Manuel Padilla Jr.
Born July 13, 1955 (Age: 70)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Scarface
1983
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as Kid #2
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Age: 28
More American Graffiti
1979
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as Carlos
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Age: 24
Cotton Candy
1978
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as Julio Sanchez
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Age: 23
American Graffiti
1973
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as Carlos
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Age: 18
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
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as Jai
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Age: 16
Cutter's Trail
1970
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as Paco Avila
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Age: 14
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
1965
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as Beau
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Age: 9
Sylvia
1965
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as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
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Age: 9
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
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as Orphan Boy
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Age: 8
The Young and the Brave
1963
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as Han
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Age: 8
Dime with a Halo
1963
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as Rafael
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Age: 7