Nestor Paiva
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1905
- Died
- September 9, 1966
- Birthplace
- Fresno, California, USA
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.
Filmography
They Saved Hitler's Brain 1968
as Police Chief Alaniz
The Spirit Is Willing 1967
as Felicity's Father
Let's Kill Uncle 1966
as Steward
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter 1966
as Saloon Owner
The Ballad of a Gunfighter 1964
as Padre
The Madmen of Mandoras 1963
as Police Chief Alaniz
California 1963
as Gen. Micheltorena
The Three Stooges in Orbit 1962
as Chairman
The Wild Westerners 1962
as John Bullard
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962
as Miguel
Atlantis: The Lost Continent 1961
as Megalos (uncredited)
Gold of the Seven Saints 1961
as Gondora Henchman
Frontier Uprising 1961
as Don Carlos Montalvo
Can-Can 1960
as Bailiff
The Purple Gang 1959
as Orlofsky
Vice Raid 1959
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
Pier 5, Havana 1959
as Lopez
Alias Jesse James 1959
as Grigsby (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn 1958
as Finelli
The Left Handed Gun 1958
as Pete Maxwell
The Lady Takes a Flyer 1958
as Childreth
The Deep Six 1958
as Pappa Tatos
Outcasts of the City 1958
as Pastor Skira
Les Girls 1957
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms 1957
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat 1957
as Tortilla
The Wild Party 1956
as Branson
Ride The High Iron 1956
as Yard Boss
The Mole People 1956
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
Scandal Incorporated 1956
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
The First Texan 1956
as Priest (uncredited)
Comanche 1956
as Puffer
Menace from Outer Space 1956
as Prof. Cardos
Hell on Frisco Bay 1955
as Louis Fiaschetti
Tarantula 1955
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
All That Heaven Allows 1955
as Manuel
New York Confidential 1955
as Martinelli
Revenge of the Creature 1955
as Captain Lucas
Four Guns to the Border 1954
as Greasy
Thunder Pass 1954
as Daniel Slaughter
The Desperado 1954
as Captain Jake Thornton
Moby Dick 1954
as Capt. Peleg
Casanova's Big Night 1954
as Gnocchi
Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
as Captain Lucas
Anything Goes 1954
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
Jivaro 1954
as Jacques
Killer Ape 1953
as Andrews
Prisoners of the Casbah 1953
as Marouf
I, the Jury 1953
as Manuel
The Bandits of Corsica 1953
as Lorenzo
April in Paris 1952
Actor
South Pacific Trail 1952
as Carlos Alvarez
Mara Maru 1952
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita 1952
as José Rodriguez
5 Fingers 1952
Actor
Viva Zapata! 1952
as New General (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger 1952
Actor
Double Dynamite 1951
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
The Lady Pays Off 1951
as Manuel
A Millionaire for Christy 1951
as Mr. Rapello
Jim Thorpe – All-American 1951
Actor
The Great Caruso 1951
as Egisto Barretto
Flame Of Stamboul 1951
as Joe Octavian
The Desert Hawk 1950
as Abdul
I Was a Shoplifter 1950
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
Young Man with a Horn 1950
as Louis Galba
The Inspector General 1949
as Gregor (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young 1949
as Brown
Follow Me Quietly 1949
as Benny
Señor Droopy 1949
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance 1949
as Mayor
Alias Nick Beal 1949
as Karl
Joan of Arc 1948
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
The Paleface 1948
as Patient #2
Mr. Reckless 1948
as Gus
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
as Joe Appollonio
Angels' Alley 1948
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
Adventures of Casanova 1948
as Prefecture Police
Road to Rio 1947
as Cardoso
Robin Hood of Monterey 1947
as The Alcalde
The Trouble with Women 1947
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Ramrod 1947
as Curley
A Likely Story 1947
as Tiny
Carnival in Costa Rica 1947
as Padre Rafael
Shoot to Kill 1947
as Gus Miller
Humoresque 1947
as Orchestra Leader
The Lone Wolf in Mexico 1947
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
The Last Crooked Mile 1946
as Ferrara
The Well Groomed Bride 1946
as Fernandez
Badman's Territory 1946
as Sam Bass
Fear 1946
as Detective Shaefer
Road to Utopia 1946
as McGurk
Cornered 1945
as Police Official (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters 1945
as Lew Davis
Along the Navajo Trail 1945
as Janza
A Thousand and One Nights 1945
as Kahim
Nob Hill 1945
as Luigi
The Southerner 1945
as Bartender
Salome, Where She Danced 1945
as Panatela
A Medal for Benny 1945
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico 1944
as Manuel Romero
Shine on Harvest Moon 1944
as Romero (uncredited)
The Desert Song 1944
as Benoit
True to Life 1943
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
The Dancing Masters 1943
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Tornado 1943
as Big Joe Vlochek
Background to Danger 1943
as Koylan (uncredited)
Rhythm of the Islands 1943
as Chief Nataro
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard 1943
as The Scorpion
The Flying Jalopy 1943
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
The Hard Way 1943
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
American Empire 1942
as Defense Attorney
Pittsburgh 1942
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
Road to Morocco 1942
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal 1942
as Nick (uncredited)
King of the Mounties 1942
as Count Baroni
Timber! 1942
as Jules Fabian
Broadway 1942
as Rinelti
The Girl from Alaska 1942
as Geroux
The Adventures of Martin Eden 1942
Actor
The Lady Has Plans 1942
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
Fly By Night 1942
as Grube
Johnny Eager 1941
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn 1941
as Flores
Hold That Ghost 1941
as Glum
Pot o' Gold 1941
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Meet Boston Blackie 1941
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! 1940
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Dark Streets of Cairo 1940
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
Arise, My Love 1940
as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Half-breed
They Knew What They Wanted 1940
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940
as Gendarme
Boom Town 1940
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk 1940
as First Slavemaster
Phantom Raiders 1940
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
Primrose Path 1940
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High 1940
as Pedro Fernandez
Another Thin Man 1939
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Unseen Guardians 1939
as Mail Order Crook
Beau Geste 1939
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
Union Pacific 1939
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
Midnight 1939
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
Prison Train 1938
as Morose
Credits from TMDB.