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Lafe McKee

Acting

Born January 22, 1872 · Morrison, Illinois, USA

Died August 10, 1959

Also known as Lafayette Stocking McKee · Lafayette S. McKee · Lafayette 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.

Filmography50+ titles

Western Justice

1934as Sheriff / King

Code of Honor

1930as Dad Bradfield

The Vanishing Legion

1931as T.J. Hornbeck

The Bridge of Sighs

1936as Lester - Taffy Peddler (uncredited)

Northern Frontier

1935as Old Trapper

Blazing Guns

1935as John Rickard

Galloping Romeo

1933as Marshal Gregory

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939as Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

Frontier Justice

1936as Old card player

Men of the Plains

1936as Marshal Ed Green

Rio Rattler

1935as Pop - Hotel Owner

The Idaho Kid

1936as John Endicott

Last of the Warrens

1936as Sheriff Blake

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936as Don Costello

Santa Fe Bound

1936as Sheriff

The Phantom Rider

1936as Jeff Grayson

The Last of the Clintons

1935as Sam Slater

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935as Sheriff of Pampa

The Boss Cowboy

1934as Nolan

Range Warfare

1934as Wade Callahan

The Two Gun Man

1931as Joe Kearney

Inside the Law

1942as Pop Cobb

North of the Rio Grande

1937as Juror Joe

Roamin' Wild

1936as 'Dad' Parker

Gold

1932as Jeff Sellers

The Miracle Woman

1931as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Big Boy Rides Again

1935as Tap Smiley

Gordon of Ghost City

1933as Bill Simpson

Fighting With Kit Carson

1933as Luke Foster

Six Shootin' Sheriff

1938as Zeke

Brothers of the West

1937as Sheriff Bains

Honor of the Range

1934as Townsman (uncredited)

The Lightning Warrior

1931as John Hayden

When the Daltons Rode

1940as Doctor

Step on It

1936as Captain Bradshaw

Knight of the Plains

1938as John Lane

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

1937as Tom Wilson

The Fighting Deputy

1937as Frank Denton

The Girl Who Came Back

1935as Jim, the bank guard (uncredited)

The Hawk

1935as Jim King

Deadwood Pass

1933as Sheriff Rawlins

Gorilla Ship

1932as Old Man (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail

1940as Minister (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

1943as Radio Listener (uncredited)

A Demon for Trouble

1934as Sheriff

The Dude Bandit

1933as Brown - Rancher

Alias: The Bad Man

1931as Clem Neville

Without Honor

1932as Ranger Captain Frank Henderson

Young People

1940as Man in recital audience