Nestor Paiva
Acting
1905-06-30 · Fresno, California, USA
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.
movieThey Saved Hitler's Brain
as Police Chief Alaniz · 1968 · 2.9
movieThe Spirit Is Willing
as Felicity's Father · 1967 · 5.5
movieLet's Kill Uncle
as Steward · 1966 · 5.5
tvFamily Affair
as · 1966 · 6.7
movieJesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Saloon Owner · 1966 · 4.3
tvGet Smart
as Doorman · 1965 · 7.9
tvDaniel Boone
as Menewa · 1964 · 7.0
tvThe Addams Family
as Captain Grimby · 1964 · 8.0
movieThe Ballad of a Gunfighter
as Padre · 1964 · 5.0
movieThe Madmen of Mandoras
as Police Chief Alaniz · 1963 · 3.4
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Fisherman · 1963 · 5.9
tvThe Bill Dana Show
as · 1963 · 6.3
tvBurke's Law
as Padre Emiliano · 1963 · 6.3
tvBurke's Law
as Dr. Gonzales · 1963 · 6.3
movieCalifornia
as Gen. Micheltorena · 1963 · 5.0
tvThe Lucy Show
as Perkins · 1962 · 7.1
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
as Auctioneer · 1962 · 6.9
tvThe Virginian
as Charley Sanchez · 1962 · 6.5
movieThe Three Stooges in Orbit
as Chairman · 1962 · 5.1
movieThe Wild Westerners
as John Bullard · 1962 · 7.3
movieThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Miguel · 1962 · 6.0
tvTarget: The Corruptors!
as · 1961 · 5.7
movieAtlantis: The Lost Continent
as Megalos (uncredited) · 1961 · 5.1
movieGold of the Seven Saints
as Gondora Henchman · 1961 · 7.2