from Morrison, Illinois, USA


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.

Captain Bradshaw

Captain Benteen

Maitland

Jim Burton

Old Skipper (uncredited)

Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

Pioneer

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

Don Costello

'Dad' Parker

Sheriff Blake

Rancher Johnson (uncredited)

Henchman "Pop"

Sheriff Bailey

Jeff Grayson

John Endicott

Sheriff

Marshal Ed Green

Old card player

Conductor (uncredited)

Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]

Tap Smiley

Old Trapper

John Baker

John Clark - Indian Agent

William Bannister

John Rickard
The Marriage Bargain
Squire Davis

Jim Green

Storekeeper

2nd License Clerk

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Sheriff of Pampa

Bartender

Zeke

Kali

Poker City Sheriff

Sheriff

Sheriff Rutherford

Dad McVey

Dad Kane

Jim King

Night Watchman (uncredited)

Rancher

Dr. Grayson

Pop - Hotel Owner

Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)

Sheriff Crane

Sam Slater

Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)

Sandy McGregor

Tom

Nolan
Lighting Bill
Tom Ross

Zack

Fred Winters

John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)

Elmer 'Dad' Brooks

Roger Whitney

Townsman (uncredited)

Matt O'Donnell

Dan Mason

Judge Carter

Dad Daley

Dan Mason

Fred Winters

Sheriff

Sheriff

Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]

Minor Role

Justice of the Peace

Old Trapper

Sheriff Ed Hibbs

Hank Wilson

Wade Callahan

Sheriff / King

Shay

Lafe

Brown - Rancher

Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome

Sheriff Rawlins

Daniel Plummer

Townsman

Sheriff Jim Carver

Luke Foster

Don Jose Castanares

Marshal Gregory

Bill Simpson

Jameson

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

Cattle Buyer Cartwright

Sheriff Bill Baxter

Father at Train Station (Uncredited)

Judge Williams

'Seeker' Dean
Under Secret Orders
Franklyn Lawrence

Postmaster

Stephen Gray

(Unknown)

Ranger Captain Frank Henderson

Jim

'Hardshell' Beckett

Bowie Moore - Rancher

Uncle Joe Brooks

Sheriff

Hiram Olcott

Reverend Parker

Townsman

Sheriff Joe Edwards

Tom Kirk

Old Man (uncredited)

Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)

Sam Tracy

Seth

Jeff Sellers

Cal Brett

Colonel Bondage

Justice of the Peace

Sandy McKenzie

Sheriff Jim Cosgrove

Colonel John Burke

Colonel Lee

Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train

Lafe Langdon
Hell's Valley
Don Flores

Joe Kearney

T.J. Hornbeck

Clem Neville

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Sheriff McWade

Henchman Snowden

Narrator / Police Broadcaster

Michael, theater watchman

'Old' Frisco

Don Roberto

(Unknown)
The Cyclone Kid
Harvey Comstock

John Hayden

Col. Rickson

Clint Wheeler

Mr. Fields

(Unknown)
Painted Trail
Dan Winters

Sheriff Jim Taylor

(Unknown)
Trailin’ Back
(Unknown)

Duncan
Trail Raiders
(Unknown)

John Graham

Fur Trapper

(Unknown)

John Steel

Doc

John Courtney

Big John Lawson
Riding to Fame
Dr. Lorentz

(Unknown)

Boat Captain (uncredited)

J. Tiffany Van Den Akar

Capt. Jerry Dugan

Abner Swaybe

Bobbie's Father

Sheriff
A Captain's Courage
Obadiah, the recluse

John Harlan

Rufus King

John Folsom
On the Go
Mr. Hall

Prof. Daniel Sturgess

Judd Hampton

Peter Daley
A Desperate Chance
Fred Forman

District Attorney

Sandy McLeod

Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Triple Action
Don Pío Méndez
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
Chester Jennings

John Sherwood

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Jim Downing

Judge Simpson

Roland Rand

The Sheriff

Jerry Regan
The Jungle Goddess
Chief Obar Sen

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Colonel Hare
Wives of the Rich
Robert Baker
The Ancient Blood
Harry Ralston
Lassoing a Lion
Uncle Paul
His Fighting Blood
Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
The Primitive Way
(Unknown)
The Red Blood of Courage
Lieutenant Tavish
The Guardian's Dilemma
Old Man Cummings
The Fork in the Road
The Innkeeper
The Jungle Stockade
Robert Barker - Missionary
The Great Experiment
(Unknown)
The Lion's Mate
The Missionary
The Two Natures Within Him
Dr. Bishop
The Jaguar Trap
(Unknown)
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
Jim McFarlin
The Girl and the Reporter
(Unknown)
The Octopus
Harris Gordon
The Heart of Paro
(Unknown)
In the King's Service
Antoine

Doyle

(Unknown)
The Vengeance of Rannah
General Craddock
Young Love
Professor Hunt
A Jungle Revenge
James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
The Baby and the Leopard
Fred Herman

Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
The Garden of Brides
Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare

Colonel Hare

Wamba - a Native
Meller Drammer
(Unknown)
To Be Called For
Silas Brown
Jim
(Unknown)
The Livid Flame
R. Hayes Burkhardt

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
If I Were Young Again
Museum Director Henshaw
The Soul Mate
(Unknown)
The Lure of the Windigo
Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
Wade Brent Pays
Lawyer Moreley

Col. Colfax

Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival

Murphy

Ben Rosenthal - the Manager

A Gangster

Father Time
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
Gen. John Morgan

John Marshall - Secretary of War

The Federal Captain

John Ralston
The Post-Impressionists
George Wilton - Dorothy's Father

The Overseer of the Plantation

Mr. Big Family

Percy Hall

Parson Stanley

The Mayor

Simon Willard
Through Another Man's Eyes
Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle

Old Briggs

Watson

Burke - Gates' Brother

Satan

Dabney - a Crook

The Banker's Butler

John Brant - Gene's Father
The Cipher Message
Detective Donald Bryce

Mark Boland

Col. Hare

Colonel Hare
All on Account of Checkers
Sam - a Fireman

Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar

Ed Nobles

Betty's Dad

Gray - Robert's Friend

Edwin Randall - the Detective

Mr. James Preston

John Johnson

Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
The Lost Inheritance
Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father

Mr. Wilson

2nd Policeman
The Bonanza Buckaroo
Mr. Andrew Gordon