Don Reynolds (actor)

Don Reynolds
Born Don Kay Reynolds
(1937-05-29) May 29, 1937
Odell, Texas, United States
Occupation Film actor
Years active 1944-2003

Don Reynolds (born May 29, 1937), is an American retired child actor and animal trainer.

Born on May 29, 1937 in Odell, Texas, he began his film career with a small part in The Yellow Rose of Texas in 1944. He is most known for playing a Native American boy, "Little Beaver", in four pictures between 1948-1951. He was often billed as Little Brown Jug. After appearing in an episode of The Adventures of Kit Carson in 1951, he ended his professional acting career.[1]

In later life, Reynolds trained animals in movies such as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Santa Claus: The Movie.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas Pinto
1946 Song of Arizona Brown Jug
Romance of the West Little Brown Jug
1947 The Last Round-Up Indian boy
1948 Whirlwind Raiders Tommy Ross
1949 Ride, Ryder, Ride! Little Beaver
The Red Pony Little Brown Jug
Roll, Thunder, Roll! Little Beaver
The Fighting Redhead Little Beaver
Cowboy and the Prizefighter Little Beaver
1950 Beyond the Purple Hills Chip Beaumont
Streets of Ghost Town Tommy Donner
1951 Snake River Desperadoes Little Hawk

References

  1. "Saddle Pals & Sidekicks". B-westerns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. "Don 'Brown Jug' Reynolds". Memphis Film Festival. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

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