Acting · Fresno, California, USA · Born June 30, 1905
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.
MovieThey Saved Hitler's Brain
1968
as Police Chief Alaniz
MovieThe Spirit Is Willing
1967
as Felicity's Father
MovieLet's Kill Uncle
1966
as Steward
TVFamily Affair
1966
MovieJesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Saloon Owner
TVGet Smart
1965
as Doorman
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Menewa
TVThe Addams Family
1964
as Captain Grimby
MovieThe Ballad of a Gunfighter
1964
as Padre
MovieThe Madmen of Mandoras
1963
as Police Chief Alaniz
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Fisherman
TVThe Bill Dana Show
1963
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Padre Emiliano
MovieCalifornia
1963
as Gen. Micheltorena
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Perkins
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Auctioneer
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Charley Sanchez
MovieThe Three Stooges in Orbit
1962
as Chairman
MovieThe Wild Westerners
1962
as John Bullard
MovieThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
as Miguel
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
MovieAtlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Megalos (uncredited)
MovieGold of the Seven Saints
1961
as Gondora Henchman
MovieFrontier Uprising
1961
as Don Carlos Montalvo
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Big Jack Anderson
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
MovieCan-Can
1960
as Bailiff
TVJohnny Midnight
1960
MovieThe Purple Gang
1959
as Orlofsky
MovieVice Raid
1959
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
MoviePier 5, Havana
1959
as Lopez
TVWichita Town
1959
TVBonanza
1959
as Francisco Tenino
TVTightrope
1959
MovieAlias Jesse James
1959
as Grigsby (uncredited)
TVRawhide
1959
as Hagerty
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
TVLawman
1958
TVBehind Closed Doors
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Finelli
MovieThe Left Handed Gun
1958
as Pete Maxwell
MovieThe Lady Takes a Flyer
1958
as Childreth
MovieThe Deep Six
1958
as Pappa Tatos
MovieOutcasts of the City
1958
as Pastor Skira
TVSea Hunt
1958
TVThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Jailer
TVZorro
1957
MovieLes Girls
1957
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
TVAlcoa Theatre
1957
as Aubert
TVMaverick
1957
as Louie
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Nico
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Senor Contreras
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Dan Tibner
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Axel
MovieTen Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
MovieThe Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Tortilla
TVWhirlybirds
1957
as Ed Fenton
MovieThe Wild Party
1956
as Branson
MovieThe Mole People
1956
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
MovieRide The High Iron
1956
as Yard Boss
TVTales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
MovieScandal Incorporated
1956
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
On Trial
1956
as Bruno
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Gino
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieThe First Texan
1956
as Priest (uncredited)
TVTelephone Time
1956
MovieComanche
1956
as Puffer
TVThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956
MovieMenace from Outer Space
1956
as Prof. Cardos
MovieHell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Louis Fiaschetti
MovieTarantula
1955
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
TVCheyenne
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Barman
MovieAll That Heaven Allows
1955
as Manuel
MovieNew York Confidential
1955
as Martinelli
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
MovieRevenge of the Creature
1955
as Captain Lucas
MovieFour Guns to the Border
1954
as Greasy
TVClimax!
1954
TVDecember Bride
1954
MovieThunder Pass
1954
as Daniel Slaughter
TVLassie
1954
as Michael Zolenko
MovieThe Desperado
1954
as Captain Jake Thornton
MovieMoby Dick
1954
as Capt. Peleg
MovieCasanova's Big Night
1954
as Gnocchi
Passport to Danger
1954
TVPublic Defender
1954
as George Barry
MovieCreature from the Black Lagoon
1954
as Captain Lucas
MovieAnything Goes
1954
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
MovieJivaro
1954
as Jacques
MovieKiller Ape
1953
as Andrews
MoviePrisoners of the Casbah
1953
as Marouf
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Victor Russo
MovieI, the Jury
1953
as Manuel
MovieThe Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Lorenzo
TVI'm the Law
1953
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Perino
MovieApril in Paris
1952
MovieSouth Pacific Trail
1952
as Carlos Alvarez
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Senor Alverez
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Judge Le Beau
MovieMara Maru
1952
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
MovieThe Fabulous Senorita
1952
as José Rodriguez
Movie5 Fingers
1952
MovieViva Zapata!
1952
as New General (uncredited)
MoviePhone Call from a Stranger
1952
MovieThe Living Bible
1952
as Herod Antipas
TVChina Smith
1952
TVDangerous Assignment
1952
MovieDouble Dynamite
1951
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Peleg
MovieThe Lady Pays Off
1951
as Manuel
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Spike
MovieA Millionaire for Christy
1951
as Mr. Rapello
MovieJim Thorpe – All-American
1951
MovieThe Great Caruso
1951
as Egisto Barretto
MovieFlame Of Stamboul
1951
as Joe Octavian
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieThe Desert Hawk
1950
as Abdul
MovieI Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
MovieYoung Man with a Horn
1950
as Louis Galba
MovieThe Inspector General
1949
as Gregor (uncredited)
MovieMighty Joe Young
1949
as Brown
MovieFollow Me Quietly
1949
as Benny
MovieSeñor Droopy
1949
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
MovieBride of Vengeance
1949
as Mayor
MovieAlias Nick Beal
1949
as Karl
MovieJoan of Arc
1948
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
MovieThe Paleface
1948
as Patient #2
MovieMr. Reckless
1948
as Gus
MovieMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Joe Appollonio
MovieAngels' Alley
1948
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
MovieAdventures of Casanova
1948
as Prefecture Police
MovieRoad to Rio
1947
as Cardoso
MovieRobin Hood of Monterey
1947
as The Alcalde
MovieThe Trouble with Women
1947
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
MovieRamrod
1947
as Curley
MovieA Likely Story
1947
as Tiny
MovieCarnival in Costa Rica
1947
as Padre Rafael
MovieShoot to Kill
1947
as Gus Miller
MovieHumoresque
1947
as Orchestra Leader
MovieThe Lone Wolf in Mexico
1947
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
MovieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Ferrara
MovieThe Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Fernandez
MovieBadman's Territory
1946
as Sam Bass
MovieFear
1946
as Detective Shaefer
MovieRoad to Utopia
1946
as McGurk
MovieCornered
1945
as Police Official (uncredited)
MovieSensation Hunters
1945
as Lew Davis
MovieAlong the Navajo Trail
1945
as Janza
MovieA Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Kahim
MovieNob Hill
1945
as Luigi
MovieThe Southerner
1945
as Bartender
MovieSalome, Where She Danced
1945
as Panatela
MovieA Medal for Benny
1945
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
MovieThe Falcon in Mexico
1944
as Manuel Romero
MovieShine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Romero (uncredited)
MovieTrue to Life
1943
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
MovieThe Desert Song
1943
as Benoit
MovieThe Dancing Masters
1943
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
MovieTornado
1943
as Big Joe Vlochek
MovieBackground to Danger
1943
as Koylan
MovieRhythm of the Islands
1943
as Chief Nataro
MovieDon Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as The Scorpion
MovieThe Flying Jalopy
1943
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Hard Way
1943
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
MoviePittsburgh
1942
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
MovieAmerican Empire
1942
as Defense Attorney
MovieRoad to Morocco
1942
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
MovieFor Me and My Gal
1942
as Nick (uncredited)
MovieKing of the Mounties
1942
as Count Baroni
MovieTimber!
1942
as Jules Fabian
MovieBroadway
1942
as Rinelti
MovieThe Girl from Alaska
1942
as Geroux
MovieThe Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
MovieThe Lady Has Plans
1942
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
MovieFly By Night
1942
as Grube
MovieJohnny Eager
1941
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
MovieHold Back the Dawn
1941
as Flores
MovieHold That Ghost
1941
as Glum
MoviePot o' Gold
1941
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
MovieMeet Boston Blackie
1941
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
MovieA Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
MovieDark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
MovieArise, My Love
1940
as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
MovieNorth West Mounted Police
1940
as Half-breed
MovieThey Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
MovieHe Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Gendarme
MovieBoom Town
1940
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
MovieThe Sea Hawk
1940
as First Slavemaster
MoviePhantom Raiders
1940
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
MoviePrimrose Path
1940
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
MovieThe Marines Fly High
1940
as Pedro Fernandez
MovieAnother Thin Man
1939
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
MovieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
MovieUnseen Guardians
1939
as Mail Order Crook
MovieBeau Geste
1939
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
MovieUnion Pacific
1939
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
MovieMidnight
1939
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
MoviePrison Train
1938
as Morose
