Lafe McKee

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

Lightnin' Bill Carson

Don Costello

Blue Steel

Dan Mason

The Man from Utah

Judge Carter

The Bridge of Sighs

Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

Riders of Destiny

Sheriff Bill Baxter

Convict's Code

Night Watchman

West of the Divide

Fred Winters

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role