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Manuel Padilla Jr.
Acting

Manuel Padilla Jr.
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1955-07-13,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

American Graffiti

7

American Graffiti
1973-08-11

Tarzan and the Great River

4.1

Tarzan and the Great River
1967-09-01

4.5

Cotton Candy
1978-10-26

More American Graffiti

5.1

More American Graffiti
1979-08-03

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

5.2

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966-07-01

The Mountains of the Moon

0

The Mountains of the Moon
1967-11-24

Robin and the 7 Hoods

6

Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964-06-24

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter

0

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
1965-03-31

The Great White Hope

6.1

The Great White Hope
1970-10-11

8.161

Scarface
1983-12-09

The Young and the Brave

5.9

The Young and the Brave
1963-08-01

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

4

Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970-07-03

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

0

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971-10-04

Dime with a Halo

5

Dime with a Halo
1963-01-01

A Man Called Horse

6.5

A Man Called Horse
1970-05-01

6.2

Sylvia
1965-02-10

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

5

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967-09-06

7.5

Cutter's Trail
1970-02-10

6.688

Tarzan
1966-09-08

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10