Manuel Padilla Jr.
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1955-07-13
- Died
- 2008-01-29
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (18)
Scarface
1983
as Kid #2
American Graffiti
1973
as Carlos
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Orphan Boy
A Man Called Horse
1970
as Leaping Buck
More American Graffiti
1979
as Carlos
Sylvia
1965
as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
as Jai
The Great White Hope
1970
as Paco
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
as Jai
Cotton Candy
1978
as Julio Sanchez
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Jai
Cutter's Trail
1970
as Paco Avila
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966
as Ramel
Tarzan and the Great River
1967
as Pepe
The Young and the Brave
1963
as Han
The Mountains of the Moon
1967
as Jai
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
1965
as Beau
Dime with a Halo
1963
as Rafael
About Manuel Padilla Jr.
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… With 21 credits spanning from 1955 to 1983, Manuel Padilla Jr. has appeared in 18 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Scarface (1983) — as Kid #2
- American Graffiti (1973) — as Carlos
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) — as Orphan Boy
- A Man Called Horse (1970) — as Leaping Buck
- More American Graffiti (1979) — as Carlos
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