Manuel Padilla Jr.

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.

  • Title : Manuel Padilla Jr.
  • Popularity : 4.391
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1955-07-13
  • Place of Birth : Los Angeles, California, USA
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Manuel Padilla Jr. Movies

  • 1973
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    American Graffiti

    American Graffiti

    7.027 1973 HD

    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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  • 1967
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    Tarzan and the Great River

    Tarzan and the Great River

    4.1 1967 HD

    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...

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  • 1978
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    Cotton Candy

    Cotton Candy

    4.5 1978 HD

    An uncool high-schooler forms his own group to beat the local hotshots in a battle of the bands.

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  • 1979
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    More American Graffiti

    More American Graffiti

    5.1 1979 HD

    College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

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  • 1966
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    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

    5.2 1966 HD

    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...

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  • 1967
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    The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

    1 1967 HD

    A religious sect, cheated by an adventurer, wants to occupy an African territory not knowing that it is inhabited by a bloodthirsty tribe. Luckily...

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  • 1964
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    Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

    6.037 1964 HD

    Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob...

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  • 1965
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    Taffy and the Jungle Hunter

    Taffy and the Jungle Hunter

    1 1965 HD

    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...

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  • 1970
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    The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

    6.081 1970 HD

    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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  • 1983
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    Scarface

    Scarface

    8.165 1983 HD

    After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami....

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  • 1963
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    The Young and the Brave

    The Young and the Brave

    5.8 1963 HD

    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...

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  • 1970
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    Tarzan's Deadly Silence

    Tarzan's Deadly Silence

    4 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1971
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    Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

    Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

    1 1971 HD

    Jai, the orphaned boy adopted by the Monkey Man, helps missionary Charity Jones bring an organ to a friendly tribe, but they are captured by hostile...

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  • 1963
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    Dime with a Halo

    Dime with a Halo

    5 1963 HD

    Five Mexican street urchins steal a dime from the church's collection box and bet it on a race-horse.

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  • 1970
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    A Man Called Horse

    A Man Called Horse

    6.425 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1965
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    Sylvia

    Sylvia

    6.2 1965 HD

    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...

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  • 1967
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    Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

    Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

    5 1967 HD

    In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient...

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  • 1970
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    Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

    7.5 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1966
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    Tarzan

    Tarzan

    6.7 1966 HD

    Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of...

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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