
Nestor Paiva
Acting
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.

They Saved Hitler's Brain
Police Chief Alaniz

The Spirit Is Willing
Felicity's Father

Let's Kill Uncle
Steward

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Saloon Owner

The Ballad of a Gunfighter
Padre

The Madmen of Mandoras
Police Chief Alaniz

California
Gen. Micheltorena

The Three Stooges in Orbit
Chairman

The Wild Westerners
John Bullard

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Miguel

Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Megalos (uncredited)

Gold of the Seven Saints
Gondora Henchman

Frontier Uprising
Don Carlos Montalvo

Can-Can
Bailiff

The Purple Gang
Orlofsky

Vice Raid
Mob Boss Frank Burke

Pier 5, Havana
Lopez

Alias Jesse James
Grigsby (uncredited)

The Case Against Brooklyn
Finelli

The Left Handed Gun
Pete Maxwell

The Lady Takes a Flyer
Childreth

The Deep Six
Pappa Tatos

Outcasts of the City
Pastor Skira

Les Girls
Spanish Peasant (uncredited)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Tortilla

The Wild Party
Branson

Ride The High Iron
Yard Boss

The Mole People
Prof. Etienne Lafarge

Scandal Incorporated
Leland Miller, tabloid publisher

The First Texan
Priest (uncredited)

Comanche
Puffer

Menace from Outer Space
Prof. Cardos

Hell on Frisco Bay
Louis Fiaschetti

Tarantula
Sheriff Jack Andrews

All That Heaven Allows
Manuel

New York Confidential
Martinelli

Revenge of the Creature
Captain Lucas

Four Guns to the Border
Greasy

Thunder Pass
Daniel Slaughter

The Desperado
Captain Jake Thornton

Moby Dick
Capt. Peleg

Casanova's Big Night
Gnocchi

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Captain Lucas

Anything Goes
Dr. Henry T. Dobson

Jivaro
Jacques

Killer Ape
Andrews

Prisoners of the Casbah
Marouf

I, the Jury
Manuel

The Bandits of Corsica
Lorenzo

April in Paris

South Pacific Trail
Carlos Alvarez

Mara Maru
Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)

The Fabulous Senorita
José Rodriguez

5 Fingers

Viva Zapata!
New General (uncredited)

Phone Call from a Stranger

The Living Bible
Herod Antipas

Double Dynamite
'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie

The Lady Pays Off
Manuel

A Millionaire for Christy
Mr. Rapello

Jim Thorpe – All-American

The Great Caruso
Egisto Barretto

Flame Of Stamboul
Joe Octavian

The Desert Hawk
Abdul

I Was a Shoplifter
Deputy Sheriff Gomez

Young Man with a Horn
Louis Galba

The Inspector General
Gregor (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young
Brown

Follow Me Quietly
Benny

Señor Droopy
Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)

Bride of Vengeance
Mayor

Alias Nick Beal
Karl

Joan of Arc
Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband

The Paleface
Patient #2

Mr. Reckless
Gus

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Joe Appollonio

Angels' Alley
Tony 'Piggy' Locarno

Adventures of Casanova
Prefecture Police

Road to Rio
Cardoso

Robin Hood of Monterey
The Alcalde

The Trouble with Women
2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)

Ramrod
Curley

A Likely Story
Tiny

Carnival in Costa Rica
Padre Rafael

Shoot to Kill
Gus Miller

Humoresque
Orchestra Leader

The Lone Wolf in Mexico
Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez

The Last Crooked Mile
Ferrara

The Well Groomed Bride
Fernandez

Badman's Territory
Sam Bass

Fear
Detective Shaefer

Road to Utopia
McGurk

Cornered
Police Official (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters
Lew Davis

Along the Navajo Trail
Janza

A Thousand and One Nights
Kahim

Nob Hill
Luigi

The Southerner
Bartender

Salome, Where She Danced
Panatela

A Medal for Benny
Frank Alviso (uncredited)

The Falcon in Mexico
Manuel Romero

Shine on Harvest Moon
Romero (uncredited)

True to Life
Kapopolis (uncredited)

The Desert Song
Benoit

The Dancing Masters
Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)

Tornado
Big Joe Vlochek

Background to Danger
Koylan

Rhythm of the Islands
Chief Nataro

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
The Scorpion

The Flying Jalopy
Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)

The Hard Way
Max Wade (Uncredited)

American Empire
Defense Attorney

Pittsburgh
Barney, Cafe Proprietor

Road to Morocco
Sausage Vendor (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
Nick (uncredited)

King of the Mounties
Count Baroni

Timber!
Jules Fabian

Broadway
Rinelti

The Girl from Alaska
Geroux

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Lady Has Plans
Portuguese Porter (uncredited)

Fly By Night
Grube

Johnny Eager
Tony Luce (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn
Flores

Hold That Ghost
Glum

Pot o' Gold
Canadian Guide (uncredited)

Meet Boston Blackie
Martin Vestrick (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii

Santa Fe Trail
Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)

Dark Streets of Cairo
Ahmend, waiter-thug

Arise, My Love
Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
Half-breed

They Knew What They Wanted
Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
Gendarme

Boom Town
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk
First Slavemaster

Phantom Raiders
Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale

Primrose Path
Bluebell Manager (uncredited)

The Marines Fly High
Pedro Fernandez

Another Thin Man
West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)

Unseen Guardians
Mail Order Crook

Beau Geste
Corporal Golas (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)

Midnight
Woman's Escort (uncredited)

Prison Train
Morose







