Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1872-01-22 (87 years old)
Deathday
1959-08-10
Place of Birth
Morrison, Illinois, USA
Also known As
Lafayette Stocking McKee
Lafayette S. McKee
Lafayette McKee
L.S. McKee
L. D. McKee
Lafe M. McKee
Luke McKee
Lafe M. Kee
Frank McKee
Lafayette S. "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.
1930
as Parson Joe
1930
as Dad Thorpe
1936
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
1913
as John Ralston
1915
as Robert Barker - Missionary
1934
as Fred Winters
1920
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
1932
as Jim
1933
as Shay
1930
as Dad Bradfield
1934
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
1933
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
1914
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
1929
as Phil Dunning
1928
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
1924
as The Sheriff
1935
as Pop - Hotel Owner
1935
as Jim Green
1927
as Dr. Lorentz
1935
as Tom
1934
as Old Trapper
1925
as Fred Forman
1930
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
1937
as 'Dad' Sheldon
1934
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
1931
as Col. Rickson
1926
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
1926
as Abner Swaybe
1926
as Sheriff
1926
as John Harlan
1931
as John Hayden
1937
as Tom Wilson
1932
as Cal Brett
1930
as Corwin (uncredited)
1932
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
1936
as Sheriff Bailey
1913
as Detective Donald Bryce
1913
as Mark Boland
1913
as Col. Hare
1913
as Colonel Hare
1914
as Colonel Hare
1912
as Sam - a Fireman
1912
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
1912
as Ed Nobles
1912
as Betty's Dad
1912
as Gray - Robert's Friend
1912
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
1912
as Mr. James Preston
1912
as John Johnson
1912
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
1912
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
1912
as Mr. Wilson
1912
as 2nd Policeman
1913
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
1913
as Murphy
1913
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
1913
as A Gangster
1913
as Gen. John Morgan
1913
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
1913
as The Federal Captain
1933
as Don Jose Castanares
1913
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
1913
as The Overseer of the Plantation
1913
as Percy Hall
1913
as Parson Stanley
1913
as Mr. Big Family
1913
as The Mayor
1913
as Simon Willard
1913
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
1913
as Old Briggs
1914
as Colonel Hare
1914
as Colonel Hare
1914
as Colonel Hare
1913
as Watson
1913
as Burke - Gates' Brother
1913
as Satan
1913
as Dabney - a Crook
1913
as The Banker's Butler
1914
as Colonel Hare
1933
as Luke Foster
1914
as Colonel Hare
1914
as Colonel Hare
1914
as Colonel Hare
1914
as Colonel Hare
1914
as Wamba - a Native
1914
1914
as Silas Brown
1914
1914
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
1914
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
1914
as Museum Director Henshaw
1914
1914
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
1914
as Lawyer Moreley
1915
as Uncle Paul
1915
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
1915
as Lieutenant Tavish
1915
as Old Man Cummings
1922
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
1915
as The Innkeeper
1915
as The Missionary
1915
as Dr. Bishop
1915
1915
as Jim McFarlin
1915
as Harris Gordon
1915
as Antoine
1915
as Doyle
1915
as General Craddock
1915
as Professor Hunt
1915
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
1917
as James Bankington
1915
as Fred Herman
1932
as Jeff Sellers
1916
as Colonel Hare
1916
as Robert Baker
1932
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
1936
as Conductor (uncredited)
1934
as Dan Mason
1934
as Fred Winters
1924
as Roland Rand
1935
as John Baker
1935
as Bartender
1936
as Old card player
1936
as 'Dad' Parker
1935
as Jim King
1936
as Sheriff
1931
as T.J. Hornbeck
1931
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
1935
as Tap Smiley
1937
as Jed Travis
1933
as Stephen Gray
1935
as Storekeeper
1927
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
1932
as Tom Kirk
1931
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
1933
as Marshal Gregory
1935
as Dad McVey
1935
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
1935
as Dr. Grayson
1935
as Kali
1934
as Dad Daley
1927
as Big John Lawson
1936
as Don Costello
1935
as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
1936
as Sheriff Blake
1942
as Pop Cobb
1934
as Matt O'Donnell
1935
as Sam Slater
1936
as John Endicott
1937
as Mr. Polk
1937
as Sheriff Bains
1937
as John Carroll
1934
as Sheriff
1937
as Frank Denton
1938
as John Lane
1933
as Sheriff Rawlins
1936
as Jeff Grayson
1929
as Trader John
1934
as Hank Wilson
1930
as Sheriff Billings
1931
as Michael, theater watchman
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
1933
1931
as Henchman Snowden
1931
as Don Roberto
1932
as Colonel Lee
1932
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
1933
as Jameson
1933
as Postmaster
1934
as Justice of the Peace
1938
as Zeke
1931
as Clem Neville
1929
as William Butler
1928
as John Graham
1928
as Fur Trapper
1931
as Joe Kearney
1931
as 'Old' Frisco
1932
as Uncle Joe Brooks
1934
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
1930
as Sheriff Pinkie
1935
as Sheriff of Pampa
1934
as Nolan
1937
as John Granger
1934
as Minor Role
1939
as Townsman
1931
as Sheriff McWade
1936
as Captain Benteen
1927
as Doc
1939
as Night Watchman
1935
as 2nd License Clerk
1939
as Settler (archive footage)
1935
as Old Trapper
1933
as 'Seeker' Dean
1939
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
1932
as Townsman
1933
as Bill Simpson
1939
as Watchman
1935
as Sheriff Rutherford
1933
as Franklyn Lawrence
1935
as Zeke
1937
as Jed Warren
1935
as John Clark - Indian Agent
1936
as Jim Burton
1934
as Tom Ross
1934
as Sheriff / King
1940
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
1938
as Henry Rankin
1936
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
1931
as Lafe Langdon
1932
as Justice of the Peace
1932
as Reverend Parker
1929
as Townsman
1940
as Uncle Dan
1938
as Tom Larkin
1935
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
1934
as Sheriff
1936
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
1934
as Zack
1940
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1937
as Juror Joe
1940
as John Bradford
1935
as John Rickard
1932
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
1933
as Lafe
1940
as Dan Toddhunter
1940
as Doctor
1940
as Minister (uncredited)
1933
as Judge Williams
1934
as Roger Whitney
1925
as Sandy McLeod
1936
as Maitland
1913
as Col. Colfax
1940
as Grandpa
1937
as Dad Langley
1940
as Man in recital audience
1913
as John Brant - Gene's Father
1935
as Rancher
1931
as Mr. Fields
1928
as Duncan
1936
as Pioneer
1940
as Sam - Express Agent
1940
as Mort Saunders
1919
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
1933
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
1932
as Colonel Bondage
1933
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
1933
as Townsman
1935
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
1935
as Poker City Sheriff
1918
as The Good Squire
1927
as John Courtney
1936
as Marshal Ed Green
1933
as Brown - Rancher
1944
as Pop Lyman
1930
as Tom Bledsoe
1935
as William Bannister
1940
as Elmer Kimball
1933
as Daniel Plummer
1925
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1934
as Dan Mason
1938
as Colonel Bixby
1931
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1925
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
1943
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1943
as Pedestrian
1936
as Henchman "Pop"
1926
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
1923
1926
as Rufus King
1924
1925
as Mr. Hall
1924
as John Sherwood
1928
as John Steel
1933
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
1936
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
1933
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
1934
as Wade Callahan
1932
as Hiram Olcott
1931
as Clint Wheeler
1932
as Sam Tracy
1932
as Colonel John Burke
1936
as Captain Bradshaw
1935
as Sheriff Crane
1938
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
1932
as Old Man (uncredited)
1924
as Judge Simpson
1935
as Dad Kane
1934
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
1932
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
1940
as Frank Brooke
1925
as John Folsom
1935
as Sandy McGregor
1932
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
1913
as Father Time
1932
as Sheriff
1932
as Sandy McKenzie
1932
as Seth
1933
as Sheriff Jim Carver
1934
as Judge Carter
-
as Mr. Andrew Gordon
1922
as Jerry Regan
1916
as Harry Ralston
1935
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1931
as Don Flores
1924
as Chester Jennings
1923
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