Steve "Peg" Reynolds

Steve "Peg" Reynolds (1892–1945) was an actor and stuntman in the United States. He was African-American.[1] Despite missing most of his right leg, hence his nickname Peg, he performed in many action sequences, often as comedic relief, but also in heroic roles.[2]

Reynolds was born in Waycross, Georgia, on July 7 of 1892. It is not clear how he lost his leg. His 1917 World War I draft registration card lists the leg as missing. He became a friend of silent filmmaker Richard Norman, founder of Norman Studios, and appeared in all of Norman's race films, which featured an all-Black cast. Reynolds was billed as "the one-legged marvel" "who does stunts that no two-legged man can do." His stunts include "hopping moving trains, climbing on to rooftops and chasing a villain’s speeding car down a dirt road riding a bicycle while shooting at the car with a rifle hidden in his trusty crutch."[3]

An advertisement for the 1922 film The Crimson Skull describes him as "the one-legged Marvel."

Reynolds died in 1945 in Jacksonville, Florida.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Steve Reynolds". IMDB. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Odie Henderson (February 4, 2025). "Our film critic travels back in time to see 'The Flying Ace'". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ "Steve "Peg" Reynolds". Norman Studios. Retrieved February 10, 2025.


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