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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Wells Fargo Days
Character: Pop Lyman
MOVIE • 1944
Mission to Moscow
Character: Radio Listener (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1943
Kid Dynamite
Character: Pedestrian
MOVIE • 1943
Inside the Law
Character: Pop Cobb
MOVIE • 1942
Santa Fe Trail
Character: Minister (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1940
Young People
Character: Man in recital audience
MOVIE • 1940
When the Daltons Rode
Character: Doctor
MOVIE • 1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Character: Grandpa
MOVIE • 1940
Son of Roaring Dan
Character: Frank Brooke
MOVIE • 1940
Bad Man from Red Butte
Character: Dan Toddhunter
MOVIE • 1940
Covered Wagon Trails
Character: John Bradford
MOVIE • 1940
Riders of Pasco Basin
Character: Uncle Dan
MOVIE • 1940
Wild Horse Valley
Character: Elmer Kimball
MOVIE • 1940
The Cheyenne Kid
Character: Roberts--Ranch Owner
MOVIE • 1940
Pioneers of the Frontier
Character: Mort Saunders
MOVIE • 1940
Pioneer Days
Character: Sam - Express Agent
MOVIE • 1940
Music in My Heart
Character: Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1940
Heroes in Blue
Character: Watchman
MOVIE • 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character: Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1939
The Oregon Trail
Character: Settler (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1939