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

Gunsmoke

Scarface

Tarzan

Then Came Bronson

American Graffiti

Robin and the 7 Hoods

A Man Called Horse

More American Graffiti

All Movies (18)

• Scarface1983 · as Kid #2
• More American Graffiti1979 · as Carlos
• Cotton Candy1978 · as Julio Sanchez
• American Graffiti1973 · as Carlos
• Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones1971 · as Jai
• The Great White Hope1970 · as Paco
• Tarzan's Deadly Silence1970 · as Jai
• A Man Called Horse1970 · as Leaping Buck
• Cutter's Trail1970 · as Paco Avila
• The Mountains of the Moon1967 · as Jai
• Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion1967 · as Jai
• Tarzan and the Great River1967 · as Pepe
• Tarzan and the Valley of Gold1966 · as Ramel
• Taffy and the Jungle Hunter1965 · as Beau
• Sylvia1965 · as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
• Robin and the 7 Hoods1964 · as Orphan Boy
• The Young and the Brave1963 · as Han
• Dime with a Halo1963 · as Rafael

All TV Shows (3)

• Then Came Bronson1969 · as Mike Wade
• Tarzan1966 · as Jai
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Paco Avila