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Lee Aaker, Child Star of ‘The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin’, Dies at 77
Actor also appeared in two Oscar winning films at the age of 8 but was not offered roles by the time he came of ageJeremy Fuster | April 13, 2021 @ 7:03 PM Last Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 9:07 PM
Lee Aaker, who starred in the ABC series “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,” died this month near Mesa, Arizona of a stroke, according to a Facebook post from fellow former child actor Paul Petersen. He was 77.
Born in Inglewood, California, in 1943, Aaker was first found by director Fred Zinnemann and cast for his short film “Benjy,” which was commissioned as a fundraiser video by Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital and featured Aaker as a boy with scoliosis who is offered the chance to undergo a medical procedure that could cure him, but must first get permission from his parents whom have rejected him because of his condition. Despite being based on dramatized scenes, it qualified for the Best Docum
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
Lee Aaker dead: Child star of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin dies aged 77
Lee Aaker - child star of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin and found fame by starring in a number of movies before the age of 10 - has died aged 77
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Child star of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Lee Aaker has died aged 77. Fellow American actor Paul Petersen announced the child star s death in a Facebook post.