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Manuel Padilla Jr.‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-07-13

Popularity

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Manuel Padilla Jr.

Los Angeles, California, USA

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-07-13

Popularity

star4.4

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

American Graffiti

American Graffiti‌
star7.0
calendar 1973

Tarzan and the Great River

Tarzan and the Great River‌
star4.1
calendar 1967

Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy‌
star4.5
calendar 1978

More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti‌
star5.1
calendar 1979

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold‌
star5.2
calendar 1966

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods‌
star6.0
calendar 1964

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope‌
star6.1
calendar 1970

Scarface

Scarface‌
star8.2
calendar 1983

The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

Tarzan's Deadly Silence‌
star4.0
calendar 1970

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Dime with a Halo

Dime with a Halo‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

A Man Called Horse

A Man Called Horse‌
star6.4
calendar 1970

Sylvia

Sylvia‌
star6.2
calendar 1965

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

Cutter's Trail

Cutter's Trail‌
star7.5
calendar 1970

Tv Credits

Tarzan

Tarzan‌
star6.7
calendar 1966

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
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calendar 1955