Manuel Padilla Jr.
Date of birth: 1955-07-13
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
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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.
Movie Credits
American Graffiti
1973-08-11
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before
Tarzan and the Great River
1967-09-01
Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native vil
Cotton Candy
1978-10-26
An uncool high-schooler forms his own group to beat the local hotshots in a battle of the bands.
More American Graffiti
1979-08-03
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966-07-01
In Central America, a little native boy, Ramel, is abducted by Vinaro, a madman who believes the chi
The Mountains of the Moon
1967-11-24
A religious sect, cheated by an adventurer, wants to occupy an African territory not knowing that it
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964-06-24
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisbor
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
1965-03-31
A hunter, who captures wild animals for zoos, takes his young son and the boy's widowed governess on
The Great White Hope
1970-10-11
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing est
Scarface
1983-12-09
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana s
The Young and the Brave
1963-08-01
A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their w
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970-07-03
Tarzan tries to stop a bloodthirsty Colonel from taking over an African village with his soldiers of
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971-10-04
Jai, the orphaned boy adopted by the Monkey Man, helps missionary Charity Jones bring an organ to a
Dime with a Halo
1963-01-01
Five Mexican street urchins steal a dime from the church's collection box and bet it on a race-horse
A Man Called Horse
1970-05-01
In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indian
Sylvia
1965-02-10
Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederic
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967-09-06
In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary,
Cutter's Trail
1970-02-10
The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlist