Lee William Aaker (born September 25, 1943) is an American former
child actor known for his appearance as Rusty of "B-Company" in the
1950s television program The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.Aaker's mother,
Mrs. Myles Wilbour, was the owner of a dancing school in Los Angeles.
(Another source says that she "ran a children's theatre academy" and
that at age 4 she had Aaker "singing and dancing at local clubs.")On
television as a young child, he started appearing uncredited 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 scientist Gene Barry in The Atomic City (1952).
child actor known for his appearance as Rusty of "B-Company" in the
1950s television program The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.Aaker's mother,
Mrs. Myles Wilbour, was the owner of a dancing school in Los Angeles.
(Another source says that she "ran a children's theatre academy" and
that at age 4 she had Aaker "singing and dancing at local clubs.")On
television as a young child, he started appearing uncredited 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 scientist Gene Barry in The Atomic City (1952).
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