Manuel Padilla Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 13, 1955
- Died
- January 29, 2008 (aged 52)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
In the 1960s, Padilla was a popular child actor, usually playing the Mexican or Indian boy in TV westerns such as "Rawhide," "Bonanza" and "Gunsmoke". He was a regular in the 1960s TV series "Tarzan", with actor Ron Ely, in dozens of episodes as native boy 'Jai', and as also a semi-regular in the TV series, "The Flying Nun", with actress Sally Field. In featured films, as an adult, Padilla made appearances in the films, "The Great White Hope", "American Graffiti", "A Man Called Horse", and "Scarface", among others. Padilla died unexpectedly at age 52, just after making a public appearance at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, in January 2008.
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Filmography
Scarface
Movie · as Kid #2
More American Graffiti
Movie · as Carlos
Cotton Candy
Movie · as Julio Sanchez
American Graffiti
Movie · as Carlos
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Movie · as Jai
The Great White Hope
Movie · as Paco
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Movie · as Jai
A Man Called Horse
Movie · as Leaping Buck
Cutter's Trail
Movie · as Paco Avila
Then Came Bronson
TV · as Mike Wade · 1 ep
Tarzan and the Great River
Movie · as Pepe
The Mountains of the Moon
Movie · as Jai
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Movie · as Jai
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Movie · as Ramel
Tarzan
TV · as Jai · 26 eps
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Movie · as Beau
Sylvia
Movie · as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie · as Orphan Boy (uncredited)
The Young and the Brave
Movie · as Han
Dime with a Halo
Movie · as Rafael
Gunsmoke
TV · as Paco Avila · 1 ep