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