Nestor Paiva
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.
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Acted in
They Saved Hitler's Brain
1968
as Police Chief Alaniz
The Spirit Is Willing
1967
as Felicity's Father
Let's Kill Uncle
1966
as Steward
Family Affair
1966
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Saloon Owner
Get Smart
1965
Daniel Boone
1964
as Menewa
The Addams Family
1964
as Captain Grimby
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
1964
as Padre
The Madmen of Mandoras
1963
as Police Chief Alaniz
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Burke's Law
1963
as Padre Emiliano
Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Gonzales
California
1963
as Gen. Micheltorena
The Lucy Show
1962
as Perkins
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Auctioneer
The Virginian
1962
as Charley Sanchez
The Three Stooges in Orbit
1962
as Chairman
The Wild Westerners
1962
as John Bullard
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
as Miguel
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Megalos (uncredited)
Gold of the Seven Saints
1961
as Gondora Henchman
Frontier Uprising
1961
as Don Carlos Montalvo
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Big Jack Anderson
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
Can-Can
1960
as Bailiff
Johnny Midnight
1960
The Purple Gang
1959
as Orlofsky
Vice Raid
1959
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
Pier 5, Havana
1959
as Lopez
Wichita Town
1959
Tightrope
1959
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Grigsby (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Hagerty
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Lawman
1958
Behind Closed Doors
1958
The Texan
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Finelli
The Left Handed Gun
1958
as Pete Maxwell
The Lady Takes a Flyer
1958
as Childreth
The Deep Six
1958
as Pappa Tatos
Outcasts of the City
1958
as Pastor Skira
Sea Hunt
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Jailer
Zorro
1957
Zorro
1957
as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)
Les Girls
1957
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Aubert
Maverick
1957
as Louie
Perry Mason
1957
as Nico
Sugarfoot
1957
as Senor Contreras
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Axel
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Emilio Tomas
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Tortilla
Whirlybirds
1957
as Ed Fenton
The Wild Party
1956
as Branson
The Mole People
1956
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
Ride The High Iron
1956
as Yard Boss
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Scandal Incorporated
1956
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Gino
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The First Texan
1956
as Priest (uncredited)
Telephone Time
1956
Comanche
1956
as Puffer
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Menace from Outer Space
1956
as Prof. Cardos
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Louis Fiaschetti
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Manuel
Tarantula
1955
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Barman
Revenge of the Creature
1955
as Captain Lucas
New York Confidential
1955
as Martinelli
The Millionaire
1955
as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
Four Guns to the Border
1954
as Greasy
Climax!
1954
December Bride
1954
Thunder Pass
1954
as Daniel Slaughter
Lassie
1954
as Michael Zolenko
The Desperado
1954
as Captain Jake Thornton
Moby Dick
1954
as Capt. Peleg
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Gnocchi
Passport to Danger
1954
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Captain Lucas
Anything Goes
1954
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
Jivaro
1954
as Jacques
Killer Ape
1953
as Andrews
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
as Marouf
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Victor Russo
I, the Jury
1953
as Manuel
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Lorenzo
I'm the Law
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Perino
General Electric Theater
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Pinero
April in Paris
1952
South Pacific Trail
1952
as Carlos Alvarez
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Senor Alverez
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Judge Le Beau
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Davis
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Rocco
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mario
Mara Maru
1952
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as José Rodriguez
5 Fingers
1952
Viva Zapata!
1952
as New General (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
The Living Bible
1952
as Herod Antipas
China Smith
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Double Dynamite
1951
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Peleg
The Lady Pays Off
1951
as Manuel
A Millionaire for Christy
1951
as Mr. Rapello
The Great Caruso
1951
Flame Of Stamboul
1951
as Joe Octavian
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Desert Hawk
1950
as Abdul
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Louis Galba
The Inspector General
1949
as Gregor (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Brown
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Benny
Señor Droopy
1949
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance
1949
as Mayor
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Karl
Joan of Arc
1948
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
The Paleface
1948
as Patient #2
Mr. Reckless
1948
as Gus
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Joe Appollonio
Angels' Alley
1948
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
Adventures of Casanova
1948
as Prefecture Police
Road to Rio
1947
as Cardoso
Robin Hood of Monterey
1947
as The Alcalde
The Trouble with Women
1947
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Ramrod
1947
as Curley
A Likely Story
1947
as Tiny
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947
as Padre Rafael
Shoot to Kill
1947
as Gus Miller
Humoresque
1947
as Orchestra Leader
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
1947
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Ferrara
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Fernandez
Badman's Territory
1946
as Sam Bass
Fear
1946
as Detective Shaefer
Road to Utopia
1946
as McGurk
Cornered
1945
as Police Official (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945
as Lew Davis
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Janza
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Kahim
Nob Hill
1945
as Luigi
The Southerner
1945
as Bartender
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as Panatela
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico
1944
as Manuel Romero
True to Life
1943
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
The Desert Song
1943
as Benoit
The Dancing Masters
1943
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Tornado
1943
as Big Joe Vlochek
Background to Danger
1943
as Koylan
Rhythm of the Islands
1943
as Chief Nataro
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as The Scorpion
The Flying Jalopy
1943
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
Pittsburgh
1942
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
American Empire
1942
as Defense Attorney
Road to Morocco
1942
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
1942
as Nick (uncredited)
King of the Mounties
1942
as Count Baroni
Timber!
1942
as Jules Fabian
Broadway
1942
as Rinelti
The Girl from Alaska
1942
as Geroux
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
The Lady Has Plans
1942
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
Fly-By-Night
1942
as Grube
Johnny Eager
1941
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Flores
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Glum (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Meet Boston Blackie
1941
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
Arise, My Love
1940
as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Half-breed
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Gendarme
Boom Town
1940
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
1940
as First Slavemaster
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
Primrose Path
1940
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High
1940
as Pedro Fernandez
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Unseen Guardians
1939
as Mail Order Crook
Beau Geste
1939
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
Midnight
1939
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
Prison Train
1938
as Morose