Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr. (July 13, 1955 – January 29, 2008) was an American actor. He is 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 Happy Days , and The Flying Nun.

Manuel Padilla Jr.
Born
Manuel Padilla Jr.

(1955-07-13)July 13, 1955
DiedJanuary 29, 2008(2008-01-29) (aged 52)
OccupationActor
Years active1963–1983

Manuel Padilla Jr. died on 29 January 2008 at age 52.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1963Dime with a HaloRafael
1963The Young and The BraveHan
19634 for TexasBoy with Pea ShooterUncredited
1964Robin and the 7 HoodsOrphan BoyUncredited
1965SylviaPanchoUncredited
1965Taffy and the Jungle HunterBeau
1965Black SpursManuel Reese
1966Tarzan and the Valley of GoldRamel
1967Tarzan and the Great RiverPepe
1970A Man Called HorseLeaping Buck
1970The Great White HopePaco
1973American GraffitiCarlos
1979More American Graffiti
1983ScarfaceKid #2(final film role)
gollark: Strictly speaking I think there's nothing stopping a misbehaving C function from editing the stack.
gollark: Don't they also do syscalls and stuff?
gollark: So just flip between them instead?
gollark: Sort of defeats the point, doesn't it?
gollark: "Oh, this set of values is inconvenient, I'll go pick a new one."

See also

  • List of former child actors from the United States

References

  1. "Manuel Padilla Jr. Obituary". Burbank Leader. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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