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 ·Scarfaceas Kid #2
- 1979 ·More American Graffitias Carlos
- 1978 ·Cotton Candyas Julio Sanchez
- 1973 ·American Graffitias Carlos
- 1971 ·Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jonesas Jai
- 1970 ·The Great White Hopeas Paco
- 1970 ·Tarzan's Deadly Silenceas Jai
- 1970 ·A Man Called Horseas Leaping Buck
- 1970 ·Cutter's Trailas Paco Avila
- 1967 ·The Mountains of the Moonas Jai
- 1967 ·Tarzan's Jungle Rebellionas Jai
- 1967 ·Tarzan and the Great Riveras Pepe
- 1966 ·Tarzanas Jai
- 1966 ·Tarzan and the Valley of Goldas Ramel
- 1965 ·Taffy and the Jungle Hunteras Beau
- 1965 ·Sylviaas Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
- 1964 ·Robin and the 7 Hoodsas Orphan Boy
- 1963 ·The Young and the Braveas Han
- 1963 ·Dime with a Haloas Rafael
- 1955 ·Gunsmokeas Paco Avila