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Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

ActingBorn June 30, 1905Died September 9, 1966 (age 61)Fresno, California, USA

Biography

Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 - September 9, 1966) was a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent who portrayed the innkeeper on Walt Disney's live-action television series Zorro by ABC and its feature film The Sign of Zorro which was shot in Burbank's Walt Disney Studios. Nestor appeared in motion pictures and television shows from the 1930s to the 1960s such as Get Smart, Bonanza, I Spy, Family Affair, Gunsmoke, The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Addams Family. In 1943, he played the Italian Major in the 20th Century Fox wartime movie Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas. He played the part of Lucas (the boat captain) in the 1954 horror film The Creature from the Black Lagoon starring Ben Chapman as the title monster; Paiva would reprise this role in that film's sequel Revenge of the Creature the following year. He appeared in more than 250 movies. Paiva married in 1941 and had two children, Joseph and Caetana, who appeared with him in the 1956 movie Comanche with Dana Andrews. Paiva died of cancer in 1966. He is buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nestor Paiva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1968
They Saved Hitler's Brain

as Police Chief Alaniz

Movie
1967
The Spirit Is Willing

as Felicity's Father

Movie
1966Movie
1965
Get Smart

as Doorman

TV
1964
Daniel Boone

as Menewa

TV
1964
The Addams Family

as Captain Grimby

TV
1963
The Madmen of Mandoras

as Police Chief Alaniz

Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Padre Emiliano

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Dr. Gonzales

TV
1963
California

as Gen. Micheltorena

Movie
1962
The Lucy Show

as Perkins

TV
1962TV
1962
The Virginian

as Charley Sanchez

TV
1962Movie
1962
The Wild Westerners

as John Bullard

Movie
1961
Atlantis: The Lost Continent

as Megalos (uncredited)

Movie
1961
Gold of the Seven Saints

as Gondora Henchman

Movie
1961
Frontier Uprising

as Don Carlos Montalvo

Movie
1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as Big Jack Anderson

TV
1960
Can-Can

as Bailiff

Movie
1959
The Purple Gang

as Orlofsky

Movie
1959
Vice Raid

as Mob Boss Frank Burke

Movie
1959Movie
1959
Bonanza

as Francisco Tenino

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Chief Crazy Fox

TV
1959TV
1959
Alias Jesse James

as Grigsby (uncredited)

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Hagerty

TV
1958TV
1958TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)

TV
1958Movie
1958
The Left Handed Gun

as Pete Maxwell

Movie
1958Movie
1958
The Deep Six

as Pappa Tatos

Movie
1958
Outcasts of the City

as Pastor Skira

Movie
1958TV
1957TV
1957
Zorro

as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)

TV
1957
Les Girls

as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Alcoa Theatre

as Aubert

TV
1957
Maverick

as Louie

TV
1957TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Senor Contreras

TV
1957TV
1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Whirlybirds

as Ed Fenton

TV
1956
The Wild Party

as Branson

Movie
1956
The Mole People

as Prof. Etienne Lafarge

Movie
1956
Ride The High Iron

as Yard Boss

Movie
1956
Scandal Incorporated

as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher

Movie
1956
On Trial

as Bruno

TV
1956TV
1956
The First Texan

as Priest (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Comanche

as Puffer

Movie
1956Movie
1955
Hell on Frisco Bay

as Louis Fiaschetti

Movie
1955
Tarantula

as Sheriff Jack Andrews

Movie
1955TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Barman

TV
1955Movie
1955Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes

TV
1955
Revenge of the Creature

as Captain Lucas

Movie
1954Movie
1954TV
1954
Thunder Pass

as Daniel Slaughter

Movie
1954
Lassie

as Michael Zolenko

TV
1954
The Desperado

as Captain Jake Thornton

Movie
1954
Moby Dick

as Capt. Peleg

Movie
1954Movie
1954
Public Defender

as George Barry

TV
1954Movie
1954
Anything Goes

as Dr. Henry T. Dobson

Movie
1954
Jivaro

as Jacques

Movie
1953
Killer Ape

as Andrews

Movie
1953Movie
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Victor Russo

TV
1953
I, the Jury

as Manuel

Movie
1953Movie
1952
South Pacific Trail

as Carlos Alvarez

Movie
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Senor Alverez

TV
1952
Four Star Playhouse

as Judge Le Beau

TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952
Mara Maru

as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)

Movie
1952
The Fabulous Senorita

as José Rodriguez

Movie
1952Movie
1952
Viva Zapata!

as New General (uncredited)

Movie
1952
The Living Bible

as Herod Antipas

Movie
1951
Double Dynamite

as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Peleg

TV
1951Movie
1951TV
1951Movie
1951
The Great Caruso

as Egisto Barretto

Movie
1951
Flame Of Stamboul

as Joe Octavian

Movie
1950Movie
1950
I Was a Shoplifter

as Deputy Sheriff Gomez

Movie
1950
Young Man with a Horn

as Louis Galba

Movie
1949
The Inspector General

as Gregor (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1949Movie
1949
Señor Droopy

as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1949Movie
1948
Joan of Arc

as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband

Movie
1948
The Paleface

as Patient #2

Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1948
Angels' Alley

as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno

Movie
1948
Adventures of Casanova

as Prefecture Police

Movie
1947
Road to Rio

as Cardoso

Movie
1947Movie
1947
The Trouble with Women

as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Ramrod

as Curley

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Carnival in Costa Rica

as Padre Rafael

Movie
1947
Shoot to Kill

as Gus Miller

Movie
1947
Humoresque

as Orchestra Leader

Movie
1947
The Lone Wolf in Mexico

as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez

Movie
1946Movie
1946Movie
1946Movie
1946
Fear

as Detective Shaefer

Movie
1946Movie
1945
Cornered

as Police Official (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Sensation Hunters

as Lew Davis

Movie
1945Movie
1945Movie
1945
Nob Hill

as Luigi

Movie
1945
The Southerner

as Bartender

Movie
1945Movie
1945
A Medal for Benny

as Frank Alviso (uncredited)

Movie
1944
The Falcon in Mexico

as Manuel Romero

Movie
1944
Shine on Harvest Moon

as Romero (uncredited)

Movie
1943
True to Life

as Kapopolis (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1943
The Dancing Masters

as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Tornado

as Big Joe Vlochek

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Rhythm of the Islands

as Chief Nataro

Movie
1943Movie
1943
The Flying Jalopy

as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1943
The Hard Way

as Max Wade (Uncredited)

Movie
1942
Pittsburgh

as Barney, Cafe Proprietor

Movie
1942
American Empire

as Defense Attorney

Movie
1942
Road to Morocco

as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)

Movie
1942
For Me and My Gal

as Nick (uncredited)

Movie
1942
King of the Mounties

as Count Baroni

Movie
1942
Timber!

as Jules Fabian

Movie
1942
Broadway

as Rinelti

Movie
1942Movie
1942
The Lady Has Plans

as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Fly By Night

as Grube

Movie
1941
Johnny Eager

as Tony Luce (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941Movie
1941
Pot o' Gold

as Canadian Guide (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Meet Boston Blackie

as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)

Movie
1940
A Volta do Besouro Verde

as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii

Movie
1940
Santa Fe Trail

as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Dark Streets of Cairo

as Ahmend, waiter-thug

Movie
1940
Arise, My Love

as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
They Knew What They Wanted

as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Boom Town

as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Sea Hawk

as First Slavemaster

Movie
1940
Phantom Raiders

as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale

Movie
1940
Primrose Path

as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Marines Fly High

as Pedro Fernandez

Movie
1939
Another Thin Man

as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)

Movie
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Unseen Guardians

as Mail Order Crook

Movie
1939
Beau Geste

as Corporal Golas (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Union Pacific

as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Midnight

as Woman's Escort (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Prison Train

as Morose

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 30, 1905
Day of DeathSeptember 9, 1966
Place of BirthFresno, California, USA
Popularity0.7
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