
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.

Parson Joe
The Utah Kid

Dad Thorpe
The Cheyenne Kid

Vultures of the Sea

Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs

John Ralston
Roses of Yesterday

Robert Barker - Missionary
The Jungle Stockade

Fred Winters
West of the Divide

Sheriff, Coyote Flats
The Daredevil

Jim
The Texan

Shay
Terror Trail

Dad Bradfield
Code of Honor

John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
Riding Speed

Cattle Buyer Cartwright
War of the Range

Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
Three Bags of Silver

Phil Dunning
The Amazing Vagabond

Sheriff Jim Taylor
The Riding Renegade

The Sheriff
Thundering Romance

Pop - Hotel Owner
Rio Rattler

Jim Green
Tracy Rides

Dr. Lorentz
Riding to Fame

Tom
Thunderbolt

Old Trapper
The Fighting Trooper

Fred Forman
A Desperate Chance

Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
Breed of the West

'Dad' Sheldon
Santa Fe Rides

Sheriff Ed Hibbs
Fighting Fury

Col. Rickson
Neck and Neck

J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
A String of Diamonds

Abner Swaybe
Fangs of Vengeance

Sheriff
Dog Scents

John Harlan
Dog of Dogs

John Hayden
The Lightning Warrior

Tom Wilson
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

Cal Brett
The Big Stampede

Corwin (uncredited)
The Lone Rider

Sheriff Joe Edwards
Hello Trouble

Sheriff Bailey
The Cowboy and the Kid

Detective Donald Bryce
The Cipher Message

Mark Boland
The Open Door

Col. Hare
The Adventures of Kathlyn

Colonel Hare
The Unwelcome Throne

Colonel Hare
The Two Ordeals

Sam - a Fireman
All on Account of Checkers

Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
The Three Valises

Ed Nobles
The Wreck of the Vega

Betty's Dad
Betty Fools Dear Old Dad

Gray - Robert's Friend
The House of His Master

Edwin Randall - the Detective
A Detective's Strategy

Mr. James Preston
Bread Upon the Waters

John Johnson
The Awakening

Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
Her Bitter Lesson

Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
The Lost Inheritance

Mr. Wilson
The Fire Cop

2nd Policeman
How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home

Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
The False Order

Murphy
The Lesson

Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
The Understudy

A Gangster
A Husband Won by Election

Gen. John Morgan
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy

John Marshall - Secretary of War
A Change of Administration

The Federal Captain
Dixieland

Don Jose Castanares
The Man from Monterey

George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
The Post-Impressionists

The Overseer of the Plantation
The Suwanee River

Percy Hall
The Gold Brick

Parson Stanley
Papa's Dream

Mr. Big Family
A Jolt for the Janitor

The Mayor
Sweeney's Dream

Simon Willard
Granny's Old Armchair

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

Old Briggs
The Devil and Tom Walker

Colonel Hare
The Royal Slave

Colonel Hare
A Colonel in Chains

Colonel Hare
The Garden of Brides

Watson
The Water Rat

Burke - Gates' Brother
Her Way

Satan
The Fifth String

Dabney - a Crook
The Finger Print

The Banker's Butler
When May Weds December

Colonel Hare
The Cruel Crown

Luke Foster
Fighting With Kit Carson

Colonel Hare
The Spellbound Multitude

Colonel Hare
The Warrior Maid

Colonel Hare
The Forged Parchment

Colonel Hare
The King's Will

Wamba - a Native
The Leopard's Foundling

Meller Drammer

Silas Brown
To Be Called For

Jim

R. Hayes Burkhardt
The Livid Flame

Four Minutes Late

Garrison's Finish

Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance

Museum Director Henshaw
If I Were Young Again

The Soul Mate

Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
The Lure of the Windigo

Lawyer Moreley
Wade Brent Pays

Uncle Paul
Lassoing a Lion

Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
His Fighting Blood

The Primitive Way

Lieutenant Tavish
The Red Blood of Courage

Old Man Cummings
The Guardian's Dilemma

Gen. Robert E. Lee
In the Days of Buffalo Bill

The Innkeeper
The Fork in the Road

The Great Experiment

The Missionary
The Lion's Mate

Dr. Bishop
The Two Natures Within Him

The Jaguar Trap

Jim McFarlin
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell

The Girl and the Reporter

Harris Gordon
The Octopus

The Heart of Paro

Antoine
In the King's Service

Doyle
The Man with the Iron Heart

The Blood Seedling

General Craddock
The Vengeance of Rannah

Professor Hunt
Young Love

James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
A Jungle Revenge

James Bankington
The Lad and the Lion

Fred Herman
The Baby and the Leopard

Jeff Sellers
Gold

Colonel Hare
The Adventures of Kathlyn

Robert Baker
Wives of the Rich

Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
Without Honor

Conductor (uncredited)
The Fugitive Sheriff

Dan Mason
Bandits of the Badlands

Fred Winters
Next Of Kin

Roland Rand
Battling Brewster

John Baker
Coyote Trails

Bartender
The Drunkard

Old card player
Frontier Justice

'Dad' Parker
Roamin' Wild

Jim King
The Hawk

Sheriff
Santa Fe Bound

T.J. Hornbeck
The Vanishing Legion

Narrator / Police Broadcaster
The Galloping Ghost

Tap Smiley
Big Boy Rides Again

Jed Travis
Mystery Range

Stephen Gray
The Mystery Squadron

Storekeeper
Rainbow Valley

Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Desert of the Lost

Tom Kirk
The Boiling Point

Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
Red Fork Range

Marshal Gregory
Galloping Romeo

Dad McVey
The Test

Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
The Law of 45's

Dr. Grayson
The Keeper of the Bees

Kali
Queen of the Jungle

Dad Daley
Hell Bent for Love

Big John Lawson
Hell Hounds of the Plains

Don Costello
Lightnin' Bill Carson

Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)
The Girl Who Came Back

Sheriff Blake
Last of the Warrens

Pop Cobb
Inside the Law

Matt O'Donnell
City Park

Sam Slater
The Last of the Clintons

John Endicott
The Idaho Kid

Mr. Polk
Law of the Ranger

Sheriff Bains
Brothers of the West

John Carroll
Lost Ranch

Sheriff
A Demon for Trouble

Frank Denton
The Fighting Deputy

John Lane
Knight of the Plains

Sheriff Rawlins
Deadwood Pass

Jeff Grayson
The Phantom Rider

Trader John
The King of the Kongo

Hank Wilson
Frontier Days

Sheriff Billings
The Lone Defender

Michael, theater watchman
Grief Street

Townsman (uncredited)
Honor of the Range

Straightaway

Henchman Snowden
The Lady from Nowhere

Don Roberto
The Hurricane Horseman

Colonel Lee
Tombstone Canyon

'Hardshell' Beckett
Mark of the Spur

Jameson
The Trail Drive

Postmaster
Gun Justice

Justice of the Peace
Port of Lost Dreams

Zeke
Six Shootin' Sheriff

Clem Neville
Alias: The Bad Man

William Butler
The California Mail

John Graham
The Upland Rider

Fur Trapper
The Code of the Scarlet

Joe Kearney
The Two Gun Man

'Old' Frisco
Range Law

Uncle Joe Brooks
Hell-Fire Austin

Riley of the Rainbow Division

Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
The Law of the Wild

Sheriff Pinkie
Under Montana Skies

Sheriff of Pampa
The Cowboy and the Bandit

Nolan
The Boss Cowboy

John Granger
The Feud of the Trail

Minor Role
The Curtain Falls

Townsman
The Lone Ranger Rides Again

Sheriff McWade
Partners of the Trail

Captain Benteen
Custer's Last Stand

Doc
The Ridin' Rowdy

The Ballyhoo Buster

Night Watchman
Convict's Code

2nd License Clerk
One in a Million

Settler (archive footage)
The Oregon Trail

Old Trapper
Northern Frontier

'Seeker' Dean
Jaws of Justice

Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Townsman
Heroes of the West

Bill Simpson
Gordon of Ghost City

Watchman
Heroes in Blue

Sheriff Rutherford
Gun Smoke

Franklyn Lawrence
Under Secret Orders

Zeke
The Ghost Rider

Jed Warren
The Rangers Step In

John Clark - Indian Agent
Wolf Riders

Jim Burton
The Kid Ranger

Tom Ross
Lighting Bill

Sheriff / King
Western Justice

Roberts--Ranch Owner
The Cheyenne Kid

Henry Rankin
Rolling Caravans

Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
For the Service

Lafe Langdon
West of Cheyenne

Justice of the Peace
The Secrets of Wu Sin

Reverend Parker
Beauty Parlor

Townsman
Evangeline

Uncle Dan
Riders of Pasco Basin

Tom Larkin
Stagecoach Days

Night Watchman (uncredited)
What Price Crime

Sheriff
Rawhide Mail

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Zack
The Quitter

Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Music in My Heart

Juror Joe
North of the Rio Grande

John Bradford
Covered Wagon Trails

John Rickard
Blazing Guns

Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
Ride Him, Cowboy

Lafe
The Telegraph Trail

Dan Toddhunter
Bad Man from Red Butte

Doctor
When the Daltons Rode

Minister (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail

Judge Williams
Lightning Range

Roger Whitney
Rawhide Romance

Sandy McLeod
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide

Maitland
The Mysterious Avenger

Col. Colfax
A Loyal Deserter

Grandpa
Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Dad Langley
Melody of the Plains

Man in recital audience
Young People

John Brant - Gene's Father
Thor, Lord of the Jungles

Rancher
Men of Action

Mr. Fields
The Gay Buckaroo

Duncan
Freckles

Pioneer
Silly Billies

Sam - Express Agent
Pioneer Days

Mort Saunders
Pioneers of the Frontier

Board of Directors (uncredited)
The Hoodlum

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Golden Harvest

Colonel Bondage
Young Blood

Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
The Whispering Shadow

Townsman
King of the Arena

Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
Rustlers of Red Dog

Poker City Sheriff
The Desert Trail

The Good Squire
Little Orphant Annie

John Courtney
Daring Deeds

Marshal Ed Green
Men of the Plains

Brown - Rancher
The Dude Bandit

Pop Lyman
Wells Fargo Days

Tom Bledsoe
Near the Rainbow's End

William Bannister
Kid Courageous

Elmer Kimball
Wild Horse Valley

Daniel Plummer
Cross Fire

Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Sporting Life

Dan Mason
Blue Steel

Colonel Bixby
I'm from the City

Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Miracle Woman

Prof. Daniel Sturgess
The Power God

Radio Listener (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Pedestrian
Kid Dynamite

Henchman "Pop"
Easy Money

Lariats and Six-Shooters

Capt. Jerry Dugan
Officer '444'

Blood Test

Rufus King
The Man from Oklahoma

Circus Lure

Mr. Hall
On the Go

John Sherwood
The Eagle's Claw

John Steel
Manhattan Cowboy

Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday

Old Skipper (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters

Sheriff Bill Baxter
Riders of Destiny

Wade Callahan
Range Warfare

Hiram Olcott
The Riding Tornado

Clint Wheeler
The Fighting Marshal

Sam Tracy
Fighting for Justice

Colonel John Burke
End of the Trail

Captain Bradshaw
Step on It

Sheriff Crane
The Ivory-Handled Gun

Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It

Old Man (uncredited)
Gorilla Ship

Judge Simpson
Bringin' Home the Bacon

Dad Kane
The Silver Bullet

Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
Ridin' Thru

Bowie Moore - Rancher
The Spirit of the West

Frank Brooke
Son of Roaring Dan

John Folsom
Warrior Gap

Sandy McGregor
Swifty

Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
The Fighting Champ

Father Time
The Sands of Time

Sheriff
The Man from New Mexico

Sandy McKenzie
Self Defense

Seth
Klondike

Sheriff Jim Carver
Fighting Texans

Judge Carter
The Man from Utah

Mr. Andrew Gordon
The Bonanza Buckaroo

Jerry Regan
Silver Spurs

Harry Ralston
The Ancient Blood

Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence

Don Flores
Hell's Valley

Chester Jennings
Mile-a-Minute Morgan

The Lone Wagon

Judd Hampton
The Mystery Box

Sheriff
On the Run

Pat Kelly
The City of Purple Dreams

Peter Daley
The Human Tornado

District Attorney
Pursued
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
322
Gender
Male
Birthday
1872-01-22
Place of Birth
Morrison, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Lafayette Stocking McKee