Manuel Padilla Jr.
July 13, 1955 (69 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Credits
- 1983 · Scarface as Kid #2
- 1979 · More American Graffiti as Carlos
- 1978 · Cotton Candy as Julio Sanchez
- 1973 · American Graffiti as Carlos
- 1971 · Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as Jai
- 1970 · The Great White Hope as Paco
- 1970 · Tarzan's Deadly Silence as Jai
- 1970 · A Man Called Horse as Leaping Buck
- 1970 · Cutter's Trail as Paco Avila
- 1967 · The Mountains of the Moon as Jai
- 1967 · Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Jai
- 1967 · Tarzan and the Great River as Pepe
- 1966 · Tarzan as Jai
- 1966 · Tarzan and the Valley of Gold as Ramel
- 1965 · Taffy and the Jungle Hunter as Beau
- 1965 · Sylvia as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
- 1964 · Robin and the 7 Hoods as Orphan Boy
- 1963 · The Young and the Brave as Han
- 1963 · Dime with a Halo as Rafael
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Paco Avila