Manuel Padilla Jr.
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Scarface
as Kid #2
More American Graffiti
as Carlos
Cotton Candy
as Julio Sanchez
American Graffiti
as Carlos
The Great White Hope
as Paco
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
as Jai
A Man Called Horse
as Leaping Buck
Cutter's Trail
as Paco Avila
Tarzan and the Great River
as Pepe
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
as Ramel
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
as Beau
Sylvia
as Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Orphan Boy
The Young and the Brave
as Han
Dime with a Halo
as Rafael