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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nestor Paiva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
All Movies (147)
- They Saved Hitler's Brain1968 · as Police Chief Alaniz
- The Spirit Is Willing1967 · as Felicity's Father
- Let's Kill Uncle1966 · as Steward
- Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter1966 · as Saloon Owner
- The Ballad of a Gunfighter1964 · as Padre
- The Madmen of Mandoras1963 · as Police Chief Alaniz
- California1963 · as Gen. Micheltorena
- The Three Stooges in Orbit1962 · as Chairman
- The Wild Westerners1962 · as John Bullard
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1962 · as Miguel
- Atlantis: The Lost Continent1961 · as Megalos (uncredited)
- Gold of the Seven Saints1961 · as Gondora Henchman
- Frontier Uprising1961 · as Don Carlos Montalvo
- Can-Can1960 · as Bailiff
- The Purple Gang1959 · as Orlofsky
- Vice Raid1959 · as Mob Boss Frank Burke
- Pier 5, Havana1959 · as Lopez
- Alias Jesse James1959 · as Grigsby (uncredited)
- The Case Against Brooklyn1958 · as Finelli
- The Left Handed Gun1958 · as Pete Maxwell
- The Lady Takes a Flyer1958 · as Childreth
- The Deep Six1958 · as Pappa Tatos
- Outcasts of the City1958 · as Pastor Skira
- Les Girls1957 · as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms1957 · as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
- The Guns of Fort Petticoat1957 · as Tortilla
- The Wild Party1956 · as Branson
- The Mole People1956 · as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
- Ride The High Iron1956 · as Yard Boss
- Scandal Incorporated1956 · as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
- The First Texan1956 · as Priest (uncredited)
- Comanche1956 · as Puffer
- Menace from Outer Space1956 · as Prof. Cardos
- Hell on Frisco Bay1955 · as Louis Fiaschetti
- Tarantula1955 · as Sheriff Jack Andrews
- All That Heaven Allows1955 · as Manuel
- New York Confidential1955 · as Martinelli
- Revenge of the Creature1955 · as Captain Lucas
- Four Guns to the Border1954 · as Greasy
- Thunder Pass1954 · as Daniel Slaughter
- The Desperado1954 · as Captain Jake Thornton
- Moby Dick1954 · as Capt. Peleg
- Casanova's Big Night1954 · as Gnocchi
- Creature from the Black Lagoon1954 · as Captain Lucas
- Anything Goes1954 · as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
- Jivaro1954 · as Jacques
- Killer Ape1953 · as Andrews
- Prisoners of the Casbah1953 · as Marouf
- I, the Jury1953 · as Manuel
- The Bandits of Corsica1953 · as Lorenzo
- April in Paris1952
- South Pacific Trail1952 · as Carlos Alvarez
- Mara Maru1952 · as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
- The Fabulous Senorita1952 · as José Rodriguez
- 5 Fingers1952
- Viva Zapata!1952 · as New General (uncredited)
- Phone Call from a Stranger1952
- The Living Bible1952 · as Herod Antipas
- Double Dynamite1951 · as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
- The Lady Pays Off1951 · as Manuel
- A Millionaire for Christy1951 · as Mr. Rapello
- Jim Thorpe – All-American1951
- The Great Caruso1951 · as Egisto Barretto
- Flame Of Stamboul1951 · as Joe Octavian
- The Desert Hawk1950 · as Abdul
- I Was a Shoplifter1950 · as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
- Young Man with a Horn1950 · as Louis Galba
- The Inspector General1949 · as Gregor (uncredited)
- Mighty Joe Young1949 · as Brown
- Follow Me Quietly1949 · as Benny
- Señor Droopy1949 · as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
- Bride of Vengeance1949 · as Mayor
- Alias Nick Beal1949 · as Karl
- Joan of Arc1948 · as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
- The Paleface1948 · as Patient #2
- Mr. Reckless1948 · as Gus
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948 · as Joe Appollonio
- Angels' Alley1948 · as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
- Adventures of Casanova1948 · as Prefecture Police
- Road to Rio1947 · as Cardoso
- Robin Hood of Monterey1947 · as The Alcalde
- The Trouble with Women1947 · as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
- Ramrod1947 · as Curley
- A Likely Story1947 · as Tiny
- Carnival in Costa Rica1947 · as Padre Rafael
- Shoot to Kill1947 · as Gus Miller
- Humoresque1947 · as Orchestra Leader
- The Lone Wolf in Mexico1947 · as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
- The Last Crooked Mile1946 · as Ferrara
- The Well Groomed Bride1946 · as Fernandez
- Badman's Territory1946 · as Sam Bass
- Fear1946 · as Detective Shaefer
- Road to Utopia1946 · as McGurk
- Cornered1945 · as Police Official (uncredited)
- Sensation Hunters1945 · as Lew Davis
- Along the Navajo Trail1945 · as Janza
- A Thousand and One Nights1945 · as Kahim
- Nob Hill1945 · as Luigi
- The Southerner1945 · as Bartender
- Salome, Where She Danced1945 · as Panatela
- A Medal for Benny1945 · as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
- The Falcon in Mexico1944 · as Manuel Romero
- Shine on Harvest Moon1944 · as Romero (uncredited)
- True to Life1943 · as Kapopolis (uncredited)
- The Desert Song1943 · as Benoit
- The Dancing Masters1943 · as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
- Tornado1943 · as Big Joe Vlochek
- Background to Danger1943 · as Koylan
- Rhythm of the Islands1943 · as Chief Nataro
- Don Winslow of the Coast Guard1943 · as The Scorpion
- The Flying Jalopy1943 · as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
- The Hard Way1943 · as Max Wade (Uncredited)
- Pittsburgh1942 · as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
- American Empire1942 · as Defense Attorney
- Road to Morocco1942 · as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
- For Me and My Gal1942 · as Nick (uncredited)
- King of the Mounties1942 · as Count Baroni
- Timber!1942 · as Jules Fabian
- Broadway1942 · as Rinelti
- The Girl from Alaska1942 · as Geroux
- The Adventures of Martin Eden1942
- The Lady Has Plans1942 · as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
- Fly By Night1942 · as Grube
- Johnny Eager1941 · as Tony Luce (uncredited)
- Hold Back the Dawn1941 · as Flores
- Hold That Ghost1941 · as Glum
- Pot o' Gold1941 · as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
- Meet Boston Blackie1941 · as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
- A Volta do Besouro Verde1940 · as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
- Santa Fe Trail1940 · as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
- Dark Streets of Cairo1940 · as Ahmend, waiter-thug
- Arise, My Love1940 · as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
- North West Mounted Police1940 · as Half-breed
- They Knew What They Wanted1940 · as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
- He Stayed for Breakfast1940 · as Gendarme
- Boom Town1940 · as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
- The Sea Hawk1940 · as First Slavemaster
- Phantom Raiders1940 · as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
- Primrose Path1940 · as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
- The Marines Fly High1940 · as Pedro Fernandez
- Another Thin Man1939 · as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
- Unseen Guardians1939 · as Mail Order Crook
- Beau Geste1939 · as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
- Union Pacific1939 · as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
- Midnight1939 · as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
- Prison Train1938 · as Morose
All TV Shows (66)
- Family Affair1966
- Get Smart1965 · as Doorman
- Daniel Boone1964 · as Menewa
- The Addams Family1964 · as Captain Grimby
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Fisherman
- The Bill Dana Show1963
- Burke's Law1963 · as Padre Emiliano
- Burke's Law1963 · as Dr. Gonzales
- The Lucy Show1962 · as Perkins
- The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Auctioneer
- The Virginian1962 · as Charley Sanchez
- Target: The Corruptors!1961
- The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Big Jack Anderson
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show1960 · as Joe
- Johnny Midnight1960
- Wichita Town1959
- Bonanza1959 · as Francisco Tenino
- Bonanza1959 · as Chief Crazy Fox
- Tightrope1959
- Rawhide1959 · as Hagerty
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
- Lawman1958
- Behind Closed Doors1958
- The Texan1958
- Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
- Sea Hunt1958
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour1957 · as Jailer
- Zorro1957
- Zorro1957 · as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)
- Alcoa Theatre1957 · as Aubert
- Maverick1957 · as Louie
- Perry Mason1957 · as Nico
- Sugarfoot1957 · as Senor Contreras
- Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Dan Tibner
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Axel
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Emilio Tomas
- Whirlybirds1957 · as Ed Fenton
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers1956
- On Trial1956 · as Bruno
- Hey, Jeannie!1956 · as Gino
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956
- Telephone Time1956
- The Count of Monte Cristo1956
- Cheyenne1955
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Barman
- The Millionaire1955 · as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
- Climax!1954
- December Bride1954
- Lassie1954 · as Michael Zolenko
- Passport to Danger1954
- Public Defender1954 · as George Barry
- Letter to Loretta1953 · as Victor Russo
- I'm the Law1953
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Perino
- General Electric Theater1953
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Pinero
- Cavalcade of America1952 · as Senor Alverez
- Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Judge Le Beau
- Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Mr. Davis
- Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Rocco
- Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Mario
- China Smith1952
- Dangerous Assignment1952
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Captain Peleg
- The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Spike
- The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self