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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 30, 1905
Died
September 9, 1966
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Also Known As
- Nestor Caetano Paiva
Nestor Paiva
0.7 Popularity
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
2.2
Police Chief Alaniz
They Saved Hitler's Brain
1968
5.4
Felicity's Father
The Spirit Is Willing
1967
5.5
Steward
Let's Kill Uncle
1966
6.6
Family Affair
1966
4.1
Saloon Owner
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
7.9
Get Smart
1965
6.9
Menewa
Daniel Boone
1964
8.0
Captain Grimby
The Addams Family
1964
3.5
Padre
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
1964
3.0
Police Chief Alaniz
The Madmen of Mandoras
1963
Credits
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Police Chief Alaniz
1968
2.2
The Spirit Is Willing
as Felicity's Father
1967
5.4
Let's Kill Uncle
as Steward
1966
5.5
Family Affair
1966
6.6
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Saloon Owner
1966
4.1
Get Smart
1965
7.9
Daniel Boone
as Menewa
1964
6.9
The Addams Family
as Captain Grimby
1964
8.0
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
as Padre
1964
3.5
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Police Chief Alaniz
1963
3.0
The Bill Dana Show
1963
6.0
Burke's Law
as Padre Emiliano
1963
6.0
Burke's Law
as Dr. Gonzales
1963
6.0
California
as Gen. Micheltorena
1963
3.0
The Lucy Show
as Perkins
1962
7.0
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Auctioneer
1962
6.8
The Virginian
as Charley Sanchez
1962
6.5
The Three Stooges in Orbit
as Chairman
1962
5.2
The Wild Westerners
as John Bullard
1962
7.0
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Miguel
1962
6.0
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
3.5
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Megalos (uncredited)
1961
5.2
Gold of the Seven Saints
as Gondora Henchman
1961
7.0
Frontier Uprising
as Don Carlos Montalvo
1961
4.8
The Andy Griffith Show
as Big Jack Anderson
1960
7.6
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Joe
1960
6.2
Can-Can
as Bailiff
1960
6.6
Johnny Midnight
1960
0.0
The Purple Gang
as Orlofsky
1959
6.3
Vice Raid
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
1959
6.2
Pier 5, Havana
as Lopez
1959
4.6
Wichita Town
1959
4.2
Bonanza
as Francisco Tenino
1959
7.5
Tightrope
1959
5.5
Alias Jesse James
as Grigsby (uncredited)
1959
5.9
Rawhide
as Hagerty
1959
7.2
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.8
Lawman
1958
5.6
Behind Closed Doors
1958
0.0
The Texan
1958
5.5
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
1958
6.9
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Finelli
1958
5.8
The Left Handed Gun
as Pete Maxwell
1958
6.0
The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Childreth
1958
4.1
The Deep Six
as Pappa Tatos
1958
5.4
Outcasts of the City
as Pastor Skira
1958
0.0
Sea Hunt
1958
6.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Jailer
1957
8.6
Zorro
1957
7.5
Zorro
as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)
1957
7.5
Les Girls
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
1957
6.4
Alcoa Theatre
as Aubert
1957
6.5
Maverick
as Louie
1957
6.8
Perry Mason
as Nico
1957
7.7
Sugarfoot
as Senor Contreras
1957
4.8
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Dan Tibner
1957
7.4
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Axel
1957
6.2
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Emilio Tomas
1957
6.2
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
1957
5.0
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Tortilla
1957
6.3
Whirlybirds
as Ed Fenton
1957
5.5
The Wild Party
as Branson
1956
5.8
The Mole People
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
1956
5.1
Ride The High Iron
as Yard Boss
1956
0.0
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
5.0
Scandal Incorporated
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
1956
3.0
🎬
Hey, Jeannie!
as Gino
1956
5.5
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
3.7
The First Texan
as Priest (uncredited)
1956
6.1
Telephone Time
1956
6.3
Comanche
as Puffer
1956
5.0
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
4.4
Menace from Outer Space
as Prof. Cardos
1956
3.3
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Louis Fiaschetti
1955
5.2
All That Heaven Allows
as Manuel
1955
7.3
Tarantula
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
1955
6.5
Cheyenne
1955
5.8
Gunsmoke
as Barman
1955
6.6
New York Confidential
as Martinelli
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
1955
5.0
Revenge of the Creature
as Captain Lucas
1955
5.6
Four Guns to the Border
as Greasy
1954
4.6
Climax!
1954
3.3
December Bride
1954
5.5
Thunder Pass
as Daniel Slaughter
1954
6.0
Lassie
as Michael Zolenko
1954
6.1
The Desperado
as Captain Jake Thornton
1954
6.6
Moby Dick
as Capt. Peleg
1954
0.0
Casanova's Big Night
as Gnocchi
1954
6.1
🎬
Passport to Danger
1954
6.0
Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Lucas
1954
6.8
Anything Goes
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
1954
6.0
Jivaro
as Jacques
1954
5.2
Killer Ape
as Andrews
1953
4.3
Prisoners of the Casbah
as Marouf
1953
5.4
Letter to Loretta
as Victor Russo
1953
6.5
I, the Jury
as Manuel
1953
5.7
The Bandits of Corsica
as Lorenzo
1953
5.8
I'm the Law
1953
5.7
General Electric Theater
as Perino
1953
6.3
General Electric Theater
1953
6.3
General Electric Theater
as Pinero
1953
6.3
April in Paris
1952
4.9
South Pacific Trail
as Carlos Alvarez
1952
0.0
Cavalcade of America
as Senor Alverez
1952
3.5
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Judge Le Beau
1952
6.3
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Davis
1952
6.3
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Rocco
1952
6.3
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Mario
1952
6.3
Mara Maru
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
1952
4.8
The Fabulous Senorita
as José Rodriguez
1952
6.0
5 Fingers
1952
7.6
Viva Zapata!
as New General (uncredited)
1952
6.9
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
6.4
Dangerous Assignment
1952
3.5
China Smith
1952
0.0
The Living Bible
as Herod Antipas
1952
6.0
Double Dynamite
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
1951
6.2
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Peleg
1951
8.6
The Lady Pays Off
as Manuel
1951
7.0
A Millionaire for Christy
as Mr. Rapello
1951
6.4
The Great Caruso
as Egisto Barretto
1951
5.7
Flame Of Stamboul
as Joe Octavian
1951
4.5
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
The Desert Hawk
as Abdul
1950
5.1
I Was a Shoplifter
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
1950
5.3
Young Man with a Horn
as Louis Galba
1950
6.3
The Inspector General
as Gregor (uncredited)
1949
6.5
Mighty Joe Young
as Brown
1949
6.3
Follow Me Quietly
as Benny
1949
6.2
Señor Droopy
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
1949
6.8
Bride of Vengeance
as Mayor
1949
4.5
Alias Nick Beal
as Karl
1949
6.9
Joan of Arc
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
1948
6.1
The Paleface
as Patient #2
1948
6.1
Mr. Reckless
as Gus
1948
4.5
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Joe Appollonio
1948
7.0
Angels' Alley
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
1948
4.0
Adventures of Casanova
as Prefecture Police
1948
5.0
Road to Rio
as Cardoso
1947
6.7
Robin Hood of Monterey
as The Alcalde
1947
5.9
The Trouble with Women
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
1947
0.0
Ramrod
as Curley
1947
6.5
A Likely Story
as Tiny
1947
4.2
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Padre Rafael
1947
6.0
Shoot to Kill
as Gus Miller
1947
4.7
Humoresque
as Orchestra Leader
1947
7.1
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
1947
5.7
The Last Crooked Mile
as Ferrara
1946
5.0
The Well Groomed Bride
as Fernandez
1946
4.0
Badman's Territory
as Sam Bass
1946
5.7
Fear
as Detective Shaefer
1946
4.5
Road to Utopia
as McGurk
1946
6.6
Cornered
as Police Official (uncredited)
1945
6.0
Sensation Hunters
as Lew Davis
1945
4.7
Along the Navajo Trail
as Janza
1945
0.0
A Thousand and One Nights
as Kahim
1945
5.7
Nob Hill
as Luigi
1945
5.7
The Southerner
as Bartender
1945
6.5
Salome, Where She Danced
as Panatela
1945
3.7
A Medal for Benny
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
1945
4.5
The Falcon in Mexico
as Manuel Romero
1944
5.3
True to Life
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
1943
6.0
The Desert Song
as Benoit
1943
5.9
The Dancing Masters
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Tornado
as Big Joe Vlochek
1943
5.5
Background to Danger
as Koylan
1943
6.6
Rhythm of the Islands
as Chief Nataro
1943
4.0
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as The Scorpion
1943
0.0
The Flying Jalopy
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
1943
6.6
The Hard Way
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
1943
6.6
American Empire
as Defense Attorney
1942
3.8
Pittsburgh
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
1942
6.2
Road to Morocco
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
1942
6.9
For Me and My Gal
as Nick (uncredited)
1942
6.4
King of the Mounties
as Count Baroni
1942
0.0
Timber!
as Jules Fabian
1942
0.0
Broadway
as Rinelti
1942
5.5
The Girl from Alaska
as Geroux
1942
6.0
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
6.0
The Lady Has Plans
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
1942
5.2
Fly By Night
as Grube
1942
6.4
Johnny Eager
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
1941
6.1
Hold Back the Dawn
as Flores
1941
6.7
Hold That Ghost
as Glum (uncredited)
1941
6.8
Pot o' Gold
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
1941
5.5
Meet Boston Blackie
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
1941
6.3
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
1940
6.2
Santa Fe Trail
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
1940
5.7
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
1940
6.0
Arise, My Love
as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)
1940
6.3
North West Mounted Police
as Half-breed
1940
6.3
They Knew What They Wanted
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
1940
5.5
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Gendarme
1940
0.0
Boom Town
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
1940
6.9
The Sea Hawk
as First Slavemaster
1940
7.1
Phantom Raiders
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
1940
6.1
Primrose Path
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
1940
6.5
The Marines Fly High
as Pedro Fernandez
1940
5.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
1939
7.3
Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
1939
7.1
🎬
Unseen Guardians
as Mail Order Crook
1939
7.0
Beau Geste
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
1939
7.0
Union Pacific
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
1939
6.5
Midnight
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
1939
7.4
Prison Train
as Morose
1938
6.0