Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 13, 1955
Died
Jan 29, 2008
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
21 titles
Manuel Padilla Jr.
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.
Known For
Filmography
Scarface
Kid #2
More American Graffiti
Carlos
Cotton Candy
Julio Sanchez
American Graffiti
Carlos
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Jai
The Great White Hope
Paco
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Jai
A Man Called Horse
Leaping Buck
Cutter's Trail
Paco Avila
Then Came Bronson
Mike Wade
The Mountains of the Moon
Jai
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Jai
Tarzan and the Great River
Pepe
Tarzan
Jai
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Ramel
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Beau
Sylvia
Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Orphan Boy (uncredited)
The Young and the Brave
Han
Dime with a Halo
Rafael
Gunsmoke
Paco Avila