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Manuel Padilla Jr.

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.

  • BIRTH 13/07/1955
  • DEATH 29/01/2008
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 2
  • MOVIES 6

Shows (2)

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Paco Avila
Tarzan (1966)
Tarzan (1966)
Jai

Movies (6)

American Graffiti
American Graffiti
Carlos
More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti
Carlos
A Man Called Horse
A Man Called Horse
Leaping Buck
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
Paco
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Jai
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Ramel