MJ
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Actor
Died January 29, 2008 (52 years)
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.
Padilla died unexpectedly at age 52, just after making a public appearance at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, in January 2008.
Filmography
| 1983 | Scarface · as Kid #2 |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti · as Carlos |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Aztec |
| 1978 | Cotton Candy · as Julio Sanchez |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) · as Man #2 |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) · as Squirt |
| 1973 | American Graffiti · as Carlos |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Armando |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope · as Paco |
| 1970 | Tarzan's Deadly Silence · as Jai |
| 1970 | A Man Called Horse · as Leaping Buck |
| 1969 | The Immortal (TV Series) · as Luis |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson (TV Series) · as Mike Wade |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) · as Indian Boy #2 |
| 1968 | The Outcasts (TV Series) · as Mexican Boy |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun (TV Series) · as Marcello |
| 1967 | Tarzan and the Great River · as Pepe |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Jai |
| 1966 | Tarzan and the Valley of Gold · as Ramel |
| 1965 | Black Spurs · as Manuel Reese |
| 1965 | Sylvia · as Pancho Guzman (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Dwight Ignacio |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods · as Orphan Boy |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas · as Boy With Pea Shooter |
| 1963 | The Littlest Hobo (1963) (TV Series) · as Chico |
| 1963 | The Young and the Brave · as Han |
| 1963 | Dime with a Halo · as Rafael |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Shorty |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) · as Joey Cairo |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Juan Ortega |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Pepe |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Paco Avila |