Manuel Padilla Jr.
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 (21 titles)
8.2MovieScarface
Kid #2 · 1983
5.2MovieMore American Graffiti
Carlos · 1979
4.9MovieCotton Candy
Julio Sanchez · 1978
7.0MovieAmerican Graffiti
Carlos · 1973
9.0MovieTarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Jai · 1971
6.3MovieThe Great White Hope
Paco · 1970
5.0MovieTarzan's Deadly Silence
Jai · 1970
6.4MovieA Man Called Horse
Leaping Buck · 1970
8.0MovieCutter's Trail
Paco Avila · 1970
5.2ShowThen Came Bronson
Mike Wade · 1969
MovieThe Mountains of the Moon
Jai · 1967
6.3MovieTarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Jai · 1967
4.7MovieTarzan and the Great River
Pepe · 1967
6.9ShowTarzan
Jai · 1966
5.5MovieTarzan and the Valley of Gold
Ramel · 1966
10.0MovieTaffy and the Jungle Hunter
Beau · 1965
6.3MovieSylvia
Pancho Guzman (uncredited) · 1965
6.2MovieRobin and the 7 Hoods
Orphan Boy · 1964
6.3MovieThe Young and the Brave
Han · 1963
5.8MovieDime with a Halo
Rafael · 1963
6.7ShowGunsmoke
Paco Avila · 1955