Manuel Padilla Jr.
Also Known As: not available
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: July 13, 1955
Age: 69 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 29, 2008
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American Graffiti
Overview: A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-08-11
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Tarzan and the Great River
Overview: Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors. The Lord of the Jungle is accompanied on his quest by a pretty blonde doctor, a boy and a grizzled sea captain.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-09-01
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Cotton Candy
Overview: An uncool high-schooler forms his own group to beat the local hotshots in a battle of the bands.
Genres: Music Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-26
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More American Graffiti
Overview: College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-03
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Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Overview: In Central America, a little native boy, Ramel, is abducted by Vinaro, a madman who believes the child to be the sole link to a lost Aztec city of gold. Vinaro uses one of his diabolical explosive mechanisms to eliminate police and army officials; and the legendary Tarzan is flown in to help locate the jungle city, rescue the boy, and bring Vinaro to justice.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-07-01
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The Mountains of the Moon
Overview: A religious sect, cheated by an adventurer, wants to occupy an African territory not knowing that it is inhabited by a bloodthirsty tribe. Luckily Tarzan intervenes.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-24
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
Overview: Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.
Genres: Music Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-24
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Taffy and the Jungle Hunter
Overview: A hunter, who captures wild animals for zoos, takes his young son and the boy's widowed governess on his latest expedition. The boy and his pet chimp, in company with a baby elephant his father has captured, run away from camp and experience many thrilling adventures.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-31
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The Great White Hope
Overview: A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-11
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Scarface
Overview: After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-09
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The Young and the Brave
Overview: A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their way back to their units in the South. Along the way they are aided by a young Korean boy and his adopted dog, a US trained German Shepherd named Lobo.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-08-01
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Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Overview: Tarzan tries to stop a bloodthirsty Colonel from taking over an African village with his soldiers of fortune. The ape-man has been rendered deaf by an exploding hand grenade, effectively limiting one of his keen senses. Tarzan relies on his telepathic powers to stop a lion. Woody Strode also appears in this film that combines two made for television episodes.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-03
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Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Overview: Jai, the orphaned boy adopted by the Monkey Man, helps missionary Charity Jones bring an organ to a friendly tribe, but they are captured by hostile natives.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-04
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Dime with a Halo
Overview: Five Mexican street urchins steal a dime from the church's collection box and bet it on a race-horse.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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A Man Called Horse
Overview: In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-01
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Sylvia
Overview: Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator named Alan Maklin (George Maharis) to do some digging, and what he finds out about her life prior to becoming a writer is quite shocking. Will the newfound knowledge ruin the marriage? Gordon Douglas (Young at Heart) directs this drama, which is based on E.V. Cunningham's book.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-02-10
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Overview: In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient artifact: the fabled Blue Stone of Heaven. Imbued with the unfathomable power to bestow its holder with immense strength, the statuette attracts corrupt Colonel Tatakombi, who, blind with greed, intends to spark an uprising, and turn the natives against Tarzan. Can mighty Tarzan avert the jungle rebellion?
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-09-06
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Cutter's Trail
Overview: The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother to track them down.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-10
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