Lee Aaker
American actor (1943-2021) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 77
Lee William Aaker was an American former child actor, producer, carpenter, and ski instructor known for his appearance as Rusty of "B-Company" in the 1950s television program The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. He was the final surviving cast member of the series.
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Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the WestFilm, Rusty 'B' Company1963
Bye Bye BirdieFilm, Student Leader1962
The Lucy ShowSeries, Cadet Blake
MooncussersFilm, 1962Willy1960
Route 66Series, Newsboy (uncredited)1959
Moochie of the Little LeagueFilm, Chuck Taylor1958
The Donna Reed ShowSeries, Kenny
The Challenge of Rin Tin TinFilm, 1958Rusty1956
Tales of the 77th Bengal LancersSeries1955
The MillionaireSeries, Tommy Spencer
The Brush RoperFilm, 1955Cowhide Atkins1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries, Cpl. Rusty
Black TuesdayFilm, 1954Little Boy (uncredited)
The RaidFilm, 1954Larry's Friend (uncredited)1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Tim Kelly
A Lion Is in the StreetsFilm, 1953Johnny Briscoe
Mister ScoutmasterFilm, 1953Arthur1952
The Ford Television TheatreSeries, Joey
Desperate SearchFilm, 1952Don Heldon
Hans Christian AndersenFilm, 1952Little Boy (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on EarthFilm, 1952Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Tim
BenjyFilm, 1951Benjy Miller1949
The Lone RangerSeries, Tommy Righter1943Born25 September 1943People around Lee
Hugo Fregonese Directed Black Tuesday and The Raid
Fred Zinnemann Directed High Noon (1953), directed Benjy (1951)- Kevin Corcoran Also in Moochie of the Little League (1959)
- Sydney Boehm Wrote The Atomic City and Black Tuesday
Philip Tonge Also in O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Cecil B. DeMille Directed The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Lee Van Cleef Also in High Noon and Arena
Howard Hawks Directed O. Henry's Full House (1952)
George Stevens Produced Something to Live For (1952)
Audie Murphy Also in Destry and Ride Clear of Diablo
Douglas Sirk Directed No Room for the Groom (1952)
Harry Morgan Also in High Noon and Arena
Richard Fleischer Directed Arena (1953)- Victor Young Wrote The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Kathleen Freeman Also in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Alan Hale, Jr. Also in Destry (1954)
Barbara Lawrence Also in Arena and Her Twelve Men
John Doucette Also in High Noon and Destry
Jack Kelly Also in Black Tuesday and No Room for the Groom
Frances Rafferty Also in Moochie of the Little League (1959)
Jesse Hibbs Directed Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
Mari Blanchard Also in Destry and Something to Live For
Jerry Hopper Directed The Atomic City (1952)
Douglas Spencer Also in Something to Live For and The Raid
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High Noon 1952
Hondo 1953
The Greatest Show on Earth 1952
Hans Christian Andersen 1952
Bye Bye Birdie 1963
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 25
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In 1952, Aaker appeared in Desperate Search with Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn.
