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