Nestor Paiva
Known for Acting · 204 credits
- Born
- 1905-06-30
- Died
- 1966-09-09
- Place of birth
- Fresno, California, USA
- Also known as
- Nestor Caetano 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
TV Shows (57)
Perry Mason
1957
as Nico
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Spike
Lassie
1954
as Michael Zolenko
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Big Jack Anderson
Bonanza
1959
as Francisco Tenino / Chief Crazy Fox
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Fisherman
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Auctioneer
Get Smart
1965
as Doorman
Maverick
1957
as Louie
Climax!
1954
The Lucy Show
1962
as Perkins
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Dan Tibner
Lawman
1958
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Padre Emiliano / Dr. Gonzales
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Judge Le Beau / Mr. Davis / Rocco / Mario
Daniel Boone
1964
as Menewa
Cheyenne
1955
The Virginian
1962
as Charley Sanchez
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Axel / Emilio Tomas
Gunsmoke
1955
as Barman
Rawhide
1959
as Hagerty
Zorro
1957
as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
The Millionaire
1955
as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
Sea Hunt
1958
Telephone Time
1956
Sugarfoot
1957
as Senor Contreras
The Addams Family
1964
as Captain Grimby
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Aubert
December Bride
1954
Whirlybirds
1957
as Ed Fenton
Family Affair
1966
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Texan
1958
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Public Defender
1954
as George Barry
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Senor Alverez
Johnny Midnight
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
Behind Closed Doors
1958
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Victor Russo
China Smith
1952
Tightrope
1959
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Peleg
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Gino
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Jailer
On Trial
1956
as Bruno
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Wichita Town
1959
I'm the Law
1953
Passport to Danger
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
as Perino / Pinero
Movies (147)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Captain Lucas
Double Dynamite
1951
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
Vice Raid
1959
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
Fear
1946
as Detective Shaefer
Comanche
1956
as Puffer
Scandal Incorporated
1956
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Half-breed
Viva Zapata!
1952
as New General (uncredited)
5 Fingers
1952
The Flying Jalopy
1943
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
Tarantula
1955
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Glum
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
as Miguel
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
The Sea Hawk
1940
as First Slavemaster
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Grigsby (uncredited)
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Gnocchi
Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951
Another Thin Man
1939
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Arise, My Love
1940
as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Brown
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Tortilla
Joan of Arc
1948
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
Rhythm of the Islands
1943
as Chief Nataro
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Janza
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Manuel
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
Gold of the Seven Saints
1961
as Gondora Henchman
Union Pacific
1939
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
The Great Caruso
1951
as Egisto Barretto
The Paleface
1948
as Patient #2
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Megalos (uncredited)
Moby Dick
1954
as Capt. Peleg
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Louis Galba
Revenge of the Creature
1955
as Captain Lucas
The Left Handed Gun
1958
as Pete Maxwell
Road to Morocco
1942
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Flyer
1958
as Childreth
Beau Geste
1939
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Joe Appollonio
Can-Can
1960
as Bailiff
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Kahim
Primrose Path
1940
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
The First Texan
1956
as Priest (uncredited)
Midnight
1939
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
Boom Town
1940
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as Panatela
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Lorenzo
Ride The High Iron
1956
as Yard Boss
Ramrod
1947
as Curley
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Benny
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Les Girls
1957
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance
1949
as Mayor
The Southerner
1945
as Bartender
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Louis Fiaschetti
The Wild Party
1956
as Branson
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Flores
The Lady Has Plans
1942
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Finelli
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Gendarme
Jivaro
1954
as Jacques
I, the Jury
1953
as Manuel
New York Confidential
1955
as Martinelli
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Karl
The Dancing Masters
1943
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Humoresque
1947
as Orchestra Leader
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Fernandez
The Desert Hawk
1950
as Abdul
American Empire
1942
as Defense Attorney
Cornered
1945
as Police Official (uncredited)
The Three Stooges in Orbit
1962
as Chairman
Four Guns to the Border
1954
as Greasy
The Deep Six
1958
as Pappa Tatos
Mara Maru
1952
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
The Mole People
1956
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
King of the Mounties
1942
as Count Baroni
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
Background to Danger
1943
as Koylan
Badman's Territory
1946
as Sam Bass
The Inspector General
1949
as Gregor (uncredited)
Menace from Outer Space
1956
as Prof. Cardos
For Me and My Gal
1942
as Nick (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
1941
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
Pittsburgh
1942
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
Thunder Pass
1954
as Daniel Slaughter
Road to Utopia
1946
as McGurk
Broadway
1942
as Rinelti
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Ferrara
Road to Rio
1947
as Cardoso
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947
as Padre Rafael
Señor Droopy
1949
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
Outcasts of the City
1958
as Pastor Skira
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Saloon Owner
Let's Kill Uncle
1966
as Steward
The Hard Way
1943
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Romero (uncredited)
The Desert Song
1943
as Benoit
They Saved Hitler's Brain
1968
as Police Chief Alaniz
True to Life
1943
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
The Madmen of Mandoras
1963
as Police Chief Alaniz
The Purple Gang
1959
as Orlofsky
The Falcon in Mexico
1944
as Manuel Romero
Pier 5, Havana
1959
as Lopez
Flame Of Stamboul
1951
as Joe Octavian
Robin Hood of Monterey
1947
as The Alcalde
Killer Ape
1953
as Andrews
Shoot to Kill
1947
as Gus Miller
Frontier Uprising
1961
as Don Carlos Montalvo
The Trouble with Women
1947
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Adventures of Casanova
1948
as Prefecture Police
Prison Train
1938
as Morose
Fly By Night
1942
as Grube
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
About 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 Chetn… With 204 credits spanning from 1938 to 1968, Nestor Paiva has appeared in 147 films and 57 TV shows.
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- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) — as Captain Lucas
- Double Dynamite (1951) — as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
- Vice Raid (1959) — as Mob Boss Frank Burke
- Fear (1946) — as Detective Shaefer
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