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Manuel Padilla, Jr.

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American actor

United StatesActorsLived 1956 to 2008 · aged 51
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Manuel Padilla Jr. was an American child actor who began appearing in films at age 8. He is best remembered for playing Jai on the 1960s Tarzan television series starring Ron Ely. He also co-starred with Mike Henry in two mid-1960's "Tarzan" feature films.

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Filmography 18

Scarface1983 · ★ 8.2
American Graffiti1973 · ★ 7.0
A Man Called Horse1970 · ★ 6.4
More American Graffiti1979 · ★ 5.2
Robin and the 7 Hoods1964 · ★ 6.2
The Great White Hope1970
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold1966
Tarzan and the Great River1967
The Young and the Brave1963
Sylvia1965
Cotton Candy1978
Dime with a Halo1963
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion1967
Tarzan's Deadly Silence1970
Cutter's Trail1970
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones1971
Taffy and the Jungle Hunter1965
The Mountains of the Moon1967

21 credits on file

Television 3

Gunsmoke1955
Tarzan1966
Then Came Bronson1969

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About this person

Manuel Padilla Jr. was an American child actor who began appearing in films at age 8. He is best remembered for playing Jai on the 1960s Tarzan television series starring Ron Ely. He also co-starred with Mike Henry in two mid-1960's "Tarzan" feature films. As a young adult, he appeared in American Graffiti (1973) as well as its 1979 sequel. He also appeared in episodes of Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Happy Days and The Flying Nun. His last role was a small part in Brian De Palma's 1983 film Scarface.

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United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1956 to 2008 · aged 51
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