Scarface
1983 · Movie
as Kid #2
Manuel Padilla Jr.
1955-07-13
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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.
Filmography
More American Graffiti
1979 · Movie
as Carlos
Cotton Candy
1978 · Movie
as Julio Sanchez
American Graffiti
1973 · Movie
as Carlos
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971 · Movie
as Jai
The Great White Hope
1970 · Movie
as Paco
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970 · Movie
as Jai
A Man Called Horse
1970 · Movie
as Leaping Buck
Cutter's Trail
1970 · Movie
as Paco Avila
Then Came Bronson
1969 · TV Show
as Mike Wade
Tarzan and the Great River
1967 · Movie
as Pepe
The Mountains of the Moon
1967 · Movie
as Jai
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967 · Movie
as Jai
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966 · Movie
as Ramel
Tarzan
1966 · TV Show
as Jai
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
1965 · Movie
as Beau
Sylvia
1965 · Movie
as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 · Movie
as Orphan Boy (uncredited)
The Young and the Brave
1963 · Movie
as Han
Dime with a Halo
1963 · Movie
as Rafael
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Paco Avila
