Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: June 30, 1905

Deathday: September 09, 1966

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Known For

Pier 5, Havana
Pier 5, Havana

1959-10-09

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954-03-05

The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women

1947-06-25

Fear
Fear

1946-03-02

Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly

1949-07-07

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

1948-03-25

Tarantula
Tarantula

1955-12-14

Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal

1949-03-04

Vice Raid
Vice Raid

1959-12-01

I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter

1950-05-13

The Three Stooges in Orbit
The Three Stooges in Orbit

1962-07-04

The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso

1951-04-16

Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn

1950-03-01

Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature

1955-05-13

Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961-05-03

The Mole People
The Mole People

1956-12-01

Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia

1946-02-27

New York Confidential
New York Confidential

1955-02-15

Let's Kill Uncle
Let's Kill Uncle

1966-11-18

The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing

1967-07-07

All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows

1955-12-25

Ramrod
Ramrod

1947-05-02

I, the Jury
I, the Jury

1953-08-14

Les Girls
Les Girls

1957-10-03

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh

1942-12-11

The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn

1958-06-01

Scandal Incorporated
Scandal Incorporated

1956-10-12

The Falcon in Mexico
The Falcon in Mexico

1944-08-04

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1949-07-27

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn

1941-09-26

The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile

1946-08-09

Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill

1947-03-15

Hell on Frisco Bay
Hell on Frisco Bay

1955-12-31

Double Dynamite
Double Dynamite

1951-12-25

The Ballad of a Gunfighter
The Ballad of a Gunfighter

1964-03-01

The Madmen of Mandoras
The Madmen of Mandoras

1963-11-13

The First Texan
The First Texan

1956-06-29

Broadway
Broadway

1942-05-08

Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley

1948-03-07

Comanche
Comanche

1956-03-01

The Bandits of Corsica
The Bandits of Corsica

1953-02-27

The Lady Takes a Flyer
The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958-01-30

Jivaro
Jivaro

1954-02-12

Killer Ape
Killer Ape

1953-12-15

Flame Of Stamboul
Flame Of Stamboul

1951-03-05

The Wild Party
The Wild Party

1956-12-21

Meet Boston Blackie
Meet Boston Blackie

1941-02-20

Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager

1941-12-09

The Flying Jalopy
The Flying Jalopy

1943-03-12

The Desert Song
The Desert Song

1943-12-17

Tornado
Tornado

1943-08-09

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

1968-08-18

The Fabulous Senorita
The Fabulous Senorita

1952-03-31

Carnival in Costa Rica
Carnival in Costa Rica

1947-03-28

Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border

1954-11-05

Nob Hill
Nob Hill

1945-06-13

Mr. Reckless
Mr. Reckless

1948-03-26

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

1966-04-09

Ride The High Iron
Ride The High Iron

1956-12-01

Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night

1954-04-07

Adventures of Casanova
Adventures of Casanova

1948-02-07

South Pacific Trail
South Pacific Trail

1952-10-19

The Marines Fly High
The Marines Fly High

1940-03-04

The Purple Gang
The Purple Gang

1959-12-18

Prisoners of the Casbah
Prisoners of the Casbah

1953-11-03

Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold

1941-04-03

A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny

1945-04-16

The Living Bible
The Living Bible

1952-01-01

Midnight
Midnight

1939-03-24

Union Pacific
Union Pacific

1939-05-05

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man

1939-11-17

Beau Geste
Beau Geste

1939-07-24

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939-12-29

Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger

1952-02-01

The Hard Way
The Hard Way

1943-01-13

Bride of Vengeance
Bride of Vengeance

1949-04-07

Along the Navajo Trail
Along the Navajo Trail

1945-09-15

5 Fingers
5 Fingers

1952-02-22

Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters

1945-10-12

Fly By Night
Fly By Night

1942-01-19

Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!

1952-02-07

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

1940-12-24

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957-04-01

The Southerner
The Southerner

1945-04-30

A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy

1951-09-02

Outcasts of the City
Outcasts of the City

1958-01-10

The Desperado
The Desperado

1954-06-20

A Likely Story
A Likely Story

1947-04-18

Rhythm of the Islands
Rhythm of the Islands

1943-04-16

The Lone Wolf in Mexico
The Lone Wolf in Mexico

1947-01-16

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail

1940-12-20

Boom Town
Boom Town

1940-08-30

The Dancing Masters
The Dancing Masters

1943-11-19

Road to Rio
Road to Rio

1947-12-25

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police

1940-10-22

Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced

1945-04-17

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1940-08-10

Can-Can
Can-Can

1960-03-09

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love

1940-11-08

Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders

1940-06-07

They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted

1940-10-19

Primrose Path
Primrose Path

1940-03-22

He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast

1940-08-31

Dark Streets of Cairo
Dark Streets of Cairo

1940-12-01

Gold of the Seven Saints
Gold of the Seven Saints

1961-02-18

Unseen Guardians
Unseen Guardians

1939-08-26

Mara Maru
Mara Maru

1952-04-23

The Lady Has Plans
The Lady Has Plans

1942-01-20

The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off

1951-10-04

The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk

1950-08-05

King of the Mounties
King of the Mounties

1942-10-17

Robin Hood of Monterey
Robin Hood of Monterey

1947-09-06

American Empire
American Empire

1942-12-11

Thunder Pass
Thunder Pass

1954-09-20

Frontier Uprising
Frontier Uprising

1961-02-01

The Wild Westerners
The Wild Westerners

1962-06-06

California
California

1963-03-03

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost

1941-08-08

Humoresque
Humoresque

1947-01-25

A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights

1945-07-20

The Paleface
The Paleface

1948-12-17

The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride

1946-05-17

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

1943-04-06

Background to Danger
Background to Danger

1943-07-03

Señor Droopy
Señor Droopy

1949-04-09

True to Life
True to Life

1943-12-24

The Inspector General
The Inspector General

1949-12-31

Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco

1942-11-10

Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James

1959-03-20

Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory

1946-05-04

The Girl from Alaska
The Girl from Alaska

1942-04-16

Cornered
Cornered

1945-11-23

Anything Goes
Anything Goes

1954-02-28

Menace from Outer Space
Menace from Outer Space

1956-01-01

Prison Train
Prison Train

1938-10-17

The Adventures of Martin Eden
The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942-02-26

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

1948-12-22

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

1962-02-07

Timber!
Timber!

1942-08-01

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957-04-03

For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal

1942-10-21

The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun

1958-05-07

Moby Dick
Moby Dick

1954-05-14

April in Paris
April in Paris

1952-12-24

The Deep Six
The Deep Six

1958-01-15