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Lee William Aaker (born September 25, 1943)〔Goldrup, Tom & Goldrup, Jim (2002) ''(Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television )'', McFarland & Co Inc, ISBN 978-0-7864-1254-9, p. 5-12〕 is an American former child actor known for his appearance as Rusty "B-Company" in the television program ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin''. == Biography == 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). In 1953, he co-starred in the John Wayne western classic ''Hondo'' (1953) as the curious blond son of homesteader Geraldine Page.〔 He also appeared in other film styles such as the ''film noir'' thriller ''Jeopardy'' (1953) with Barbara Stanwyck, the horse opera drama ''Arena'' (1953) with Gig Young, and the comedies ''Mister Scoutmaster'' (1953) with Clifton Webb and ''Ricochet Romance'' (1954) with Marjorie Main. In 1953-54, Aaker was among the many child actors who auditioned for the role of "Jeff Miller" on the original 1954 ''Lassie'' series, which later aired as ''Jeff's Collie''. That role went to Tommy Rettig. Two weeks later, Aaker won the role of "Rusty" on ''The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin'', co-starring James Brown (1920–1992) as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters.〔 Aaker and Rettig were friends, and both shows were popular with audiences. Unable to find work as an adult actor, Aaker got involved as a producer and later worked as a carpenter.〔 Lee Aaker has resided in Mammoth Lakes, California, for many years and is a special-needs ski instructor.〔 In 2005, Aaker won the Golden Boot Award as ''Kids of the West''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lee Aaker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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