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Nestor Paiva
- Name: Nestor Paiva
- Birthday: 1905-06-30
- Also known as: Nestor Caetano Paiva
- Place of birth: Fresno, California, USA
- Popularity: 0.336
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| They Saved Hitler's Brain as Police Chief Alaniz | 1968-08-18 |
| The Spirit Is Willing as Felicity's Father | 1967-07-07 |
| Let's Kill Uncle as Steward | 1966-11-18 |
| Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter as Saloon Owner | 1966-04-09 |
| The Ballad of a Gunfighter as Padre | 1964-03-01 |
| The Madmen of Mandoras as Police Chief Alaniz | 1963-11-13 |
| California as Gen. Micheltorena | 1963-03-03 |
| The Three Stooges in Orbit as Chairman | 1962-07-04 |
| The Wild Westerners as John Bullard | 1962-06-06 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Miguel | 1962-02-07 |
| Atlantis: The Lost Continent as Megalos (uncredited) | 1961-05-03 |
| Gold of the Seven Saints as Gondora Henchman | 1961-02-18 |
| Frontier Uprising as Don Carlos Montalvo | 1961-02-01 |
| Can-Can as Bailiff | 1960-03-09 |
| The Purple Gang as Orlofsky | 1959-12-18 |
| Vice Raid as Mob Boss Frank Burke | 1959-12-01 |
| Pier 5, Havana as Lopez | 1959-10-09 |
| Alias Jesse James as Grigsby (uncredited) | 1959-03-20 |
| The Case Against Brooklyn as Finelli | 1958-06-01 |
| The Left Handed Gun as Pete Maxwell | 1958-04-30 |
| The Lady Takes a Flyer as Childreth | 1958-01-30 |
| The Deep Six as Pappa Tatos | 1958-01-15 |
| Outcasts of the City as Pastor Skira | 1958-01-10 |
| Les Girls as Spanish Peasant (uncredited) | 1957-10-03 |
| Ten Thousand Bedrooms as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited) | 1957-04-03 |
| The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Tortilla | 1957-04-01 |
| The Wild Party as Branson | 1956-12-21 |
| The Mole People as Prof. Etienne Lafarge | 1956-12-01 |
| Ride The High Iron as Yard Boss | 1956-12-01 |
| Scandal Incorporated as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher | 1956-10-12 |
| The First Texan as Priest (uncredited) | 1956-06-29 |
| Comanche as Puffer | 1956-03-01 |
| Menace from Outer Space as Prof. Cardos | 1956-01-01 |
| Hell on Frisco Bay as Louis Fiaschetti | 1955-12-31 |
| All That Heaven Allows as Manuel | 1955-12-25 |
| Tarantula as Sheriff Jack Andrews | 1955-12-14 |
| Revenge of the Creature as Captain Lucas | 1955-05-13 |
| New York Confidential as Martinelli | 1955-02-15 |
| Four Guns to the Border as Greasy | 1954-11-05 |
| Thunder Pass as Daniel Slaughter | 1954-09-20 |
| The Desperado as Captain Jake Thornton | 1954-06-20 |
| Moby Dick as Capt. Peleg | 1954-05-14 |
| Casanova's Big Night as Gnocchi | 1954-04-07 |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon as Captain Lucas | 1954-03-05 |
| Anything Goes as Dr. Henry T. Dobson | 1954-02-28 |
| Jivaro as Jacques | 1954-02-12 |
| Killer Ape as Andrews | 1953-12-15 |
| Prisoners of the Casbah as Marouf | 1953-11-03 |
| I, the Jury as Manuel | 1953-08-14 |
| The Bandits of Corsica as Lorenzo | 1953-02-27 |
| April in Paris | 1952-12-24 |
| South Pacific Trail as Carlos Alvarez | 1952-10-19 |
| Mara Maru as Captain Van Hoten | 1952-04-23 |
| The Fabulous Senorita as José Rodriguez | 1952-03-31 |
| 5 Fingers | 1952-02-22 |
| Viva Zapata! as New General (uncredited) | 1952-02-07 |
| Phone Call from a Stranger | 1952-02-01 |
| The Living Bible as Herod Antipas | 1952-01-01 |
| Double Dynamite as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie | 1951-12-25 |
| The Lady Pays Off as Manuel | 1951-10-04 |
| A Millionaire for Christy as Mr. Rapello | 1951-09-02 |
| The Great Caruso | 1951-04-16 |
| Flame Of Stamboul as Joe Octavian | 1951-03-05 |
| The Desert Hawk as Abdul | 1950-08-05 |
| I Was a Shoplifter as Deputy Sheriff Gomez | 1950-05-13 |
| Young Man with a Horn as Louis Galba | 1950-03-01 |
| The Inspector General as Gregor (uncredited) | 1949-12-31 |
| Mighty Joe Young as Brown | 1949-07-27 |
| Follow Me Quietly as Benny | 1949-07-07 |
| Señor Droopy as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited) | 1949-04-09 |
| Bride of Vengeance as Mayor | 1949-04-07 |
| Alias Nick Beal as Karl | 1949-03-04 |
| Joan of Arc as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband | 1948-12-22 |
| The Paleface as Patient #2 | 1948-12-17 |
| Mr. Reckless as Gus | 1948-03-26 |
| Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Joe Appollonio | 1948-03-25 |
| Angels' Alley as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno | 1948-03-07 |
| Adventures of Casanova as Prefecture Police | 1948-02-07 |
| Road to Rio as Cardoso | 1947-12-25 |
| Robin Hood of Monterey as The Alcalde | 1947-09-06 |
| The Trouble with Women as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited) | 1947-06-25 |
| Ramrod as Curley | 1947-05-02 |
| A Likely Story as Tiny | 1947-04-18 |
| Carnival in Costa Rica as Padre Rafael | 1947-03-28 |
| Shoot to Kill as Gus Miller | 1947-03-15 |
| Humoresque as Orchestra Leader | 1947-01-25 |
| The Lone Wolf in Mexico as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez | 1947-01-16 |
| The Last Crooked Mile as Ferrara | 1946-08-09 |
| The Well Groomed Bride as Fernandez | 1946-05-17 |
| Badman's Territory as Sam Bass | 1946-05-04 |
| Fear as Detective Shaefer | 1946-03-02 |
| Road to Utopia as McGurk | 1946-02-27 |
| Cornered as Police Official (uncredited) | 1945-11-23 |
| Sensation Hunters as Lew Davis | 1945-10-12 |
| Along the Navajo Trail as Janza | 1945-09-15 |
| A Thousand and One Nights as Kahim | 1945-07-20 |
| Nob Hill as Luigi | 1945-06-13 |
| The Southerner as Bartender | 1945-04-30 |
| Salome, Where She Danced as Panatela | 1945-04-17 |
| A Medal for Benny as Frank Alviso (uncredited) | 1945-04-16 |
| The Falcon in Mexico as Manuel Romero | 1944-08-04 |
| True to Life as Kapopolis (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| The Desert Song as Benoit | 1943-12-17 |
| The Dancing Masters as Silvio - Ringleader | 1943-11-19 |
| Tornado as Big Joe Vlochek | 1943-08-09 |
| Background to Danger as Koylan | 1943-07-03 |
| Rhythm of the Islands as Chief Nataro | 1943-04-16 |
| Don Winslow of the Coast Guard as The Scorpion | 1943-04-06 |
| The Flying Jalopy as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
| The Hard Way as Max Wade (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
| Pittsburgh as Barney, Cafe Proprietor | 1942-12-11 |
| American Empire as Defense Attorney | 1942-12-11 |
| Road to Morocco as Sausage Vendor (uncredited) | 1942-11-10 |
| For Me and My Gal as Nick (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
| King of the Mounties as Count Baroni | 1942-10-17 |
| Timber! as Jules Fabian | 1942-08-01 |
| Broadway as Rinelti | 1942-05-08 |
| The Girl from Alaska as Geroux | 1942-04-16 |
| The Adventures of Martin Eden | 1942-02-26 |
| The Lady Has Plans as Portuguese Porter (uncredited) | 1942-01-20 |
| Fly By Night as Grube | 1942-01-19 |
| Johnny Eager as Tony Luce (uncredited) | 1941-12-09 |
| Hold Back the Dawn as Flores | 1941-09-26 |
| Hold That Ghost as Glum (uncredited) | 1941-08-08 |
| Pot o' Gold as Canadian Guide (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
| Meet Boston Blackie as Martin Vestrick (uncredited) | 1941-02-20 |
| The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii | 1940-12-24 |
| Santa Fe Trail as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Dark Streets of Cairo as Ahmend, waiter-thug | 1940-12-01 |
| Arise, My Love as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited) | 1940-11-08 |
| North West Mounted Police as Half-breed | 1940-10-22 |
| They Knew What They Wanted as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
| He Stayed for Breakfast as Gendarme | 1940-08-31 |
| Boom Town as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
| The Sea Hawk as First Slavemaster | 1940-08-10 |
| Phantom Raiders as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale | 1940-06-07 |
| Primrose Path as Bluebell Manager (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
| The Marines Fly High as Pedro Fernandez | 1940-03-04 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
| Another Thin Man as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
| Unseen Guardians as Mail Order Crook | 1939-08-26 |
| Beau Geste as Corporal Golas (uncredited) | 1939-07-24 |
| Union Pacific as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Midnight as Woman's Escort (uncredited) | 1939-03-24 |
| Prison Train as Morose | 1938-10-17 |
