Lee Aaker
Biography
Lee Aaker was an American child actor who became known as Rusty on the 1950s television series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Born in Los Angeles, he began appearing on television as a young child and took uncredited film roles from age eight, including High Noon (1952) and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). He moved into featured parts that same year, among them a segment of O. Henry's Full House (1952), and in 1953 he played the son of a homesteader in the John Wayne western Hondo (1953). Other credits included the thriller Jeopardy (1953) with Barbara Stanwyck and the comedy Mister Scoutmaster (1953). After losing the role of Jeff Miller on Lassie to Tommy Rettig, he won the part of Rusty opposite James Brown, and he later worked as a producer and a carpenter. In 2005 he received the Golden Boot Award.
77years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Mesa
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Lee William Aaker
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 2 years1952 to 1954
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A role that slipped away
Aaker was one of many child actors who tried out for the part of Jeff Miller on the original Lassie series, but Tommy Rettig got it. Two weeks later Aaker landed the role of Rusty on The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin.
Lee Aaker movies on Netflix
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- O. Henry's Full House1952as J.B. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")
IMDb rating 7.23.5K votes
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Hugo Fregonese directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Hugo FregoneseDirector, 2 films, 1954
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