
Acting
Manuel Padilla Jr.
1955 · Los Angeles, California, USA
18 films
Bio
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.
Filmography

Scarface
Kid #2

American Graffiti
Carlos

Robin and the 7 Hoods
Orphan Boy (uncredited)

More American Graffiti
Carlos

A Man Called Horse
Leaping Buck

Cotton Candy
Julio Sanchez

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Ramel

Sylvia
Pancho Guzman (uncredited)

The Mountains of the Moon
Jai

Tarzan and the Great River
Pepe

The Great White Hope
Paco

Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Jai