Don Reynolds (May 29, 1937 – January 9, 2019) was an American child actor and later an animal trainer. Born on May 29, 1937, in

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, 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 ''

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'' 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''. 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

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* * 1937 births 2019 deaths American male child actors 20th-century American male actors American male film actors Male Western (genre) film actors Western (genre) television actors {{US-film-actor-1930s-stub