Don Kay Reynolds
Weatherford, Texas
May 29, 1937 – Jan 9, 2019
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Don Kay “Jug” Reynolds passed away unexpectedly on January 9, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas Don Reynolds was born on May 29th, 1937 in Odell, Texas to Fess and Mable “Skeeter” Reynolds. As a child he traveled with his parents from rodeo to rodeo across the U.S. while his father, Fess had jobs as a Bull Fighter and Rodeo Clown and presented his trained Brahma Bulls in various routines during the rodeo performances. His mother, Skeeter also participated in performing her trick riding skills in each rodeo. Of course, at a very early age Jug was taught to trick ride and trick rope, which added to their family rodeo performances. He soon became a child actor and picked up the billing title of “Little Brown Jug”. Jug appeared in over ten (10) motions pictures with well-known stars such as: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Gene Autry, Charles Starrett, Eddie Dean, Smiley Burnett, Peggy Stewart, Jim Bannon. John Hart & Emmett Lynn. In 1949 he became the last child actor to play “Little Beaver” in the Red Ryder - Little Beaver series of four (4) movies along with Jim Bannon. Jug married Cynthia Kieschnick in Vernon, Texas in 1960, they had their first son, Troyce in Vernon. In 1962 they moved to Ojai, California, where Jug went to work for Jesse Kahle in the horse department of Thacher School. He considered Jesse a father to him. Jug’s day was filled with horse shoeing, teaching the boys of Thacher to ride. He also spent every weekday afternoon with them at the gymkhana field at Thacher. He delighted in taking the boys on week-end camp trips (he usually packed that mule with his sour dough starter for pancakes) when not camping he was taking the boys to horse shows around the Ojai Valley. It was not unusual to see Jug riding around the Thacher campus with his dog “Tag” balancing on the back of his horse. In 1966 Jug and Cyndi had their second son, Shawn. They were blessed to have been able to raise their boys on the Thacher campus. In 1974 Jug left Thacher School and started his own horse shoeing business in the Ojai Valley. He also enjoyed roping with his roping buddies, especially his brother Sled and his best friend Darryl Wallace. In 1989 Jug left Ojai and went to work for his brother Paul “Sled” Reynolds owner of “Gentle Jungle” who provides trained animals for motion pictures. Jug worked for Sled on “The Lord of the Rings” Tribology, “Kate & Leopold”, the Wild West show at Universal Studios and various other films. In 2001 Jug retired to Bowie, Texas. While living in Texas he met Bob Terry, an Old West and Western Film Historian. Bob and his wife Johnie, became amazing friends and care takers of Jug. Bob and Johnie were a blessing to Jug’s two sons, Troyce and Shawn who lived in California, and could not be with their dad on a daily basis. The Reynolds family would like to thank the Terry’s for their friendship and appreciate them adopting Jug into their family as their own. But most of all, the family wishes to thank them for introducing Jug to the Lord. In 2015 he had the honor of being inducted into the “Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame” at the Fort Worth Stock Yards. Don “Jug” Reynolds is survived by two sons, Troyce and his wife Karen Reynolds of Santa Paula CA, Shawn and his wife Andrea Reynolds of Ventura CA. He leaves behind with love, his grandchildren, whom he adored: Troi Ann Reynolds of Phoenix AZ, Andrew Louis Reynolds of Ventura CA, Lukas Don Reynolds and Heaven Gabriella Reynolds of Santa Paula CA. He also leaves behind sisters, Sammy “Spooks” McCaffery and Glenda “Muffin” McConnell, brothers Paul “Sled” Reynolds and Fess “Ridge” Reynolds. Along with numerous cousins, nieces and nephews (who may or may not have had all these weird nicknames) and who represents the states of California, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada and Ohio. He will be greatly missed by his dear friends and loving family. God Bless Dad. We love you!
Actor
Sundown (2013)
Sundown
8.4
TV Series
Doc Brown
2013–2015
7 episodes
Tales of the Cap Gun Kid (2011)
Tales of the Cap Gun Kid
TV Series
Don Reynolds
Deputy
Sheriff Don ...
2011–2015
3 episodes
Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in
Lassie (1954)
Lassie
6.5
TV Series
Ostrich cart driver
1961
1 episode
Bill Williams in The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
6.8
TV Series
Ned Bonner (as Don Kay Reynolds)
1951
1 episode
Smiley Burnette, Don Reynolds, and Charles Starrett in Snake
River Desperadoes (1951)
Snake River Desperadoes
6.8
Little Hawk (as Don Reynolds 'Brown Jug')
1951
Bruce Cowling, Gary Gray, Paul Kelly, and Pal in The Painted
Hills (1951)
The Painted Hills
4.2
Red Wing (as Brown Jug Reynolds)
1951
Smiley Burnette, Mary Ellen Kay, and Charles Starrett in
Streets of Ghost Town (1950)
Streets of Ghost Town
5.7
Tommy Donner (as Don Reynolds 'Brown Jug')
1950
Gene Autry and Champion in Beyond the Purple Hills (1950)
Beyond the Purple Hills
6.3
Chip Beaumont (as Don Reynolds - Brown Jug)
1950
Jim Bannon and Don Reynolds in Cowboy and the Prizefighter
(1949)
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
6.7
Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
1949
Jim Bannon and Don Reynolds in The Fighting Redhead (1949)
The Fighting Redhead
6.6
Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
1949
Jim Bannon, Emmett Lynn, Don Reynolds, and Marin Sais in
Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
6.2
Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
1949
Robert Mitchum, Myrna Loy, and Peter Miles in The Red Pony
(1949)
The Red Pony
6.3
Little Brown Jug (as Little Brown Jug)
1949
Jim Bannon, Emmett Lynn, and Don Reynolds in Ride, Ryder,
Ride! (1949)
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
5.5
Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
1949
Smiley Burnette, Doye O'Dell, Don Reynolds, Charles
Starrett, and The Radio Rangers in Whirlwind Raiders (1948)
Whirlwind Raiders
6.7
Tommy Ross (as Little Brown Jug)
1948
Gene Autry, Jean Heather, and Champion in The Last Round-up
(1947)
The Last Round-up
6.4
Indian Boy (uncredited)
1947
Joan Barton, Eddie Dean, and Chief Thundercloud in Romance
of the West (1946)
Romance of the West
6.1
Little Brown Jug
1946
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Trigger, and
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir in Song of Arizona (1946)
Song of Arizona
5.5
Brown Jug (uncredited)
1946
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
The Yellow Rose of Texas
5.5
Pinto (uncredited)
1944
Additional Crew
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian
McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9.0
horse trainer
2003
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo
Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and
Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.8
horse trainer
2002
The 4th Tenor (2002)
The 4th Tenor
5.0
animal trainer
2002
Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman in Kate & Leopold (2001)
Kate & Leopold
6.4
animal trainer
2001
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate
Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic
Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the
Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.9
horse trainer
2001
Shania Twain: That Don't Impress Me Much (1998)
Shania Twain: That Don't Impress Me Much
6.6
Music Video
horse trainer
1998
Sean Young, Perry King, and George Pilgrim in The Cowboy and
the Movie Star (1998)
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
6.2
TV Movie
wrangler
1998
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in Out to Sea (1997)
Out to Sea
6.1
animal trainer
1997
Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Beverly Hills Ninja
5.6
animal wrangler: horses
1997
Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an
Angel (1994)
Touched by an Angel
6.1
TV Series
animal handler: horse (uncredited)
1995
1 episode
Circus of the Stars #16 (1991)
Circus of the Stars #16
6.1
TV Special
animal trainer: horses (uncredited)
1991
Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
Dances with Wolves
8.0
animal trainer: horses and bison (uncredited)
1990
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Big Top Pee-wee
5.1
animal trainer (as Don Kay Reynolds)
1988
The Three Kings (1987)
The Three Kings
6.1
TV Movie
animal trainer: camels
1987
Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
MacGyver
7.6
TV Series
animal trainer: horses (uncredited)
1986
1 episode
David Huddleston in Santa Claus (1985)
Santa Claus
6.3
animal trainer
1985
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
6.0
TV Movie
animal wrangler: horses (uncredited)
1980
Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman (1975)
Wonder Woman
7.0
TV Series
animal handler: horse
animal wrangler: horse (uncredited)
1977–1979
2 episodes
Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
6.1
TV Series
animal trainer: horses
animal handler: horses
animal wrangler: camels, donkeys and horses (uncredited) ...
1978–1979
7 episodes
Bonanza (1959)
Bonanza
7.3
TV Series
animal trainer: horses (uncredited)
1969
1 episode
James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver
in Gunsmoke (1955)
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
animal trainer: horses (uncredited)
1968
1 episode
Self
James Drury, Robert Fuller, Don Reynolds, and Bob Terry in
Western Trails (2015)
Western Trails
TV Series
Self
2016
1 episode
Bob Terry in Roaring Guns (2017)
Westerns On the Web Presents
TV Series
Self - Host
2011
1 episode
Big-atures (2004)
Home of the Horse Lords
7.4
Video
Self - Horse Trainer
2004
Archive Footage
Bob Terry in A Cowboy Christmas with Bob Terry (2016)
A Cowboy Christmas with Bob Terry
TV Movie
Red Wing (archive footage)
2016
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