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.

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-06-30

Place of birth

Fresno, California, USA

Images

Cast

Fear

Fear

1946

4.47

Tarantula

Tarantula

1955

6.50

Vice Raid

Vice Raid

1959

6.20

Ramrod

Ramrod

1947

6.50

I, the Jury

I, the Jury

1953

5.70

Les Girls

Les Girls

1957

6.40

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

1942

6.20

Broadway

Broadway

1942

5.50

Comanche

Comanche

1956

5.00

Jivaro

Jivaro

1954

5.20

Killer Ape

Killer Ape

1953

4.30

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941

6.10

Tornado

Tornado

1943

5.50

Nob Hill

Nob Hill

1945

5.70

Mr. Reckless

Mr. Reckless

1948

4.50

Pot o' Gold

Pot o' Gold

1941

5.50

Midnight

Midnight

1939

7.40

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1939

7.00

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

6.60

5 Fingers

5 Fingers

1952

7.57

Fly By Night

Fly By Night

1942

6.40

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952

6.90

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

6.90

Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947

6.70

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

7.09

Can-Can

Can-Can

1960

6.60

Mara Maru

Mara Maru

1952

4.80

Thunder Pass

Thunder Pass

1954

6.00

California

California

1963

3.00

Humoresque

Humoresque

1947

7.10

The Paleface

The Paleface

1948

6.10

True to Life

True to Life

1943

6.00

Cornered

Cornered

1945

6.00

Prison Train

Prison Train

1938

6.00

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948

6.10

Timber!

Timber!

1942

0.00

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1954

0.00

The Deep Six

The Deep Six

1958

5.40