Manuel Padilla Jr.

Actor

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.

Born: July 13, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: January 29, 2008 (Age 52)

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Manuel Padilla Jr. Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Scarface Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Kid #2	1983
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Movie	5.6	Actor	Ramel	1966
A Man Called Horse Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Leaping Buck	1970
Tarzan and the Great River Movie	5.1	Actor	Pepe	1967
Tarzan's Deadly Silence Movie	5.8	Actor	Jai	1970
Dime with a Halo Movie	6.4	Actor	Rafael	1963
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Movie	5.5	Actor	Jai	1967
The Young and the Brave Movie	5.2	Actor	Han	1963
American Graffiti Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Carlos	1973
The Great White Hope Movie	6.7	Actor	Paco	1970
Sylvia Movie	6.5	Actor	Pancho Guzman (uncredited)	1965
More American Graffiti Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Carlos	1979
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter Movie	6.7	Actor	Beau	1965
The Mountains of the Moon Movie		Actor	Jai	1967
Robin and the 7 Hoods Movie	6.6	Actor	Orphan Boy	1964
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones Movie	7	Actor	Jai	1971
Tarzan TV Show	6.8	Actor	Jai 26 Episodes	1966-1968
Gunsmoke TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Paco Avila 1 Episode	1955-1975
Cutter's Trail Movie	7.3	Actor	Paco Avila	1970
Cotton Candy Movie	6	Actor	Julio Sanchez	1978
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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