Lafe McKee

actor, director

Lafe McKee was born on Jan 23, 1872 in USA. Lafe McKee's big-screen debut came with Thor, Lord of the Jungles directed by Colin Campbell in 1913, strarring John Brant - Gene's Father (as Lafayette McKee). Lafe McKee is known for Meet John Doe directed by Frank Capra, Gary Cooper stars as 'Long John' Willoughby and Barbara Stanwyck as Ann Mitchell. The upcoming new movie Lafe McKee plays is Mission to Moscow which will be released on May 22, 1943.

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.

Birthday
Jan 23, 1872
Place of Birth
Morrison, Illinois, USA

Known For

19417.6

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

19398.1

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

19367.8

Mystery Mountain

Mystery Mountain

19347.1

The Ridin' Fool

The Ridin' Fool

19317.1

Movies & TV Shows

1943
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
actor
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
5.4
1942
Inside the Law
Inside the Law
actor
as Pop Cobb (as Lafayette McKee)
5.1
1941
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
actor
as Mr. Delaney (uncredited)
7.6
1940
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
actor
as Minister (uncredited)
6.2
1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
actor
as Grandpa (uncredited)
5.8
1940
Son of Roaring Dan
Son of Roaring Dan
actor
as Frank Brooke
6.0
1940
When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode
actor
as Doctor (uncredited)
6.4
1940
Bad Man from Red Butte
Bad Man from Red Butte
actor
as Dan Toddhunter
5.1
1940
Covered Wagon Trails
Covered Wagon Trails
actor
as John Bradford
6.2
1940
Riders of Pasco Basin
Riders of Pasco Basin
actor
as Uncle Dan
5.9
1940
Wild Horse Valley
Wild Horse Valley
actor
as Elmer Kimball
6.3
1940
The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid
actor
as Roberts
5.0
1940
Music in My Heart
Music in My Heart
actor
as Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
6.0
1939
Heroes in Blue
Heroes in Blue
actor
as Watchman (uncredited)
5.2
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
actor
as Civil War Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
8.1
1939
Spoilers of the Range
Spoilers of the Range
actor
as Dance Judge (uncredited)
6.9
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
actor
as Townsman [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
6.9
1939
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion
actor
as Sheriff (uncredited)
5.9
1939
Convict's Code
Convict's Code
actor
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
5.3
1938
I'm from the City
I'm from the City
actor
as Colonel Bixby (as Lafayette McKee)
5.5
1938
South of Arizona
South of Arizona
actor
as Lafe Brown
5.7
1938
Stagecoach Days
Stagecoach Days
actor
as Tom Larkin
1938
Rawhide
Rawhide
actor
as L.G. McDonnell (uncredited)
5.6
1938
Rolling Caravans
Rolling Caravans
actor
as Henry Rankin
6.0
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
actor
as Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
6.1
1937
The Singing Outlaw
The Singing Outlaw
actor
as Wedding Party Guest (uncredited)
5.1
1937
The Rangers Step In
The Rangers Step In
actor
as Jed Warren
3.4
1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
actor
as Tom Wilson
4.7
1937
Thanks for Listening
Thanks for Listening
actor
as Prospector (uncredited)
4.4
1937
Wild West Days
Wild West Days
actor
as Wagon Train Leader [Ch. 1)] (uncredited)
6.4
1937
Brothers of the West
Brothers of the West
actor
as Sheriff Bains
5.8
1937
Range Defenders
Range Defenders
actor
as Elderly Rancher (uncredited)
5.7
1937
The 13th Man
The 13th Man
actor
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
5.8
1937
North of the Rio Grande
North of the Rio Grande
actor
as Juror Joe (uncredited)
6.8
1937
The Painted Stallion
The Painted Stallion
actor
as Riverboat Captain (Ch.1) (uncredited)
6.4
1937
Reckless Ranger
Reckless Ranger
actor
as Elder Sheepman (uncredited)
5.0
1937
Melody of the Plains
Melody of the Plains
actor
as Dad Langley
1937
The Feud of the Trail
The Feud of the Trail
actor
as John Granger (uncredited)
5.8
1937
Santa Fe Rides
Santa Fe Rides
actor
as 'Dad' Sheldon
1936
Red Lights Ahead
Red Lights Ahead
actor
as Lodge Member (uncredited)
5.7
1936
The Final Hour
The Final Hour
actor
as Blind Tom (uncredited)
5.8
1936
The Lonely Trail
The Lonely Trail
actor
as Prisoner Shot in the Back (uncredited)
5.6
1936
Last of the Warrens
Last of the Warrens
actor
as Sheriff Blake
6.3
1936
Roamin' Wild
Roamin' Wild
actor
as Dad Parker
5.4
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
actor
as Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
7.8
1936
Silly Billies
Silly Billies
actor
as Settler (uncredited)
6.1
1936
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The Little Red Schoolhouse
actor
as Watchman
5.0
1936
Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters
actor
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
6.2
1936
The Kid Ranger
The Kid Ranger
actor
as Jim Burton
6.2
1936
The Mysterious Avenger
The Mysterious Avenger
actor
as Maitland
6.7
1935
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt
actor
as Tom
1935
Swifty
Swifty
actor
as Sandy McGregor
6.0
1935
The Ivory-Handled Gun
The Ivory-Handled Gun
actor
as Sheriff Crane
6.5
1935
False Pretenses
False Pretenses
actor
as Doorman (uncredited)
5.9
1935
The Throwback
The Throwback
actor
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
6.3
1935
The Girl Friend
The Girl Friend
actor
as Station Agent (uncredited)
5.9
1935
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
actor
as Dissident Miner at Bar (uncredited)
5.9
1935
Rio Rattler
Rio Rattler
actor
as Pop - Hotel Owner (as Lafayette McKee)
6.0
1935
The Keeper of the Bees
The Keeper of the Bees
actor
as Dr. Grayson
6.5
1935
Men of Action
Men of Action
actor
as California Rancher (uncredited)
5.4
1935
Get That Man
Get That Man
actor
as Watkins, Auto Court Proprietor (uncredited)
5.4
1935
Queen of the Jungle
Queen of the Jungle
actor
as Kali
3.8
1935
The Laramie Kid
The Laramie Kid
actor
as Crews - Lawyer (uncredited)
5.3
1935
What Price Crime
What Price Crime
actor
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
5.4
1935
The Awakening of Jim Burke
The Awakening of Jim Burke
actor
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1935
The Silver Bullet
The Silver Bullet
actor
as Dad Kane
6.0
1935
The Test
The Test
actor
as Dad McVey (as Lafayette McKee)
5.1
1935
Party Wire
Party Wire
actor
as Townsman in Pool Hall (uncredited)
6.7
1935
The Desert Trail
The Desert Trail
actor
as Poker City Sheriff
5.3
1935
The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider
actor
as Colonel Beckett [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
6.7
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
The Cowboy and the Bandit
actor
as Sheriff of Pampa (uncredited)
5.7
1935
The Drunkard
The Drunkard
actor
as Bartender
1935
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
actor
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
5.4
1935
Coyote Trails
Coyote Trails
actor
as John Baker
5.4
1935
Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier
actor
as Old Trapper
5.8
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Rustlers of Red Dog
actor
as Bob Lee
6.9
1934
Western Justice
Western Justice
actor
as Sheriff, alias King
5.7
1934
Mystery Mountain
Mystery Mountain
actor
as Jim Corwin [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
7.1
1934
Frontier Days
Frontier Days
actor
as Hank Wilson
4.3
1934
Outlaw's Highway
Outlaw's Highway
actor
as Sheriff Ed Hibbs
4.4
1934
Port of Lost Dreams
Port of Lost Dreams
actor
as Justice of the Peace
5.6
1934
The Curtain Falls
The Curtain Falls
actor
as Minor Role (uncredited)
6.1
1934
Hell Bent for Love
Hell Bent for Love
actor
as Dad Daley
5.4
1934
Blue Steel
Blue Steel
actor
as Dan Mason
5.3
1934
City Park
City Park
actor
as Matt O'Donnell
5.5
1934
Ridin' Thru
Ridin' Thru
actor
as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks
4.0
1934
West of the Divide
West of the Divide
actor
as Fred Winters
5.2
1933
Straightaway
Straightaway
actor
1933
The Mystery Squadron
The Mystery Squadron
actor
as Stephen Gray
6.0
1933
Jaws of Justice
Jaws of Justice
actor
as 'Seeker' Dean
4.1
1933
Lightning Range
Lightning Range
actor
as Judge Williams
3.8
1933
Riders of Destiny
Riders of Destiny
actor
as Sheriff Bill Baxter
5.4
1933
Curtain at Eight
Curtain at Eight
actor
as Perkins - Harrisburg County Sheriff (uncredited)
5.6
1933
War of the Range
War of the Range
actor
as Cattle Buyer Cartwright
5.8
1933
The Trail Drive
The Trail Drive
actor
as Jameson
4.6
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
Gordon of Ghost City
actor
as Bill Simpson (uncredited)
6.5
1933
Galloping Romeo
Galloping Romeo
actor
as Marshal Gregory
6.1
1933
Fighting with Kit Carson
Fighting with Kit Carson
actor
as Luke Foster
6.4
1933
Fighting Texans
Fighting Texans
actor
as Sheriff Jim Carver (uncredited)
6.3
1933
The Whispering Shadow
The Whispering Shadow
actor
as D.W. Jerome - Company Vice President
5.4
1933
The Dude Bandit
The Dude Bandit
actor
as Brown - Rancher
5.3
1933
The Telegraph Trail
The Telegraph Trail
actor
as Lafe
5.7
1933
Silent Men
Silent Men
actor
as Doc Smith (uncredited)
6.1
1933
Forgotten
Forgotten
actor
as Foundation Home Resident (uncredited)
6.6
1933
Treason
Treason
actor
as Union Officer (uncredited)
6.8
1933
Man of Action
Man of Action
actor
as Matt Sherman (uncredited)
6.1
1932
End of the Trail
End of the Trail
actor
as Colonel John Burke
6.7
1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin
The Secrets of Wu Sin
actor
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
5.1
1932
Young Blood
Young Blood
actor
as Colonel Bondage (uncredited)
6.0
1932
The Big Stampede
The Big Stampede
actor
as Cal Brett
5.6
1932
Gold
Gold
actor
as Jeff Sellers
5.2
1932
Klondike
Klondike
actor
as Seth (uncredited)
5.4
1932
Ride Him, Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy
actor
as Marty Gordon - Rancher (uncredited)
5.4
1932
Gorilla Ship
Gorilla Ship
actor
as Old Man (uncredited)
5.0
1932
Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble
actor
as Sheriff Joe Edwards
6.6
1932
Heroes of the West
Heroes of the West
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
5.6
1932
Beauty Parlor
Beauty Parlor
actor
as Reverend Parker (uncredited)
5.5
1932
Lena Rivers
Lena Rivers
actor
as Fisherman (uncredited)
5.6
1932
Hell-Fire Austin
Hell-Fire Austin
actor
as Uncle Joe Brooks
6.3
1932
Mark of the Spur
Mark of the Spur
actor
as 'Hardshell' Beckett
5.5
1932
Single-Handed Sanders
Single-Handed Sanders
actor
as Dr. Walker (uncredited)
5.6
1932
The Texan
The Texan
actor
as Jim
5.0
1932
The Local Bad Man
The Local Bad Man
actor
as McKee - New Mexico Depot Stationmaster (uncredited)
5.7
1932
Ridin' for Justice
Ridin' for Justice
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
6.1
1931
The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior
actor
as John Hayden
6.3
1931
Lariats and Six-Shooters
Lariats and Six-Shooters
actor
5.5
1931
Border Law
Border Law
actor
as Stage Line Agent (uncredited)
5.9
1931
Grief Street
Grief Street
actor
as Michael - Stage Doorman
5.3
1931
Branded
Branded
actor
as Atty. Joseph Hines (uncredited)
6.0
1931
The Galloping Ghost
The Galloping Ghost
actor
as Narrator / Police Broadcaster (voice, uncredited)
5.8
1931
The Lady from Nowhere
The Lady from Nowhere
actor
as Snowden - Henchman
6.6
1931
Partners of the Trail
Partners of the Trail
actor
as Sheriff McWade
1931
Alias the Bad Man
Alias the Bad Man
actor
as Clem Neville (as Lafe M. Kee)
5.9
1931
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
actor
as T.J. Hornbeck
6.7
1931
The Ridin' Fool
The Ridin' Fool
actor
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
7.1
1931
The Texas Ranger
The Texas Ranger
actor
as Joel Winters (uncredited)
6.2
1931
The Mystery Trooper
The Mystery Trooper
actor
as Frank Holt [Chs. 1, 10] (uncredited)
4.8
1931
King of the Wild
King of the Wild
actor
as Police Inspector / Narrator
6.0
1931
West of Cheyenne
West of Cheyenne
actor
as Lafe Langdon
6.0
1931
Red Fork Range
Red Fork Range
actor
as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train
4.1
1930
The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid
actor
as Parson Joe
5.5
1930
Code of Honor
Code of Honor
actor
as Dad Bradfield
4.1
1930
Men Without Law
Men Without Law
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
5.5
1930
The Indians Are Coming
The Indians Are Coming
actor
as Lafe (Ch's 3,5) (uncredited)
5.6
1930
Under Montana Skies
Under Montana Skies
actor
as Sheriff Pinkie
4.1
1930
Near the Rainbow's End
Near the Rainbow's End
actor
as Tom Bledsoe
5.9
1930
The Lone Rider
The Lone Rider
actor
as Corwin (uncredited)
6.3
1930
The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid
actor
as Dad Thorpe
1930
The Fighting Legion
The Fighting Legion
actor
as Card-Player (uncredited)
5.5
1930
The Lone Defender
The Lone Defender
actor
as Sheriff Billings
4.9
1929
The King of the Kongo
The King of the Kongo
actor
as Trader John
5.8
1929
Evangeline
Evangeline
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
6.8
1928
Vultures of the Sea
Vultures of the Sea
actor
2.2
1928
Riley of the Rainbow Division
Riley of the Rainbow Division
actor
as (as Lafayette McKee)
1927
The Desert of the Lost
The Desert of the Lost
actor
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
5.9
1927
The Patent Leather Kid
The Patent Leather Kid
actor
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
6.1
1927
Hell Hounds of the Plains
Hell Hounds of the Plains
actor
as Big John Lawson
6.1
1927
The Fire Fighters
The Fire Fighters
actor
as Fred Powers
1926
The Bandit Buster
The Bandit Buster
actor
as Henry Morton
1926
Three Pals
Three Pals
actor
as Bit Role (uncredited)
5.8
1925
Sporting Life
Sporting Life
actor
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
5.3
1925
The Saddle Cyclone
The Saddle Cyclone
actor
as Burns
1925
The Power God
The Power God
actor
as Prof. Daniel Sturgess
6.1
1924
Thundering Romance
Thundering Romance
actor
as The Sheriff
3.0
1924
The Eagle's Claw
The Eagle's Claw
actor
as John Sherwood
1922
Blazing Arrows
Blazing Arrows
actor
as Elias Thornby (as Lafayette McKee)
5.5
1918
The City of Purple Dreams
The City of Purple Dreams
actor
as Pat Kelly (as Lafayette McKee)
1917
The Stolen Play
The Stolen Play
actor
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
6.0
1915
The Octopus
The Octopus
actor
as Harris Gordon
1913
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
actor
as John Brant - Gene's Father (as Lafayette McKee)
5.6