Don Reynolds (actor)
Don Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Born | Don Kay Reynolds May 29, 1937 Odell, Texas, United States |
| Died | January 9, 2019 (aged 81) Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, animal trainer |
| Years active | 1944–2003 |
| Spouse | Cynthia Kieschnick (1960 - ?) |
Don Reynolds (May 29, 1937 – January 9, 2019)[1] was an American child actor and later an 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 and 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] His father, Fess, and half-brother Sled Reynolds were camel trainers on the made for television movie The Three Kings (1987).[4] He starred as (Doc Brown) in the western TV web series Sundown.[5]
In 1960, Reynolds married Cynthia Kieschnick.[6]
In 2015, Reynolds was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | The Yellow Rose of Texas | Pinto | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Song of Arizona | Brown Jug | Uncredited |
| Romance of the Wset | 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 |
References
- ^ "Don Reynolds Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Saddle Pals & Sidekicks". B-westerns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "Don 'Brown Jug' Reynolds". Memphis Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ The Three Kings, 1987, retrieved 2024-11-25
- ^ Sundown, 2013-06-07, retrieved 2016-05-31
- ^ "Don Reynolds, 81". Classic Images (526): 45. April 2019.
- ^ "Past Inductees". Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
External links
- Don Reynolds at IMDb