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. Manuel Padilla Jr.(1955년생, Los Angeles, California, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 Cotton Candy, The Young and the Brave, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold가 있으며, 그 외에도 스카페이스, Tarzan, Gunsmoke, Then Came Bronson, 청춘 낙서, 로빈 후드, More American Graffiti, 말이라 불리운 사나이, Sylvia, The Great White Hope, Tarzan and the Great River, Cutter's Trail 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 1983년 스카페이스에서 Kid #2 역을 맡았다. 1979년 More American Graffiti에서 Carlos 역을 맡았다. 1978년 Cotton Candy에서 Julio Sanchez 역을 맡았다.