Acting · Morrison, Illinois, USA · Born January 22, 1872
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.
MovieWells Fargo Days
1944
as Pop Lyman
MovieMission to Moscow
1943
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
MovieKid Dynamite
1943
as Pedestrian
MovieInside the Law
1942
as Pop Cobb
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Minister (uncredited)
MovieYoung People
1940
as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
MovieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940
as Doctor
MovieDr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Grandpa
MovieSon of Roaring Dan
1940
as Frank Brooke
MovieBad Man from Red Butte
1940
as Dan Toddhunter
MovieCovered Wagon Trails
1940
as John Bradford
MovieRiders of Pasco Basin
1940
as Uncle Dan
MovieWild Horse Valley
1940
as Elmer Kimball
MovieThe Cheyenne Kid
1940
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
MoviePioneers of the Frontier
1940
as Mort Saunders
MoviePioneer Days
1940
as Sam - Express Agent
MovieMusic in My Heart
1940
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
MovieHeroes in Blue
1939
as Watchman
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
MovieThe Oregon Trail
1939
as Settler (archive footage)
MovieThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Townsman
MovieConvict's Code
1939
as Night Watchman
MovieI'm from the City
1938
as Colonel Bixby
MovieSouth of Arizona
1938
as Lafe Brown
MovieStagecoach Days
1938
as Tom Larkin
MovieSix Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Zeke
MovieKnight of the Plains
1938
as John Lane
MovieRolling Caravans
1938
as Henry Rankin
MovieGold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
MovieThe Fighting Deputy
1937
as Frank Denton
MovieThe Rangers Step In
1937
as Jed Warren
MovieThe Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
1937
as Tom Wilson
MovieLost Ranch
1937
as John Carroll
MovieBrothers of the West
1937
as Sheriff Bains
MovieNorth of the Rio Grande
1937
as Juror Joe
MovieLaw of the Ranger
1937
as Mr. Polk
MovieMystery Range
1937
as Jed Travis
MovieMelody of the Plains
1937
as Dad Langley
MovieThe Feud of the Trail
1937
as John Granger
MovieSanta Fe Rides
1937
as 'Dad' Sheldon
MovieThe Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Conductor (uncredited)
MovieFrontier Justice
1936
as Old card player
MovieMen of the Plains
1936
as Marshal Ed Green
MovieSanta Fe Bound
1936
as Sheriff
MovieThe Idaho Kid
1936
as John Endicott
MovieThe Phantom Rider
1936
as Jeff Grayson
MovieThe Cowboy and the Kid
1936
as Sheriff Bailey
MovieEasy Money
1936
as Henchman "Pop"
MovieFor the Service
1936
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
MovieLast of the Warrens
1936
as Sheriff Blake
MovieRoamin' Wild
1936
as 'Dad' Parker
MovieLightnin' Bill Carson
1936
as Don Costello
MovieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
MovieSilly Billies
1936
as Pioneer
MovieThe Bridge of Sighs
1936
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
MovieDangerous Waters
1936
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
MovieThe Kid Ranger
1936
as Jim Burton
MovieThe Mysterious Avenger
1936
as Maitland
MovieCuster's Last Stand
1936
as Captain Benteen
MovieStep on It
1936
as Captain Bradshaw
MovieThunderbolt
1935
as Tom
MovieSwifty
1935
as Sandy McGregor
MovieThe Law of 45's
1935
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
MovieThe Last of the Clintons
1935
as Sam Slater
MovieThe Ivory-Handled Gun
1935
as Sheriff Crane
MovieThe Girl Who Came Back
1935
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
MovieRio Rattler
1935
as Pop - Hotel Owner
MovieThe Keeper of the Bees
1935
as Dr. Grayson
MovieMen of Action
1935
as Rancher
MovieWhat Price Crime
1935
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
MovieThe Hawk
1935
as Jim King
MovieThe Silver Bullet
1935
as Dad Kane
MovieThe Test
1935
as Dad McVey
MovieGun Smoke
1935
as Sheriff Rutherford
MovieOn the Run
1935
as Sheriff
MovieThe Desert Trail
1935
as Poker City Sheriff
MovieQueen of the Jungle
1935
as Kali
MovieThe Ghost Rider
1935
as Zeke
MovieThe Drunkard
1935
as Bartender
MovieThe Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Sheriff of Pampa
MovieCircumstantial Evidence
1935
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
MovieOne in a Million
1935
as 2nd License Clerk
MovieRainbow Valley
1935
as Storekeeper
MovieTracy Rides
1935
as Jim Green
The Marriage Bargain
1935
as Squire Davis
MovieBlazing Guns
1935
as John Rickard
MovieWolf Riders
1935
as John Clark - Indian Agent
MovieKid Courageous
1935
as William Bannister
MovieCoyote Trails
1935
as John Baker
MovieNorthern Frontier
1935
as Old Trapper
MovieBig Boy Rides Again
1935
as Tap Smiley
MovieRustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
MovieWestern Justice
1934
as Sheriff / King
MovieRange Warfare
1934
as Wade Callahan
MovieFrontier Days
1934
as Hank Wilson
MovieThe Fighting Trooper
1934
as Old Trapper
MovieFighting Fury
1934
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
MoviePort of Lost Dreams
1934
as Justice of the Peace
MovieThe Curtain Falls
1934
as Minor Role
MovieThe Law of the Wild
1934
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
MovieA Demon for Trouble
1934
as Sheriff
MovieRawhide Mail
1934
as Sheriff
MovieBandits of the Badlands
1934
as Dan Mason
MovieNext Of Kin
1934
as Fred Winters
MovieHell Bent for Love
1934
as Dad Daley
MovieThe Man from Utah
1934
as Judge Carter
MovieBlue Steel
1934
as Dan Mason
MovieCity Park
1934
as Matt O'Donnell
MovieHonor of the Range
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieRawhide Romance
1934
as Roger Whitney
MovieRidin' Thru
1934
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
MovieRiding Speed
1934
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
MovieWest of the Divide
1934
as Fred Winters
MovieThe Quitter
1934
as Zack
Lighting Bill
1934
as Tom Ross
MovieThe Boss Cowboy
1934
as Nolan
MovieStraightaway
1933
MovieThe Mystery Squadron
1933
as Stephen Gray
MovieGun Justice
1933
as Postmaster
Under Secret Orders
1933
as Franklyn Lawrence
MovieJaws of Justice
1933
as 'Seeker' Dean
MovieLightning Range
1933
as Judge Williams
MovieOnly Yesterday
1933
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
MovieRiders of Destiny
1933
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
MovieWar of the Range
1933
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
MovieGolden Harvest
1933
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
MovieThe Trail Drive
1933
as Jameson
MovieGordon of Ghost City
1933
as Bill Simpson
MovieGalloping Romeo
1933
as Marshal Gregory
MovieThe Man from Monterey
1933
as Don Jose Castanares
MovieFighting With Kit Carson
1933
as Luke Foster
MovieFighting Texans
1933
as Sheriff Jim Carver
MovieKing of the Arena
1933
as Townsman
MovieCross Fire
1933
as Daniel Plummer
MovieDeadwood Pass
1933
as Sheriff Rawlins
MovieThe Whispering Shadow
1933
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
MovieThe Dude Bandit
1933
as Brown - Rancher
MovieThe Telegraph Trail
1933
as Lafe
MovieTerror Trail
1933
as Shay
MovieTombstone Canyon
1932
as Colonel Lee
MovieEnd of the Trail
1932
as Colonel John Burke
MovieThe Secrets of Wu Sin
1932
as Justice of the Peace
MovieThe Fighting Champ
1932
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
MovieSelf Defense
1932
as Sandy McKenzie
MovieYoung Blood
1932
as Colonel Bondage
MovieThe Big Stampede
1932
as Cal Brett
MovieGold
1932
as Jeff Sellers
MovieKlondike
1932
as Seth
MovieFighting for Justice
1932
as Sam Tracy
MovieRide Him, Cowboy
1932
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
MovieGorilla Ship
1932
as Old Man (uncredited)
MovieHello Trouble
1932
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
MovieThe Boiling Point
1932
as Tom Kirk
MovieHeroes of the West
1932
as Townsman
MovieBeauty Parlor
1932
as Reverend Parker
MovieThe Riding Tornado
1932
as Hiram Olcott
MovieThe Man from New Mexico
1932
as Sheriff
MovieHell-Fire Austin
1932
as Uncle Joe Brooks
MovieThe Spirit of the West
1932
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
MovieMark of the Spur
1932
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
MovieThe Texan
1932
as Jim
MovieWithout Honor
1932
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
MovieThe Gay Buckaroo
1931
as Mr. Fields
MovieThe Fighting Marshal
1931
as Clint Wheeler
MovieNeck and Neck
1931
as Col. Rickson
MovieThe Lightning Warrior
1931
as John Hayden
The Cyclone Kid
1931
as Harvey Comstock
MovieLariats and Six-Shooters
1931
MovieThe Hurricane Horseman
1931
as Don Roberto
MovieRange Law
1931
as 'Old' Frisco
MovieGrief Street
1931
as Michael, theater watchman
MovieThe Galloping Ghost
1931
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
MovieThe Lady from Nowhere
1931
as Henchman Snowden
MoviePartners of the Trail
1931
as Sheriff McWade
MovieThe Miracle Woman
1931
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
MovieAlias: The Bad Man
1931
as Clem Neville
MovieThe Vanishing Legion
1931
as T.J. Hornbeck
MovieThe Two Gun Man
1931
as Joe Kearney
Hell's Valley
1931
as Don Flores
MovieWest of Cheyenne
1931
as Lafe Langdon
MovieRed Fork Range
1931
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
MovieBreed of the West
1930
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
MovieThe Utah Kid
1930
as Parson Joe
MovieThe Code of Honor
1930
as Dad Bradfield
MovieUnder Montana Skies
1930
as Sheriff Pinkie
MovieThe Lone Rider
1930
as Corwin
MovieNear the Rainbow's End
1930
as Tom Bledsoe
MovieThe Cheyenne Kid
1930
as Dad Thorpe
MovieThe Lone Defender
1930
as Sheriff Billings
MovieThe King of the Kongo
1929
as Trader John
MovieEvangeline
1929
as Townsman
MovieThe Amazing Vagabond
1929
as Phil Dunning
MovieThe California Mail
1929
as William Butler
MovieManhattan Cowboy
1928
as John Steel
MovieRiley of the Rainbow Division
1928
MovieThe Code of the Scarlet
1928
as Fur Trapper
MovieThe Upland Rider
1928
as John Graham
Trail Raiders
1928
MovieFreckles
1928
as Duncan
MovieVultures of the Sea
1928
Trailin’ Back
1928
MovieThe Riding Renegade
1928
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
Painted Trail
1928
as Dan Winters
MovieThe Ballyhoo Buster
1928
MovieThe Desert of the Lost
1927
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
MovieRoarin' Broncs
1927
Riding to Fame
1927
as Dr. Lorentz
MovieHell Hounds of the Plains
1927
as Big John Lawson
MovieDaring Deeds
1927
as John Courtney
MovieThe Ridin' Rowdy
1927
as Doc
MovieDog of Dogs
1926
as John Harlan
MovieThe Man from Oklahoma
1926
as Rufus King
A Captain's Courage
1926
as Obadiah, the recluse
MovieDog Scents
1926
as Sheriff
MovieThe Baited Trap
1926
as Bobbie's Father
MovieFangs of Vengeance
1926
as Abner Swaybe
MovieOfficer '444'
1926
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
MovieA String of Diamonds
1926
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
Triple Action
1925
as Don Pío Méndez
MovieSporting Life
1925
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
MovieKit Carson Over the Great Divide
1925
as Sandy McLeod
MoviePursued
1925
as District Attorney
A Desperate Chance
1925
as Fred Forman
MovieThe Human Tornado
1925
as Peter Daley
MovieThe Mystery Box
1925
as Judd Hampton
MovieThe Power God
1925
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
On the Go
1925
as Mr. Hall
MovieWarrior Gap
1925
as John Folsom
MovieThundering Romance
1924
as The Sheriff
MovieBattling Brewster
1924
as Roland Rand
MovieBringin' Home the Bacon
1924
as Judge Simpson
MovieHard-Hittin' Hamilton
1924
as Jim Downing
MovieCircus Lure
1924
MovieNorth of Alaska
1924
MovieThe Eagle's Claw
1924
as John Sherwood
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924
as Chester Jennings
MovieThe Lone Wagon
1923
MovieBlood Test
1923
MovieIn the Days of Buffalo Bill
1922
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Jungle Goddess
1922
as Chief Obar Sen
MovieSilver Spurs
1922
as Jerry Regan
MovieThe Daredevil
1920
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
MovieThe Hoodlum
1919
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
MovieLittle Orphant Annie
1918
as The Good Squire
MovieThe City of Purple Dreams
1918
as Pat Kelly
MovieThe Lad and the Lion
1917
as James Bankington
The Ancient Blood
1916
as Harry Ralston
Wives of the Rich
1916
as Robert Baker
MovieThe Adventures of Kathlyn
1916
as Colonel Hare
The Baby and the Leopard
1915
as Fred Herman
A Jungle Revenge
1915
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
Young Love
1915
as Professor Hunt
The Vengeance of Rannah
1915
as General Craddock
MovieThe Blood Seedling
1915
MovieThe Man with the Iron Heart
1915
as Doyle
In the King's Service
1915
as Antoine
The Heart of Paro
1915
The Octopus
1915
as Harris Gordon
The Girl and the Reporter
1915
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
1915
as Jim McFarlin
The Jaguar Trap
1915
The Two Natures Within Him
1915
as Dr. Bishop
The Lion's Mate
1915
as The Missionary
The Great Experiment
1915
The Jungle Stockade
1915
as Robert Barker - Missionary
The Fork in the Road
1915
as The Innkeeper
The Guardian's Dilemma
1915
as Old Man Cummings
The Red Blood of Courage
1915
as Lieutenant Tavish
The Primitive Way
1915
His Fighting Blood
1915
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
Lassoing a Lion
1915
as Uncle Paul
Wade Brent Pays
1914
as Lawyer Moreley
The Lure of the Windigo
1914
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
The Soul Mate
1914
If I Were Young Again
1914
as Museum Director Henshaw
MovieRosemary, That's for Remembrance
1914
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
MovieGarrison's Finish
1914
MovieFour Minutes Late
1914
The Livid Flame
1914
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
Jim
1914
To Be Called For
1914
as Silas Brown
Meller Drammer
1914
MovieThe Leopard's Foundling
1914
as Wamba - a Native
MovieThe King's Will
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Forged Parchment
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Warrior Maid
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Spellbound Multitude
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Cruel Crown
1914
as Colonel Hare
The Garden of Brides
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThree Bags of Silver
1914
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
MovieA Colonel in Chains
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Royal Slave
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Two Ordeals
1914
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Adventures of Kathlyn
1913
as Col. Hare
MovieThe Unwelcome Throne
1913
as Colonel Hare
MovieThe Open Door
1913
as Mark Boland
The Cipher Message
1913
as Detective Donald Bryce
MovieThor, Lord of the Jungles
1913
as John Brant - Gene's Father
MovieWhen May Weds December
1913
as The Banker's Butler
MovieThe Finger Print
1913
as Dabney - a Crook
MovieThe Fifth String
1913
as Satan
MovieHer Way
1913
as Burke - Gates' Brother
MovieThe Water Rat
1913
as Watson
MovieThe Devil and Tom Walker
1913
as Old Briggs
Through Another Man's Eyes
1913
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
MovieGranny's Old Armchair
1913
as Simon Willard
MovieSweeney's Dream
1913
as The Mayor
MoviePapa's Dream
1913
as Parson Stanley
MovieThe Gold Brick
1913
as Percy Hall
MovieA Jolt for the Janitor
1913
as Mr. Big Family
MovieThe Suwanee River
1913
as The Overseer of the Plantation
The Post-Impressionists
1913
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
MovieRoses of Yesterday
1913
as John Ralston
MovieDixieland
1913
as The Federal Captain
MovieA Change of Administration
1913
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
1913
as Gen. John Morgan
MovieThe Sands of Time
1913
as Father Time
MovieA Husband Won by Election
1913
as A Gangster
MovieThe Understudy
1913
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
MovieThe Lesson
1913
as Murphy
MovieThe False Order
1913
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
MovieA Loyal Deserter
1913
as Col. Colfax
MovieHow the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
1912
as 2nd Policeman
MovieThe Fire Cop
1912
as Mr. Wilson
The Lost Inheritance
1912
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
MovieHer Bitter Lesson
1912
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
MovieThe Awakening
1912
as John Johnson
MovieBread Upon the Waters
1912
as Mr. James Preston
MovieA Detective's Strategy
1912
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
MovieThe House of His Master
1912
as Gray - Robert's Friend
MovieBetty Fools Dear Old Dad
1912
as Betty's Dad
MovieThe Wreck of the Vega
1912
as Ed Nobles
MovieThe Three Valises
1912
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
All on Account of Checkers
1912
as Sam - a Fireman
The Bonanza Buckaroo
as Mr. Andrew Gordon
