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Manuel Padilla Jr.

Actor

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Acting
1970 — 1979 · 4 films
Lived
13 July 1955 — d. 2008
From
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.

Career Signature

How Manuel Padilla Jr.’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.