Lafe McKee

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936
Santa Fe Trail1940
The Miracle Woman1931

About Lafe McKee

Known for: Acting
Born: January 22, 1872
Died: August 10, 1959 (age 87)
Birthplace: 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…

Also credited as

Lafayette 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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Filmography

Wells Fargo Days1944as Pop Lyman

Mission to Moscow1943as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Kid Dynamite1943as Pedestrian
Inside the Law1942as Pop Cobb
Santa Fe Trail1940as Minister (uncredited)
Young People1940as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode1940as Doctor
Dr. Christian Meets the Women1940as Grandpa
Son of Roaring Dan1940as Frank Brooke
Bad Man from Red Butte1940as Dan Toddhunter
Covered Wagon Trails1940as John Bradford
Riders of Pasco Basin1940as Uncle Dan
Wild Horse Valley1940as Elmer Kimball
The Cheyenne Kid1940as Roberts--Ranch Owner
Pioneers of the Frontier1940as Mort Saunders
Pioneer Days1940as Sam - Express Agent
Music in My Heart1940as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Heroes in Blue1939as Watchman
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail1939as Settler (archive footage)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939as Townsman
Convict's Code1939as Night Watchman
I'm from the City1938as Colonel Bixby
South of Arizona1938as Lafe Brown
Stagecoach Days1938as Tom Larkin
Six Shootin' Sheriff1938as Zeke
Knight of the Plains1938as John Lane
Rolling Caravans1938as Henry Rankin
Gold Is Where You Find It1938as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
The Fighting Deputy1937as Frank Denton
The Rangers Step In1937as Jed Warren
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen1937as Tom Wilson
Lost Ranch1937as John Carroll
Brothers of the West1937as Sheriff Bains
North of the Rio Grande1937as Juror Joe
Law of the Ranger1937as Mr. Polk
Mystery Range1937as Jed Travis
Melody of the Plains1937as Dad Langley
The Feud of the Trail1937as John Granger
Santa Fe Rides1937as 'Dad' Sheldon
The Fugitive Sheriff1936as Conductor (uncredited)
Frontier Justice1936as Old card player
Men of the Plains1936as Marshal Ed Green
Santa Fe Bound1936as Sheriff
The Idaho Kid1936as John Endicott
The Phantom Rider1936as Jeff Grayson
The Cowboy and the Kid1936as Sheriff Bailey
Easy Money1936as Henchman "Pop"
For the Service1936as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
Last of the Warrens1936as Sheriff Blake
Roamin' Wild1936as 'Dad' Parker
Lightnin' Bill Carson1936as Don Costello
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Silly Billies1936as Pioneer
The Bridge of Sighs1936as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters1936as Old Skipper (uncredited)
The Kid Ranger1936as Jim Burton
The Mysterious Avenger1936as Maitland
Custer's Last Stand1936as Captain Benteen
Step on It1936as Captain Bradshaw
Thunderbolt1935as Tom
Swifty1935as Sandy McGregor
The Law of 45's1935as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
The Last of the Clintons1935as Sam Slater
The Ivory-Handled Gun1935as Sheriff Crane
The Girl Who Came Back1935as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
Rio Rattler1935as Pop - Hotel Owner
The Keeper of the Bees1935as Dr. Grayson
Men of Action1935as Rancher
What Price Crime1935as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Hawk1935as Jim King
The Silver Bullet1935as Dad Kane
The Test1935as Dad McVey
Gun Smoke1935as Sheriff Rutherford
On the Run1935as Sheriff
The Desert Trail1935as Poker City Sheriff
Queen of the Jungle1935as Kali
The Ghost Rider1935as Zeke
The Drunkard1935as Bartender
The Cowboy and the Bandit1935as Sheriff of Pampa
Circumstantial Evidence1935as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
One in a Million1935as 2nd License Clerk
Rainbow Valley1935as Storekeeper
Tracy Rides1935as Jim Green
The Marriage Bargain1935as Squire Davis
Blazing Guns1935as John Rickard
Kid Courageous1935as William Bannister
Wolf Riders1935as John Clark - Indian Agent
Coyote Trails1935as John Baker
Northern Frontier1935as Old Trapper
Big Boy Rides Again1935as Tap Smiley
Rustlers of Red Dog1935as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
Western Justice1934as Sheriff / King
Range Warfare1934as Wade Callahan
Frontier Days1934as Hank Wilson
Fighting Fury1934as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
The Fighting Trooper1934as Old Trapper
Port of Lost Dreams1934as Justice of the Peace
The Curtain Falls1934as Minor Role
The Law of the Wild1934as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
A Demon for Trouble1934as Sheriff
Rawhide Mail1934as Sheriff
Hell Bent for Love1934as Dad Daley
The Man from Utah1934as Judge Carter
Blue Steel1934as Dan Mason
City Park1934as Matt O'Donnell
Honor of the Range1934as Townsman (uncredited)
Rawhide Romance1934as Roger Whitney
Ridin' Thru1934as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
Riding Speed1934as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
West of the Divide1934as Fred Winters
The Quitter1934as Zack
Lighting Bill1934as Tom Ross
The Boss Cowboy1934as Nolan
Straightaway1933
The Mystery Squadron1933as Stephen Gray
Gun Justice1933as Postmaster
Under Secret Orders1933as Franklyn Lawrence
Jaws of Justice1933as 'Seeker' Dean
Lightning Range1933as Judge Williams
Only Yesterday1933as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
Riders of Destiny1933as Sheriff Bill Baxter
Golden Harvest1933as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
War of the Range1933as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
The Trail Drive1933as Jameson
Gordon of Ghost City1933as Bill Simpson
Galloping Romeo1933as Marshal Gregory
The Man from Monterey1933as Don Jose Castanares
Fighting With Kit Carson1933as Luke Foster
Fighting Texans1933as Sheriff Jim Carver
King of the Arena1933as Townsman
Cross Fire1933as Daniel Plummer
Deadwood Pass1933as Sheriff Rawlins
The Whispering Shadow1933as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
The Dude Bandit1933as Brown - Rancher
The Telegraph Trail1933as Lafe
Terror Trail1933as Shay
Tombstone Canyon1932as Colonel Lee
End of the Trail1932as Colonel John Burke
Self Defense1932as Sandy McKenzie
The Fighting Champ1932as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
The Secrets of Wu Sin1932as Justice of the Peace
Young Blood1932as Colonel Bondage
The Big Stampede1932as Cal Brett
Gold1932as Jeff Sellers
Klondike1932as Seth
Fighting for Justice1932as Sam Tracy
Ride Him, Cowboy1932as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
Gorilla Ship1932as Old Man (uncredited)
Hello Trouble1932as Sheriff Joe Edwards
The Boiling Point1932as Tom Kirk
Heroes of the West1932as Townsman
Beauty Parlor1932as Reverend Parker
The Riding Tornado1932as Hiram Olcott
The Man from New Mexico1932as Sheriff
Hell-Fire Austin1932as Uncle Joe Brooks
The Spirit of the West1932as Bowie Moore - Rancher
Mark of the Spur1932as 'Hardshell' Beckett
The Texan1932as Jim
Without Honor1932as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
The Gay Buckaroo1931as Mr. Fields
The Fighting Marshal1931as Clint Wheeler
Neck and Neck1931as Col. Rickson
The Lightning Warrior1931as John Hayden
The Cyclone Kid1931as Harvey Comstock
Lariats and Six-Shooters1931
Range Law1931as 'Old' Frisco
The Hurricane Horseman1931as Don Roberto
Grief Street1931as Michael, theater watchman
The Galloping Ghost1931as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
The Lady from Nowhere1931as Henchman Snowden
Partners of the Trail1931as Sheriff McWade
The Miracle Woman1931as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Alias: The Bad Man1931as Clem Neville
The Vanishing Legion1931as T.J. Hornbeck
The Two Gun Man1931as Joe Kearney
Hell's Valley1931as Don Flores
West of Cheyenne1931as Lafe Langdon
Red Fork Range1931as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
Breed of the West1930as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
The Utah Kid1930as Parson Joe
The Code of Honor1930as Dad Bradfield
Under Montana Skies1930as Sheriff Pinkie
The Lonesome Trail1930as Sheriff
The Lone Rider1930as Corwin
Near the Rainbow's End1930as Tom Bledsoe
The Cheyenne Kid1930as Dad Thorpe
The Lone Defender1930as Sheriff Billings
The King of the Kongo1929as Trader John
Evangeline1929as Townsman
The Amazing Vagabond1929as Phil Dunning
The California Mail1929as William Butler
Manhattan Cowboy1928as John Steel
Riley of the Rainbow Division1928
The Code of the Scarlet1928as Fur Trapper
The Upland Rider1928as John Graham
Trail Raiders1928
Freckles1928as Duncan
Trailin’ Back1928
Vultures of the Sea1928
The Riding Renegade1928as Sheriff Jim Taylor
Painted Trail1928as Dan Winters
The Ballyhoo Buster1928
The Desert of the Lost1927as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Roarin' Broncs1927
The Red Raiders1927as Lafe (uncredited)
Riding to Fame1927as Dr. Lorentz
Hell Hounds of the Plains1927as Big John Lawson
Daring Deeds1927as John Courtney
The Ridin' Rowdy1927as Doc
Dog of Dogs1926as John Harlan
The Man from Oklahoma1926as Rufus King
A Captain's Courage1926as Obadiah, the recluse
Dog Scents1926as Sheriff
The Baited Trap1926as Bobbie's Father
Fangs of Vengeance1926as Abner Swaybe
Officer '444'1926as Capt. Jerry Dugan
A String of Diamonds1926as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
Triple Action1925as Don Pío Méndez
Sporting Life1925as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide1925as Sandy McLeod
Pursued1925as District Attorney
A Desperate Chance1925as Fred Forman
The Human Tornado1925as Peter Daley
The Mystery Box1925as Judd Hampton
The Power God1925as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
On the Go1925as Mr. Hall
Warrior Gap1925as John Folsom
Thundering Romance1924as The Sheriff
Battling Brewster1924as Roland Rand
Bringin' Home the Bacon1924as Judge Simpson
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton1924as Jim Downing
Circus Lure1924
North of Alaska1924
The Eagle's Claw1924as John Sherwood
Mile-a-Minute Morgan1924as Chester Jennings
The Lone Wagon1923
Blood Test1923
In the Days of Buffalo Bill1922as Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Jungle Goddess1922as Chief Obar Sen
Silver Spurs1922as Jerry Regan
The Daredevil1920as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
The Hoodlum1919as Board of Directors (uncredited)
Little Orphant Annie1918as The Good Squire
The City of Purple Dreams1918as Pat Kelly
The Lad and the Lion1917as James Bankington
The Ancient Blood1916as Harry Ralston
Wives of the Rich1916as Robert Baker
The Adventures of Kathlyn1916as Colonel Hare
The Baby and the Leopard1915as Fred Herman
A Jungle Revenge1915as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
Young Love1915as Professor Hunt
The Vengeance of Rannah1915as General Craddock
The Blood Seedling1915
The Man with the Iron Heart1915as Doyle
In the King's Service1915as Antoine
The Heart of Paro1915
The Octopus1915as Harris Gordon
The Girl and the Reporter1915
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell1915as Jim McFarlin
The Jaguar Trap1915
The Two Natures Within Him1915as Dr. Bishop
The Lion's Mate1915as The Missionary
The Great Experiment1915
The Jungle Stockade1915as Robert Barker - Missionary
The Fork in the Road1915as The Innkeeper
The Guardian's Dilemma1915as Old Man Cummings
The Red Blood of Courage1915as Lieutenant Tavish
The Primitive Way1915
His Fighting Blood1915as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
Lassoing a Lion1915as Uncle Paul
Wade Brent Pays1914as Lawyer Moreley
The Lure of the Windigo1914as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
The Soul Mate1914
If I Were Young Again1914as Museum Director Henshaw
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance1914as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
Garrison's Finish1914
Four Minutes Late1914
The Livid Flame1914as R. Hayes Burkhardt
Jim1914
To Be Called For1914as Silas Brown
Meller Drammer1914
The Leopard's Foundling1914as Wamba - a Native
The King's Will1914as Colonel Hare
The Forged Parchment1914as Colonel Hare
The Warrior Maid1914as Colonel Hare
The Spellbound Multitude1914as Colonel Hare
The Cruel Crown1914as Colonel Hare
The Garden of Brides1914as Colonel Hare
Three Bags of Silver1914as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
A Colonel in Chains1914as Colonel Hare
The Royal Slave1914as Colonel Hare
The Two Ordeals1914as Colonel Hare
The Adventures of Kathlyn1913as Col. Hare
The Unwelcome Throne1913as Colonel Hare
The Open Door1913as Mark Boland
The Cipher Message1913as Detective Donald Bryce
Thor, Lord of the Jungles1913as John Brant - Gene's Father
When May Weds December1913as The Banker's Butler
The Finger Print1913as Dabney - a Crook
The Fifth String1913as Satan
Her Way1913as Burke - Gates' Brother
The Water Rat1913as Watson
The Devil and Tom Walker1913as Old Briggs
Through Another Man's Eyes1913as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
Granny's Old Armchair1913as Simon Willard
Sweeney's Dream1913as The Mayor
Papa's Dream1913as Parson Stanley
The Gold Brick1913as Percy Hall
A Jolt for the Janitor1913as Mr. Big Family
The Suwanee River1913as The Overseer of the Plantation
The Post-Impressionists1913as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
Roses of Yesterday1913as John Ralston
Dixieland1913as The Federal Captain
A Change of Administration1913as John Marshall - Secretary of War
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy1913as Gen. John Morgan
The Sands of Time1913as Father Time
A Husband Won by Election1913as A Gangster
The Understudy1913as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
The Lesson1913as Murphy
The False Order1913as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
A Loyal Deserter1913as Col. Colfax
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home1912as 2nd Policeman
The Fire Cop1912as Mr. Wilson
The Lost Inheritance1912as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
Her Bitter Lesson1912as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
The Awakening1912as John Johnson
Bread Upon the Waters1912as Mr. James Preston
A Detective's Strategy1912as Edwin Randall - the Detective
The House of His Master1912as Gray - Robert's Friend
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad1912as Betty's Dad
The Wreck of the Vega1912as Ed Nobles
The Three Valises1912as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
All on Account of Checkers1912as Sam - a Fireman
The Bonanza BuckarooYear unavailableas Mr. Andrew Gordon

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