Lafe McKee
Acting
Born 1872-01-22
Morrison, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Popular credits
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Veteran at Lincoln Memorial (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Minister (uncredited)
The Miracle Woman
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Blue Steel
Dan Mason
Riders of Destiny
Sheriff Bill Baxter
The Desert Trail
Poker City Sheriff
West of the Divide
Fred Winters
The Man from Utah
Judge Carter
Rainbow Valley
Storekeeper
When the Daltons Rode
Doctor
Mission to Moscow
Radio Listener (uncredited)
The Telegraph Trail
Lafe
The Big Stampede
Cal Brett
Ride Him, Cowboy
Rancher Marty Gordon (uncredited)
The Man from Monterey
Don Jose Castanares
The Hoodlum
Board of Directors (uncredited)
Grief Street
Michael, theater watchman
The Keeper of the Bees
Dr. Grayson
Music in My Heart
Tom - Stage Doorman (uncredited)