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Nestor Paiva

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Nestor Paiva

Born June 30, 1905 in Fresno, California, USADied September 9, 1966146 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Creature from the Black Lagoon poster6.8Creature from the Black Lagoon1954The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster7.3The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939Viva Zapata! poster6.8Viva Zapata!1952Tarantula poster6.5Tarantula1955Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster7.0Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948The Sea Hawk poster7.2The Sea Hawk1940Another Thin Man poster7.1Another Thin Man19395 Fingers poster7.55 Fingers1952

Filmography

146 films as actor
  1. 1968They Saved Hitler's BrainPolice Chief Alaniz
  2. 1967The Spirit Is WillingFelicity's Father
  3. 1966Let's Kill UncleSteward
  4. 1966Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's DaughterSaloon Owner
  5. 1964The Ballad of a GunfighterPadre
  6. 1963The Madmen of MandorasPolice Chief Alaniz
  7. 1963CaliforniaGen. Micheltorena
  8. 1962The Three Stooges in OrbitChairman
  9. 1962The Wild WesternersJohn Bullard
  10. 1962The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseMiguel
  11. 1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentMegalos (uncredited)
  12. 1961Gold of the Seven SaintsGondora Henchman
  13. 1961Frontier UprisingDon Carlos Montalvo
  14. 1960Can-CanBailiff
  15. 1959The Purple GangOrlofsky
  16. 1959Vice RaidMob Boss Frank Burke
  17. 1959Pier 5, HavanaLopez
  18. 1959Alias Jesse JamesGrigsby (uncredited)
  19. 1958The Case Against BrooklynFinelli
  20. 1958The Left Handed GunPete Maxwell
  21. 1958The Lady Takes a FlyerChildreth
  22. 1958The Deep SixPappa Tatos
  23. 1958Outcasts of the CityPastor Skira
  24. 1957Les GirlsSpanish Peasant (uncredited)
  25. 1957Ten Thousand BedroomsAlfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
  26. 1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatTortilla
  27. 1956The Wild PartyBranson
  28. 1956The Mole PeopleProf. Etienne Lafarge
  29. 1956Ride The High IronYard Boss
  30. 1956Scandal IncorporatedLeland Miller, tabloid publisher
  31. 1956The First TexanPriest (uncredited)
  32. 1956ComanchePuffer
  33. 1956Menace from Outer SpaceProf. Cardos
  34. 1955Hell on Frisco BayLouis Fiaschetti
  35. 1955TarantulaSheriff Jack Andrews
  36. 1955All That Heaven AllowsManuel
  37. 1955New York ConfidentialMartinelli
  38. 1955Revenge of the CreatureCaptain Lucas
  39. 1954Four Guns to the BorderGreasy
  40. 1954Thunder PassDaniel Slaughter
  41. 1954The DesperadoCaptain Jake Thornton
  42. 1954Moby DickCapt. Peleg
  43. 1954Casanova's Big NightGnocchi
  44. 1954Creature from the Black LagoonCaptain Lucas
  45. 1954Anything GoesDr. Henry T. Dobson
  46. 1954JivaroJacques
  47. 1953Killer ApeAndrews
  48. 1953Prisoners of the CasbahMarouf
  49. 1953I, the JuryManuel
  50. 1953The Bandits of CorsicaLorenzo
  51. 1952April in Paris
  52. 1952South Pacific TrailCarlos Alvarez
  53. 1952Mara MaruCaptain Van Hoten (uncredited)
  54. 1952The Fabulous SenoritaJosé Rodriguez
  55. 19525 Fingers
  56. 1952Viva Zapata!New General (uncredited)
  57. 1952Phone Call from a Stranger
  58. 1952The Living BibleHerod Antipas
  59. 1951Double Dynamite'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
  60. 1951The Lady Pays OffManuel
  61. 1951A Millionaire for ChristyMr. Rapello
  62. 1951Jim Thorpe – All-American
  63. 1951The Great CarusoEgisto Barretto
  64. 1951Flame Of StamboulJoe Octavian
  65. 1950The Desert HawkAbdul
  66. 1950I Was a ShoplifterDeputy Sheriff Gomez
  67. 1950Young Man with a HornLouis Galba
  68. 1949The Inspector GeneralGregor (uncredited)
  69. 1949Mighty Joe YoungBrown
  70. 1949Follow Me QuietlyBenny
  71. 1949Señor DroopyBullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
  72. 1949Bride of VengeanceMayor
  73. 1949Alias Nick BealKarl
  74. 1948Joan of ArcHenri le Royer, Catherine's husband
  75. 1948The PalefacePatient #2
  76. 1948Mr. RecklessGus
  77. 1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseJoe Appollonio
  78. 1948Angels' AlleyTony 'Piggy' Locarno
  79. 1948Adventures of CasanovaPrefecture Police
  80. 1947Road to RioCardoso
  81. 1947Robin Hood of MontereyThe Alcalde
  82. 1947The Trouble with Women2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
  83. 1947RamrodCurley
  84. 1947A Likely StoryTiny
  85. 1947Carnival in Costa RicaPadre Rafael
  86. 1947Shoot to KillGus Miller
  87. 1947HumoresqueOrchestra Leader
  88. 1947The Lone Wolf in MexicoPolice Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
  89. 1946The Last Crooked MileFerrara
  90. 1946The Well Groomed BrideFernandez
  91. 1946Badman's TerritorySam Bass
  92. 1946FearDetective Shaefer
  93. 1946Road to UtopiaMcGurk
  94. 1945CorneredPolice Official (uncredited)
  95. 1945Sensation HuntersLew Davis
  96. 1945Along the Navajo TrailJanza
  97. 1945A Thousand and One NightsKahim
  98. 1945Nob HillLuigi
  99. 1945The SouthernerBartender
  100. 1945Salome, Where She DancedPanatela
  101. 1945A Medal for BennyFrank Alviso (uncredited)
  102. 1944The Falcon in MexicoManuel Romero
  103. 1944Shine on Harvest MoonRomero (uncredited)
  104. 1944The Desert SongBenoit
  105. 1943True to LifeKapopolis (uncredited)
  106. 1943The Dancing MastersSilvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
  107. 1943TornadoBig Joe Vlochek
  108. 1943Background to DangerKoylan (uncredited)
  109. 1943Rhythm of the IslandsChief Nataro
  110. 1943Don Winslow of the Coast GuardThe Scorpion
  111. 1943The Flying JalopyBen Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
  112. 1943The Hard WayMax Wade (Uncredited)
  113. 1942PittsburghBarney, Cafe Proprietor
  114. 1942American EmpireDefense Attorney
  115. 1942Road to MoroccoSausage Vendor (uncredited)
  116. 1942For Me and My GalNick (uncredited)
  117. 1942King of the MountiesCount Baroni
  118. 1942Timber!Jules Fabian
  119. 1942BroadwayRinelti
  120. 1942The Girl from AlaskaGeroux