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Kelly Reno (born June 19, 1966) is a former child actor, rancher, and trucker. At age 13, he was cast in the role of Alec Ramsey, the young boy who is marooned on a deserted island along with an Arabian horse, in The Black Stallion (based on the novel by Walter Farley).
- The film’s 12-year-old star, Kelly Reno, originally accepted the role of Alec in part because he wanted to learn how to swim. Reno took lessons so he could film the movie’s underwater scenes.
- The riding scenes, however, were a piece of cake. Reno grew up on a ranch in southern Colorado. After injuries sustained from a serious car accident cut his acting career short, he returned to work as a cattle rancher for 20 years.
- The Black Stallion was filmed at several locations around the world, including Toronto, Sardinia, and Rome’s Cinecittà Studios. The movie’s shipwreck sequence took place in Cinecittà Studios’ huge outdoor water tank.
- Four main horses were used to portray the Black throughout the film. The two most prominent were the Texas-bred Arabian stallion, Cass Ole, and his double, Fae Jur.
Kelly Reno is an actor who starred in The Black Stallion (1979) and its sequel. He also drives an 18-wheeler for a living and has three children from his first marriage.
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Kelly Reno. Actor: The Black Stallion. The son of cattle ranchers Bud and Ruth, Reno had been riding horses since he could walk. This experience qualified him for his role in The Black Stallion (1979), which he tried out for when his mother learned of the open audition.
- June 19, 1966
Mar 28, 2015 · Kelly Reno was 11 years old when he played Alec Ramsay, the boy who befriends a wild stallion in the classic movie The Black Stallion. Read his interview with Horse Illustrated and learn about his riding background and his role in the film.
Jun 17, 1985 · Kelly Reno, 18, who played the boy marooned with a horse in the 1979 film “The Black Stallion,” suffered a broken leg, collapsed lung and possible kidney injuries in a highway accident today.
Kelly Reno was born in 1966 and played Alec Ramsey in the 1979 film The Black Stallion, based on the novel by Walter Farley. He also appeared in the sequel and other TV shows, but his career ended after a car accident in 1983.
