MANUEL PADILLA JR.

Manuel Padilla Jr.
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 13, 1955
Deathday: January 29, 2008
Place of Birth: 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.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

1983·
Scarface
Kid #2
Julio Sanchez
Carlos
Paco Avila
Leaping Buck
Mike Wade
1966·
Tarzan
Jai
1965·
Sylvia
Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Orphan Boy
Rafael
1955·
Gunsmoke
Paco Avila