Lafe McKee
- Acting
- January 22, 1872 · Morrison, Illinois, USA
- August 10, 1959
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Wells Fargo Days · Pop Lyman
- Mission to Moscow · Radio Listener (uncredited)
- Kid Dynamite · Pedestrian
- Inside the Law · Pop Cobb
- Santa Fe Trail · Minister (uncredited)
- Young People · Man in Recital Audience (uncredited)
- When the Daltons Rode · Doctor
- Dr. Christian Meets the Women · Grandpa
- Son of Roaring Dan · Frank Brooke
- Bad Man from Red Butte · Dan Toddhunter
- Covered Wagon Trails · John Bradford
- Riders of Pasco Basin · Uncle Dan
- Wild Horse Valley · Elmer Kimball
- The Cheyenne Kid · Roberts--Ranch Owner
- Pioneers of the Frontier · Mort Saunders
- Pioneer Days · Sam - Express Agent
- Music in My Heart · Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- Heroes in Blue · Watchman
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
- The Oregon Trail · Settler (archive footage)
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again · Townsman
- Convict's Code · Night Watchman
- I'm from the City · Colonel Bixby
- South of Arizona · Lafe Brown
- Stagecoach Days · Tom Larkin
- Six Shootin' Sheriff · Zeke
- Knight of the Plains · John Lane
- Rolling Caravans · Henry Rankin
- Gold Is Where You Find It · Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
- The Fighting Deputy · Frank Denton
- The Rangers Step In · Jed Warren
- The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen · Tom Wilson
- Lost Ranch · John Carroll
- Brothers of the West · Sheriff Bains
- North of the Rio Grande · Juror Joe
- Law of the Ranger · Mr. Polk
- Mystery Range · Jed Travis
- Melody of the Plains · Dad Langley
- The Feud of the Trail · John Granger
- Santa Fe Rides · 'Dad' Sheldon
- The Fugitive Sheriff · Conductor (uncredited)
- Frontier Justice · Old card player
- Men of the Plains · Marshal Ed Green
- Santa Fe Bound · Sheriff
- The Idaho Kid · John Endicott
- The Phantom Rider · Jeff Grayson
- The Cowboy and the Kid · Sheriff Bailey
- Easy Money · Henchman "Pop"
- For the Service · Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
- Last of the Warrens · Sheriff Blake
- Roamin' Wild · 'Dad' Parker
- Lightnin' Bill Carson · Don Costello
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
- Silly Billies · Pioneer
- The Bridge of Sighs · Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
- Dangerous Waters · Old Skipper (uncredited)
- The Kid Ranger · Jim Burton
- The Mysterious Avenger · Maitland
- Custer's Last Stand · Captain Benteen
- Step on It · Captain Bradshaw
- Thunderbolt · Tom
- Swifty · Sandy McGregor
- The Law of 45's · Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
- The Last of the Clintons · Sam Slater
- The Ivory-Handled Gun · Sheriff Crane
- The Girl Who Came Back · Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
- Rio Rattler · Pop - Hotel Owner
- The Keeper of the Bees · Dr. Grayson
- Men of Action · Rancher
- What Price Crime · Night Watchman (uncredited)
- The Hawk · Jim King
- The Silver Bullet · Dad Kane
- The Test · Dad McVey
- Gun Smoke · Sheriff Rutherford
- On the Run · Sheriff
- The Desert Trail · Poker City Sheriff
- Queen of the Jungle · Kali
- The Ghost Rider · Zeke
- The Drunkard · Bartender
- The Cowboy and the Bandit · Sheriff of Pampa