Birthday
1872/01/22
Day of death
1959/08/10 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Morrison, Illinois, USA
Also know 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) The Utah Kid
as Parson Joe
(1930) The Cheyenne Kid
as Dad Thorpe
(1928) Vultures of the Sea
as ---
(1936) The Bridge of Sighs
as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)
(1913) Roses of Yesterday
as John Ralston
(1915) The Jungle Stockade
as Robert Barker - Missionary
(1934) West of the Divide
as Fred Winters
(1920) The Daredevil
as Sheriff, Coyote Flats
(1932) The Texan
as Jim
(1933) Terror Trail
as Shay
(1930) Code of Honor
as Dad Bradfield
(1933) War of the Range
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
(1934) Riding Speed
as John Vale (as Lafayette McKee)
(1914) Three Bags of Silver
as Colonel Hare (as Lafayette McKee)
(1929) The Amazing Vagabond
as Phil Dunning
(1928) The Riding Renegade
as Sheriff Jim Taylor
(1924) Thundering Romance
as The Sheriff
(1935) Rio Rattler
as Pop - Hotel Owner
(1935) Tracy Rides
as Jim Green
(1927) Riding to Fame
as Dr. Lorentz
(1935) Thunderbolt
as Tom
(1934) The Fighting Trooper
as Old Trapper
(1925) A Desperate Chance
as Fred Forman
(1930) Breed of the West
as Colonel Sterner - aka Bradley
(1937) Santa Fe Rides
as 'Dad' Sheldon
(1934) Fighting Fury
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
(1931) Neck and Neck
as Col. Rickson
(1926) A String of Diamonds
as J. Tiffany Van Den Akar
(1926) Dog Scents
as Sheriff
(1926) Fangs of Vengeance
as Abner Swaybe
(1926) Dog of Dogs
as John Harlan
(1931) The Lightning Warrior
as John Hayden
(1937) The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Tom Wilson
(1932) The Big Stampede
as Cal Brett
(1930) The Lone Rider
as Corwin (uncredited)
(1932) Hello Trouble
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
(1936) The Cowboy and the Kid
as Sheriff Bailey
(1913) The Cipher Message
as Detective Donald Bryce
(1913) The Open Door
as Mark Boland
(1914) The Two Ordeals
as Colonel Hare
(1913) The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Col. Hare
(1913) The Unwelcome Throne
as Colonel Hare
(1912) All on Account of Checkers
as Sam - a Fireman
(1912) A Detective's Strategy
as Edwin Randall - the Detective
(1912) The Wreck of the Vega
as Ed Nobles
(1912) The Three Valises
as Pittsburg Sam - the Burglar
(1912) Betty Fools Dear Old Dad
as Betty's Dad
(1912) Bread Upon the Waters
as Mr. James Preston
(1912) Her Bitter Lesson
as Old Jasper Floyd - Aurora's Father
(1912) The Lost Inheritance
as Mr. Bawn - Molly's Father
(1912) The Fire Cop
as Mr. Wilson
(1912) The Awakening
as John Johnson
(1912) The House of His Master
as Gray - Robert's Friend
(1912) How the 'Duke of Leisure' Reached His Winter Home
as 2nd Policeman
(1913) The False Order
as Norman Black - the Telegraph Operator - Jack's Rival
(1913) The Lesson
as Murphy
(1913) A Change of Administration
as John Marshall - Secretary of War
(1913) The Understudy
as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
(1913) A Husband Won by Election
as A Gangster
(1913) Dixieland
as The Federal Captain
(1913) Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy
as Gen. John Morgan
(1933) The Man from Monterey
as Don Jose Castanares
(1913) The Post-Impressionists
as George Wilton - Dorothy's Father
(1913) The Gold Brick
as Percy Hall
(1913) The Suwanee River
as The Overseer of the Plantation
(1913) Papa's Dream
as Parson Stanley
(1913) A Jolt for the Janitor
as Mr. Big Family
(1913) Sweeney's Dream
as The Mayor
(1913) Granny's Old Armchair
as Simon Willard
(1913) Through Another Man's Eyes
as Edward Elder - Wallace's Uncle
(1913) The Devil and Tom Walker
as Old Briggs
(1914) The Royal Slave
as Colonel Hare
(1914) The Garden of Brides
as Colonel Hare
(1913) Her Way
as Burke - Gates' Brother
(1914) A Colonel in Chains
as Colonel Hare
(1913) The Water Rat
as Watson
(1913) When May Weds December
as The Banker's Butler
(1913) The Fifth String
as Satan
(1913) The Finger Print
as Dabney - a Crook
(1914) The Cruel Crown
as Colonel Hare
(1933) Fighting With Kit Carson
as Luke Foster
(1914) The Spellbound Multitude
as Colonel Hare
(1914) The Warrior Maid
as Colonel Hare
(1914) The Forged Parchment
as Colonel Hare
(1914) The King's Will
as Colonel Hare
(1914) The Leopard's Foundling
as Wamba - a Native
(1914) Meller Drammer
as ---
(1914) Jim
as ---
(1914) The Livid Flame
as R. Hayes Burkhardt
(1914) Four Minutes Late
as ---
(1914) To Be Called For
as Silas Brown
(1914) Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
as Mr. Greerson - Harvey's Father
(1914) Garrison's Finish
as ---
(1914) The Soul Mate
as ---
(1914) The Lure of the Windigo
as Hugo Le Clerq - Annette's Father
(1914) Wade Brent Pays
as Lawyer Moreley
(1914) If I Were Young Again
as Museum Director Henshaw
(1915) Lassoing a Lion
as ---
(1915) His Fighting Blood
as Old McTrigger - Hope's Father
(1915) The Guardian's Dilemma
as Old Man Cummings
(1915) The Fork in the Road
as The Innkeeper
(1915) The Primitive Way
as ---
(1922) In the Days of Buffalo Bill
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
(1915) The Red Blood of Courage
as Lieutenant Tavish
(1915) The Lion's Mate
as The Missionary
(1915) The Great Experiment
as ---
(1915) The Two Natures Within Him
as Dr. Bishop
(1915) The Girl and the Reporter
as ---
(1915) The Jaguar Trap
as ---
(1915) How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as Jim McFarlin
(1915) The Octopus
as Harris Gordon
(1915) The Heart of Paro
as ---
(1915) The Blood Seedling
as ---
(1915) In the King's Service
as Antoine
(1915) The Vengeance of Rannah
as General Craddock
(1915) Young Love
as Professor Hunt
(1915) The Man with the Iron Heart
as Doyle
(1915) A Jungle Revenge
as James Thorpe - Mabel's Father
(1917) The Lad and the Lion
as James Bankington
(1915) The Baby and the Leopard
as Fred Herman
(1932) Gold
as Jeff Sellers
(1916) Wives of the Rich
as Robert Baker
(1916) The Adventures of Kathlyn
as Colonel Hare
(1932) Without Honors
as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson
(1936) The Fugitive Sheriff
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1934) Bandits of the Badlands
as Dan Mason
(1934) Next Of Kin
as Fred Winters
(1924) Battling Brewster
as Roland Rand
(1935) Coyote Trails
as John Baker
(1935) The Drunkard
as Bartender
(1936) Frontier Justice
as Old card player
(1936) Roamin' Wild
as 'Dad' Parker
(1935) The Hawk
as Jim King
(1936) Santa Fe Bound
as Sheriff
(1931) The Vanishing Legion
as T.J. Hornbeck
(1931) The Galloping Ghost
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster
(1935) Big Boy Rides Again
as Tap Smiley
(1937) Mystery Range
as Jed Travis
(1933) The Mystery Squadron
as Stephen Gray
(1935) Rainbow Valley
as Storekeeper
(1927) The Desert of the Lost
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
(1932) The Boiling Point
as Tom Kirk
(1931) Red Fork Range
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
(1933) Galloping Romeo
as Marshal Gregory
(1935) The Test
as Dad McVey
(1935) The Law of 45's
as Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
(1935) The Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
(1935) Queen of the Jungle
as Kali
(1934) Hell Bent for Love
as Dad Daley
(1927) Hell Hounds of the Plains
as Big John Lawson
(1936) Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Don Costello
(1935) The Girl Who Came Back
as Jim, the bank guard
(1936) Last of the Warrens
as Sheriff Blake
(1942) Inside the Law
as Pop Cobb
(1934) City Park
as Matt O'Donnell
(1935) The Last of the Clintons
as Sam Slater
(1936) The Idaho Kid
as John Endicott
(1937) Law of the Ranger
as Mr. Polk
(1937) Brothers of the West
as Sheriff Bains
(1937) Lost Ranch
as John Carroll
(1934) A Demon for Trouble
as Sheriff
(1937) The Fighting Deputy
as Frank Denton
(1938) Knight of the Plains
as John Lane
(1933) Deadwood Pass
as Sheriff Rawlins
(1936) The Phantom Rider
as Jeff Grayson
(1929) The King of the Kongo
as Trader John
(1934) Frontier Days
as Hank Wilson
(1930) The Lone Defender
as Sheriff Billings
(1931) Grief Street
as Michael, theater watchman
(1934) Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1933) Straightaway
as ---
(1931) The Hurricane Horseman
as Don Roberto
(1931) The Lady from Nowhere
as Henchman Snowden
(1932) Tombstone Canyon
as Colonel Lee
(1933) Gun Justice
as Postmaster
(1933) The Trail Drive
as Jameson
(1932) Mark of the Spur
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
(1934) Port of Lost Dreams
as Justice of the Peace
(1938) Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Zeke
(1931) Alias: The Bad Man
as Clem Neville
(1929) The California Mail
as William Butler
(1928) The Upland Rider
as John Graham
(1928) The Code of the Scarlet
as Fur Trapper
(1931) The Two Gun Man
as Joe Kearney
(1931) Range Law
as 'Old' Frisco
(1932) Hell-Fire Austin
as Uncle Joe Brooks
(1928) Riley of the Rainbow Division
as ---
(1934) The Law of the Wild
as Charles Ingram [Chs. 1, 3, 12]
(1930) Under Montana Skies
as Sheriff Pinkie
(1934) The Boss Cowboy
as Nolan
(1935) The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff of Pampa
(1937) The Feud of the Trail
as John Granger
(1934) The Curtain Falls
as Minor Role
(1939) The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Townsman
(1931) Partners of the Trail
as Sheriff McWade
(1936) Custer's Last Stand
as Captain Benteen
(1927) The Ridin' Rowdy
as Doc
(1928) The Ballyhoo Buster
as ---
(1939) Convict's Code
as Night Watchman
(1935) One in a Million
as 2nd License Clerk
(1939) The Oregon Trail
as Settler (archive footage)
(1935) Northern Frontier
as Old Trapper
(1933) Jaws of Justice
as 'Seeker' Dean
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
(1932) Heroes of the West
as Townsman
(1933) Gordon of Ghost City
as Bill Simpson
(1939) Heroes in Blue
as Watchman
(1935) Gun Smoke
as Sheriff Rutherford
(1933) Under Secret Orders
as Franklyn Lawrence
(1935) The Ghost Rider
as Zeke
(1937) The Rangers Step In
as Jed Warren
(1935) Wolf Riders
as John Clark - Indian Agent
(1936) The Kid Ranger
as Jim Burton
(1934) Lighting Bill
as Tom Ross
(1934) Western Justice
as Sheriff / King
(1940) The Cheyenne Kid
as Roberts--Ranch Owner
(1938) Rolling Caravans
as Henry Rankin
(1936) For the Service
as Rancher Johnson (uncredited)
(1931) West of Cheyenne
as Lafe Langdon
(1932) The Secrets of Wu Sin
as Justice of the Peace
(1932) Beauty Parlor
as Reverend Parker
(1929) Evangeline
as Townsman
(1940) Riders of Pasco Basin
as Uncle Dan
(1938) Stagecoach Days
as Tom Larkin
(1935) What Price Crime
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
(1934) Rawhide Mail
as Sheriff
(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
(1934) The Quitter
as Zack
(1940) Music in My Heart
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
(1937) North of the Rio Grande
as Juror Joe
(1940) Covered Wagon Trails
as John Bradford
(1935) Blazing Guns
as John Rickard
(1932) Ride Him, Cowboy
as Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
(1933) The Telegraph Trail
as Lafe
(1940) Bad Man from Red Butte
as Dan Toddhunter
(1940) When the Daltons Rode
as Doctor
(1940) Santa Fe Trail
as Minister (uncredited)
(1934) Rawhide Romance
as Roger Whitney
(1933) Lightning Range
as Judge Williams
(1925) Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
as Sandy McLeod
(1936) The Mysterious Avenger
as Maitland
(1913) A Loyal Deserter
as Col. Colfax
(1940) Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Grandpa
(1937) Melody of the Plains
as Dad Langley
(1940) Young People
as Man in recital audience
(1913) Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as John Brant - Gene's Father
(1935) Men of Action
as Rancher
(1931) The Gay Buckaroo
as Mr. Fields
(1928) Freckles
as Duncan
(1936) Silly Billies
as Pioneer
(1940) Pioneer Days
as Sam - Express Agent
(1940) Pioneers of the Frontier
as Mort Saunders
(1919) The Hoodlum
as Board of Directors (uncredited)
(1933) Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
(1932) Young Blood
as Colonel Bondage
(1933) The Whispering Shadow
as Prince Alexander, alias Mr. Jerome
(1933) King of the Arena
as Townsman
(1935) Rustlers of Red Dog
as Bob Lee [Chs. 1-3]
(1935) The Desert Trail
as Poker City Sheriff
(1918) Little Orphant Annie
as The Good Squire
(1927) Daring Deeds
as John Courtney
(1936) Men of the Plains
as Marshal Ed Green
(1933) The Dude Bandit
as Brown - Rancher
(1944) Wells Fargo Days
as Pop Lyman
(1930) Near the Rainbow's End
as Tom Bledsoe
(1935) Kid Courageous
as William Bannister
(1940) Wild Horse Valley
as Elmer Kimball
(1933) Cross Fire
as Daniel Plummer
(1925) Sporting Life
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
(1934) Blue Steel
as Dan Mason
(1938) I'm from the City
as Colonel Bixby
(1931) The Miracle Woman
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1925) The Power God
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
(1943) Kid Dynamite
as Pedestrian
(1936) Easy Money
as Henchman "Pop"
(1931) Lariats and Six-Shooters
as ---
(1926) Officer '444'
as Capt. Jerry Dugan
(1926) The Man from Oklahoma
as Rufus King
(1923) Blood Test
as ---
(1924) Circus Lure
as ---
(1925) On the Go
as Mr. Hall
(1924) The Eagle's Claw
as John Sherwood
(1928) Manhattan Cowboy
as John Steel
(1933) Only Yesterday
as Father at Train Station (Uncredited)
(1936) Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
(1933) Riders of Destiny
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
(1934) Range Warfare
as Wade Callahan
(1932) The Riding Tornado
as Hiram Olcott
(1931) The Fighting Marshal
as Clint Wheeler
(1932) End of the Trail
as Colonel John Burke
(1932) Fighting for Justice
as Sam Tracy
(1936) Step on It
as Captain Bradshaw
(1935) The Ivory-Handled Gun
as Sheriff Crane
(1938) Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
(1932) Gorilla Ship
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1924) Bringin' Home the Bacon
as Judge Simpson
(1935) The Silver Bullet
as Dad Kane
(1934) Ridin' Thru
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
(1932) The Spirit of the West
as Bowie Moore - Rancher
(1940) Son of Roaring Dan
as Frank Brooke
(1925) Warrior Gap
as John Folsom
(1935) Swifty
as Sandy McGregor
(1932) The Fighting Champ
as Sheriff Jim Cosgrove
(1913) The Sands of Time
as Father Time
(1932) The Man from New Mexico
as Sheriff
(1932) Self Defense
as Sandy McKenzie
(1932) Klondike
as Seth
(1933) Fighting Texans
as Sheriff Jim Carver
(1934) The Man from Utah
as Judge Carter
The Bonanza Buckaroo
as Mr. Andrew Gordon
(1922) Silver Spurs
as Jerry Regan