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Don Reynolds

Biography

Don Reynold, 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. 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

Known For

The Fighting Redhead
The Fighting Redhead
Beyond the Purple Hills
Beyond the Purple Hills
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Whirlwind Raiders
Whirlwind Raiders
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Snake River Desperadoes
Snake River Desperadoes
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
Romance of the West
Romance of the West

Filmography

1987 Kaleidoscope
as Subject
1951 Snake River Desperadoes
as Little Hawk (as Don Reynolds 'Brown Jug')
1950 Beyond the Purple Hills
as Chip Beaumont
1949 Cowboy and the Prizefighter
as Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
1949 The Fighting Redhead
as Little Beaver (as Don Kay Reynolds)
1949 Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
1949 The Red Pony
as Little Brown Jug
1949 Ride, Ryder, Ride!
as Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
1948 Whirlwind Raiders
as Tommy Ross
1946 Romance of the West
as Little Brown Jug