Acting

Lafe McKee

Born 1872-01-22 · Morrison, Illinois, USA

Died 1959-08-10

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.

Credits

Newest first

Wells Fargo Days
as Pop Lyman
1944
Mission to Moscow
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1943
Kid Dynamite
as Pedestrian
1943
Inside the Law
as Pop Cobb
1942
Santa Fe Trail
as Minister (uncredited)
1940
Young People
as Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Doctor
1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Grandpa
1940
Son of Roaring Dan
as Frank Brooke
1940
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Dan Toddhunter
1940
Covered Wagon Trails
as John Bradford
1940
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Uncle Dan
1940
Wild Horse Valley
as Elmer Kimball
1940
The Cheyenne Kid
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
1940
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Mort Saunders
1940
Pioneer Days
as Sam - Express Agent
1940
Music in My Heart
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1940
Heroes in Blue
as Watchman
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
1939
The Oregon Trail
as Settler (archive footage)
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Townsman
1939
Convict's Code
as Night Watchman
1939
I'm from the City
as Colonel Bixby
1938
South of Arizona
as Lafe Brown
1938
Stagecoach Days
as Tom Larkin
1938
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Zeke
1938
Knight of the Plains
as John Lane
1938
Rolling Caravans
as Henry Rankin
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
1938
The Fighting Deputy
as Frank Denton
1937
The Rangers Step In
as Jed Warren
1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Tom Wilson
1937
Lost Ranch
as John Carroll
1937
Brothers of the West
as Sheriff Bains
1937
North of the Rio Grande
as Juror Joe
1937
Law of the Ranger
as Mr. Polk
1937
Mystery Range
as Jed Travis
1937
Melody of the Plains
as Dad Langley
1937
The Feud of the Trail
as John Granger
1937
Santa Fe Rides
as 'Dad' Sheldon
1937
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Conductor (uncredited)
1936
Frontier Justice
as Old card player
1936
Men of the Plains
as Marshal Ed Green
1936
Santa Fe Bound
as Sheriff
1936
The Idaho Kid
as John Endicott
1936
The Phantom Rider
as Jeff Grayson
1936
The Cowboy and the Kid
as Sheriff Bailey
1936
Easy Money
as Henchman "Pop"
1936
For the Service
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
1936
Last of the Warrens
as Sheriff Blake
1936
Roamin' Wild
as 'Dad' Parker
1936
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Don Costello
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
1936
Silly Billies
as Pioneer
1936
The Bridge of Sighs
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
1936
The Kid Ranger
as Jim Burton
1936
The Mysterious Avenger
as Maitland
1936
Custer's Last Stand
as Captain Benteen
1936
Step on It
as Captain Bradshaw
1936
Thunderbolt
as Tom
1935
Swifty
as Sandy McGregor
1935
The Law of 45's
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
1935
The Last of the Clintons
as Sam Slater
1935
The Ivory-Handled Gun
as Sheriff Crane
1935
The Girl Who Came Back
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
1935
Rio Rattler
as Pop - Hotel Owner
1935
The Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
1935
Men of Action
as Rancher
1935
What Price Crime
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
1935
The Hawk
as Jim King
1935
The Silver Bullet
as Dad Kane
1935
The Test
as Dad McVey
1935
Gun Smoke
as Sheriff Rutherford
1935
On the Run
as Sheriff
1935
The Desert Trail
as Poker City Sheriff
1935
Queen of the Jungle
as Kali
1935
The Ghost Rider
as Zeke
1935
The Drunkard
as Bartender
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff of Pampa
1935