Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Born: July 13, 1955
Died: January 29, 2008
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.

Movies for Manuel Padilla Jr....

Scarface
Title: Scarface
Character: Kid #2
Released: December 9, 1983
Type: Movie
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
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More American Graffiti
Title: More American Graffiti
Character: Carlos
Released: August 3, 1979
Type: Movie
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
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Cotton Candy
Title: Cotton Candy
Character: Julio Sanchez
Released: October 26, 1978
Type: Movie
An uncool high-schooler forms his own group to beat the local hotshots in a battle of the bands.
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American Graffiti
Title: American Graffiti
Character: Carlos
Released: August 11, 1973
Type: Movie
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
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The Mountains of the Moon
Title: The Mountains of the Moon
Released: November 18, 1972
Type: Movie
A religious sect, cheated by an adventurer, wants to occupy an African territory not knowing that it is inhabited by a bloodthirsty tribe. Luckily Tarzan intervenes.
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The Great White Hope
Title: The Great White Hope
Character: Paco
Released: October 11, 1970
Type: Movie
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Title: Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Character: Jai
Released: July 3, 1970
Type: Movie
Tarzan tries to stop a bloodthirsty Colonel from taking over an African village with his soldiers of fortune. The ape-man has been rendered deaf by an exploding hand grenade, effectively limiting one of his keen senses. Tarzan relies on his telepathic powers to stop a lion. Woody Strode also appears in this film that combines two made for television episodes.
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A Man Called Horse
Title: A Man Called Horse
Character: Leaping Buck
Released: May 1, 1970
Type: Movie
In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.
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Cutter's Trail
Title: Cutter's Trail
Character: Paco Avila
Released: February 10, 1970
Type: Movie
The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother to track them down.
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Title: Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Character: Jai
Released: September 6, 1967
Type: Movie
In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient artifact: the fabled Blue Stone of Heaven. Imbued with the unfathomable power to bestow its holder with immense strength, the statuette attracts corrupt Colonel Tatakombi, who, blind with greed, intends to spark an uprising, and turn the natives against Tarzan. Can mighty Tarzan avert the jungle rebellion?
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Tarzan and the Great River
Title: Tarzan and the Great River
Character: Pepe
Released: September 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors. The Lord of the Jungle is accompanied on his quest by a pretty blonde doctor, a boy and a grizzled sea captain.
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Title: Tarzan
Character: Jai
Released: September 8, 1966
Type: TV
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. The show retained many of the trappings of the classic movie series, including Cheeta, while excluding other elements, such as Jane, as part of the "new look" for the fabled apeman that producer Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes the program during the summer of 1969.
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Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Title: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Character: Ramel
Released: July 1, 1966
Type: Movie
In Central America, a little native boy, Ramel, is abducted by Vinaro, a madman who believes the child to be the sole link to a lost Aztec city of gold. Vinaro uses one of his diabolical explosive mechanisms to eliminate police and army officials; and the legendary Tarzan is flown in to help locate the jungle city, rescue the boy, and bring Vinaro to justice.
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Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Title: Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Character: Beau
Released: March 31, 1965
Type: Movie
A hunter, who captures wild animals for zoos, takes his young son and the boy's widowed governess on his latest expedition. The boy and his pet chimp, in company with a baby elephant his father has captured, run away from camp and experience many thrilling adventures.
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Sylvia
Title: Sylvia
Character: Pancho Guzman (uncredited)
Released: February 10, 1965
Type: Movie
Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator named Alan Maklin (George Maharis) to do some digging, and what he finds out about her life prior to becoming a writer is quite shocking. Will the newfound knowledge ruin the marriage? Gordon Douglas (Young at Heart) directs this drama, which is based on E.V. Cunningham's book.
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
Title: Robin and the 7 Hoods
Character: Orphan Boy
Released: June 24, 1964
Type: Movie
In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock off the boss Big Jim. Everyone falls in line behind Guy except Robbo, who controls the north side. Although he's out-gunned, Robbo wants to keep his own territory. A pool-playing dude from Indiana and the director of a boys' orphanage join forces with Robbo; and, when he gives some money to the orphanage, he becomes the toast of the town as a hood like Robin Hood. Meanwhile, Guy schemes to get rid of Robbo, and Big Jim's heretofore unknown daughter Marian appears and goes from man to man trying to find an ally in her quest to run the whole show. Can Robbo hold things together?
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The Young and the Brave
Title: The Young and the Brave
Character: Han
Released: August 1, 1963
Type: Movie
A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their way back to their units in the South. Along the way they are aided by a young Korean boy and his adopted dog, a US trained German Shepherd named Lobo.
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Dime with a Halo
Title: Dime with a Halo
Character: Rafael
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Five Mexican street urchins steal a dime from the church's collection box and bet it on a race-horse.
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Title: Gunsmoke
Character: Paco Avila
Released: September 10, 1955
Type: TV
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.