Manuel Padilla Jr.
Acting
Born: 1955-07-13 · 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 "Scar
🎬 Movies (18)
Scarface
1983
Kid #2
More American Graffiti
1979
Carlos
Cotton Candy
1978
Julio Sanchez
American Graffiti
1973
Carlos
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
Jai
The Great White Hope
1970
Paco
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
Jai
A Man Called Horse
1970
Leaping Buck
Cutter's Trail
1970
Paco Avila
The Mountains of the Moon
1967
Jai
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
Jai
Tarzan and the Great River
1967
Pepe
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966
Ramel
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
1965
Beau
Sylvia
1965
Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Orphan Boy
The Young and the Brave
1963
Han
Dime with a Halo
1963
Rafael
