brown
Roarin' Broncs
Wade Brent Pays
Lawyer Moreley
Papa's Dream
Parson Stanley
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
Betty's Dad
Trailin’ Back
The Cyclone Kid
Harvey Comstock
Trail Raiders