Nestor Paiva
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
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- Born:
- Jun 30, 1905 In Fresno, California
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 161
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Prison Train 1938-10-17
- Latest Project:
- Movie They Saved Hitler's Brain 1968-08-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | They Saved Hitler's Brain | Police Chief Alaniz | 1968-08-18 |
| Movie | The Spirit Is Willing | Felicity's Father | 1967-07-07 |
| Movie | Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter | Saloon Owner | 1966-04-09 |
| Movie | Let's Kill Uncle | Steward | 1966-11-18 |
| Movie | The Ballad of a Gunfighter | Padre | 1964-03-01 |
| Series | The Addams Family | Unknown | 1964-09-18 |
| Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
| Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Movie | California | Gen. Micheltorena | 1963-03-03 |
| Series | The Bill Dana Show | Unknown | 1963-09-22 |
| Movie | The Madmen of Mandoras | Police Chief Alaniz | 1963-11-13 |
| Movie | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Miguel | 1962-02-07 |
| Movie | The Wild Westerners | John Bullard | 1962-06-06 |
| Movie | The Three Stooges in Orbit | Chairman | 1962-07-04 |
| Movie | Frontier Uprising | Don Carlos Montalvo | 1961-02-01 |
| Movie | Gold of the Seven Saints | Gondora Henchman | 1961-02-18 |
| Series | Target: The Corruptors! | Unknown | 1961-09-29 |
| Movie | Atlantis: The Lost Continent | Megalos (uncredited) | 1961-05-03 |
| Movie | Can-Can | Bailiff | 1960-03-09 |
| Movie | Alias Jesse James | Grigsby (uncredited) | 1959-03-20 |
| Series | Tightrope | Unknown | 1959-09-08 |
| Series | Wichita Town | Unknown | 1959-09-30 |
| Movie | Vice Raid | Mob Boss Frank Burke | 1959-12-01 |
| Movie | The Purple Gang | Orlofsky | 1959-12-18 |
| Movie | Pier 5, Havana | Lopez | 1959-10-09 |
| Movie | The Left Handed Gun | Pete Maxwell | 1958-05-07 |
| Movie | The Lady Takes a Flyer | Childreth | 1958-01-30 |
| Movie | The Deep Six | Pappa Tatos | 1958-01-15 |
| Movie | The Case Against Brooklyn | Finelli | 1958-06-01 |
| Movie | Outcasts of the City | Pastor Skira | 1958-01-10 |
| Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
| Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
| Series | Lawman | Unknown | 1958-10-05 |
| Series | Behind Closed Doors | Unknown | 1958-10-02 |
| Movie | Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited) | 1957-04-03 |
| Movie | The Guns of Fort Petticoat | Tortilla | 1957-04-01 |
| Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | Zorro | Unknown | 1957-10-10 |
| Movie | Les Girls | Spanish Peasant (uncredited) | 1957-10-03 |
| Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
| Movie | Comanche | Puffer | 1956-03-01 |
| Movie | The First Texan | Priest (uncredited) | 1956-06-29 |
| Movie | Menace from Outer Space | Prof. Cardos | 1956-01-01 |
| Series | The Count of Monte Cristo | Unknown | 1956-02-20 |
| Movie | The Wild Party | Branson | 1956-12-21 |
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | Ride The High Iron | Yard Boss | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | The Mole People | Prof. Etienne Lafarge | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | Scandal Incorporated | Leland Miller, tabloid publisher | 1956-10-12 |
| Movie | New York Confidential | Martinelli | 1955-02-15 |
| Movie | Revenge of the Creature | Captain Lucas | 1955-05-13 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | Tarantula | Sheriff Jack Andrews | 1955-12-14 |
| Movie | All That Heaven Allows | Manuel | 1955-12-25 |
| Movie | Casanova's Big Night | Gnocchi | 1954-04-07 |
| Series | Passport to Danger | Unknown | 1954-04-01 |
| Movie | Creature from the Black Lagoon | Captain Lucas | 1954-03-05 |
| Movie | The Desperado | Captain Jake Thornton | 1954-06-20 |
| Movie | Jivaro | Jacques | 1954-02-12 |
| Series | Lassie | Michael Zolenko | 1954-09-12 |
| Series | December Bride | Unknown | 1954-10-04 |
| Movie | Four Guns to the Border | Greasy | 1954-11-05 |
| Movie | Thunder Pass | Daniel Slaughter | 1954-09-20 |
| Series | I'm the Law | Unknown | 1953-02-13 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | The Bandits of Corsica | Lorenzo | 1953-02-27 |
| Movie | I, the Jury | Manuel | 1953-08-14 |
| Movie | Prisoners of the Casbah | Marouf | 1953-11-03 |
| Movie | Killer Ape | Andrews | 1953-12-15 |
| Movie | Viva Zapata! | New General (uncredited) | 1952-02-07 |
| Movie | Phone Call from a Stranger | 1952-02-01 | |
| Movie | The Living Bible | Herod Antipas | 1952-01-01 |
| Movie | 5 Fingers | 1952-02-22 | |
| Movie | April in Paris | 1952-12-24 | |
| Movie | The Fabulous Senorita | José Rodriguez | 1952-03-31 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | South Pacific Trail | Carlos Alvarez | 1952-10-19 |
| Movie | Mara Maru | Captain Van Hoten (uncredited) | 1952-04-23 |
| Movie | The Great Caruso | 1951-04-16 | |
| Movie | Flame Of Stamboul | Joe Octavian | 1951-03-05 |
| Movie | A Millionaire for Christy | Mr. Rapello | 1951-09-02 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | The Lady Pays Off | Manuel | 1951-10-04 |
| Movie | Double Dynamite | 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie | 1951-12-25 |
| Movie | Young Man with a Horn | Louis Galba | 1950-03-01 |
| Movie | I Was a Shoplifter | Deputy Sheriff Gomez | 1950-05-13 |
| Movie | The Desert Hawk | Abdul | 1950-08-05 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | Alias Nick Beal | Karl | 1949-03-04 |
| Movie | Señor Droopy | Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited) | 1949-04-09 |
| Movie | Bride of Vengeance | Mayor | 1949-04-07 |
| Movie | Follow Me Quietly | Benny | 1949-07-07 |
| Movie | Mighty Joe Young | Brown | 1949-07-27 |
| Movie | The Inspector General | Gregor (uncredited) | 1949-12-31 |
| Movie | Angels' Alley | Tony 'Piggy' Locarno | 1948-03-07 |
| Movie | Adventures of Casanova | Prefecture Police | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Mr. Reckless | Gus | 1948-03-26 |
| Movie | The Paleface | Patient #2 | 1948-12-17 |
| Movie | Joan of Arc | Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband | 1948-12-22 |
| Movie | Shoot to Kill | Gus Miller | 1947-03-15 |
| Movie | Humoresque | Orchestra Leader | 1947-01-25 |
| Movie | Carnival in Costa Rica | Padre Rafael | 1947-03-28 |
| Movie | The Lone Wolf in Mexico | Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez | 1947-01-16 |
| Movie | Ramrod | Curley | 1947-05-02 |
| Movie | A Likely Story | Tiny | 1947-04-18 |
| Movie | Robin Hood of Monterey | The Alcalde | 1947-09-06 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Women | 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited) | 1947-06-25 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Cardoso | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | McGurk | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Fear | Detective Shaefer | 1946-03-02 |
| Movie | The Well Groomed Bride | Fernandez | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Sam Bass | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | The Last Crooked Mile | Ferrara | 1946-08-09 |
| Movie | Salome, Where She Danced | Panatela | 1945-04-17 |
| Movie | A Medal for Benny | Frank Alviso (uncredited) | 1945-04-16 |
| Movie | The Southerner | Bartender | 1945-04-30 |
| Movie | Sensation Hunters | Lew Davis | 1945-10-12 |
| Movie | Nob Hill | Luigi | 1945-06-13 |
| Movie | Along the Navajo Trail | Janza | 1945-09-15 |
| Movie | A Thousand and One Nights | Kahim | 1945-07-20 |
| Movie | The Flying Jalopy | Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
| Movie | Rhythm of the Islands | Chief Nataro | 1943-04-16 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Max Wade (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
| Movie | True to Life | Kapopolis (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | The Desert Song | Benoit | 1943-12-17 |
| Movie | Background to Danger | Koylan | 1943-07-03 |
| Movie | Tornado | Big Joe Vlochek | 1943-08-09 |
| Movie | Broadway | Rinelti | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Martin Eden | 1942-02-26 | |
| Movie | Fly-By-Night | Grube | 1942-01-19 |
| Movie | Timber! | Jules Fabian | 1942-08-01 |
| Movie | The Lady Has Plans | Portuguese Porter (uncredited) | 1942-01-20 |
| Movie | Pittsburgh | Barney, Cafe Proprietor | 1942-12-11 |
| Movie | American Empire | Defense Attorney | 1942-12-11 |
| Movie | Road to Morocco | Sausage Vendor (uncredited) | 1942-11-10 |
| Movie | King of the Mounties | Count Baroni | 1942-10-17 |
| Movie | For Me and My Gal | Nick (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
| Movie | Pot o' Gold | Canadian Guide (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
| Movie | Hold That Ghost | Glum (uncredited) | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | Hold Back the Dawn | Flores | 1941-09-26 |
| Movie | Johnny Eager | Tony Luce (uncredited) | 1941-12-09 |
| Movie | The Sea Hawk | First Slavemaster | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | Boom Town | Venezuelan Officer (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | Phantom Raiders | Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | The Marines Fly High | Pedro Fernandez | 1940-03-04 |
| Movie | He Stayed for Breakfast | Gendarme | 1940-08-31 |
| Movie | Primrose Path | Bluebell Manager (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii | 1940-12-24 |
| Movie | They Knew What They Wanted | Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Dark Streets of Cairo | Ahmend, waiter-thug | 1940-12-01 |
| Movie | Arise, My Love | Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited) | 1940-11-08 |
| Movie | North West Mounted Police | Half-breed | 1940-10-22 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Midnight | Woman's Escort (uncredited) | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | Beau Geste | Corporal Golas (uncredited) | 1939-07-24 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Unseen Guardians | Mail Order Crook | 1939-08-26 |
| Movie | Another Thin Man | West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
| Movie | Prison Train | Morose | 1938-10-17 |