Manuel Padilla Jr.

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…

Filmography

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