Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Date of Birth:

Jun 30, 1905

Place of Birth:

Fresno, California, USA

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.

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filmography:

Can-Can Can-Can

1960

Arise, My Love Arise, My Love

1940

Phantom Raiders Phantom Raiders

1940

The Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk

1940

Salome, Where She Danced Salome, Where She Danced

1945

The Dancing Masters The Dancing Masters

1943

Road to Rio Road to Rio

1947

North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police

1940

They Knew What They Wanted They Knew What They Wanted

1940

Primrose Path Primrose Path

1940

Mara Maru Mara Maru

1952

The Lady Has Plans The Lady Has Plans

1942

The Lady Pays Off The Lady Pays Off

1951

Unseen Guardians Unseen Guardians

1939

Gold of the Seven Saints Gold of the Seven Saints

1961

He Stayed for Breakfast He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

Dark Streets of Cairo Dark Streets of Cairo

1940

Boom Town Boom Town

1940

Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe Trail

1940

Sensation Hunters Sensation Hunters

1945

Fly-By-Night Fly-By-Night

1942

Viva Zapata! Viva Zapata!

1952

5 Fingers 5 Fingers

1952

Along the Navajo Trail Along the Navajo Trail

1945

The Hard Way The Hard Way

1943

Bride of Vengeance Bride of Vengeance

1949

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

The Guns of Fort Petticoat The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

A Likely Story A Likely Story

1947

Rhythm of the Islands Rhythm of the Islands

1943

The Lone Wolf in Mexico The Lone Wolf in Mexico

1947

The Desperado The Desperado

1954

Outcasts of the City Outcasts of the City

1958

The Southerner The Southerner

1945

A Millionaire for Christy A Millionaire for Christy

1951

The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk

1950

King of the Mounties King of the Mounties

1942

Menace from Outer Space Menace from Outer Space

1956

Prison Train Prison Train

1938

The Adventures of Martin Eden The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942

Anything Goes Anything Goes

1954

Cornered Cornered

1945

Badman's Territory Badman's Territory

1946

The Girl from Alaska The Girl from Alaska

1942

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc

1948

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962

Moby Dick Moby Dick

1954

April in Paris April in Paris

1952

The Deep Six The Deep Six

1958

The Left Handed Gun The Left Handed Gun

1958

For Me and My Gal For Me and My Gal

1942

Timber! Timber!

1942

Ten Thousand Bedrooms Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957

Alias Jesse James Alias Jesse James

1959

Road to Morocco Road to Morocco

1942

The Wild Westerners The Wild Westerners

1962

California California

1963

Hold That Ghost Hold That Ghost

1941

Frontier Uprising Frontier Uprising

1961

Thunder Pass Thunder Pass

1954

Robin Hood of Monterey Robin Hood of Monterey

1947

American Empire American Empire

1942

Humoresque Humoresque

1947

A Thousand and One Nights A Thousand and One Nights

1945

Señor Droopy Señor Droopy

1949

True to Life True to Life

1943

The Inspector General The Inspector General

1949

Background to Danger Background to Danger

1943

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

1943

The Paleface The Paleface

1948

The Well Groomed Bride The Well Groomed Bride

1946

Phone Call from a Stranger Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh

1942

The Case Against Brooklyn The Case Against Brooklyn

1958

Scandal Incorporated Scandal Incorporated

1956

Les Girls Les Girls

1957

I, the Jury I, the Jury

1953

The Spirit Is Willing The Spirit Is Willing

1967

All That Heaven Allows All That Heaven Allows

1955

Ramrod Ramrod

1947

The Falcon in Mexico The Falcon in Mexico

1944

Mighty Joe Young Mighty Joe Young

1949

Double Dynamite Double Dynamite

1951

The Ballad of a Gunfighter The Ballad of a Gunfighter

1964

The Madmen of Mandoras The Madmen of Mandoras

1963

Hell on Frisco Bay Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

Shoot to Kill Shoot to Kill

1947

Hold Back the Dawn Hold Back the Dawn

1941

The Last Crooked Mile The Last Crooked Mile

1946

Let's Kill Uncle Let's Kill Uncle

1966

New York Confidential New York Confidential

1955

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Tarantula Tarantula

1955

Alias Nick Beal Alias Nick Beal

1949

Follow Me Quietly Follow Me Quietly

1949

Fear Fear

1946

Creature from the Black Lagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

The Trouble with Women The Trouble with Women

1947

Vice Raid Vice Raid

1959

I Was a Shoplifter I Was a Shoplifter

1950

Atlantis: The Lost Continent Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961

The Mole People The Mole People

1956

Road to Utopia Road to Utopia

1946

Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature

1955

Young Man with a Horn Young Man with a Horn

1950

The Three Stooges in Orbit The Three Stooges in Orbit

1962

The Great Caruso The Great Caruso

1951

The First Texan The First Texan

1956

Broadway Broadway

1942

Adventures of Casanova Adventures of Casanova

1948

South Pacific Trail South Pacific Trail

1952

The Marines Fly High The Marines Fly High

1940

Casanova's Big Night Casanova's Big Night

1954

Ride The High Iron Ride The High Iron

1956

Mr. Reckless Mr. Reckless

1948

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966

The Purple Gang The Purple Gang

1959

Prisoners of the Casbah Prisoners of the Casbah

1953

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

Another Thin Man Another Thin Man

1939

Beau Geste Beau Geste

1939

Midnight Midnight

1939

The Living Bible The Living Bible

1952

Pot o' Gold Pot o' Gold

1941

A Medal for Benny A Medal for Benny

1945

Nob Hill Nob Hill

1945

Four Guns to the Border Four Guns to the Border

1954

Jivaro Jivaro

1954

Killer Ape Killer Ape

1953

Flame Of Stamboul Flame Of Stamboul

1951

The Lady Takes a Flyer The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958

The Bandits of Corsica The Bandits of Corsica

1953

Angels' Alley Angels' Alley

1948

Comanche Comanche

1956

The Wild Party The Wild Party

1956

Meet Boston Blackie Meet Boston Blackie

1941

They Saved Hitler's Brain They Saved Hitler's Brain

1968

The Fabulous Senorita The Fabulous Senorita

1952

Carnival in Costa Rica Carnival in Costa Rica

1947

Tornado Tornado

1943

The Desert Song The Desert Song

1943

Johnny Eager Johnny Eager

1941

The Flying Jalopy The Flying Jalopy

1943

Pier 5, Havana Pier 5, Havana

1959

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