Nestor Paiva
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-06-30
Day of Death
1966-09-09 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Nestor Paiva
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.
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Known For
Acting
(1968)
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Police Chief Alaniz
(1967)
The Spirit Is Willing
as Felicity's Father
(1966)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Saloon Owner
(1966)
Let's Kill Uncle
as Steward
(1964)
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
as Padre
(1963)
California
as Gen. Micheltorena
(1963)
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Police Chief Alaniz
(1962)
The Three Stooges in Orbit
as Chairman
(1962)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Miguel
(1962)
The Wild Westerners
as John Bullard
(1961)
Frontier Uprising
as Don Carlos Montalvo
(1961)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Megalos (uncredited)
(1961)
Gold of the Seven Saints
as Gondora Henchman
(1960)
Can-Can
as Bailiff
(1959)
The Purple Gang
as Orlofsky
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
as Grigsby (uncredited)
(1959)
Pier 5, Havana
as Lopez
(1959)
Vice Raid
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
(1958)
The Deep Six
as Pappa Tatos
(1958)
The Left Handed Gun
as Pete Maxwell
(1958)
The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Childreth
(1958)
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Finelli
(1958)
Outcasts of the City
as Pastor Skira
(1957)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Tortilla
(1957)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
(1957)
Les Girls
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
(1956)
Menace from Outer Space
as Prof. Cardos
(1956)
Scandal Incorporated
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
(1956)
The First Texan
as Priest (uncredited)
(1956)
The Mole People
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
(1956)
Comanche
as Puffer
(1956)
Ride The High Iron
as Yard Boss
(1956)
The Wild Party
as Branson
(1955)
Tarantula
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
(1955)
All That Heaven Allows
as Manuel
(1955)
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Louis Fiaschetti
(1955)
New York Confidential
as Martinelli
(1955)
Revenge of the Creature
as Captain Lucas
(1954)
Four Guns to the Border
as Greasy
(1954)
Jivaro
as Jacques
(1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Lucas
(1954)
The Desperado
as Captain Jake Thornton
(1954)
Anything Goes
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
(1954)
Casanova's Big Night
as Gnocchi
(1954)
Thunder Pass
as Daniel Slaughter
(1954)
Moby Dick
as Capt. Peleg
(1953)
Prisoners of the Casbah
as Marouf
(1953)
The Bandits of Corsica
as Lorenzo
(1953)
Killer Ape
as Andrews
(1953)
I, the Jury
as Manuel
(1952)
The Living Bible
as Herod Antipas
(1952)
Viva Zapata!
as New General (uncredited)
(1952)
South Pacific Trail
as Carlos Alvarez
(1952)
The Fabulous Senorita
as José Rodriguez
(1952)
(1952)
Mara Maru
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
(1952)
(1952)
(1951)
The Lady Pays Off
as Manuel
(1951)
A Millionaire for Christy
as Mr. Rapello
(1951)
Flame Of Stamboul
as Joe Octavian
(1951)
The Great Caruso
as Egisto Barretto
(1951)
Double Dynamite
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
(1950)
The Desert Hawk
as Abdul
(1950)
Young Man with a Horn
as Louis Galba
(1950)
I Was a Shoplifter
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
(1949)
The Inspector General
as Gregor (uncredited)
(1949)
Alias Nick Beal
as Karl
(1949)
Bride of Vengeance
as Mayor
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as Brown
(1949)
Follow Me Quietly
as Benny
(1949)
Señor Droopy
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
(1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Joe Appollonio
(1948)
Joan of Arc
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
(1948)
Mr. Reckless
as Gus
(1948)
The Paleface
as Patient #2
(1948)
Adventures of Casanova
as Prefecture Police
(1948)
Angels' Alley
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
(1947)
The Trouble with Women
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
(1947)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Cardoso
(1947)
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Padre Rafael
(1947)
Shoot to Kill
as Gus Miller
(1947)
Ramrod
as Curley
(1947)
Humoresque
as Orchestra Leader
(1947)
Robin Hood of Monterey
as The Alcalde
(1947)
A Likely Story
as Tiny
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as McGurk
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Sam Bass
(1946)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Ferrara
(1946)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Fernandez
(1946)
Fear
as Detective Shaefer
(1945)
Cornered
as Police Official (uncredited)
(1945)
The Southerner
as Bartender
(1945)
Nob Hill
as Luigi
(1945)
Sensation Hunters
as Lew Davis
(1945)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Kahim
(1945)
Salome, Where She Danced
as Panatela
(1945)
Along the Navajo Trail
as Janza
(1945)
A Medal for Benny
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
(1944)
The Falcon in Mexico
as Manuel Romero
(1944)
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Romero (uncredited)
(1943)
Background to Danger
as Koylan
(1943)
Tornado
as Big Joe Vlochek
(1943)
The Desert Song
as Benoit
(1943)
True to Life
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
(1943)
The Flying Jalopy
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
(1943)
The Hard Way
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
(1943)
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as The Scorpion
(1943)
The Dancing Masters
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
(1943)
Rhythm of the Islands
as Chief Nataro
(1942)
The Lady Has Plans
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
(1942)
Fly By Night
as Grube
(1942)
American Empire
as Defense Attorney
(1942)
Broadway
as Rinelti
(1942)
The Girl from Alaska
as Geroux
(1942)
Pittsburgh
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
(1942)
Road to Morocco
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
King of the Mounties
as Count Baroni
(1942)
For Me and My Gal
as Nick (uncredited)
(1942)
Timber!
as Jules Fabian
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
(1941)
Hold That Ghost
as Glum (uncredited)
(1941)
Meet Boston Blackie
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Flores
(1941)
Pot o' Gold
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
(1940)
Arise, My Love
as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)
(1940)
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
(1940)
Primrose Path
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
Phantom Raiders
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
(1940)
Boom Town
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as First Slavemaster
(1940)
The Marines Fly High
as Pedro Fernandez
(1940)
They Knew What They Wanted
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Gendarme
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Half-breed
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
(1939)
Beau Geste
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
(1939)
Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
(1939)
Midnight
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
(1939)
Unseen Guardians
as Mail Order Crook
(1938)
Prison Train
as Morose