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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 22, 1872
Died
August 10, 1959
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
0.3 Popularity
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
3.0
Pop Lyman
Wells Fargo Days
1944
5.3
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
6.3
Pedestrian
Kid Dynamite
1943
5.0
Pop Cobb
Inside the Law
1942
5.7
Minister (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
4.6
Man in recital audience
Young People
1940
6.0
Doctor
When the Daltons Rode
1940
5.0
Grandpa
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
0.0
Frank Brooke
Son of Roaring Dan
1940
5.4
Dan Toddhunter
Bad Man from Red Butte
1940
Credits
Wells Fargo Days
as Pop Lyman
1944
3.0
Mission to Moscow
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1943
5.3
Kid Dynamite
as Pedestrian
1943
6.3
Inside the Law
as Pop Cobb
1942
5.0
Santa Fe Trail
as Minister (uncredited)
1940
5.7
Young People
as Man in recital audience
1940
4.6
When the Daltons Rode
as Doctor
1940
6.0
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Grandpa
1940
5.0
Son of Roaring Dan
as Frank Brooke
1940
0.0
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Dan Toddhunter
1940
5.4
Covered Wagon Trails
as John Bradford
1940
5.0
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Uncle Dan
1940
2.0
Wild Horse Valley
as Elmer Kimball
1940
0.0
The Cheyenne Kid
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
1940
3.3
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Mort Saunders
1940
0.0
Pioneer Days
as Sam - Express Agent
1940
0.0
Music in My Heart
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1940
6.2
Heroes in Blue
as Watchman
1939
4.0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
1939
7.8
The Oregon Trail
as Settler (archive footage)
1939
8.0
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Townsman
1939
6.0
Convict's Code
as Night Watchman
1939
4.5
I'm from the City
as Colonel Bixby
1938
5.0
Stagecoach Days
as Tom Larkin
1938
0.0
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Zeke
1938
5.7
Knight of the Plains
as John Lane
1938
4.7
Rolling Caravans
as Henry Rankin
1938
3.0
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
1938
6.9
The Fighting Deputy
as Frank Denton
1937
3.0
The Rangers Step In
as Jed Warren
1937
0.0
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Tom Wilson
1937
3.0
Lost Ranch
as John Carroll
1937
5.0
Brothers of the West
as Sheriff Bains
1937
6.0
North of the Rio Grande
as Juror Joe
1937
5.5
Law of the Ranger
as Mr. Polk
1937
0.0
Mystery Range
as Jed Travis
1937
0.0
Melody of the Plains
as Dad Langley
1937
0.0
The Feud of the Trail
as John Granger
1937
4.5
Santa Fe Rides
as 'Dad' Sheldon
1937
0.0
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Conductor (uncredited)
1936
0.0
Frontier Justice
as Old card player
1936
5.0
Men of the Plains
as Marshal Ed Green
1936
0.0
Santa Fe Bound
as Sheriff
1936
0.0
The Idaho Kid
as John Endicott
1936
6.5
The Phantom Rider
as Jeff Grayson
1936
0.0
The Cowboy and the Kid
as Sheriff Bailey
1936
0.0
Easy Money
as Henchman "Pop"
1936
4.4
For the Service
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
1936
0.0
Last of the Warrens
as Sheriff Blake
1936
6.7
Roamin' Wild
as 'Dad' Parker
1936
5.0
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Don Costello
1936
5.0
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
1936
7.5
Silly Billies
as Pioneer
1936
8.0
The Bridge of Sighs
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
1936
6.0
Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
1936
4.5
The Kid Ranger
as Jim Burton
1936
3.7
The Mysterious Avenger
as Maitland
1936
0.0
Custer's Last Stand
as Captain Benteen
1936
4.5
Step on It
as Captain Bradshaw
1936
4.5
Thunderbolt
as Tom
1935
0.0
Swifty
as Sandy McGregor
1935
0.0
The Law of 45's
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
1935
5.0
The Last of the Clintons
as Sam Slater
1935
5.5
The Ivory-Handled Gun
as Sheriff Crane
1935
0.0
The Girl Who Came Back
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
1935
5.7
Rio Rattler
as Pop - Hotel Owner
1935
6.0
The Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
1935
5.9
Men of Action
as Rancher
1935
5.0
What Price Crime
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
1935
3.0
The Hawk
as Jim King
1935
4.5
The Silver Bullet
as Dad Kane
1935
1.0
The Test
as Dad McVey
1935
2.5
Gun Smoke
as Sheriff Rutherford
1935
0.0
On the Run
as Sheriff
1935
0.0
The Desert Trail
as Poker City Sheriff
1935
4.5
Queen of the Jungle
as Kali
1935
0.0
The Ghost Rider
as Zeke
1935
5.0
The Drunkard
as Bartender
1935
0.0
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff of Pampa
1935
6.0
Circumstantial Evidence
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1935
6.0
One in a Million
as 2nd License Clerk
1935
5.0
Rainbow Valley
as Storekeeper
1935
4.7
Tracy Rides
as Jim Green
1935
0.0
Blazing Guns
as John Rickard
1935
0.0
Kid Courageous
as William Bannister
1935
5.5
Wolf Riders
as John Clark - Indian Agent
1935
0.0
Coyote Trails
as John Baker
1935
3.0
Northern Frontier
as Old Trapper
1935
0.0
Big Boy Rides Again
as Tap Smiley
1935
5.0
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
1935
8.0
Western Justice
as Sheriff / King
1934
0.0
Range Warfare
as Wade Callahan
1934
5.0
Frontier Days
as Hank Wilson
1934
2.5
Fighting Fury
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
1934
0.0
The Fighting Trooper
as Old Trapper
1934
2.0
Port of Lost Dreams
as Justice of the Peace
1934
6.5
The Curtain Falls
as Minor Role
1934
5.0
The Law of the Wild
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
1934
5.0
A Demon for Trouble
as Sheriff
1934
5.0
Rawhide Mail
as Sheriff
1934
0.0
Next Of Kin
as Fred Winters
1934
0.0
Bandits of the Badlands
as Dan Mason
1934
0.0
Hell Bent for Love
as Dad Daley
1934
0.0
The Man from Utah
as Judge Carter
1934
4.6
Blue Steel
as Dan Mason
1934
4.7
City Park
as Matt O'Donnell
1934
0.0
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
1934
5.0
Rawhide Romance
as Roger Whitney
1934
0.0
Ridin' Thru
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
1934
0.0
Riding Speed
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
1934
0.0
West of the Divide
as Fred Winters
1934
5.0
The Quitter
as Zack
1934
0.0
🎬
Lighting Bill
as Tom Ross
1934
0.0
The Boss Cowboy
as Nolan
1934
5.0
Straightaway
1933
0.0
The Mystery Squadron
as Stephen Gray
1933
6.0
Gun Justice
as Postmaster
1933
0.0
🎬
Under Secret Orders
as Franklyn Lawrence
1933
0.0
Jaws of Justice
as 'Seeker' Dean
1933
4.5
Lightning Range
as Judge Williams
1933
0.0
Only Yesterday
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
1933
6.8
Riders of Destiny
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
1933
5.2
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
1933
5.0
War of the Range
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
1933
0.0
The Trail Drive
as Jameson
1933
0.0
Gordon of Ghost City
as Bill Simpson
1933
4.0
Galloping Romeo
as Marshal Gregory
1933
0.0
The Man from Monterey
as Don Jose Castanares
1933
4.4
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Luke Foster
1933
6.0
Fighting Texans
as Sheriff Jim Carver
1933
0.0
King of the Arena
as Townsman
1933
0.0
Cross Fire
as Daniel Plummer
1933
6.0
Deadwood Pass
as Sheriff Rawlins
1933
4.0
The Whispering Shadow
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
1933
4.4
The Dude Bandit
as Brown - Rancher
1933
4.8
The Telegraph Trail
as Lafe
1933
4.7
Terror Trail
as Shay
1933
0.0
Tombstone Canyon
as Colonel Lee
1932
3.5
End of the Trail
as Colonel John Burke
1932
6.0
Self Defense
as Sandy McKenzie
1932
0.0
The Fighting Champ
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
1932
5.5
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Justice of the Peace
1932
6.0
Young Blood
as Colonel Bondage
1932
0.0
The Big Stampede
as Cal Brett
1932
4.8
Gold
as Jeff Sellers
1932
6.0
Klondike
as Seth
1932
4.7
Fighting for Justice
as Sam Tracy
1932
0.0
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
1932
4.7
Gorilla Ship
as Old Man (uncredited)
1932
0.0
Hello Trouble
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
1932
6.0
The Boiling Point
as Tom Kirk
1932
4.0
Heroes of the West
as Townsman
1932
5.5
Beauty Parlor
as Reverend Parker
1932
5.0
The Riding Tornado
as Hiram Olcott
1932
0.0
The Man from New Mexico
as Sheriff
1932
6.0
Hell-Fire Austin
as Uncle Joe Brooks
1932
2.5
The Spirit of the West
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
1932
0.0
Mark of the Spur
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
1932
6.0
The Texan
as Jim
1932
0.0
Without Honor
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
1932
5.3
The Gay Buckaroo
as Mr. Fields
1931
0.0
The Fighting Marshal
as Clint Wheeler
1931
6.0
Neck and Neck
as Col. Rickson
1931
0.0
The Lightning Warrior
as John Hayden
1931
5.0
Lariats and Six-Shooters
1931
3.0
Range Law
as 'Old' Frisco
1931
0.0
The Hurricane Horseman
as Don Roberto
1931
0.0
Grief Street
as Michael, theater watchman
1931
3.9
The Galloping Ghost
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
1931
2.0
The Lady from Nowhere
as Henchman Snowden
1931
0.0
Partners of the Trail
as Sheriff McWade
1931
1.0
The Miracle Woman
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1931
6.7
Alias: The Bad Man
as Clem Neville
1931
4.3
The Vanishing Legion
as T.J. Hornbeck
1931
9.0
The Two Gun Man
as Joe Kearney
1931
5.5
🎬
Hell's Valley
as Don Flores
1931
0.0
West of Cheyenne
as Lafe Langdon
1931
0.0
Red Fork Range
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
1931
0.0
Breed of the West
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
1930
0.0
The Utah Kid
as Parson Joe
1930
3.0
Code of Honor
as Dad Bradfield
1930
0.0
Under Montana Skies
as Sheriff Pinkie
1930
0.0
The Lone Rider
as Corwin (uncredited)
1930
0.0
Near the Rainbow's End
as Tom Bledsoe
1930
1.0
The Cheyenne Kid
as Dad Thorpe
1930
0.0
The Lone Defender
as Sheriff Billings
1930
0.0
The King of the Kongo
as Trader John
1929
7.0
Evangeline
as Townsman
1929
6.1
The California Mail
as William Butler
1929
0.0
The Amazing Vagabond
as Phil Dunning
1929
0.0
Manhattan Cowboy
as John Steel
1928
0.0
Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928
0.0
The Code of the Scarlet
as Fur Trapper
1928
0.0
The Upland Rider
as John Graham
1928
0.0
Freckles
as Duncan
1928
0.0
Vultures of the Sea
1928
0.0
The Riding Renegade
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
1928
0.0
The Ballyhoo Buster
1928
0.0
The Desert of the Lost
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
1927
6.0
🎬
Riding to Fame
as Dr. Lorentz
1927
0.0
Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Big John Lawson
1927
0.0
Daring Deeds
as John Courtney
1927
0.0
The Ridin' Rowdy
as Doc
1927
0.0
Dog of Dogs
as John Harlan
1926
0.0
The Man from Oklahoma
as Rufus King
1926
0.0
Dog Scents
as Sheriff
1926
0.0
Fangs of Vengeance
as Abner Swaybe
1926
0.0
Officer '444'
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
1926
7.0
A String of Diamonds
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
1926
0.0
🎬
Triple Action
as Don Pío Méndez
1925
0.0
Sporting Life
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1925
0.0
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
as Sandy McLeod
1925
0.0
Pursued
as District Attorney
1925
0.0
🎬
A Desperate Chance
as Fred Forman
1925
0.0
The Human Tornado
as Peter Daley
1925
0.0
The Mystery Box
as Judd Hampton
1925
0.0
The Power God
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
1925
0.0
🎬
On the Go
as Mr. Hall
1925
0.0
Warrior Gap
as John Folsom
1925
0.0
Thundering Romance
as The Sheriff
1924
0.0
Battling Brewster
as Roland Rand
1924
0.0
Bringin' Home the Bacon
as Judge Simpson
1924
0.0
Circus Lure
1924
0.0
North of Alaska
1924
0.0
The Eagle's Claw
as John Sherwood
1924
0.0
🎬
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
as Chester Jennings
1924
0.0
The Lone Wagon
1923
0.0
Blood Test
1923
0.0
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
1922
0.0
Silver Spurs
as Jerry Regan
1922
0.0
The Daredevil
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
1920
0.0
The Hoodlum
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
1919
5.8
Little Orphant Annie
as The Good Squire
1918
5.3
The City of Purple Dreams
as Pat Kelly
1918
0.0
The Lad and the Lion
as James Bankington
1917
0.0
🎬
The Ancient Blood
as Harry Ralston
1916
0.0
🎬
Wives of the Rich
as Robert Baker
1916
0.0
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Colonel Hare
1916
3.0
🎬
The Baby and the Leopard
as Fred Herman
1915
0.0
🎬
A Jungle Revenge
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
1915
0.0
🎬
Young Love
as Professor Hunt
1915
0.0
🎬
The Vengeance of Rannah
as General Craddock
1915
0.0
The Blood Seedling
1915
0.0
The Man with the Iron Heart
as Doyle
1915
0.0
🎬
In the King's Service
as Antoine
1915
0.0
🎬
The Heart of Paro
1915
0.0
🎬
The Octopus
as Harris Gordon
1915
0.0
🎬
The Girl and the Reporter
1915
0.0
🎬
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as Jim McFarlin
1915
0.0
🎬
The Jaguar Trap
1915
0.0
🎬
The Two Natures Within Him
as Dr. Bishop
1915
0.0
🎬
The Lion's Mate
as The Missionary
1915
0.0
🎬
The Great Experiment
1915
0.0
🎬
The Jungle Stockade
as Robert Barker - Missionary
1915
0.0
🎬
The Fork in the Road
as The Innkeeper
1915
0.0
🎬
The Guardian's Dilemma
as Old Man Cummings
1915
0.0
🎬
The Red Blood of Courage
as Lieutenant Tavish
1915
0.0
🎬
The Primitive Way
1915
0.0
🎬
His Fighting Blood
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
1915
0.0
🎬
Lassoing a Lion
as Uncle Paul
1915
0.0
🎬
Wade Brent Pays
as Lawyer Moreley
1914
0.0
🎬
The Lure of the Windigo
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
1914
0.0
🎬
The Soul Mate
1914
0.0
🎬
If I Were Young Again
as Museum Director Henshaw
1914
0.0
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
1914
0.0
Garrison's Finish
1914
0.0
Four Minutes Late
1914
0.0
🎬
The Livid Flame
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
1914
0.0
🎬
Jim
1914
8.0
🎬
To Be Called For
as Silas Brown
1914
0.0
🎬
Meller Drammer
1914
0.0
The Leopard's Foundling
as Wamba - a Native
1914
0.0
The King's Will
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
The Forged Parchment
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
The Warrior Maid
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
The Spellbound Multitude
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
The Cruel Crown
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
🎬
The Garden of Brides
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
Three Bags of Silver
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
1914
0.0
A Colonel in Chains
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
The Royal Slave
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
The Two Ordeals
as Colonel Hare
1914
0.0
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Col. Hare
1913
1.0
The Unwelcome Throne
as Colonel Hare
1913
0.0
The Open Door
as Mark Boland
1913
0.0
🎬
The Cipher Message
as Detective Donald Bryce
1913
0.0
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as John Brant - Gene's Father
1913
5.0
When May Weds December
as The Banker's Butler
1913
0.0
The Finger Print
as Dabney - a Crook
1913
0.0
The Fifth String
as Satan
1913
0.0
Her Way
as Burke - Gates' Brother
1913
0.0
The Water Rat
as Watson
1913
0.0
The Devil and Tom Walker
as Old Briggs
1913
0.0
🎬
Through Another Man's Eyes
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
1913
0.0
Granny's Old Armchair
as Simon Willard
1913
0.0
Sweeney's Dream
as The Mayor
1913
0.0
Papa's Dream
as Parson Stanley
1913
0.0
The Gold Brick
as Percy Hall
1913
0.0
A Jolt for the Janitor
as Mr. Big Family
1913
0.0
The Suwanee River
as The Overseer of the Plantation
1913
0.0
🎬
The Post-Impressionists
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
1913
0.0
Roses of Yesterday
as John Ralston
1913
0.0
Dixieland
as The Federal Captain
1913
0.0
A Change of Administration
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
1913
0.0
🎬
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
as Gen. John Morgan
1913
0.0
The Sands of Time
as Father Time
1913
0.0
A Husband Won by Election
as A Gangster
1913
0.0
The Understudy
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
1913
0.0
The Lesson
as Murphy
1913
0.0
The False Order
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
1913
0.0
A Loyal Deserter
as Col. Colfax
1913
4.0
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
as 2nd Policeman
1912
0.0
The Fire Cop
as Mr. Wilson
1912
0.0
🎬
The Lost Inheritance
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
1912
0.0
Her Bitter Lesson
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
1912
0.0
The Awakening
as John Johnson
1912
0.0
Bread Upon the Waters
as Mr. James Preston
1912
0.0
A Detective's Strategy
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
1912
0.0
The House of His Master
as Gray - Robert's Friend
1912
0.0
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
as Betty's Dad
1912
0.0
The Wreck of the Vega
as Ed Nobles
1912
0.0
The Three Valises
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
1912
0.0
🎬
All on Account of Checkers
as Sam - a Fireman
1912
0.0
🎬
The Bonanza Buckaroo
as Mr. Andrew Gordon
N/A
0.0