The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is an American children's television program which originally aired in 166 episodes on ABC from October 1954 until August 1959. It starred child actor Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known in the series as Fort Apache. He and his German shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, helped the soldiers to establish order in the American West. Texas-born actor James Brown appeared in every episode as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. Co-stars included veteran actor Joe Sawyer and actor Rand Brooks from... Gone with the Wind fame. Rin Tin Tin guest stars included veteran Western film star and singer Roscoe Ates and Dean Fredericks, later Steve Canyon, guest starred in six episodes. Others who appeared were Ron Hagerthy, later a semi-regular on the Sky King series, and Ed Hinton. John M. Pickard, star of the similar series Boots and Saddles , appeared three times on Rin Tin Tin. Lee Van Cleef and Harry Dean Stanton also appeared on the Screen Gems series.
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