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Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr.

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 Movies

Acting

Poster for American Graffiti
MOVIE

American Graffiti

7.0(1.6K)
American Graffiti
Carlos
Poster for Tarzan and the Great River
MOVIE

Tarzan and the Great River

4.7(0.0K)
Tarzan and the Great River
Pepe
Poster for Cotton Candy
MOVIE

Cotton Candy

4.9(0.0K)
Cotton Candy
Julio Sanchez
Poster for More American Graffiti
MOVIE

More American Graffiti

5.2(0.1K)
More American Graffiti
Carlos
Poster for Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
MOVIE

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

5.5(0.0K)
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Ramel
Poster for The Mountains of the Moon
MOVIE

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon
Jai
Poster for Robin and the 7 Hoods
MOVIE

Robin and the 7 Hoods

6.2(0.1K)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Orphan Boy
Poster for Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
MOVIE

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter

10.0(0.0K)
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Beau
Poster for The Great White Hope
MOVIE

The Great White Hope

6.2(0.0K)
The Great White Hope
Paco
Poster for Scarface
MOVIE

Scarface

8.2(13.0K)
Scarface
Kid #2

Gallery

Manuel Padilla Jr. portrait
Manuel Padilla Jr. portrait