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Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr.

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

Died January 29, 2008

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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.

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Tarzan's Deadly Silence ≣ 1970 ≣ Trailer

Trailer - Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)

Filmography

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Year

Scarface Poster

Scarface Feature Film1983Kid #2

More American Graffiti Poster

More American Graffiti Feature Film1979Carlos

Cotton Candy Poster

Cotton Candy TV Movie1978Julio Sanchez

The White Shadow Poster

The White Shadow TV Series1978Aztec

Alice TV Series1976Man #2

Happy Days Poster

Happy Days TV Series1974Squirt

American Graffiti Poster

American Graffiti Feature Film1973Carlos

Police Story Poster

Police Story TV Series1973Armando

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones Poster

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones Feature Film1971Jai

The Boy and the Turtle Poster

The Boy and the Turtle TV Movie1971Luis

A Man Called Horse Poster

A Man Called Horse Feature Film1970Leaping Buck

Cutter's Trail Poster

Cutter's Trail TV Movie1970Paco Avila

Tarzan's Deadly Silence Poster

Tarzan's Deadly Silence Feature Film1970Jai

The Great White Hope Poster

The Great White Hope Feature Film1970Paco

The Immortal Poster

The Immortal TV Series1970Luis

Then Came Bronson Poster

Then Came Bronson TV Series1969Mike Wade

Lancer TV Series1968Indian Boy #2

The Outcasts Poster

The Outcasts TV Series1968Mexican Boy

Tarzan and the Great River Poster

Tarzan and the Great River Feature Film1967Pepe

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Poster

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Feature Film1967Jai

The Flying Nun Poster

The Flying Nun TV Series1967Marcello

Tarzan TV Series1966Jai

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Poster

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Feature Film1966Ramel

Black Spurs Poster

Black Spurs Feature Film1965Manuel Reese

Sylvia Feature Film1965Pancho

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter Poster

Taffy and the Jungle Hunter Feature Film1965Beau

Robin and the 7 Hoods Poster

Robin and the 7 Hoods Feature Film1964Orphan Boy

Slattery's People Poster

Slattery's People TV Series1964Dwight Ignacio

4 for Texas Poster

4 for Texas Feature Film1963Boy with Pea Shooter

Dime with a Halo Poster

Dime with a Halo Feature Film1963Rafael

The Littlest Hobo Poster

The Littlest Hobo TV Series1963Chico

The Young and the Brave Poster

The Young and the Brave Feature Film1963Han

Sam Benedict Poster

Sam Benedict TV Series1962Joey Cairo

Dr. Kildare Poster

Dr. Kildare TV Series1961Juan Ortega

Insight TV Series19601 episode, 1964

Bonanza TV Series1959Pedro

Rawhide TV Series1959Pepe

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Indian Boy

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Moving Feature Film1988

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