Manuel Padilla Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 13, 1955
- Died
- January 29, 2008
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Scarface 1983
as Kid #2
More American Graffiti 1979
as Carlos
Cotton Candy 1978
as Julio Sanchez
American Graffiti 1973
as Carlos
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones 1971
as Jai
The Great White Hope 1970
as Paco
Tarzan's Deadly Silence 1970
as Jai
A Man Called Horse 1970
as Leaping Buck
Cutter's Trail 1970
as Paco Avila
The Mountains of the Moon 1967
as Jai
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 1967
as Jai
Tarzan and the Great River 1967
as Pepe
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold 1966
as Ramel
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter 1965
as Beau
Sylvia 1965
as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods 1964
as Orphan Boy (uncredited)
The Young and the Brave 1963
as Han
Dime with a Halo 1963
as Rafael
Credits from TMDB.