Nestor Paiva

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

208

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-06-30

Day of death

1966-09-09 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Fresno, California, USA

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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Zorro

    Zorro

  • Zorro

    Zorro

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Tarantula

    Tarantula

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Jivaro

    Jivaro

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Vice Raid

    Vice Raid

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • For Me and My Gal

    For Me and My Gal

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • I Was a Shoplifter

    I Was a Shoplifter

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Cornered

    Cornered

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Señor Droopy

    Señor Droopy

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

  • Timber!

    Timber!

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • Follow Me Quietly

    Follow Me Quietly

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • 5 Fingers

    5 Fingers

  • Bride of Vengeance

    Bride of Vengeance

  • California

    California

  • King of the Mounties

    King of the Mounties

  • Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

  • Scandal Incorporated

    Scandal Incorporated

  • Prison Train

    Prison Train

  • Double Dynamite

    Double Dynamite

  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Fear

    Fear

  • Fly By Night

    Fly By Night

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • I, the Jury

    I, the Jury

  • The Mole People

    The Mole People

  • Pot o' Gold

    Pot o' Gold

  • Ride The High Iron

    Ride The High Iron

  • The Bill Dana Show

    The Bill Dana Show

  • Hold That Ghost

    Hold That Ghost

  • Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

  • Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors

  • Wichita Town

    Wichita Town

  • Comanche

    Comanche

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

  • Whirlybirds

    Whirlybirds

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • Jim Thorpe – All-American

    Jim Thorpe – All-American

  • Outcasts of the City

    Outcasts of the City

  • Gold of the Seven Saints

    Gold of the Seven Saints

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Moby Dick

    Moby Dick

  • Salome, Where She Danced

    Salome, Where She Danced

  • Creature from the Black Lagoon

    Creature from the Black Lagoon

  • The Wild Party

    The Wild Party

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Adventures of Casanova

    Adventures of Casanova

  • They Knew What They Wanted

    They Knew What They Wanted

  • Unseen Guardians

    Unseen Guardians

  • The Paleface

    The Paleface

  • Killer Ape

    Killer Ape

  • Viva Zapata!

    Viva Zapata!

  • China Smith

    China Smith

  • Ramrod

    Ramrod

  • The Purple Gang

    The Purple Gang

  • Rhythm of the Islands

    Rhythm of the Islands

  • All That Heaven Allows

    All That Heaven Allows

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

  • Casanova's Big Night

    Casanova's Big Night

  • Revenge of the Creature

    Revenge of the Creature

  • I'm the Law

    I'm the Law

  • The Adventures of Martin Eden

    The Adventures of Martin Eden

  • The Great Caruso

    The Great Caruso

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

  • The Left Handed Gun

    The Left Handed Gun

  • Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Hell on Frisco Bay

    Hell on Frisco Bay

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Passport to Danger

    Passport to Danger

  • Can-Can

    Can-Can

  • Atlantis: The Lost Continent

    Atlantis: The Lost Continent

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat

    The Guns of Fort Petticoat

  • The First Texan

    The First Texan

  • Boom Town

    Boom Town

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Humoresque

    Humoresque

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • The Desert Hawk

    The Desert Hawk

  • The Three Stooges in Orbit

    The Three Stooges in Orbit

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • Hold Back the Dawn

    Hold Back the Dawn

  • Young Man with a Horn

    Young Man with a Horn

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

  • The Spirit Is Willing

    The Spirit Is Willing

  • Four Guns to the Border

    Four Guns to the Border

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • The Southerner

    The Southerner

  • American Empire

    American Empire

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • Nob Hill

    Nob Hill

  • Road to Rio

    Road to Rio

  • Phone Call from a Stranger

    Phone Call from a Stranger

  • The Living Bible

    The Living Bible

  • Primrose Path

    Primrose Path

  • The Lady Has Plans

    The Lady Has Plans

  • The Falcon in Mexico

    The Falcon in Mexico

  • Les Girls

    Les Girls

  • Mara Maru

    Mara Maru

  • Background to Danger

    Background to Danger

  • Angels' Alley

    Angels' Alley

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • The Flying Jalopy

    The Flying Jalopy

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • The Deep Six

    The Deep Six

  • Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

  • The Desert Song

    The Desert Song

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • The Lone Wolf in Mexico

    The Lone Wolf in Mexico

  • South Pacific Trail

    South Pacific Trail

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • Let's Kill Uncle

    Let's Kill Uncle

  • The Wild Westerners

    The Wild Westerners

  • The Case Against Brooklyn

    The Case Against Brooklyn

  • Shine on Harvest Moon

    Shine on Harvest Moon

  • The Lady Takes a Flyer

    The Lady Takes a Flyer

  • The Well Groomed Bride

    The Well Groomed Bride

  • The Girl from Alaska

    The Girl from Alaska

  • The Dancing Masters

    The Dancing Masters

  • The Lady Pays Off

    The Lady Pays Off

  • Carnival in Costa Rica

    Carnival in Costa Rica

  • Menace from Outer Space

    Menace from Outer Space

  • Broadway

    Broadway

  • Dark Streets of Cairo

    Dark Streets of Cairo

  • Pier 5, Havana

    Pier 5, Havana

  • Along the Navajo Trail

    Along the Navajo Trail

  • The Bandits of Corsica

    The Bandits of Corsica

  • The Marines Fly High

    The Marines Fly High

  • Tornado

    Tornado

  • Flame Of Stamboul

    Flame Of Stamboul

  • Phantom Raiders

    Phantom Raiders

  • The Fabulous Senorita

    The Fabulous Senorita

  • Thunder Pass

    Thunder Pass

  • Meet Boston Blackie

    Meet Boston Blackie

  • Prisoners of the Casbah

    Prisoners of the Casbah

  • April in Paris

    April in Paris

  • The Last Crooked Mile

    The Last Crooked Mile

  • Frontier Uprising

    Frontier Uprising

  • Mr. Reckless

    Mr. Reckless

  • The Madmen of Mandoras

    The Madmen of Mandoras

  • He Stayed for Breakfast

    He Stayed for Breakfast

  • A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

  • The Desperado

    The Desperado

  • They Saved Hitler's Brain

    They Saved Hitler's Brain

  • Robin Hood of Monterey

    Robin Hood of Monterey

  • Sensation Hunters

    Sensation Hunters

  • A Millionaire for Christy

    A Millionaire for Christy

  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

    Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

  • The Ballad of a Gunfighter

    The Ballad of a Gunfighter