Manuel Padilla Jr.
Acting
1955-07-13 · 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(21)
movieScarface
as Kid #2 · 1983 · 8.2
movieMore American Graffiti
as Carlos · 1979 · 5.2
movieCotton Candy
as Julio Sanchez · 1978 · 4.9
movieAmerican Graffiti
as Carlos · 1973 · 7.0
movieTarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Jai · 1971 · 9.0
movieThe Great White Hope
as Paco · 1970 · 6.3
movieTarzan's Deadly Silence
as Jai · 1970 · 5.0
movieA Man Called Horse
as Leaping Buck · 1970 · 6.4
movieCutter's Trail
as Paco Avila · 1970 · 8.0
tvThen Came Bronson
as Mike Wade · 1969 · 5.2
movieThe Mountains of the Moon
as Jai · 1967 · 0.0
movieTarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Jai · 1967 · 6.3
movieTarzan and the Great River
as Pepe · 1967 · 4.7
tvTarzan
as Jai · 1966 · 6.9
movieTarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Ramel · 1966 · 5.5
movieTaffy and the Jungle Hunter
as Beau · 1965 · 10.0
movieSylvia
as Pancho Guzman (uncredited) · 1965 · 6.3
movieRobin and the 7 Hoods
as Orphan Boy · 1964 · 6.2
movieThe Young and the Brave
as Han · 1963 · 6.3
movieDime with a Halo
as Rafael · 1963 · 5.8
tvGunsmoke
as Paco Avila · 1955 · 6.7