Nestor Paiva

Born: 1905-06-30 in Fresno, California, USA

Died: 1966-09-09

Known For: 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.

Filmography

1968

They Saved Hitler's Brain as Police Chief Alaniz

1967

The Spirit Is Willing as Felicity's Father

1963

Burke's Law as Padre Emiliano
California as Gen. Micheltorena
The Madmen of Mandoras as Police Chief Alaniz
The Bill Dana Show

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies as Auctioneer
The Virginian as Charley Sanchez
The Lucy Show as Perkins
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Miguel
The Wild Westerners as John Bullard
The Three Stooges in Orbit as Chairman

1961

Frontier Uprising as Don Carlos Montalvo
Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Megalos (uncredited)
Target: The Corruptors!
Gold of the Seven Saints as Gondora Henchman

1960

The Andy Griffith Show as Big Jack Anderson
The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Joe
Can-Can as Bailiff
Johnny Midnight

1959

Bonanza as Francisco Tenino
Rawhide as Hagerty
Tightrope
Vice Raid as Mob Boss Frank Burke
Alias Jesse James as Grigsby (uncredited)
Wichita Town
Pier 5, Havana as Lopez
The Purple Gang as Orlofsky

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
Lawman
Sea Hunt
The Texan
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Case Against Brooklyn as Finelli
The Left Handed Gun as Pete Maxwell
Behind Closed Doors
The Deep Six as Pappa Tatos
The Lady Takes a Flyer as Childreth
Outcasts of the City as Pastor Skira

1957

Perry Mason as Nico
Have Gun, Will Travel as Dan Tibner
Maverick as Louie
Zorro
Sugarfoot as Senor Contreras
Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Axel
Alcoa Theatre as Aubert
Les Girls as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Jailer
Whirlybirds as Ed Fenton
Ten Thousand Bedrooms as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Tortilla

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Telephone Time
Comanche as Puffer
Scandal Incorporated as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
The First Texan as Priest (uncredited)
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Mole People as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
Hey, Jeannie! as Gino
Menace from Outer Space as Prof. Cardos
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Ride The High Iron as Yard Boss
The Wild Party as Branson

1955

Cheyenne
Gunsmoke as Barman
Tarantula as Sheriff Jack Andrews
The Millionaire as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
All That Heaven Allows as Manuel
Hell on Frisco Bay as Louis Fiaschetti
New York Confidential as Martinelli
Revenge of the Creature as Captain Lucas

1954

Lassie as Michael Zolenko
Climax!
Jivaro as Jacques
December Bride
Anything Goes as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
Four Guns to the Border as Greasy
Moby Dick as Capt. Peleg
Creature from the Black Lagoon as Captain Lucas
Passport to Danger
Casanova's Big Night as Gnocchi
The Desperado as Captain Jake Thornton
Thunder Pass as Daniel Slaughter

1953

Killer Ape as Andrews
Letter to Loretta as Victor Russo
I, the Jury as Manuel
Prisoners of the Casbah as Marouf
I'm the Law
General Electric Theater as Perino
The Bandits of Corsica as Lorenzo

1952

Four Star Playhouse as Judge Le Beau
Cavalcade of America as Senor Alverez
Viva Zapata! as New General (uncredited)
5 Fingers
Phone Call from a Stranger
The Fabulous Senorita as José Rodriguez
Dangerous Assignment
April in Paris
South Pacific Trail as Carlos Alvarez
China Smith
The Living Bible as Herod Antipas
Mara Maru as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)

1951

Double Dynamite as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
The Great Caruso as Egisto Barretto
The Lady Pays Off as Manuel
A Millionaire for Christy as Mr. Rapello
Flame Of Stamboul as Joe Octavian
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Peleg

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
Young Man with a Horn as Louis Galba
I Was a Shoplifter as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
The Desert Hawk as Abdul

1949

Señor Droopy as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young as Brown
Alias Nick Beal as Karl
The Inspector General as Gregor (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance as Mayor
Follow Me Quietly as Benny

1948

The Paleface as Patient #2
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Joe Appollonio
Joan of Arc as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
Adventures of Casanova as Prefecture Police
Mr. Reckless as Gus
Angels' Alley as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno

1947

Ramrod as Curley
Road to Rio as Cardoso
The Trouble with Women as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Shoot to Kill as Gus Miller
Carnival in Costa Rica as Padre Rafael
The Lone Wolf in Mexico as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
Humoresque as Orchestra Leader
Robin Hood of Monterey as The Alcalde
A Likely Story as Tiny

1946

Fear as Detective Shaefer
The Well Groomed Bride as Fernandez
Badman's Territory as Sam Bass
Road to Utopia as McGurk
The Last Crooked Mile as Ferrara

1945

Cornered as Police Official (uncredited)
The Southerner as Bartender
Sensation Hunters as Lew Davis
A Thousand and One Nights as Kahim
Salome, Where She Danced as Panatela
Nob Hill as Luigi
Along the Navajo Trail as Janza
A Medal for Benny as Frank Alviso (uncredited)

1944

The Falcon in Mexico as Manuel Romero
Shine on Harvest Moon as Romero (uncredited)

1943

Tornado as Big Joe Vlochek
The Flying Jalopy as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
True to Life as Kapopolis (uncredited)
The Desert Song as Benoit
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard as The Scorpion
The Dancing Masters as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
The Hard Way as Max Wade (Uncredited)
Rhythm of the Islands as Chief Nataro
Background to Danger as Koylan

1942

Timber! as Jules Fabian
Broadway as Rinelti
Pittsburgh as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
For Me and My Gal as Nick (uncredited)
The Lady Has Plans as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
Road to Morocco as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
King of the Mounties as Count Baroni
Fly By Night as Grube
American Empire as Defense Attorney
The Girl from Alaska as Geroux
The Adventures of Martin Eden

1941

Johnny Eager as Tony Luce (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost as Glum (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn as Flores
Meet Boston Blackie as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)

1940

Phantom Raiders as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
Primrose Path as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
The Sea Hawk as First Slavemaster
Dark Streets of Cairo as Ahmend, waiter-thug
They Knew What They Wanted as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Arise, My Love as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)
The Marines Fly High as Pedro Fernandez
Boom Town as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast as Gendarme
Santa Fe Trail as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police as Half-breed

1939

Unseen Guardians as Mail Order Crook
Beau Geste as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
Midnight as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Another Thin Man as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Union Pacific as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)

1938

Prison Train as Morose