- Lee Aaker
Lee William Aaker (born
September 25 ,1943 , inLos Angeles ) was an Americanchild actor famous for his appearance in the television program "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin ".Biography
On TV as a young child, he started appearing unbilled at the age of 8 in films such as "
The Greatest Show on Earth " (1952) and "High Noon " (1952). He quickly moved to featured status by the end of that year.He showed talent as the kidnapped Indian "Red Chief" in a segment of the film "
O. Henry's Full House " (1952) and another kidnap victim as the son of scientistGene Barry in "The Atomic City " (1952).In 1953 he co-starred in the
John Wayne western classic "Hondo" (1953) as thecurious blond son of homesteaderGeraldine Page .He also appeared in other film styles such as the "
film noir " thriller "Jeopardy " (1953) withBarbara Stanwyck , the hoss opera drama Arena (1953) with "Gig Young " and the comedies "Mister Scoutmaster " (1953) withClifton Webb and "Ricochet Romance " (1954) withMarjorie Main .In 1953-54, Lee Aaker was among the many child actors who auditioned for the role of "Jeff Miller" on the Original 1954 "LASSIE" TV Show, which later aired as "Jeff's Collie". The role went to Tommy Rettig, two weeks later Lee Aaker won the role of "Rusty" on "The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin". Lee and Tommy were friends and both shows were very popular.
Unable to find work as an adult actor, Aaker got involved as a producer and later worked as a carpenter.
Lee has resided in Mammoth Lakes, CA for many years and is a Special Needs Ski instructor at the Mountain.
Filmography
Film roles
Television roles
Trivia
*His mother owned a dance studio
*He had an imposter named Paul Klein who would go to autograph shows and make other appearances as Lee Aaker. Paul Klein died in February 2007 of complications after abdominal surgery.
External links
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NAME = Aaker, Lee William
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = United Statesactor
DATE OF BIRTH =25 September 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH =Los Angeles ,United States
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