Known for
Acting
Credits
20
Gender
Man
Birthday
13 Jul 1955
Day of death
29 Jan 2008 (52)
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
—
Manuel Padilla Jr.
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Scarface | Kid #2 |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti | Carlos |
| 1978 | Cotton Candy | Julio Sanchez |
| 1973 | American Graffiti | Carlos |
| 1971 | Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones | Jai |
| 1970 | A Man Called Horse | Leaping Buck |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Paco |
| 1970 | Tarzan's Deadly Silence | Jai |
| 1970 | Cutter's Trail | Paco Avila |
| 1967 | Tarzan and the Great River | Pepe |
| 1967 | Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Jai |
| 1967 | The Mountains of the Moon | Jai |
| 1966 | Tarzan | Jai |
| 1966 | Tarzan and the Valley of Gold | Ramel |
| 1965 | Sylvia | Pancho Guzman (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Taffy and the Jungle Hunter | Beau |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Orphan Boy |
| 1963 | The Young and the Brave | Han |
| 1963 | Dime with a Halo | Rafael |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Paco Avila |