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Nestor Paiva

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 30, 1905 (Died at 61)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthFresno, California, USA
Career Span1938 – 1966
Known Credits202 Titles
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Nestor Paiva

Also known as:Nestor Caetano Paiva
Total Works

202

147 movies • 55 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.8
as Captain Lucas
Bonanza
7.5
Bonanza
1959•series
as Francisco Tenino
The Addams Family
8.0
The Addams Family
1964•series
as Captain Grimby
Get Smart
8.0
Get Smart
1965•series
as Doorman

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 202 titles featuring Nestor Paiva

Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.8

as Captain Lucas

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Francisco Tenino

The Addams Family
8.0
1 eps
The Addams Family
1964•series

as Captain Grimby

Get Smart
8.0
1 eps
Get Smart
1965•series

as Doorman

All That Heaven Allows
7.3

as Manuel

Tarantula
6.5
Tarantula
1955•movie

as Sheriff Jack Andrews

Viva Zapata!
6.8
Viva Zapata!
1952•movie

as New General (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)

Zorro
7.6
1 eps
Zorro
1957•series
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

as Joe Appollonio

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
1 eps

as Big Jack Anderson

Revenge of the Creature
5.6

as Captain Lucas

The Sea Hawk
7.2
The Sea Hawk
1940•movie

as First Slavemaster

Another Thin Man
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939•movie

as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Nico

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
1 eps

as Auctioneer

Mighty Joe Young
6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949•movie

as Brown

The Left Handed Gun
6.0

as Pete Maxwell

Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Barman

Beau Geste
7.0
Beau Geste
1939•movie

as Corporal Golas (uncredited)

5 Fingers
7.5
5 Fingers
1952•movie
Midnight
7.4
Midnight
1939•movie

as Woman's Escort (uncredited)

Joan of Arc
6.2
Joan of Arc
1948•movie

as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband

Road to Morocco
6.9
Road to Morocco
1942•movie

as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)

The Paleface
6.1
The Paleface
1948•movie

as Patient #2

Hold That Ghost
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941•movie

as Glum

Humoresque
7.0
Humoresque
1947•movie

as Orchestra Leader

Lassie
6.3
2 eps
Lassie
1954•series

as Michael Zolenko

The Southerner
6.6
The Southerner
1945•movie

as Bartender

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)

The Mole People
5.2
The Mole People
1956•movie

as Prof. Etienne Lafarge

Les Girls
6.4
Les Girls
1957•movie

as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)

Boom Town
7.0
Boom Town
1940•movie

as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.0
Young Man with a Horn
6.4

as Louis Galba

The Inspector General
6.6

as Gregor (uncredited)

Ramrod
6.5
Ramrod
1947•movie

as Curley

For Me and My Gal
6.5
For Me and My Gal
1942•movie

as Nick (uncredited)

Atlantis: The Lost Continent
5.2

as Megalos (uncredited)

The Lucy Show
7.1
1 eps
The Lucy Show
1962•series

as Perkins

Johnny Eager
6.2
Johnny Eager
1941•movie

as Tony Luce (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
1941•movie

as Flores

Road to Utopia
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946•movie

as McGurk

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Hagerty

North West Mounted Police
6.4

as Half-breed

Road to Rio
6.8
Road to Rio
1947•movie

as Cardoso

Cornered
6.2
Cornered
1945•movie

as Police Official (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
2 eps

as Dan Tibner

Family Affair
6.7
1 eps
Family Affair
1966•series
Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as Louie

Señor Droopy
6.8
Señor Droopy
1949•movie

as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)

Follow Me Quietly
6.3
Follow Me Quietly
1949•movie

as Benny

Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.1
1 eps

as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)

The Flying Jalopy
6.6
The Flying Jalopy
1943•movie

as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)

The Dancing Masters
6.3

as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)

Can-Can
6.7
Can-Can
1960•movie

as Bailiff

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3

as Tortilla

Alias Nick Beal
6.8
Alias Nick Beal
1949•movie

as Karl

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Charley Sanchez

Daniel Boone
7.0
1 eps
Daniel Boone
1964•series

as Menewa

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
4.3
Alias Jesse James
6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959•movie

as Grigsby (uncredited)

Background to Danger
6.7

as Koylan (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold
5.7
Pot o' Gold
1941•movie

as Canadian Guide (uncredited)

Primrose Path
6.7
Primrose Path
1940•movie

as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)

Cheyenne
6.2
3 eps
Cheyenne
1955•series
Arise, My Love
6.5
Arise, My Love
1940•movie

as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)

The Three Stooges in Orbit
5.1

as Chairman

The Spirit Is Willing
5.5

as Felicity's Father

The Hard Way
6.5
The Hard Way
1943•movie

as Max Wade (Uncredited)

Shoot to Kill
4.9
Shoot to Kill
1947•movie

as Gus Miller

Comanche
5.2
Comanche
1956•movie

as Puffer

The Great Caruso
5.9
The Great Caruso
1951•movie

as Egisto Barretto

Sea Hunt
6.7
1 eps
Sea Hunt
1958•series
Hell on Frisco Bay
5.3
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955•movie

as Louis Fiaschetti

Four Guns to the Border
5.0

as Greasy

Casanova's Big Night
6.1

as Gnocchi

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps

as Spike

A Thousand and One Nights
6.1

as Kahim

Fear
4.6
Fear
1946•movie

as Detective Shaefer

Vice Raid
6.2
Vice Raid
1959•movie

as Mob Boss Frank Burke

New York Confidential
6.0

as Martinelli

Let's Kill Uncle
5.5
Let's Kill Uncle
1966•movie

as Steward

Phantom Raiders
6.1
Phantom Raiders
1940•movie

as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.6
1 eps

as Jailer

Pittsburgh
6.4
Pittsburgh
1942•movie

as Barney, Cafe Proprietor

The Last Crooked Mile
5.5

as Ferrara

Double Dynamite
6.5
Double Dynamite
1951•movie

as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie

Meet Boston Blackie
6.3

as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)

They Saved Hitler's Brain
2.9

as Police Chief Alaniz

Gold of the Seven Saints
7.2

as Gondora Henchman

I, the Jury
5.9
I, the Jury
1953•movie

as Manuel

The Case Against Brooklyn
6.1

as Finelli

Mara Maru
5.2
Mara Maru
1952•movie

as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)

Menace from Outer Space
4.0

as Prof. Cardos

Jivaro
5.2
Jivaro
1954•movie

as Jacques

Badman's Territory
6.3
Badman's Territory
1946•movie

as Sam Bass

April in Paris
4.9
April in Paris
1952•movie
The Deep Six
5.7
The Deep Six
1958•movie

as Pappa Tatos

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Lawman
6.0
1 eps
Lawman
1958•series
Pier 5, Havana
5.1
Pier 5, Havana
1959•movie

as Lopez

The Madmen of Mandoras
3.4

as Police Chief Alaniz

They Knew What They Wanted
6.0

as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

Burke's Law
6.2
1 eps
Burke's Law
1963•series

as Padre Emiliano

Climax!
3.8
2 eps
Climax!
1954•series
Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as Judge Le Beau

I Was a Shoplifter
5.8
I Was a Shoplifter
1950•movie

as Deputy Sheriff Gomez

The Falcon in Mexico
5.7

as Manuel Romero

The First Texan
6.7
The First Texan
1956•movie

as Priest (uncredited)

The Desert Song
6.0
The Desert Song
1944•movie

as Benoit

Sensation Hunters
4.8
Sensation Hunters
1945•movie

as Lew Davis

The Desert Hawk
5.4
The Desert Hawk
1950•movie

as Abdul

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
5.6

as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Captain Peleg

Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Senor Contreras

Whirlybirds
6.0
1 eps
Whirlybirds
1957•series

as Ed Fenton

The Lady Takes a Flyer
4.4

as Childreth

The Marines Fly High
5.3

as Pedro Fernandez

A Millionaire for Christy
7.0

as Mr. Rapello

Salome, Where She Danced
4.1

as Panatela

The Count of Monte Cristo
5.6
1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
7.0
1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
1957•series

as Aubert

Letter to Loretta
6.6
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
1953•series

as Victor Russo

Angels' Alley
5.2
Angels' Alley
1948•movie

as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno

Tornado
5.7
Tornado
1943•movie

as Big Joe Vlochek

Mr. Reckless
4.5
Mr. Reckless
1948•movie

as Gus

Fly By Night
6.7
Fly By Night
1942•movie

as Grube

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.8

as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii

The Desperado
7.2
The Desperado
1954•movie

as Captain Jake Thornton

A Likely Story
4.8
A Likely Story
1947•movie

as Tiny

The Lady Has Plans
6.0
The Lady Has Plans
1942•movie

as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Perino

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3
1 eps
The Texan
6.0
1 eps
The Texan
1958•series
Killer Ape
5.4
Killer Ape
1953•movie

as Andrews

The Wild Party
6.6
The Wild Party
1956•movie

as Branson

Prisoners of the Casbah
5.7

as Marouf

A Medal for Benny
5.6
A Medal for Benny
1945•movie

as Frank Alviso (uncredited)

Bride of Vengeance
5.4
Bride of Vengeance
1949•movie

as Mayor

Robin Hood of Monterey
6.1

as The Alcalde

American Empire
5.0
American Empire
1942•movie

as Defense Attorney

Frontier Uprising
5.4
Frontier Uprising
1961•movie

as Don Carlos Montalvo

Anything Goes
6.4
Anything Goes
1954•movie

as Dr. Henry T. Dobson

Shine on Harvest Moon
6.8

as Romero (uncredited)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8
1 eps
Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps

as Senor Alverez

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4
1 eps

as Joe

The Ballad of a Gunfighter
5.0

as Padre

Broadway
6.4
Broadway
1942•movie

as Rinelti

The Bandits of Corsica
6.4

as Lorenzo

Nob Hill
6.2
Nob Hill
1945•movie

as Luigi

Adventures of Casanova
6.2

as Prefecture Police

The Purple Gang
6.8
The Purple Gang
1959•movie

as Orlofsky

The Lone Wolf in Mexico
6.0

as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez

Unseen Guardians
6.5
Unseen Guardians
1939•movie

as Mail Order Crook

The Lady Pays Off
7.5
The Lady Pays Off
1951•movie

as Manuel

The Wild Westerners
7.2

as John Bullard

True to Life
8.0
True to Life
1943•movie

as Kapopolis (uncredited)

December Bride
6.2
2 eps
December Bride
1954•series
The Millionaire
5.8
1 eps
The Millionaire
1955•series

as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes

Wichita Town
4.9
1 eps
Wichita Town
1959•series
The Bill Dana Show
6.2
1 eps
The Bill Dana Show
1963•series
Tightrope
6.8
1 eps
Tightrope
1959•series
I'm the Law
6.0
1 eps
I'm the Law
1953•series
Telephone Time
6.5
2 eps
Telephone Time
1956•series
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2
1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
1956•series

as Gino

Public Defender
6.2
1 eps
Public Defender
1954•series

as George Barry

Flame Of Stamboul
5.3
Flame Of Stamboul
1951•movie

as Joe Octavian

Carnival in Costa Rica
7.0

as Padre Rafael

California
5.0
California
1963•movie

as Gen. Micheltorena

The Well Groomed Bride
5.7

as Fernandez

Prison Train
7.3
Prison Train
1938•movie

as Morose

Target: The Corruptors!
5.7
1 eps
Dangerous Assignment
5.3
4 eps
The Trouble with Women
9.5

as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)

Scandal Incorporated
6.0

as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher

The Fabulous Senorita
6.5

as José Rodriguez

Along the Navajo Trail
7.5

as Janza

Rhythm of the Islands
5.5

as Chief Nataro

Dark Streets of Cairo
7.5

as Ahmend, waiter-thug

Thunder Pass
6.5
Thunder Pass
1954•movie

as Daniel Slaughter

The Girl from Alaska
8.0

as Geroux

7.5
1 eps
Passport to Danger
1954•series
Ride The High Iron
10.0
Ride The High Iron
1956•movie

as Yard Boss

South Pacific Trail
8.0

as Carlos Alvarez

The Living Bible
6.0
The Living Bible
1952•movie

as Herod Antipas

Outcasts of the City
10.0

as Pastor Skira

He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

as Gendarme

King of the Mounties
8.0

as Count Baroni

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
10.0

as The Scorpion

Timber!
8.0
Timber!
1942•movie

as Jules Fabian

Moby Dick
9.0
Moby Dick
1954•movie

as Capt. Peleg

Johnny Midnight
7.0
1 eps
Johnny Midnight
1960•series
Behind Closed Doors
8.0
1 eps
Behind Closed Doors
1958•series
China Smith
6 eps
China Smith
1952•series