Los Angeles, USA
Lee Aaker, who was a star child thanks to the series “Rin Tin Tin”, died at the age of 77 in Mesa (Arizona) due to a heart attack.
The news was revealed by fellow actor Paul Petersen through a post on Facebook. “I said goodbye to Lee Aaker. You must be a certain age to remember “Rin Tin Tin”. Lee Aaker died in Arizona on April 1, alone and without anyone to claim him, listed as “homeless.” As a veteran of the Air Force, Lee is entitled to benefits for his funeral. I’m working on it, “he posted.
Born in Inglewood, California, in 1943, Aaker was discovered by director Fred Zinnemann and chosen for his short film Benjy, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short in 1951. Zinnemann recruited Aaker to make an appearance in the most popular film. his recent film. Alone in danger with Gary Cooper.
After appearing with John Wayne in Western Hondo in 1953 and with Barbara Stanwyck in Cunning of a Woman, Aaker landed the role of his life as Rusty in “Rin Tin Tin,” a series aired between 1954 and 1959.
When the fiction ended, the teenager then received several cameos in television series, such as “The Donna Reed Show” or “Route 66”. His last credit dates back to 1963, when he appeared in an episode of “The Lucy Show”. He later left Hollywood, enlisted in the Air Force and earned a living as a carpenter.