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Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Actor · 1955 – 2008 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies17

  • Movie8.2

    Scarface

    1983 · 13K votes

  • Movie7.1

    American Graffiti

    1973 · 1.6K votes

  • Movie6.2

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

    1964 · 76 votes

  • Movie6.4

    A Man Called Horse

    1970 · 242 votes

  • Movie5.2

    More American Graffiti

    1979 · 112 votes

  • Movie4.7
  • Movie6.3
  • Movie5.5
  • Movie6.3

    The Young and the Brave

    1963 · 10 votes

  • Movie5.0
  • Movie8.0

    Cutter's Trail

    1970 · 3 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Great White Hope

    1970 · 37 votes

  • Movie4.9

    Cotton Candy

    1978 · 8 votes

  • Movie9.0
  • Movie6.3

    Sylvia

    1965 · 9 votes

  • Movie10.0
  • Movie5.8

    Dime with a Halo

    1963 · 4 votes

Series3

  • TV6.7

    Gunsmoke

    1955 · 119 votes

  • TV6.9

    Tarzan

    1966 · 24 votes

  • TV5.2

    Then Came Bronson

    1969 · 5 votes