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person_profile-Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr. Died at age: 52

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Date of Birth:

Jul 13, 1955

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 29, 2008

Biography of

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 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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Manuel Padilla Jr.

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Filmography of

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Found 18 Movies in total

Scarface

Kid #2 ( Actor )

... 1983

More American Graffiti

Carlos ( Actor )

... 1979

Cotton Candy

Julio Sanchez ( Actor )

... 1978

American Graffiti

Carlos ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1971

The Great White Hope

Paco ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1970

A Man Called Horse

Leaping Buck ( Actor )

... 1970

Cutter's Trail

Paco Avila ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1967

... 1967

... 1967

... 1966

... 1965

Sylvia

Pancho Guzman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1965

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Orphan Boy ( Actor )

... 1964

... 1963

Dime with a Halo

Rafael ( Actor )

... 1963