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Lafe McKee

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 22, 1872 (Died at 87)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthMorrison, Illinois, USA
Career Span1920 – 1959
Known Credits284 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Lafe McKee

Also known as:Lafayette Stocking McKeeLafayette S. McKeeLafayette McKeeL.S. McKee+6 more
Total Works

284

284 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

5.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
The Miracle Woman
6.7
The Miracle Woman
1931•movie
as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 284 titles featuring Lafe McKee

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5

as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Minister (uncredited)

The Miracle Woman
6.7
The Miracle Woman
1931•movie

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Blue Steel
4.8
Blue Steel
1934•movie

as Dan Mason

Riders of Destiny
5.3
Riders of Destiny
1933•movie

as Sheriff Bill Baxter

The Desert Trail
4.7
The Desert Trail
1935•movie

as Poker City Sheriff

The Man from Utah
4.8
The Man from Utah
1934•movie

as Judge Carter

West of the Divide
5.2
West of the Divide
1934•movie

as Fred Winters

Rainbow Valley
4.9
Rainbow Valley
1935•movie

as Storekeeper

When the Daltons Rode
6.2

as Doctor

Mission to Moscow
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943•movie

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

The Telegraph Trail
4.7

as Lafe

The Big Stampede
5.1
The Big Stampede
1932•movie

as Cal Brett

Ride Him, Cowboy
4.9
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932•movie

as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)

The Man from Monterey
4.8

as Don Jose Castanares

The Hoodlum
6.0
The Hoodlum
1919•movie

as Board of Directors (uncredited)

Grief Street
4.4
Grief Street
1931•movie

as Michael, theater watchman

Music in My Heart
6.5
Music in My Heart
1940•movie

as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

The Whispering Shadow
4.9

as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome

The Keeper of the Bees
6.0

as Dr. Grayson

Young People
5.2
Young People
1940•movie

as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)

Gold Is Where You Find It
7.0

as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)

Six Shootin' Sheriff
6.2

as Zeke

Evangeline
6.5
Evangeline
1929•movie

as Townsman

Dr. Christian Meets the Women
5.6

as Grandpa

Klondike
5.2
Klondike
1932•movie

as Seth

Tombstone Canyon
4.0
Tombstone Canyon
1932•movie

as Colonel Lee

Convict's Code
5.3
Convict's Code
1939•movie

as Night Watchman

Heroes in Blue
4.9
Heroes in Blue
1939•movie

as Watchman

Kid Dynamite
6.7
Kid Dynamite
1943•movie

as Pedestrian

Only Yesterday
7.1
Only Yesterday
1933•movie

as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)

The Law of 45's
5.3
The Law of 45's
1935•movie

as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)

Bad Man from Red Butte
5.8

as Dan Toddhunter

The Dude Bandit
5.5
The Dude Bandit
1933•movie

as Brown - Rancher

Easy Money
4.8
Easy Money
1936•movie

as Henchman "Pop"

Without Honor
5.4
Without Honor
1932•movie

as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson

The Test
4.3
The Test
1935•movie

as Dad McVey

The Girl Who Came Back
6.0

as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)

Last of the Warrens
6.6

as Sheriff Blake

Lost Ranch
5.2
Lost Ranch
1937•movie

as John Carroll

Jaws of Justice
5.2
Jaws of Justice
1933•movie

as 'Seeker' Dean

The Fighting Marshal
6.6

as Clint Wheeler

Step on It
6.1
Step on It
1936•movie

as Captain Bradshaw

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
6.0

as Tom Wilson

Knight of the Plains
6.0

as John Lane

Alias: The Bad Man
5.5
Alias: The Bad Man
1931•movie

as Clem Neville

The Kid Ranger
4.5
The Kid Ranger
1936•movie

as Jim Burton

The Cheyenne Kid
5.0
The Cheyenne Kid
1940•movie

as Roberts--Ranch Owner

What Price Crime
4.0
What Price Crime
1935•movie

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

North of the Rio Grande
6.8

as Juror Joe

Wells Fargo Days
5.5
Wells Fargo Days
1944•movie

as Pop Lyman

Circumstantial Evidence
6.2

as Jury Foreman (uncredited)

The Utah Kid
4.7
The Utah Kid
1930•movie

as Parson Joe

The Lightning Warrior
6.3

as John Hayden

Gold
6.7
Gold
1932•movie

as Jeff Sellers

Coyote Trails
5.3
Coyote Trails
1935•movie

as John Baker

Roamin' Wild
6.7
Roamin' Wild
1936•movie

as 'Dad' Parker

The Hawk
6.0
The Hawk
1935•movie

as Jim King

The Galloping Ghost
4.7

as Narrator / Police Broadcaster

Inside the Law
6.7
Inside the Law
1942•movie

as Pop Cobb

The Last of the Clintons
7.0

as Sam Slater

The Idaho Kid
7.3
The Idaho Kid
1936•movie

as John Endicott

Brothers of the West
6.3

as Sheriff Bains

A Demon for Trouble
6.0

as Sheriff

Frontier Days
4.3
Frontier Days
1934•movie

as Hank Wilson

Honor of the Range
6.3
Honor of the Range
1934•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Port of Lost Dreams
7.3

as Justice of the Peace

The Two Gun Man
7.0
The Two Gun Man
1931•movie

as Joe Kearney

Hell-Fire Austin
5.0
Hell-Fire Austin
1932•movie

as Uncle Joe Brooks

The Feud of the Trail
5.3

as John Granger

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
7.3

as Townsman

Partners of the Trail
3.7

as Sheriff McWade

Custer's Last Stand
5.3

as Captain Benteen

One in a Million
5.7
One in a Million
1935•movie

as 2nd License Clerk

Heroes of the West
6.3
Heroes of the West
1932•movie

as Townsman

The Ghost Rider
6.3
The Ghost Rider
1935•movie

as Zeke

Rolling Caravans
4.3
Rolling Caravans
1938•movie

as Henry Rankin

Little Orphant Annie
5.3

as The Good Squire

Kid Courageous
6.0
Kid Courageous
1935•movie

as William Bannister

Dangerous Waters
6.0
Dangerous Waters
1936•movie

as Old Skipper (uncredited)

Gorilla Ship
6.0
Gorilla Ship
1932•movie

as Old Man (uncredited)

The Fighting Champ
6.7
The Fighting Champ
1932•movie

as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove

The Red Raiders
8.0
The Red Raiders
1927•movie

as Lafe (uncredited)

The Bridge of Sighs
8.0

as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

Rio Rattler
7.5
Rio Rattler
1935•movie

as Pop - Hotel Owner

The Fighting Trooper
4.5

as Old Trapper

Hello Trouble
7.0
Hello Trouble
1932•movie

as Sheriff Joe Edwards

Fighting With Kit Carson
6.5

as Luke Foster

The Adventures of Kathlyn
6.0

as Colonel Hare

Frontier Justice
7.5
Frontier Justice
1936•movie

as Old card player

The Vanishing Legion
8.5

as T.J. Hornbeck

Big Boy Rides Again
6.5

as Tap Smiley

The Mystery Squadron
6.5

as Stephen Gray

The Desert of the Lost
8.0

as Boat Captain (uncredited)

The Boiling Point
7.0
The Boiling Point
1932•movie

as Tom Kirk

Lightnin' Bill Carson
7.0

as Don Costello

The Fighting Deputy
6.0

as Frank Denton

Deadwood Pass
6.0
Deadwood Pass
1933•movie

as Sheriff Rawlins

The King of the Kongo
8.0

as Trader John

Mark of the Spur
6.0
Mark of the Spur
1932•movie

as 'Hardshell' Beckett

The Law of the Wild
7.0

as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]

The Boss Cowboy
7.0
The Boss Cowboy
1934•movie

as Nolan

The Cowboy and the Bandit
7.0

as Sheriff of Pampa

The Curtain Falls
6.0
The Curtain Falls
1934•movie

as Minor Role

The Oregon Trail
7.5
The Oregon Trail
1939•movie

as Settler (archive footage)

Gordon of Ghost City
6.5

as Bill Simpson

The Secrets of Wu Sin
6.5

as Justice of the Peace

Beauty Parlor
7.5
Beauty Parlor
1932•movie

as Reverend Parker

Riders of Pasco Basin
5.5

as Uncle Dan

Covered Wagon Trails
7.5

as John Bradford

Men of Action
6.0
Men of Action
1935•movie

as Rancher

Silly Billies
8.5
Silly Billies
1936•movie

as Pioneer

Golden Harvest
6.5
Golden Harvest
1933•movie

as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

King of the Arena
8.5
King of the Arena
1933•movie

as Townsman

Rustlers of Red Dog
8.5

as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]

Men of the Plains
7.5
Men of the Plains
1936•movie

as Marshal Ed Green

Near the Rainbow's End
4.5

as Tom Bledsoe

Cross Fire
6.5
Cross Fire
1933•movie

as Daniel Plummer

I'm from the City
7.0
I'm from the City
1938•movie

as Colonel Bixby

Officer '444'
8.0
Officer '444'
1926•movie

as Capt. Jerry Dugan

Range Warfare
7.0
Range Warfare
1934•movie

as Wade Callahan

End of the Trail
6.5
End of the Trail
1932•movie

as Colonel John Burke

The Silver Bullet
4.5
The Silver Bullet
1935•movie

as Dad Kane

The Man from New Mexico
7.5

as Sheriff

The Cheyenne Kid
10.0
The Cheyenne Kid
1930•movie

as Dad Thorpe

Vultures of the Sea
9.0
Roses of Yesterday
8.0
Roses of Yesterday
1913•movie

as John Ralston

The Daredevil
8.0
The Daredevil
1920•movie

as Sheriff, Coyote Flats

The Texan
8.0
The Texan
1932•movie

as Jim

Terror Trail
7.0
Terror Trail
1933•movie

as Shay

The Code of Honor
10.0
The Code of Honor
1930•movie

as Dad Bradfield

War of the Range
8.0
War of the Range
1933•movie

as Cattle Buyer Cartwright

Riding Speed
8.0
Riding Speed
1934•movie

as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)

The Amazing Vagabond
9.0

as Phil Dunning

The Riding Renegade
8.0

as Sheriff Jim Taylor

Thundering Romance
7.0
Thundering Romance
1924•movie

as The Sheriff

Tracy Rides
9.0
Tracy Rides
1935•movie

as Jim Green

Thunderbolt
8.0
Thunderbolt
1935•movie

as Tom

Breed of the West
8.0
Breed of the West
1930•movie

as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley

Santa Fe Rides
9.0
Santa Fe Rides
1937•movie

as 'Dad' Sheldon

Fighting Fury
8.0
Fighting Fury
1934•movie

as Sheriff Ed Hibbs

Neck and Neck
7.0
Neck and Neck
1931•movie

as Col. Rickson

Dog Scents
7.0
Dog Scents
1926•movie

as Sheriff

Fangs of Vengeance
8.0
Fangs of Vengeance
1926•movie

as Abner Swaybe

Dog of Dogs
9.0
Dog of Dogs
1926•movie

as John Harlan

The Lone Rider
10.0
The Lone Rider
1930•movie

as Corwin

The Cowboy and the Kid
8.0

as Sheriff Bailey

The Adventures of Kathlyn
1.0

as Col. Hare

A Detective's Strategy
9.0

as Edwin Randall - the Detective

The Wreck of the Vega
7.0

as Ed Nobles

The Three Valises
9.0
The Three Valises
1912•movie

as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar

Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
10.0

as Betty's Dad

Bread Upon the Waters
8.0

as Mr. James Preston

Her Bitter Lesson
10.0
Her Bitter Lesson
1912•movie

as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father

The Fire Cop
9.0
The Fire Cop
1912•movie

as Mr. Wilson

The Awakening
8.0
The Awakening
1912•movie

as John Johnson

The House of His Master
8.0

as Gray - Robert's Friend

The False Order
8.0
The False Order
1913•movie

as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival

The Lesson
7.0
The Lesson
1913•movie

as Murphy

A Change of Administration
8.0

as John Marshall - Secretary of War

The Understudy
10.0
The Understudy
1913•movie

as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager

A Husband Won by Election
8.0

as A Gangster

Dixieland
9.0
Dixieland
1913•movie

as The Federal Captain

The Gold Brick
9.0
The Gold Brick
1913•movie

as Percy Hall

The Suwanee River
9.0
The Suwanee River
1913•movie

as The Overseer of the Plantation

A Jolt for the Janitor
9.0

as Mr. Big Family

Granny's Old Armchair
10.0

as Simon Willard

The Devil and Tom Walker
8.0

as Old Briggs

Her Way
7.0
Her Way
1913•movie

as Burke - Gates' Brother

When May Weds December
9.0

as The Banker's Butler

The Finger Print
10.0
The Finger Print
1913•movie

as Dabney - a Crook

Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
10.0

as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father

Garrison's Finish
10.0
Garrison's Finish
1914•movie
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
7.0

as Gen. Robert E. Lee

The Blood Seedling
9.0
The Blood Seedling
1915•movie
The Fugitive Sheriff
10.0

as Conductor (uncredited)

Battling Brewster
9.0
Battling Brewster
1924•movie

as Roland Rand

The Drunkard
7.0
The Drunkard
1935•movie

as Bartender

Santa Fe Bound
7.0
Santa Fe Bound
1936•movie

as Sheriff

Mystery Range
7.0
Mystery Range
1937•movie

as Jed Travis

Red Fork Range
8.0
Red Fork Range
1931•movie

as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train

Galloping Romeo
8.0
Galloping Romeo
1933•movie

as Marshal Gregory

Queen of the Jungle
7.0

as Kali

Hell Bent for Love
10.0
Hell Bent for Love
1934•movie

as Dad Daley

Hell Hounds of the Plains
7.0

as Big John Lawson

City Park
10.0
City Park
1934•movie

as Matt O'Donnell

Law of the Ranger
7.0
Law of the Ranger
1937•movie

as Mr. Polk

The Phantom Rider
7.0
The Phantom Rider
1936•movie

as Jeff Grayson

The Lone Defender
9.0
The Lone Defender
1930•movie

as Sheriff Billings

Straightaway
8.0
Straightaway
1933•movie
The Hurricane Horseman
9.0

as Don Roberto

The Lady from Nowhere
10.0

as Henchman Snowden

Gun Justice
7.0
Gun Justice
1933•movie

as Postmaster

The Trail Drive
10.0
The Trail Drive
1933•movie

as Jameson

The California Mail
9.0

as William Butler

The Upland Rider
7.0
The Upland Rider
1928•movie

as John Graham

The Code of the Scarlet
10.0

as Fur Trapper

Range Law
10.0
Range Law
1931•movie

as 'Old' Frisco

Under Montana Skies
10.0

as Sheriff Pinkie

The Ridin' Rowdy
7.0
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927•movie

as Doc

The Ballyhoo Buster
8.0
Northern Frontier
8.0
Northern Frontier
1935•movie

as Old Trapper

Gun Smoke
9.0
Gun Smoke
1935•movie

as Sheriff Rutherford

The Rangers Step In
7.0

as Jed Warren

Wolf Riders
9.0
Wolf Riders
1935•movie

as John Clark - Indian Agent

Western Justice
10.0
Western Justice
1934•movie

as Sheriff / King

For the Service
10.0
For the Service
1936•movie

as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)

West of Cheyenne
8.0
West of Cheyenne
1931•movie

as Lafe Langdon

Stagecoach Days
7.0
Stagecoach Days
1938•movie

as Tom Larkin

Rawhide Mail
8.0
Rawhide Mail
1934•movie

as Sheriff

The Quitter
9.0
The Quitter
1934•movie

as Zack

Blazing Guns
8.0
Blazing Guns
1935•movie

as John Rickard

Rawhide Romance
8.0
Rawhide Romance
1934•movie

as Roger Whitney

Lightning Range
9.0
Lightning Range
1933•movie

as Judge Williams

Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
9.0

as Sandy McLeod

The Mysterious Avenger
9.0

as Maitland

A Loyal Deserter
4.0
A Loyal Deserter
1913•movie

as Col. Colfax

Melody of the Plains
8.0

as Dad Langley

Thor, Lord of the Jungles
5.0

as John Brant - Gene's Father

The Gay Buckaroo
9.0
The Gay Buckaroo
1931•movie

as Mr. Fields

Freckles
8.0
Freckles
1928•movie

as Duncan

Pioneer Days
10.0
Pioneer Days
1940•movie

as Sam - Express Agent

Pioneers of the Frontier
9.0

as Mort Saunders

Young Blood
10.0
Young Blood
1932•movie

as Colonel Bondage

Daring Deeds
8.0
Daring Deeds
1927•movie

as John Courtney

Wild Horse Valley
10.0
Wild Horse Valley
1940•movie

as Elmer Kimball

Sporting Life
7.0
Sporting Life
1925•movie

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

The Power God
10.0
The Power God
1925•movie

as Prof. Daniel Sturgess

The Man from Oklahoma
7.0

as Rufus King

Blood Test
10.0
Blood Test
1923•movie
Circus Lure
8.0
Circus Lure
1924•movie
The Eagle's Claw
9.0
The Eagle's Claw
1924•movie

as John Sherwood

Manhattan Cowboy
8.0
Manhattan Cowboy
1928•movie

as John Steel

The Riding Tornado
7.0
The Riding Tornado
1932•movie

as Hiram Olcott

Fighting for Justice
8.0

as Sam Tracy

The Ivory-Handled Gun
7.0

as Sheriff Crane

Bringin' Home the Bacon
8.0

as Judge Simpson

Ridin' Thru
8.0
Ridin' Thru
1934•movie

as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks

The Spirit of the West
7.0

as Bowie Moore - Rancher

Son of Roaring Dan
8.0
Son of Roaring Dan
1940•movie

as Frank Brooke

Warrior Gap
10.0
Warrior Gap
1925•movie

as John Folsom

Swifty
8.0
Swifty
1935•movie

as Sandy McGregor

Self Defense
10.0
Self Defense
1932•movie

as Sandy McKenzie

Fighting Texans
9.0
Fighting Texans
1933•movie

as Sheriff Jim Carver

Silver Spurs
10.0
Silver Spurs
1922•movie

as Jerry Regan

The Lone Wagon
8.0
The Lone Wagon
1923•movie
The Mystery Box
9.0
The Mystery Box
1925•movie

as Judd Hampton

The Human Tornado
7.0
The Human Tornado
1925•movie

as Peter Daley

Pursued
8.0
Pursued
1925•movie

as District Attorney

North of Alaska
9.0
North of Alaska
1924•movie
South of Arizona
7.0
South of Arizona
1938•movie

as Lafe Brown

Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
7.0

as Jim Downing

Roarin' Broncs
8.0
Roarin' Broncs
1927•movie
The Baited Trap
9.0
The Baited Trap
1926•movie

as Bobbie's Father

The Lonesome Trail
8.0
The Lonesome Trail
1930•movie

as Sheriff

Three Bags of Silver

as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)

A String of Diamonds

as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar

The Open Door
The Open Door
1913•movie

as Mark Boland

The Two Ordeals
The Two Ordeals
1914•movie

as Colonel Hare

The Unwelcome Throne

as Colonel Hare

Papa's Dream
Papa's Dream
1913•movie

as Parson Stanley

Sweeney's Dream
Sweeney's Dream
1913•movie

as The Mayor

The Royal Slave
The Royal Slave
1914•movie

as Colonel Hare

A Colonel in Chains

as Colonel Hare

The Water Rat
The Water Rat
1913•movie

as Watson

The Fifth String
The Fifth String
1913•movie

as Satan

The Cruel Crown
The Cruel Crown
1914•movie

as Colonel Hare

The Spellbound Multitude

as Colonel Hare

The Warrior Maid
The Warrior Maid
1914•movie

as Colonel Hare

The Forged Parchment

as Colonel Hare

The King's Will
The King's Will
1914•movie

as Colonel Hare

The Leopard's Foundling

as Wamba - a Native

Four Minutes Late
Four Minutes Late
1914•movie
The Man with the Iron Heart

as Doyle

The Lad and the Lion

as James Bankington

Bandits of the Badlands

as Dan Mason

Next Of Kin
Next Of Kin
1934•movie

as Fred Winters

The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time
1913•movie

as Father Time

On the Run
On the Run
1935•movie

as Sheriff

The City of Purple Dreams

as Pat Kelly