Nestor Paiva
147 movies · 54 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 30, 1905
- Died
- Sep 9, 1966 (age 61)
- 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.
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Paiva died of cancer in 1966. He is buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
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Known for
Nestor Paiva: movies and TV shows
Acting (201)
- 1968 They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Police Chief Alaniz
- 1967 The Spirit Is Willing
as Felicity's Father
- 1966 Let's Kill Uncle
as Steward
- 1966
- 1966 Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Saloon Owner
- 1965
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 The Ballad of a Gunfighter
as Padre
- 1963 The Madmen of Mandoras
as Police Chief Alaniz
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 California
as Gen. Micheltorena
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 The Three Stooges in Orbit
as Chairman
- 1962 The Wild Westerners
as John Bullard
- 1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Miguel
- 1961
- 1961 Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Megalos (uncredited)
- 1961 Gold of the Seven Saints
as Gondora Henchman
- 1961 Frontier Uprising
as Don Carlos Montalvo
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 Can-Can
as Bailiff
- 1960
- 1959 The Purple Gang
as Orlofsky
- 1959 Vice Raid
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
- 1959 Pier 5, Havana
as Lopez
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Alias Jesse James
as Grigsby (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 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
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Les Girls
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
- 1957 The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Tortilla
- 1957
- 1956 The Wild Party
as Branson
- 1956 The Mole People
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
- 1956 Ride The High Iron
as Yard Boss
- 1956
- 1956 Scandal Incorporated
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The First Texan
as Priest (uncredited)
- 1956
- 1956 Comanche
as Puffer
- 1956
- 1956 Menace from Outer Space
as Prof. Cardos
- 1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
as Louis Fiaschetti
- 1955 Tarantula
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 All That Heaven Allows
as Manuel
- 1955 New York Confidential
as Martinelli
- 1955
- 1955 Revenge of the Creature
as Captain Lucas
- 1954 Four Guns to the Border
as Greasy
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Thunder Pass
as Daniel Slaughter
- 1954
- 1954 The Desperado
as Captain Jake Thornton
- 1954 Moby Dick
as Capt. Peleg
- 1954 Casanova's Big Night
as Gnocchi
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Lucas
- 1954 Anything Goes
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
- 1954 Jivaro
as Jacques
- 1953 Killer Ape
as Andrews
- 1953 Prisoners of the Casbah
as Marouf
- 1953
- 1953 I, the Jury
as Manuel
- 1953 The Bandits of Corsica
as Lorenzo
- 1953
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 South Pacific Trail
as Carlos Alvarez
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952 Mara Maru
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
- 1952 The Fabulous Senorita
as José Rodriguez
- 1952
- 1952 Viva Zapata!
as New General (uncredited)
- 1952
- 1952 The Living Bible
as Herod Antipas
- 1952
- 1952
- 1951 Double Dynamite
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
- 1951
- 1951 The Lady Pays Off
as Manuel
- 1951 A Millionaire for Christy
as Mr. Rapello
- 1951
- 1951 The Great Caruso
as Egisto Barretto
- 1951 Flame Of Stamboul
as Joe Octavian
- 1950 The Desert Hawk
as Abdul
- 1950 I Was a Shoplifter
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
- 1950 Young Man with a Horn
as Louis Galba
- 1949 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
- 1948 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
- 1947 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
- 1946 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
- 1945 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)
- 1944 The Falcon in Mexico
as Manuel Romero
- 1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
as Romero (uncredited)
- 1944 The Desert Song
as Benoit
- 1943 True to Life
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
- 1943 The Dancing Masters
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
- 1943 Tornado
as Big Joe Vlochek
- 1943 Background to Danger
as Koylan (uncredited)
- 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)
- 1942 Pittsburgh
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
- 1942 American Empire
as Defense Attorney
- 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
- 1942 The Lady Has Plans
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
- 1942 Fly By Night
as Grube
- 1941 Johnny Eager
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
- 1941 Hold Back the Dawn
as Flores
- 1941 Hold That Ghost
as Glum
- 1941 Pot o' Gold
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
- 1941 Meet Boston Blackie
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
- 1940 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 (uncredited)
- 1940 The Marines Fly High
as Pedro Fernandez
- 1939 Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
- 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (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)
+ 1 more credits
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
1 episode
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode