Occupation actor Years active 1963 - 1983 | Name Manuel Jr. Role Child actor | |
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Full Name Manuel A. Padilla, Jr. Movies American Graffiti, Tarzan and the Great River, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, Scarface, More American Graffiti Similar People Ron Ely, Mike Henry, Robert Day, Nancy Kovack, Johnny Weissmuller - Jr Died January 29, 2008 (aged 52) Pomona, California, U.S. | ||
Manuel Padilla Jr. (July 13, 1955 – January 29, 2008) was a prolific child actor of the 1960s. He appeared on scores of television shows and in motion pictures. He's best remembered for playing Jai on Ron Ely's Tarzan television series of the mid to late 1960s and for appearing in American Graffiti (1973). As a child, he also appeared on episodes of Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke and The Flying Nun.
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American Graffiti (1973) Movie Trailer
Padilla died suddenly after attending the Grand National Roadster Show, Pomona California, where he made a public appearance. He was 52.
Filmography
Actor
1983
Scarface as
Kid #2
1981
Alice (TV Series) as
Man #2
- Guinness on Tap (1981) - Man #2
1979
More American Graffiti as
Carlos (as Manuel Padilla)
1979
The White Shadow (TV Series) as
Aztec
- That Old Gang of Mine (1979) - Aztec (as Manuel Padillo Jr.)
1978
Cotton Candy (TV Movie) as
Julio Sanchez
1976
Police Story (TV Series) as
Armando / Fuentes
- The Malflores (1977) - Armando
- Spanish Class (1976) - Fuentes (as Manuel Padilla)
1974
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Squirt
- Knock Around the Block (1974) - Squirt
1973
American Graffiti as
Carlos
1968
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Manuel / Sancho / Indian Boy / ...
- Trafton (1971) - Manuel
- The Pack Rat (1970) - Sancho
- The Innocent (1969) - Indian Boy
- Zavala (1968) - Paco Avila
1971
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Pedro
- The Prisoners (1971) - Pedro (as Manuel Padilla)
1971
The Boy and the Turtle (TV Movie) as
Luis
1970
The Immortal (TV Series) as
Luis
- The Legacy (1970) - Luis (as Manuel Padilla)
1970
The Great White Hope as
Paco
1970
A Man Called Horse as
Leaping Buck
1969
Lancer (TV Series) as
Running Fox / Indian Boy #2
- Lamp in the Wilderness (1970) - Running Fox (as Manuel Padilla)
- The Man Without a Gun (1969) - Indian Boy #2
1970
Cutter's Trail (TV Movie) as
Paco Avila
1969
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) as
Mike Wade
- Against a Blank Cold Wall (1969) - Mike Wade
1969
The Flying Nun (TV Series) as
Marcello / Michael
- A Ticket for Bertrille (1969) - Marcello (as Manuel Padilla)
- Marcello's Idol (1969) - Marcello (as Manuel Padilla)
- The Big Game (1969) - Marcello (as Manuel Padilla)
- Sister Socko in San Tanco (1969) - Michael (as Manuel Padilla)
1968
The Outcasts (TV Series) as
Mexican Boy
- The Understanding (1968) - Mexican Boy (as Manuel Padilla)
1966
Tarzan (TV Series) as
Jai
- Alex the Great (1968) - Jai
- Trina (1968) - Jai
- Rendezvous for Revenge (1968) - Jai
- The Four O'Clock Army: Part 2 (1968) - Jai
- The Four O'Clock Army: Part 1 (1968) - Jai
- Jungle Ransom (1968) - Jai
- End of a Challenge (1968) - Jai
- A Gun for Jai (1968) - Jai
- King of the Dwsari (1968) - Jai
- The Creeping Giant (1968) - Jai
- The Convert (1968) - Jai
- The Professional (1968) - Jai
- Jai's Amnesia (1967) - Jai
- Mountains of the Moon: Part 2 (1967) - Jai
- Mountains of the Moon: Part 1 (1967) - Jai (credit only)
- The Pride of the Lioness (1967) - Jai
- Hotel Hurricane (1967) - Jai
- The Last of the Supermen (1967) - Jai
- The Fanatics (1967) - Jai
- The Maguma Curse (1967) - Jai
- The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 2 (1967) - Jai
- The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 1 (1967) - Jai
- Thief Catcher (1967) - Jai
- The Voice of the Elephant (1967) - Jai
- Tiger, Tiger! (1967) - Jai
- Man Killer (1967) - Jai (credit only)
- Algie B for Brave (1967) - Jai
- The Ultimatum (1967) - Jai (credit only)
- The Circus (1967) - Jai
- The Perils of Charity Jones: Part 2 (1967) - Jai
- The Perils of Charity Jones: Part 1 (1967) - Jai
- Jungle Dragnet (1967) - Jai
- To Steal the Rising Sun (1967) - Jai
- Mask of Rona (1967) - Jai
- Basil of the Bulge (1967) - Jai
- The Golden Runaway (1967) - Jai (credit only)
- A Pride of Assassins (1967) - Jai
- Captain Jai (1967) - Jai
- The Day the Earth Trembled (1967) - Jai (credit only)
- Track of the Dinosaur (1967) - Jai
- The Fire People (1966) - Jai
- The Ultimate Duel (1966) - Jai (credit only)
- End of the River (1966) - Jai (credit only)
- Pearls of Tanga (1966) - Jai
- The Day of the Golden Lion (1966) - Jai
- Village of Fire (1966) - Jai
- The Figurehead (1966) - Jai
- The Deadly Silence: Part 2 (1966) - Jai
- The Deadly Silence: Part 1 (1966) - Jai
- The Prodigal Puma (1966) - Jai
- The Three Faces of Death (1966) - Jai
- The Prisoner (1966) - Jai
- A Life for a Life (1966) - Jai
- Leopard on the Loose (1966) - Jai
- The Ultimate Weapon (1966) - Jai
- Eyes of the Lion (1966) - Jai
1967
Tarzan and the Great River as
Pepe
1966
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold as
Ramel
1965
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Dwight Ignacio
- How Impregnable Is a Magic Tower? (1965) - Dwight Ignacio
1965
Black Spurs as
Manuel Reese (as Manuel Padilla)
1965
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Pepe
- El Hombre Bravo (1965) - Pepe (as Manuel Padilla)
1965
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter as
Beau
1965
Sylvia as
Pancho (uncredited)
1964
Insight (TV Series)
- The Urchin (1964)
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods as
Orphan Boy (uncredited)
1964
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Juan Ortega
- Tomorrow Is a Fickle Girl (1964) - Juan Ortega (as Manuel Padilla)
1963
4 for Texas as
Boy with Pea Shooter (uncredited)
1963
The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) as
Chico
- Chico (1963) - Chico (as Manuel Padilla)
1963
The Young and the Brave as
Han
1963
Dime with a Halo as
Rafael (as Manuel Padilla)
1963
Sam Benedict (TV Series) as
Joey Cairo
- Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie (1963) - Joey Cairo (as Manuel Padilla)
Miscellaneous
1988
Moving (craft service - as Manuel Padilla)
Archive Footage
1976
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Squirt
- The Second Anniversary Show (1976) - Squirt
1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as
Jai
1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence as
Jai
1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as
Jai
References
Manuel Padilla Jr. Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA