Lafe McKee

from Morrison, Illinois, USA

Artwork for Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonImage of Lafe McKee

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.

Timeline

1944Aged 72

  • Poster for Wells Fargo Days

    Pop Lyman

1943Aged 71

  • Poster for Kid Dynamite

    Pedestrian

  • Poster for Mission to Moscow

    Radio Listener (uncredited)

1942Aged 70

  • Poster for Inside the Law

    Pop Cobb

1940Aged 68

  • Poster for Music in My Heart

    Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Pioneer Days

    Sam - Express Agent

  • Poster for Pioneers of the Frontier

    Mort Saunders

  • Poster for The Cheyenne Kid

    Roberts--Ranch Owner

  • Poster for Wild Horse Valley

    Elmer Kimball

  • Poster for Riders of Pasco Basin

    Uncle Dan

  • Poster for Covered Wagon Trails

    John Bradford

  • Poster for Bad Man from Red Butte

    Dan Toddhunter

  • Poster for Son of Roaring Dan

    Frank Brooke

  • Poster for Dr. Christian Meets the Women

    Grandpa

  • Poster for When the Daltons Rode

    Doctor

  • Poster for Young People

    Man in recital audience

  • Poster for Santa Fe Trail

    Minister (uncredited)

1939Aged 67

  • Poster for Convict's Code

    Night Watchman

  • Poster for The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    Townsman

  • Poster for The Oregon Trail

    Settler (archive footage)

  • Poster for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)

  • Poster for Heroes in Blue

    Watchman

1938Aged 66

  • Poster for Gold Is Where You Find It

    Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)

  • Poster for Rolling Caravans

    Henry Rankin

  • Poster for Knight of the Plains

    John Lane

  • Poster for Six Shootin' Sheriff

    Zeke

  • Poster for Stagecoach Days

    Tom Larkin

  • Poster for South of Arizona

    Lafe Brown

  • Poster for I'm from the City

    Colonel Bixby

1937Aged 65

  • Poster for Santa Fe Rides

    'Dad' Sheldon

  • Poster for The Feud of the Trail

    John Granger

  • Poster for Melody of the Plains

    Dad Langley

  • Poster for Mystery Range

    Jed Travis

  • Poster for Law of the Ranger

    Mr. Polk

  • Poster for North of the Rio Grande

    Juror Joe

  • Poster for Brothers of the West

    Sheriff Bains

  • Poster for Lost Ranch

    John Carroll

  • Poster for The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

    Tom Wilson

  • Poster for The Rangers Step In

    Jed Warren

  • Poster for The Fighting Deputy

    Frank Denton

1936Aged 64

  • Poster for Step on It

    Captain Bradshaw

  • Poster for Custer's Last Stand

    Captain Benteen

  • Poster for The Mysterious Avenger

    Maitland

  • Poster for The Kid Ranger

    Jim Burton

  • Poster for Dangerous Waters

    Old Skipper (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Bridge of Sighs

    Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

  • Poster for Silly Billies

    Pioneer

  • Poster for Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lightnin' Bill Carson

    Don Costello

  • Poster for Roamin' Wild

    'Dad' Parker

  • Poster for Last of the Warrens

    Sheriff Blake

  • Poster for For the Service

    Rancher Johnson (uncredited)

  • Poster for Easy Money

    Henchman "Pop"

  • Poster for The Cowboy and the Kid

    Sheriff Bailey

  • Poster for The Phantom Rider

    Jeff Grayson

  • Poster for The Idaho Kid

    John Endicott

  • Poster for Santa Fe Bound

    Sheriff

  • Poster for Men of the Plains

    Marshal Ed Green

  • Poster for Frontier Justice

    Old card player

  • Poster for The Fugitive Sheriff

    Conductor (uncredited)

1935Aged 63

  • Poster for Rustlers of Red Dog

    Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]

  • Poster for Big Boy Rides Again

    Tap Smiley

  • Poster for Northern Frontier

    Old Trapper

  • Poster for Coyote Trails

    John Baker

  • Poster for Wolf Riders

    John Clark - Indian Agent

  • Poster for Kid Courageous

    William Bannister

  • Poster for Blazing Guns

    John Rickard

  • The Marriage Bargain

    Squire Davis

  • Poster for Tracy Rides

    Jim Green

  • Poster for Rainbow Valley

    Storekeeper

  • Poster for One in a Million

    2nd License Clerk

  • Poster for Circumstantial Evidence

    Jury Foreman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Cowboy and the Bandit

    Sheriff of Pampa

  • Poster for The Drunkard

    Bartender

  • Poster for The Ghost Rider

    Zeke

  • Poster for Queen of the Jungle

    Kali

  • Poster for The Desert Trail

    Poker City Sheriff

  • Poster for On the Run

    Sheriff

  • Poster for Gun Smoke

    Sheriff Rutherford

  • Poster for The Test

    Dad McVey

  • Poster for The Silver Bullet

    Dad Kane

  • Poster for The Hawk

    Jim King

  • Poster for What Price Crime

    Night Watchman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Men of Action

    Rancher

  • Poster for The Keeper of the Bees

    Dr. Grayson

  • Poster for Rio Rattler

    Pop - Hotel Owner

  • Poster for The Girl Who Came Back

    Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Ivory-Handled Gun

    Sheriff Crane

  • Poster for The Last of the Clintons

    Sam Slater

  • Poster for The Law of 45's

    Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)

  • Poster for Swifty

    Sandy McGregor

  • Poster for Thunderbolt

    Tom

1934Aged 62

  • Poster for The Boss Cowboy

    Nolan

  • Lighting Bill

    Tom Ross

  • Poster for The Quitter

    Zack

  • Poster for West of the Divide

    Fred Winters

  • Poster for Riding Speed

    John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)

  • Poster for Ridin' Thru

    Elmer 'Dad' Brooks

  • Poster for Rawhide Romance

    Roger Whitney

  • Poster for Honor of the Range

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Poster for City Park

    Matt O'Donnell

  • Poster for Blue Steel

    Dan Mason

  • Poster for The Man from Utah

    Judge Carter

  • Poster for Hell Bent for Love

    Dad Daley

  • Poster for Bandits of the Badlands

    Dan Mason

  • Poster for Next Of Kin

    Fred Winters

  • Poster for Rawhide Mail

    Sheriff

  • Poster for A Demon for Trouble

    Sheriff

  • Poster for The Law of the Wild

    Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]

  • Poster for The Curtain Falls

    Minor Role

  • Poster for Port of Lost Dreams

    Justice of the Peace

  • Poster for The Fighting Trooper

    Old Trapper

  • Poster for Fighting Fury

    Sheriff Ed Hibbs

  • Poster for Frontier Days

    Hank Wilson

  • Poster for Range Warfare

    Wade Callahan

  • Poster for Western Justice

    Sheriff / King

1933Aged 61

  • Poster for Terror Trail

    Shay

  • Poster for The Telegraph Trail

    Lafe

  • Poster for The Dude Bandit

    Brown - Rancher

  • Poster for The Whispering Shadow

    Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome

  • Poster for Deadwood Pass

    Sheriff Rawlins

  • Poster for Cross Fire

    Daniel Plummer

  • Poster for King of the Arena

    Townsman

  • Poster for Fighting Texans

    Sheriff Jim Carver

  • Poster for Fighting With Kit Carson

    Luke Foster

  • Poster for The Man from Monterey

    Don Jose Castanares

  • Poster for Galloping Romeo

    Marshal Gregory

  • Poster for Gordon of Ghost City

    Bill Simpson

  • Poster for The Trail Drive

    Jameson

  • Poster for Golden Harvest

    Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

  • Poster for War of the Range

    Cattle Buyer Cartwright

  • Poster for Riders of Destiny

    Sheriff Bill Baxter

  • Poster for Only Yesterday

    Father at Train Station (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Lightning Range

    Judge Williams

  • Poster for Jaws of Justice

    'Seeker' Dean

  • Under Secret Orders

    Franklyn Lawrence

  • Poster for Gun Justice

    Postmaster

  • Poster for The Mystery Squadron

    Stephen Gray

  • Poster for Straightaway

    (Unknown)

1932Aged 60

  • Poster for Without Honor

    Ranger Captain Frank Henderson

  • Poster for The Texan

    Jim

  • Poster for Mark of the Spur

    'Hardshell' Beckett

  • Poster for The Spirit of the West

    Bowie Moore - Rancher

  • Poster for Hell-Fire Austin

    Uncle Joe Brooks

  • Poster for The Man from New Mexico

    Sheriff

  • Poster for The Riding Tornado

    Hiram Olcott

  • Poster for Beauty Parlor

    Reverend Parker

  • Poster for Heroes of the West

    Townsman

  • Poster for Hello Trouble

    Sheriff Joe Edwards

  • Poster for The Boiling Point

    Tom Kirk

  • Poster for Gorilla Ship

    Old Man (uncredited)

  • Poster for Ride Him, Cowboy

    Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)

  • Poster for Fighting for Justice

    Sam Tracy

  • Poster for Klondike

    Seth

  • Poster for Gold

    Jeff Sellers

  • Poster for The Big Stampede

    Cal Brett

  • Poster for Young Blood

    Colonel Bondage

  • Poster for The Secrets of Wu Sin

    Justice of the Peace

  • Poster for Self Defense

    Sandy McKenzie

  • Poster for The Fighting Champ

    Sheriff Jim Cosgrove

  • Poster for End of the Trail

    Colonel John Burke

  • Poster for Tombstone Canyon

    Colonel Lee

1931Aged 59

  • Poster for Red Fork Range

    Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train

  • Poster for West of Cheyenne

    Lafe Langdon

  • Hell's Valley

    Don Flores

  • Poster for The Two Gun Man

    Joe Kearney

  • Poster for The Vanishing Legion

    T.J. Hornbeck

  • Poster for Alias: The Bad Man

    Clem Neville

  • Poster for The Miracle Woman

    Man in Audience (uncredited)

  • Poster for Partners of the Trail

    Sheriff McWade

  • Poster for The Lady from Nowhere

    Henchman Snowden

  • Poster for The Galloping Ghost

    Narrator / Police Broadcaster

  • Poster for Grief Street

    Michael, theater watchman

  • Poster for Range Law

    'Old' Frisco

  • Poster for The Hurricane Horseman

    Don Roberto

  • Poster for Lariats and Six-Shooters

    (Unknown)

  • The Cyclone Kid

    Harvey Comstock

  • Poster for The Lightning Warrior

    John Hayden

  • Poster for Neck and Neck

    Col. Rickson

  • Poster for The Fighting Marshal

    Clint Wheeler

  • Poster for The Gay Buckaroo

    Mr. Fields

1930Aged 58

  • Poster for The Lone Defender

    Sheriff Billings

  • Poster for The Cheyenne Kid

    Dad Thorpe

  • Poster for Near the Rainbow's End

    Tom Bledsoe

  • Poster for The Lone Rider

    Corwin

  • Poster for Under Montana Skies

    Sheriff Pinkie

  • Poster for Code of Honor

    Dad Bradfield

  • Poster for The Utah Kid

    Parson Joe

  • Poster for Breed of the West

    Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley

1929Aged 57

  • Poster for The Amazing Vagabond

    Phil Dunning

  • Poster for The California Mail

    William Butler

  • Poster for Evangeline

    Townsman

  • Poster for The King of the Kongo

    Trader John

1928Aged 56

1927Aged 55

  • Poster for The Ridin' Rowdy

    Doc

  • Poster for Daring Deeds

    John Courtney

  • Poster for Hell Hounds of the Plains

    Big John Lawson

  • Riding to Fame

    Dr. Lorentz

  • Poster for Roarin' Broncs

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Desert of the Lost

    Boat Captain (uncredited)

1926Aged 54

  • Poster for A String of Diamonds

    J. Tiffany Van Den Akar

  • Poster for Officer '444'

    Capt. Jerry Dugan

  • Poster for Fangs of Vengeance

    Abner Swaybe

  • Poster for The Baited Trap

    Bobbie's Father

  • Poster for Dog Scents

    Sheriff

  • A Captain's Courage

    Obadiah, the recluse

  • Poster for Dog of Dogs

    John Harlan

  • Poster for The Man from Oklahoma

    Rufus King

1925Aged 53

1924Aged 52

  • Mile-a-Minute Morgan

    Chester Jennings

  • Poster for The Eagle's Claw

    John Sherwood

  • Poster for North of Alaska

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Circus Lure

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Hard-Hittin' Hamilton

    Jim Downing

  • Poster for Bringin' Home the Bacon

    Judge Simpson

  • Poster for Battling Brewster

    Roland Rand

  • Poster for Thundering Romance

    The Sheriff

1923Aged 51

  • Poster for Blood Test

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Lone Wagon

    (Unknown)

1922Aged 50

1920Aged 48

  • Poster for The Daredevil

    Sheriff, Coyote Flats

1919Aged 47

  • Poster for The Hoodlum

    Board of Directors (uncredited)

1918Aged 46

  • Poster for The City of Purple Dreams

    Pat Kelly

  • Poster for Little Orphant Annie

    The Good Squire

1917Aged 45

  • Poster for The Lad and the Lion

    James Bankington

1916Aged 44

1915Aged 43

1914Aged 42

1913Aged 41

  • Poster for A Loyal Deserter

    Col. Colfax

  • Poster for The False Order

    Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival

  • Poster for The Lesson

    Murphy

  • Poster for The Understudy

    Ben Rosenthal - the Manager

  • Poster for A Husband Won by Election

    A Gangster

  • Poster for The Sands of Time

    Father Time

  • Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy

    Gen. John Morgan

  • Poster for A Change of Administration

    John Marshall - Secretary of War

  • Poster for Dixieland

    The Federal Captain

  • Poster for Roses of Yesterday

    John Ralston

  • The Post-Impressionists

    George Wilton - Dorothy's Father

  • Poster for The Suwanee River

    The Overseer of the Plantation

  • Poster for A Jolt for the Janitor

    Mr. Big Family

  • Poster for The Gold Brick

    Percy Hall

  • Poster for Papa's Dream

    Parson Stanley

  • Poster for Sweeney's Dream

    The Mayor

  • Poster for Granny's Old Armchair

    Simon Willard

  • Through Another Man's Eyes

    Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle

  • Poster for The Devil and Tom Walker

    Old Briggs

  • Poster for The Water Rat

    Watson

  • Poster for Her Way

    Burke - Gates' Brother

  • Poster for The Fifth String

    Satan

  • Poster for The Finger Print

    Dabney - a Crook

  • Poster for When May Weds December

    The Banker's Butler

  • Poster for Thor, Lord of the Jungles

    John Brant - Gene's Father

  • The Cipher Message

    Detective Donald Bryce

  • Poster for The Open Door

    Mark Boland

  • Poster for The Adventures of Kathlyn

    Col. Hare

  • Poster for The Unwelcome Throne

    Colonel Hare

1912Aged 40

  • All on Account of Checkers

    Sam - a Fireman

  • Poster for The Three Valises

    Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar

  • Poster for The Wreck of the Vega

    Ed Nobles

  • Poster for Betty Fools Dear Old Dad

    Betty's Dad

  • Poster for The House of His Master

    Gray - Robert's Friend

  • Poster for A Detective's Strategy

    Edwin Randall - the Detective

  • Poster for Bread Upon the Waters

    Mr. James Preston

  • Poster for The Awakening

    John Johnson

  • Poster for Her Bitter Lesson

    Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father

  • The Lost Inheritance

    Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father

  • Poster for The Fire Cop

    Mr. Wilson

  • Poster for How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home

    2nd Policeman

Year unknown