Acting
Nestor Paiva
EN, DE cinema · 146 credits
Born
30 June 1905
Died
9 September 1966 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Fresno, California, USA
Also known as Nestor Caetano Paiva
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.
Known for
Filmography
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Police Chief Alaniz
The Spirit Is Willing
as Felicity's Father
Let's Kill Uncle
as Steward
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Saloon Owner
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Police Chief Alaniz
California
as Gen. Micheltorena
The Three Stooges in Orbit
as Chairman
The Wild Westerners
as John Bullard
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Megalos (uncredited)
Gold of the Seven Saints
as Gondora Henchman
Frontier Uprising
as Don Carlos Montalvo
Can-Can
as Bailiff
Pier 5, Havana
as Lopez
Vice Raid
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
The Purple Gang
as Orlofsky
Alias Jesse James
as Grigsby (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Finelli
The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Childreth
Outcasts of the City
as Pastor Skira
The Left Handed Gun
as Pete Maxwell
The Deep Six
as Pappa Tatos
Les Girls
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Tortilla
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
The Mole People
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
Scandal Incorporated
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
The First Texan
as Priest (uncredited)
Comanche
as Puffer
The Wild Party
as Branson
Ride The High Iron
as Yard Boss
Menace from Outer Space
as Prof. Cardos
Tarantula
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
Revenge of the Creature
as Captain Lucas
New York Confidential
as Martinelli
All That Heaven Allows
as Manuel
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Louis Fiaschetti
Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Lucas
Jivaro
as Jacques
Four Guns to the Border
as Greasy
Casanova's Big Night
as Gnocchi
The Desperado
as Captain Jake Thornton
Thunder Pass
as Daniel Slaughter
Anything Goes
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
Moby Dick
as Capt. Peleg
I, the Jury
as Manuel
The Bandits of Corsica
as Lorenzo
Killer Ape
as Andrews
Prisoners of the Casbah
as Marouf
The Fabulous Senorita
as José Rodriguez
South Pacific Trail
as Carlos Alvarez
Viva Zapata!
as New General (uncredited)
Mara Maru
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
The Great Caruso
as Egisto Barretto
Double Dynamite
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
Flame Of Stamboul
as Joe Octavian
A Millionaire for Christy
as Mr. Rapello
The Lady Pays Off
as Manuel
I Was a Shoplifter
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
Young Man with a Horn
as Louis Galba
The Desert Hawk
as Abdul
Follow Me Quietly
as Benny
Alias Nick Beal
as Karl
Mighty Joe Young
as Brown
Bride of Vengeance
as Mayor
Señor Droopy
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
The Inspector General
as Gregor (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Joe Appollonio
Angels' Alley
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
Mr. Reckless
as Gus
Adventures of Casanova
as Prefecture Police
The Paleface
as Patient #2
Joan of Arc
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
The Trouble with Women
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Ramrod
as Curley
Shoot to Kill
as Gus Miller
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Padre Rafael
A Likely Story
as Tiny
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
Road to Rio
as Cardoso
Robin Hood of Monterey
as The Alcalde
Humoresque
as Orchestra Leader
Fear
as Detective Shaefer
Road to Utopia
as McGurk
The Last Crooked Mile
as Ferrara
The Well Groomed Bride
as Fernandez
Badman's Territory
as Sam Bass
Nob Hill
as Luigi
A Medal for Benny
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
as Lew Davis
The Southerner
as Bartender
Salome, Where She Danced
as Panatela
Cornered
as Police Official (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico
as Manuel Romero
The Desert Song
as Benoit
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Romero (uncredited)
The Flying Jalopy
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
Tornado
as Big Joe Vlochek
The Hard Way
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
Rhythm of the Islands
as Chief Nataro
The Dancing Masters
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as The Scorpion
Background to Danger
as Koylan (uncredited)
True to Life
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
Pittsburgh
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
Broadway
as Rinelti
Fly By Night
as Grube
The Lady Has Plans
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
King of the Mounties
as Count Baroni
American Empire
as Defense Attorney
Road to Morocco
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
The Girl from Alaska
as Geroux
Timber!
as Jules Fabian
For Me and My Gal
as Nick (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Flores
Meet Boston Blackie
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost
as Glum
The Marines Fly High
as Pedro Fernandez
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
Santa Fe Trail
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Boom Town
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
as Half-breed
The Sea Hawk
as First Slavemaster
Arise, My Love
as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
They Knew What They Wanted
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Primrose Path
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Gendarme
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
Midnight
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Beau Geste
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Unseen Guardians
as Mail Order Crook
Prison Train
as Morose