Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1872-01-22
- Day of Death1959-08-10 (87 years)
- Place of BirthMorrison, Illinois, USA
- Also Known AsLafayette Stocking McKeeLafayette S. McKeeLafayette McKeeL.S. McKeeL. D. McKeeLafe M. McKeeLuke McKeeLafe M. KeeFrank McKeeLafayette 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.
Acting Career
- 1944
Wells Fargo Days
As: Pop Lyman
- 1943
Mission to Moscow
As: Radio Listener (uncredited)
- 1943
Kid Dynamite
As: Pedestrian
- 1942
Inside the Law
As: Pop Cobb
- 1940
Santa Fe Trail
As: Minister (uncredited)
- 1940
Young People
As: Man in recital audience
- 1940
When the Daltons Rode
As: Doctor
- 1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
As: Grandpa
1940Son of Roaring Dan
As: Frank Brooke
1940Bad Man from Red Butte
As: Dan Toddhunter
1940Covered Wagon Trails
As: John Bradford
1940Riders of Pasco Basin
As: Uncle Dan
1940Wild Horse Valley
As: Elmer Kimball
1940The Cheyenne Kid
As: Roberts--Ranch Owner
1940Pioneers of the Frontier
As: Mort Saunders
1940Pioneer Days
As: Sam - Express Agent
1940Music in My Heart
As: Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1939Heroes in Blue
As: Watchman
- 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
As: Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
1939The Lone Ranger Rides Again
As: Townsman
1939Convict's Code
As: Night Watchman
1938I'm from the City
As: Colonel Bixby
1938Stagecoach Days
As: Tom Larkin
1938Six Shootin' Sheriff
As: Zeke
1938Knight of the Plains
As: John Lane
1938Rolling Caravans
As: Henry Rankin
1938Gold Is Where You Find It
As: Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
1937The Fighting Deputy
As: Frank Denton
1937The Rangers Step In
As: Jed Warren
1937The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
As: Tom Wilson
1937Lost Ranch
As: John Carroll
1937Brothers of the West
As: Sheriff Bains
1937North of the Rio Grande
As: Juror Joe
1937Law of the Ranger
As: Mr. Polk
1937Mystery Range
As: Jed Travis
1937Melody of the Plains
As: Dad Langley
1937The Feud of the Trail
As: John Granger
1937Santa Fe Rides
As: 'Dad' Sheldon
1936The Fugitive Sheriff
As: Conductor (uncredited)
1936Frontier Justice
As: Old card player
1936Men of the Plains
As: Marshal Ed Green
1936Santa Fe Bound
As: Sheriff
1936The Idaho Kid
As: John Endicott
1936The Phantom Rider
As: Jeff Grayson
1936The Cowboy and the Kid
As: Sheriff Bailey
1936Easy Money
As: Henchman "Pop"
1936For the Service
As: Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
1936Last of the Warrens
As: Sheriff Blake
1936Roamin' Wild
As: 'Dad' Parker
1936Lightnin' Bill Carson
As: Don Costello
- 1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
As: Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
1936Silly Billies
As: Pioneer
1936The Bridge of Sighs
As: Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
1936Dangerous Waters
As: Old Skipper (uncredited)
1936The Kid Ranger
As: Jim Burton
1936The Mysterious Avenger
As: Maitland
1936Custer's Last Stand
As: Captain Benteen
1936Step on It
As: Captain Bradshaw
1935Thunderbolt
As: Tom
1935Swifty
As: Sandy McGregor
1935The Law of 45's
As: Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
1935The Last of the Clintons
As: Sam Slater
1935The Ivory-Handled Gun
As: Sheriff Crane
1935The Girl Who Came Back
As: Jim, the bank guard
1935Rio Rattler
As: Pop - Hotel Owner
1935The Keeper of the Bees
As: Dr. Grayson
1935Men of Action
As: Rancher
1935What Price Crime
As: Night Watchman (uncredited)
1935The Hawk
As: Jim King
1935The Silver Bullet
As: Dad Kane
1935The Test
As: Dad McVey
1935Gun Smoke
As: Sheriff Rutherford
1935The Desert Trail
As: Poker City Sheriff
1935Queen of the Jungle
As: Kali
1935The Ghost Rider
As: Zeke
1935The Drunkard
As: Bartender
1935The Cowboy and the Bandit
As: Sheriff of Pampa
1935One in a Million
As: 2nd License Clerk
1935Rainbow Valley
As: Storekeeper
1935Tracy Rides
As: Jim Green
1935Blazing Guns
As: John Rickard
1935Wolf Riders
As: John Clark - Indian Agent
1935Kid Courageous
As: William Bannister
1935Coyote Trails
As: John Baker
1935Northern Frontier
As: Old Trapper
1935Big Boy Rides Again
As: Tap Smiley
1935Rustlers of Red Dog
As: Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
1934Western Justice
As: Sheriff / King
1934Range Warfare
As: Wade Callahan
1934Frontier Days
As: Hank Wilson
1934The Fighting Trooper
As: Old Trapper
1934Fighting Fury
As: Sheriff Ed Hibbs
1934Port of Lost Dreams
As: Justice of the Peace
1934The Curtain Falls
As: Minor Role
1934The Law of the Wild
As: Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
1934A Demon for Trouble
As: Sheriff
1934Rawhide Mail
As: Sheriff
1934Bandits of the Badlands
As: Dan Mason
- 1934
Next Of Kin
As: Fred Winters
1934Hell Bent for Love
As: Dad Daley
1934The Man from Utah
As: Judge Carter
- 1934
Blue Steel
As: Dan Mason
1934City Park
As: Matt O'Donnell
1934Honor of the Range
As: Townsman (uncredited)
1934Rawhide Romance
As: Roger Whitney
1934Ridin' Thru
As: Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
1934Riding Speed
As: John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
1934West of the Divide
As: Fred Winters
1934The Quitter
As: Zack
1934The Boss Cowboy
As: Nolan
1933The Mystery Squadron
As: Stephen Gray
1933Gun Justice
As: Postmaster
1933Jaws of Justice
As: 'Seeker' Dean
1933Lightning Range
As: Judge Williams
1933Only Yesterday
As: Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
1933Riders of Destiny
As: Sheriff Bill Baxter
1933War of the Range
As: Cattle Buyer Cartwright
1933Golden Harvest
As: Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
1933The Trail Drive
As: Jameson
1933Gordon of Ghost City
As: Bill Simpson
1933Galloping Romeo
As: Marshal Gregory
1933The Man from Monterey
As: Don Jose Castanares
1933Fighting With Kit Carson
As: Luke Foster
1933Fighting Texans
As: Sheriff Jim Carver
1933King of the Arena
As: Townsman
1933Cross Fire
As: Daniel Plummer
1933Deadwood Pass
As: Sheriff Rawlins
1933The Whispering Shadow
As: Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
1933The Dude Bandit
As: Brown - Rancher
1933The Telegraph Trail
As: Lafe
1933Terror Trail
As: Shay
1932Tombstone Canyon
As: Colonel Lee
1932End of the Trail
As: Colonel John Burke
1932The Secrets of Wu Sin
As: Justice of the Peace
1932The Fighting Champ
As: Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
1932Self Defense
As: Sandy McKenzie
1932Young Blood
As: Colonel Bondage
1932The Big Stampede
As: Cal Brett
1932Gold
As: Jeff Sellers
1932Klondike
As: Seth
1932Fighting for Justice
As: Sam Tracy
1932Ride Him, Cowboy
As: Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
1932Gorilla Ship
As: Old Man (uncredited)
1932Hello Trouble
As: Sheriff Joe Edwards
1932The Boiling Point
As: Tom Kirk
1932Heroes of the West
As: Townsman
1932Beauty Parlor
As: Reverend Parker
1932The Riding Tornado
As: Hiram Olcott
1932The Man from New Mexico
As: Sheriff
1932Hell-Fire Austin
As: Uncle Joe Brooks
1932The Spirit of the West
As: Bowie Moore - Rancher
1932Mark of the Spur
As: 'Hardshell' Beckett
1932The Texan
As: Jim
1932Without Honors
As: Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
1931The Gay Buckaroo
As: Mr. Fields
1931The Fighting Marshal
As: Clint Wheeler
1931Neck and Neck
As: Col. Rickson
1931The Lightning Warrior
As: John Hayden
1931The Hurricane Horseman
As: Don Roberto
1931Range Law
As: 'Old' Frisco
1931Grief Street
As: Michael, theater watchman
1931The Galloping Ghost
As: Narrator / Police Broadcaster
1931The Lady from Nowhere
As: Henchman Snowden
1931Partners of the Trail
As: Sheriff McWade
- 1931
The Miracle Woman
As: Man in Audience (uncredited)
1931Alias: The Bad Man
As: Clem Neville
1931The Vanishing Legion
As: T.J. Hornbeck
1931The Two Gun Man
As: Joe Kearney
1931West of Cheyenne
As: Lafe Langdon
1931Red Fork Range
As: Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
1930Breed of the West
As: Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
1930The Utah Kid
As: Parson Joe
1930Code of Honor
As: Dad Bradfield
1930Under Montana Skies
As: Sheriff Pinkie
1930The Lone Rider
As: Corwin (uncredited)
1930Near the Rainbow's End
As: Tom Bledsoe
1930The Cheyenne Kid
As: Dad Thorpe
1930The Lone Defender
As: Sheriff Billings
1929The King of the Kongo
As: Trader John
1929Evangeline
As: Townsman
1929The Amazing Vagabond
As: Phil Dunning
1929The California Mail
As: William Butler
1928Manhattan Cowboy
As: John Steel
1928The Code of the Scarlet
As: Fur Trapper
1928The Upland Rider
As: John Graham
1928The Riding Renegade
As: Sheriff Jim Taylor
1927The Desert of the Lost
As: Boat Captain (uncredited)
1927Hell Hounds of the Plains
As: Big John Lawson
1927Daring Deeds
As: John Courtney
1927The Ridin' Rowdy
As: Doc
1926Dog of Dogs
As: John Harlan
1926The Man from Oklahoma
As: Rufus King
1926Dog Scents
As: Sheriff
- 1926
Fangs of Vengeance
As: Abner Swaybe
1926Officer '444'
As: Capt. Jerry Dugan
1926A String of Diamonds
As: J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
1925Sporting Life
As: Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1925Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
As: Sandy McLeod
1925The Power God
As: Prof. Daniel Sturgess
1925Warrior Gap
As: John Folsom
1924Thundering Romance
As: The Sheriff
1924Battling Brewster
As: Roland Rand
1924Bringin' Home the Bacon
As: Judge Simpson
1924The Eagle's Claw
As: John Sherwood
1922In the Days of Buffalo Bill
As: Gen. Robert E. Lee
1922Silver Spurs
As: Jerry Regan
1920The Daredevil
As: Sheriff, Coyote Flats
1919The Hoodlum
As: Board of Directors (uncredited)
1918Little Orphant Annie
As: The Good Squire
1917The Lad and the Lion
As: James Bankington
1916The Adventures of Kathlyn
As: Colonel Hare
1915The Man with the Iron Heart
As: Doyle
1914Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
As: Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
1914The Leopard's Foundling
As: Wamba - a Native
1914The King's Will
As: Colonel Hare
1914The Forged Parchment
As: Colonel Hare
1914The Warrior Maid
As: Colonel Hare
1914The Spellbound Multitude
As: Colonel Hare
1914The Cruel Crown
As: Colonel Hare
1914Three Bags of Silver
As: Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
1914A Colonel in Chains
As: Colonel Hare
1914The Two Ordeals
As: Colonel Hare
1913The Adventures of Kathlyn
As: Col. Hare
1913The Unwelcome Throne
As: Colonel Hare
1913The Open Door
As: Mark Boland
1913Thor, Lord of the Jungles
As: John Brant - Gene's Father
1913When May Weds December
As: The Banker's Butler
1913The Finger Print
As: Dabney - a Crook
1913The Fifth String
As: Satan
1913Her Way
As: Burke - Gates' Brother
1913The Water Rat
As: Watson
1913The Devil and Tom Walker
As: Old Briggs
1913Granny's Old Armchair
As: Simon Willard
1913Sweeney's Dream
As: The Mayor
1913Papa's Dream
As: Parson Stanley
1913The Gold Brick
As: Percy Hall
1913A Jolt for the Janitor
As: Mr. Big Family
1913The Suwanee River
As: The Overseer of the Plantation
1913Roses of Yesterday
As: John Ralston
1913Dixieland
As: The Federal Captain
1913A Change of Administration
As: John Marshall - Secretary of War
1913The Sands of Time
As: Father Time
1913A Husband Won by Election
As: A Gangster
1913The Understudy
As: Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
1913The Lesson
As: Murphy
1913The False Order
As: Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
1913A Loyal Deserter
As: Col. Colfax
1912How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
As: 2nd Policeman
1912The Fire Cop
As: Mr. Wilson
1912Her Bitter Lesson
As: Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
1912The Awakening
As: John Johnson
1912Bread Upon the Waters
As: Mr. James Preston
1912A Detective's Strategy
As: Edwin Randall - the Detective
1912The House of His Master
As: Gray - Robert's Friend
1912Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
As: Betty's Dad
1912The Wreck of the Vega
As: Ed Nobles
1912The Three Valises
As: Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar