Don Reynolds (actor) explained

Don Reynolds
Birthname:Don Kay Reynolds
Birth Date:29 May 1937
Birth Place:Odell, Texas, United States
Death Place:Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Occupation: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 and .[3] He starred as (Doc Brown) in the western TV web series Sundown.

In 1960, Reynolds married Cynthia Kieschnick.[4]

In 2015, Reynolds was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1944The Yellow Rose of TexasPintoUncredited
1946Song of ArizonaBrown JugUncredited
Romance of the WsetLittle Brown Jug
1947The Last Round-UpIndian boyUncredited
1948Whirlwind RaidersTommy Ross
1949Ride, Ryder, Ride! Little Beaver
The Red PonyLittle Brown Jug
Roll, Thunder, Roll! Little Beaver
The Fighting Redhead
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1950Beyond the Purple HillsChip Beaumont
Streets of Ghost TownTommy Donner
1951The Painted HillsRed Wing
Snake River DesperadoesLittle Hawk

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Don Reynolds Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information. Legacy.com. 15 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Saddle Pals & Sidekicks . B-westerns.com . April 11, 2014.
  3. Web site: Don 'Brown Jug' Reynolds . Memphis Film Festival . April 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081028205447/http://www.memphisfilmfestival.com/drbiog.htm . October 28, 2008 .
  4. Don Reynolds, 81 . Classic Images . April 2019 . 526 . 45.
  5. Web site: Past Inductees . Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame . 9 April 2019 . https://archive.today/20190409232600/https://www.texasrodeocowboy.com/past_inductees.html . 9 April 2019 . live .