Known for
Acting
Credits
310
Gender
Man
Birthday
22 Jan 1872
Day of death
10 Aug 1959 (87)
Place of birth
Morrison, Illinois, USA
Also known 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
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
Acting roles
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | 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 | Santa Fe Trail | Minister (uncredited) |
1940 | When the Daltons Rode | Doctor |
1940 | Music in My Heart | Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
1940 | Young People | Man in recital audience |
1940 | Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Grandpa |
1940 | Bad Man from Red Butte | Dan Toddhunter |
1940 | The Cheyenne Kid | Roberts--Ranch Owner |
1940 | Riders of Pasco Basin | Uncle Dan |
1940 | Covered Wagon Trails | John Bradford |
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 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited) |
1939 | Heroes in Blue | Watchman |
1939 | Convict's Code | Night Watchman |
1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Townsman |
1939 | The Oregon Trail | Settler (archive footage) |
1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited) |
1938 | Six Shootin' Sheriff | Zeke |
1938 | Knight of the Plains | John Lane |
1938 | Rolling Caravans | Henry Rankin |
1938 | I'm from the City | Colonel Bixby |
1938 | Stagecoach Days | Tom Larkin |
1937 | Lost Ranch | John Carroll |
1937 | Brothers of the West | Sheriff Bains |
1937 | The Feud of the Trail | John Granger |
1937 | The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen | Tom Wilson |
1937 | The Fighting Deputy | Frank Denton |
1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Juror Joe |
1937 | Santa Fe Rides | 'Dad' Sheldon |
1937 | Mystery Range | Jed Travis |
1937 | Law of the Ranger | Mr. Polk |
1937 | The Rangers Step In | Jed Warren |
1937 | Melody of the Plains | Dad Langley |
1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) |
1936 | Easy Money | Henchman "Pop" |
1936 | Step on It | Captain Bradshaw |
1936 | Roamin' Wild | 'Dad' Parker |
1936 | Last of the Warrens | Sheriff Blake |
1936 | The Idaho Kid | John Endicott |
1936 | Custer's Last Stand | Captain Benteen |
1936 | The Kid Ranger | Jim Burton |
1936 | The Bridge of Sighs | Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited) |
1936 | Frontier Justice | Old card player |
1936 | Lightnin' Bill Carson | Don Costello |
1936 | Silly Billies | Pioneer |
1936 | Dangerous Waters | Old Skipper (uncredited) |
1936 | The Cowboy and the Kid | Sheriff Bailey |
1936 | The Fugitive Sheriff | Conductor (uncredited) |
1936 | Santa Fe Bound | Sheriff |
1936 | The Phantom Rider | Jeff Grayson |
1936 | For the Service | Rancher Johnson (uncredited) |
1936 | The Mysterious Avenger | Maitland |
1936 | Men of the Plains | Marshal Ed Green |
1935 | The Desert Trail | Poker City Sheriff |
1935 | Rainbow Valley | Storekeeper |
1935 | The Keeper of the Bees | Dr. Grayson |
1935 | The Law of 45's | Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father) |
1935 | The Girl Who Came Back | Jim, the bank guard |
1935 | The Hawk | Jim King |
1935 | The Test | Dad McVey |
1935 | The Ghost Rider | Zeke |
1935 | Kid Courageous | William Bannister |
1935 | Rio Rattler | Pop - Hotel Owner |
1935 | Coyote Trails | John Baker |
1935 | Big Boy Rides Again | Tap Smiley |
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 | What Price Crime | Night Watchman (uncredited) |
1935 | Men of Action | Rancher |
1935 | Rustlers of Red Dog | Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3] |
1935 | Tracy Rides | Jim Green |
1935 | Thunderbolt | Tom |
1935 | The Drunkard | Bartender |
1935 | Queen of the Jungle | Kali |
1935 | Northern Frontier | Old Trapper |
1935 | Gun Smoke | Sheriff Rutherford |
1935 | Wolf Riders | John Clark - Indian Agent |
1935 | Blazing Guns | John Rickard |
1935 | The Ivory-Handled Gun | Sheriff Crane |
1935 | The Silver Bullet | Dad Kane |
1935 | Swifty | Sandy McGregor |
1934 | Blue Steel | Dan Mason |
1934 | West of the Divide | Fred Winters |
1934 | The Man from Utah | Judge Carter |
1934 | Honor of the Range | Townsman (uncredited) |
1934 | The Fighting Trooper | Old Trapper |
1934 | A Demon for Trouble | Sheriff |
1934 | Frontier Days | Hank Wilson |
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 | Range Warfare | Wade Callahan |
1934 | Riding Speed | John Vale (as Lafayette McKee) |
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 | 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 | Ridin' Thru | Elmer 'Dad' Brooks |
1933 | Riders of Destiny | Sheriff Bill Baxter |
1933 | The Telegraph Trail | Lafe |
1933 | The Man from Monterey | Don Jose Castanares |
1933 | The Whispering Shadow | Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome |
1933 | Only Yesterday | Father at Train Station (Uncredited) |
1933 | Jaws of Justice | 'Seeker' Dean |
1933 | The Dude Bandit | Brown - Rancher |
1933 | Fighting With Kit Carson | Luke Foster |
1933 | Deadwood Pass | Sheriff Rawlins |
1933 | Gordon of Ghost City | Bill Simpson |
1933 | Golden Harvest | Wheat Farmer (uncredited) |
1933 | Terror Trail | Shay |
1933 | War of the Range | Cattle Buyer Cartwright |
1933 | The Mystery Squadron | Stephen Gray |
1933 | Galloping Romeo | Marshal Gregory |
1933 | Straightaway | |
1933 | The Trail Drive | Jameson |
1933 | Gun Justice | Postmaster |
1933 | Under Secret Orders | Franklyn Lawrence |
1933 | Lightning Range | Judge Williams |
1933 | King of the Arena | Townsman |
1933 | Cross Fire | Daniel Plummer |
1933 | Fighting Texans | Sheriff Jim Carver |
1932 | Ride Him, Cowboy | Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited) |
1932 | The Big Stampede | Cal Brett |
1932 | Tombstone Canyon | Colonel Lee |
1932 | Klondike | Seth |
1932 | Gold | Jeff Sellers |
1932 | Heroes of the West | Townsman |
1932 | The Fighting Champ | Sheriff Jim Cosgrove |
1932 | Hello Trouble | Sheriff Joe Edwards |
1932 | Without Honors | Ranger Captain Frank Henderson |
1932 | The Boiling Point | Tom Kirk |
1932 | Mark of the Spur | 'Hardshell' Beckett |
1932 | Hell-Fire Austin | Uncle Joe Brooks |
1932 | Beauty Parlor | Reverend Parker |
1932 | The Man from New Mexico | Sheriff |
1932 | The Texan | Jim |
1932 | The Secrets of Wu Sin | Justice of the Peace |
1932 | Young Blood | Colonel Bondage |
1932 | The Riding Tornado | Hiram Olcott |
1932 | End of the Trail | Colonel John Burke |
1932 | Fighting for Justice | Sam Tracy |
1932 | Gorilla Ship | Old Man (uncredited) |
1932 | The Spirit of the West | Bowie Moore - Rancher |
1932 | Self Defense | Sandy McKenzie |
1931 | The Miracle Woman | Man in Audience (uncredited) |
1931 | Grief Street | Michael, theater watchman |
1931 | Alias: The Bad Man | Clem Neville |
1931 | The Fighting Marshal | Clint Wheeler |
1931 | The Lightning Warrior | John Hayden |
1931 | The Two Gun Man | Joe Kearney |
1931 | The Vanishing Legion | T.J. Hornbeck |
1931 | The Galloping Ghost | Narrator / Police Broadcaster |
1931 | Partners of the Trail | Sheriff McWade |
1931 | Lariats and Six-Shooters | |
1931 | Neck and Neck | Col. Rickson |
1931 | Red Fork Range | Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train |
1931 | The Lady from Nowhere | Henchman Snowden |
1931 | The Hurricane Horseman | Don Roberto |
1931 | Range Law | 'Old' Frisco |
1931 | West of Cheyenne | Lafe Langdon |
1931 | The Gay Buckaroo | Mr. Fields |
1930 | Near the Rainbow's End | Tom Bledsoe |
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 |
1929 | Evangeline | Townsman |
1929 | The King of the Kongo | Trader John |
1929 | The Amazing Vagabond | Phil Dunning |
1929 | The California Mail | William Butler |
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 | The Desert of the Lost | Boat Captain (uncredited) |
1927 | Riding to Fame | Dr. Lorentz |
1927 | Hell Hounds of the Plains | Big John Lawson |
1927 | The Ridin' Rowdy | Doc |
1927 | Daring Deeds | John Courtney |
1926 | Officer '444' | Capt. Jerry Dugan |
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 | 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 |
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 |
1923 | Blood Test | |
1922 | In the Days of Buffalo Bill | Gen. Robert E. Lee |
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 |
1915 | The Jungle Stockade | Robert Barker - Missionary |
1915 | Lassoing a Lion | |
1915 | The Red Blood of Courage | Lieutenant Tavish |
1915 | The Guardian's Dilemma | Old Man Cummings |
1915 | The Primitive Way | |
1915 | His Fighting Blood | Old McTrigger - Hope's Father |
1915 | The Fork in the Road | The Innkeeper |
1915 | The Lion's Mate | The Missionary |
1915 | The Great Experiment | |
1915 | The Two Natures Within Him | Dr. Bishop |
1915 | How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell | Jim McFarlin |
1915 | The Jaguar Trap | |
1915 | The Girl and the Reporter | |
1915 | The Octopus | Harris Gordon |
1915 | The Heart of Paro | |
1915 | The Vengeance of Rannah | General Craddock |
1915 | The Man with the Iron Heart | Doyle |
1915 | Young Love | Professor Hunt |
1915 | In the King's Service | Antoine |
1915 | The Blood Seedling | |
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 Garden of Brides | Colonel Hare |
1914 | A Colonel in Chains | Colonel Hare |
1914 | The Royal Slave | Colonel Hare |
1914 | The Cruel Crown | Colonel Hare |
1914 | The Warrior Maid | Colonel Hare |
1914 | The Spellbound Multitude | Colonel Hare |
1914 | The Forged Parchment | Colonel Hare |
1914 | The King's Will | Colonel Hare |
1914 | The Leopard's Foundling | Wamba - a Native |
1914 | To Be Called For | Silas Brown |
1914 | Meller Drammer | |
1914 | Jim | |
1914 | Four Minutes Late | |
1914 | The Livid Flame | R. Hayes Burkhardt |
1914 | Garrison's Finish | |
1914 | Rosemary, That's for Remembrance | Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father |
1914 | The Lure of the Windigo | Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father |
1914 | Wade Brent Pays | Lawyer Moreley |
1914 | If I Were Young Again | Museum Director Henshaw |
1914 | The Soul Mate | |
1913 | The Adventures of Kathlyn | Col. Hare |
1913 | A Loyal Deserter | Col. Colfax |
1913 | Thor, Lord of the Jungles | John Brant - Gene's Father |
1913 | Roses of Yesterday | John Ralston |
1913 | The Cipher Message | Detective Donald Bryce |
1913 | The Open Door | Mark Boland |
1913 | The Unwelcome Throne | Colonel Hare |
1913 | The Lesson | Murphy |
1913 | The False Order | Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival |
1913 | The Understudy | Ben Rosenthal - the Manager |
1913 | Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy | Gen. John Morgan |
1913 | A Husband Won by Election | A Gangster |
1913 | Dixieland | The Federal Captain |
1913 | A Change of Administration | John Marshall - Secretary of War |
1913 | The Suwanee River | The Overseer of the Plantation |
1913 | The Post-Impressionists | George Wilton - Dorothy's Father |
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 Finger Print | Dabney - a Crook |
1913 | The Fifth String | Satan |
1913 | When May Weds December | The Banker's Butler |
1913 | The Sands of Time | Father Time |
1912 | All on Account of Checkers | Sam - a Fireman |
1912 | The Wreck of the Vega | Ed Nobles |
1912 | Betty Fools Dear Old Dad | Betty's Dad |
1912 | A Detective's Strategy | Edwin Randall - the Detective |
1912 | The House of His Master | Gray - Robert's Friend |
1912 | The Three Valises | Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar |
1912 | Bread Upon the Waters | Mr. James Preston |
1912 | How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home | 2nd Policeman |
1912 | The Awakening | John Johnson |
1912 | The Fire Cop | Mr. Wilson |
1912 | The Lost Inheritance | Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father |
1912 | Her Bitter Lesson | Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father |