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