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