Former child star Lee Aaker, star of The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin, dies indigent at 77
His death was announced by former Donna Reed Show star Paul Petersen in a Facebook post on Tuesday
Petersen said Aaker passed away in Arizona on April 1 after suffering a heart attack and shared that he had been indigent at the time of his death
Aaker is best known for having starred alongside a German Shepherd in the ABC TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin for five seasons from 1954 to 1959
Aaker also appeared in the 1952 film The Atomic City, with Barbara Stanwyck in the 1953 film Jeopardy and with John Wayne in the 1953 movie Hondo