Portrait of Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Acting

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.

Born: June 30, 1905

Place of Birth: Fresno, California, USA

Filmography

1968
They Saved Hitler's Brain

as Police Chief Alaniz

1967
The Spirit Is Willing

as Felicity's Father

1966
1964
Daniel Boone

as Menewa

1964
The Addams Family

as Captain Grimby

1963
The Madmen of Mandoras

as Police Chief Alaniz

1963
Burke's Law

as Padre Emiliano

1963
Burke's Law

as Dr. Gonzales

1963
California

as Gen. Micheltorena

1962
The Lucy Show

as Perkins

1962
1962
The Virginian

as Charley Sanchez

1962
The Wild Westerners

as John Bullard

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
The Andy Griffith Show

as Big Jack Anderson

1960
Can-Can

as Bailiff

1959
The Purple Gang

as Orlofsky

1959
Vice Raid

as Mob Boss Frank Burke

1959
1959
Bonanza

as Francisco Tenino

1959
Alias Jesse James

as Grigsby (uncredited)

1959
Rawhide

as Hagerty

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)

1958
The Left Handed Gun

as Pete Maxwell

1958
1958
The Deep Six

as Pappa Tatos

1958
Outcasts of the City

as Pastor Skira

1957
1957
Zorro

as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)

1957
Les Girls

as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)

1957
Alcoa Theatre

as Aubert

1957
Maverick

as Louie

1957
1957
Sugarfoot

as Senor Contreras

1957
1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)

1957
Whirlybirds

as Ed Fenton

1956
The Wild Party

as Branson

1956
The Mole People

as Prof. Etienne Lafarge

1956
Ride The High Iron

as Yard Boss

1956
Scandal Incorporated

as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher

1956
The First Texan

as Priest (uncredited)

1956
Comanche

as Puffer

1956
1955
Hell on Frisco Bay

as Louis Fiaschetti

1955
Tarantula

as Sheriff Jack Andrews

1955
Gunsmoke

as Barman

1955
1955
The Millionaire

as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes

1955
Revenge of the Creature

as Captain Lucas

1954
Thunder Pass

as Daniel Slaughter

1954
Lassie

as Michael Zolenko

1954
The Desperado

as Captain Jake Thornton

1954
Moby Dick

as Capt. Peleg

1954
1954
1954
Anything Goes

as Dr. Henry T. Dobson

1954
Jivaro

as Jacques

1953
Killer Ape

as Andrews

1953
Letter to Loretta

as Victor Russo

1953
I, the Jury

as Manuel

1952
South Pacific Trail

as Carlos Alvarez

1952
Cavalcade of America

as Senor Alverez

1952
Mara Maru

as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)

1952
The Fabulous Senorita

as José Rodriguez

1952
Viva Zapata!

as New General (uncredited)

1952
The Living Bible

as Herod Antipas

1951
Double Dynamite

as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Peleg

1951
1951
1951
The Great Caruso

as Egisto Barretto

1951
Flame Of Stamboul

as Joe Octavian

1950
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
1949
1949
Señor Droopy

as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)

1949
1949
1948
Joan of Arc

as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband

1948
The Paleface

as Patient #2

1948
1948
Angels' Alley

as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno

1948
Adventures of Casanova

as Prefecture Police

1947
Road to Rio

as Cardoso

1947
1947
The Trouble with Women

as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)

1947
Ramrod

as Curley

1947
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
1946
1946
1946
Fear

as Detective Shaefer

1946
1945
Cornered

as Police Official (uncredited)

1945
Sensation Hunters

as Lew Davis

1945
Nob Hill

as Luigi

1945
The Southerner

as Bartender

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)

1943
True to Life

as Kapopolis (uncredited)

1943
1943
The Dancing Masters

as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)

1943
Tornado

as Big Joe Vlochek

1943
Rhythm of the Islands

as Chief Nataro

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 Lady Has Plans

as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)

1942
Fly By Night

as Grube

1941
Johnny Eager

as Tony Luce (uncredited)

1941
1941
Hold That Ghost

as Glum (uncredited)

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
1940
They Knew What They Wanted

as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

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)

1938
Prison Train

as Morose