
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Born July 13, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA · Died January 29, 2008 (aged 52)
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.
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Padilla died unexpectedly at age 52, just after making a public appearance at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, in January 2008.
Biography from TMDB · IMDb
Acted in 19
LearningStones2004
Dr. Dolittle 22001
Scarface1983
LearningMore American Graffiti1979
LearningCotton Candy1978
American Graffiti1973
LearningTarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones1971
LearningThe Great White Hope1970
LearningTarzan's Deadly Silence1970
A Man Called Horse1970
LearningCutter's Trail1970
LearningTarzan's Jungle Rebellion1967
LearningTarzan and the Great River1967
LearningTarzan and the Valley of Gold1966
LearningTaffy and the Jungle Hunter1965
LearningSylvia1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods1964
LearningThe Young and the Brave1963
LearningDime with a Halo1963