Manuel Padilla Jr.
Born: 1955-07-13 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2008-01-29
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1983
- Scarface as Kid #2
1979
- More American Graffiti as Carlos
1978
- Cotton Candy as Julio Sanchez
1973
- American Graffiti as Carlos
1971
1970
- A Man Called Horse as Leaping Buck
- The Great White Hope as Paco
- Tarzan's Deadly Silence as Jai
- Cutter's Trail as Paco Avila
1969
- Then Came Bronson as Mike Wade
1967
- Tarzan and the Great River as Pepe
- Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Jai
- The Mountains of the Moon as Jai
1966
- Tarzan as Jai
- Tarzan and the Valley of Gold as Ramel
1965
- Sylvia as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
- Taffy and the Jungle Hunter as Beau
1964
- Robin and the 7 Hoods as Orphan Boy
1963
- The Young and the Brave as Han
- Dime with a Halo as Rafael
1955
- Gunsmoke as Paco Avila