Don Reynolds (actor)

Don Reynolds (May 29, 1937 – January 9, 2019)[1] was an American retired child actor and animal trainer.

Don Reynolds
Born
Don Kay Reynolds

(1937-05-29)May 29, 1937
Odell, Texas, United States
DiedJanuary 9, 2019(2019-01-09) (aged 81)
Texas
OccupationFilm actor, animal trainer
Years active1944–2003
Spouse(s)Cynthia Kieschnick (1960 - ?)

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.[2]

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.[3] He starred as (Doc Brown) in the western TV web series Sundown.[4]

In 1960, Reynolds married Cynthia Kieschnick.[5]

In 2015, Reynolds was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas Pinto Uncredited
1946 Song of Arizona Brown Jug Uncredited
Romance of the West Little Brown Jug
1947 The Last Round-Up Indian boy Uncredited
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
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1950 Beyond the Purple Hills Chip Beaumont
Streets of Ghost Town Tommy Donner
1951 The Painted Hills Red Wing
Snake River Desperadoes Little Hawk
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References
  1. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/don-reynolds-obituary?pid=191264660
  2. "Saddle Pals & Sidekicks". B-westerns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. "Don 'Brown Jug' Reynolds". Memphis Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  4. Sundown, 2013-06-07, retrieved 2016-05-31
  5. "Don Reynolds, 81". Classic Images (526): 45. April 2019.
  6. "Past Inductees". Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.



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