Manuel Padilla Jr.
Birthday: 1955-07-13 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USAIn 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Jai
1967
Tarzan and the Great River
as Pepe
1966
Tarzan
as Jai
1966
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Ramel
1963
The Young and the Brave
as Han
