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