About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1955-07-13
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
N/A

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Overview

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

Acting
1983 Scarface Actor Kid #2 81
Very good
1979 More American Graffiti Actor Carlos 57
Average
1978 Cotton Candy Actor Julio Sanchez 58
Average
1973 American Graffiti Actor Carlos 67
Fair
1971 Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones Actor Jai N/A
N/A
1970 The Great White Hope Actor Paco 58
Average
1970 Tarzan's Deadly Silence Actor Jai 58
Average
1970 A Man Called Horse Actor Leaping Buck 60
Fair
1970 Cutter's Trail Actor Paco Avila 59
Average
1967 The Mountains of the Moon Actor Jai N/A
N/A
1967 Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Actor Jai 59
Average
1967 Tarzan and the Great River Actor Pepe 58
Average
1966 Tarzan Actor Jai 68
Fair
1966 Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Actor Ramel 58
Average
1965 Taffy and the Jungle Hunter Actor Beau N/A
N/A
1965 Sylvia Actor Pancho Guzman (uncredited) 59
Average
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods Actor Orphan Boy 59
Average
1963 The Young and the Brave Actor Han 58
Average
1963 Dime with a Halo Actor Rafael 58
Average