Don Reynolds (May 29, 1937 – January 9, 2019) 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.
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. His father, Fess, and half-brother Sled Reynolds were camel trainers on the made-for-television movie The Three Kings (1987). He starred as Doc Brown in the western TV web series Sundown.
In 1960, Reynolds married Cynthia Kieschnick.
In 2015, Reynolds was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1944The Yellow Rose of TexasPintoUncredited1946Song of ArizonaBrown JugUncreditedRomance of the WsetLittle Brown Jug1947The Last Round-UpIndian boyUncredited1948Whirlwind RaidersTommy Ross1949 Ride, Ryder, Ride! Little BeaverThe Red PonyLittle Brown Jug Roll, Thunder, Roll! Little BeaverThe Fighting RedheadCowboy and the Prizefighter1950Beyond the Purple HillsChip BeaumontStreets of Ghost TownTommy Donner1951The Painted HillsRed WingSnake River DesperadoesLittle Hawk
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