07/13/1955
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. 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.
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Scarface (1983) as Kid #2 |
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More American Graffiti (1979) as Carlos |
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Cotton Candy (1978) as Julio Sanchez |
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American Graffiti (1973) as Carlos |
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Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971) as Jai |
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The Great White Hope (1970) as Paco |
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Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970) as Jai |
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A Man Called Horse (1970) as Leaping Buck |
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Cutter's Trail (1970) as Paco Avila |
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The Mountains of the Moon (1967) as Jai |
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967) as Jai |
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Tarzan and the Great River (1967) as Pepe |
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Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) as Ramel |
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Taffy and the Jungle Hunter (1965) as Beau |
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Sylvia (1965) as Pancho Guzman (uncredited) |
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Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) as Orphan Boy |
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The Young and the Brave (1963) as Han |
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Dime with a Halo (1963) as Rafael |