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