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