Manuel Padilla Jr.
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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.
Known for
Credits
Scarface (1983)
as Kid #2
American Graffiti (1973)
as Carlos
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
as Orphan Boy
More American Graffiti (1979)
as Carlos
A Man Called Horse (1970)
as Leaping Buck
The Great White Hope (1970)
as Paco
Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
as Pepe
Sylvia (1965)
as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
as Jai
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
as Ramel
Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
as Jai
The Young and the Brave (1963)
as Han
Dime with a Halo (1963)
as Rafael
Cutter's Trail (1970)
as Paco Avila
Cotton Candy (1978)
as Julio Sanchez
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971)
as Jai
The Mountains of the Moon (1967)
as Jai
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter (1965)
as Beau