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Nestor Paiva‌

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Birthday

calendar1905-06-30

Popularity

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Nestor Paiva

Fresno, California, USA

Nestor Paiva

Fresno, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1905-06-30

Popularity

star3.8

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.

Movie Credits

Pier 5, Havana

Pier 5, Havana‌
star4.4
calendar 1959

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Fear

Fear‌
star4.3
calendar 1946

Follow Me Quietly

Follow Me Quietly‌
star6.1
calendar 1949

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House‌
star7.0
calendar 1948

Tarantula

Tarantula‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

Vice Raid

Vice Raid‌
star6.1
calendar 1959

I Was a Shoplifter

I Was a Shoplifter‌
star5.3
calendar 1950

The Three Stooges in Orbit

The Three Stooges in Orbit‌
star5.2
calendar 1962

The Great Caruso

The Great Caruso‌
star5.7
calendar 1951

Young Man with a Horn

Young Man with a Horn‌
star6.2
calendar 1950

Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature‌
star5.6
calendar 1955

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Atlantis: The Lost Continent‌
star5.2
calendar 1961

The Mole People

The Mole People‌
star5.1
calendar 1956

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia‌
star6.6
calendar 1946

New York Confidential

New York Confidential‌
star5.8
calendar 1955

Let's Kill Uncle

Let's Kill Uncle‌
star5.3
calendar 1966

The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing‌
star5.2
calendar 1967

All That Heaven Allows

All That Heaven Allows‌
star7.3
calendar 1955

Ramrod

Ramrod‌
star6.4
calendar 1947

I, the Jury

I, the Jury‌
star5.7
calendar 1953

Les Girls

Les Girls‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

Scandal Incorporated

Scandal Incorporated‌
star3.0
calendar 1956

The Falcon in Mexico

The Falcon in Mexico‌
star5.3
calendar 1944

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young‌
star6.3
calendar 1949

Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn‌
star6.6
calendar 1941

The Last Crooked Mile

The Last Crooked Mile‌
star4.7
calendar 1946

Shoot to Kill

Shoot to Kill‌
star4.6
calendar 1947

Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Double Dynamite

Double Dynamite‌
star6.2
calendar 1951

The Ballad of a Gunfighter

The Ballad of a Gunfighter‌
star3.5
calendar 1964

The Madmen of Mandoras

The Madmen of Mandoras‌
star3.0
calendar 1963

The First Texan

The First Texan‌
star6.1
calendar 1956

Broadway

Broadway‌
star5.5
calendar 1942

Angels' Alley

Angels' Alley‌
star4.0
calendar 1948

Comanche

Comanche‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Bandits of Corsica

The Bandits of Corsica‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

The Lady Takes a Flyer

The Lady Takes a Flyer‌
star4.1
calendar 1958

Jivaro

Jivaro‌
star5.2
calendar 1954

Killer Ape

Killer Ape‌
star4.3
calendar 1953

Flame Of Stamboul

Flame Of Stamboul‌
star4.5
calendar 1951

The Wild Party

The Wild Party‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

Meet Boston Blackie

Meet Boston Blackie‌
star6.3
calendar 1941

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager‌
star6.1
calendar 1941

The Flying Jalopy

The Flying Jalopy‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

The Desert Song

The Desert Song‌
star5.9
calendar 1943

Tornado

Tornado‌
star5.5
calendar 1943

They Saved Hitler's Brain

They Saved Hitler's Brain‌
star2.3
calendar 1968

The Fabulous Senorita

The Fabulous Senorita‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Carnival in Costa Rica

Carnival in Costa Rica‌
star6.0
calendar 1947

Four Guns to the Border

Four Guns to the Border‌
star4.5
calendar 1954

Nob Hill

Nob Hill‌
star5.7
calendar 1945

Mr. Reckless

Mr. Reckless‌
star4.5
calendar 1948

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter‌
star4.1
calendar 1966

Ride The High Iron

Ride The High Iron‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Adventures of Casanova

Adventures of Casanova‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

South Pacific Trail

South Pacific Trail‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

The Marines Fly High

The Marines Fly High‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

The Purple Gang

The Purple Gang‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Prisoners of the Casbah

Prisoners of the Casbah‌
star5.4
calendar 1953

Pot o' Gold

Pot o' Gold‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny‌
star4.5
calendar 1945

The Living Bible

The Living Bible‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Midnight

Midnight‌
star7.4
calendar 1939

Union Pacific

Union Pacific‌
star6.5
calendar 1939

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man‌
star7.2
calendar 1939

Beau Geste

Beau Geste‌
star7.0
calendar 1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame‌
star7.2
calendar 1939

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

The Hard Way

The Hard Way‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance‌
star4.5
calendar 1949

Along the Navajo Trail

Along the Navajo Trail‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

5 Fingers

5 Fingers‌
star7.5
calendar 1952

Sensation Hunters

Sensation Hunters‌
star4.7
calendar 1945

Fly-By-Night

Fly-By-Night‌
star6.4
calendar 1942

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!‌
star6.9
calendar 1952

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!‌
star6.2
calendar 1940

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

The Guns of Fort Petticoat‌
star6.3
calendar 1957

The Southerner

The Southerner‌
star6.6
calendar 1945

A Millionaire for Christy

A Millionaire for Christy‌
star6.4
calendar 1951

Outcasts of the City

Outcasts of the City‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

The Desperado

The Desperado‌
star6.6
calendar 1954

A Likely Story

A Likely Story‌
star4.2
calendar 1947

Rhythm of the Islands

Rhythm of the Islands‌
star4.0
calendar 1943

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

The Lone Wolf in Mexico‌
star5.7
calendar 1947

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail‌
star5.6
calendar 1940

Boom Town

Boom Town‌
star6.9
calendar 1940

The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters‌
star5.9
calendar 1943

Road to Rio

Road to Rio‌
star6.7
calendar 1947

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

Salome, Where She Danced

Salome, Where She Danced‌
star3.7
calendar 1945

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk‌
star7.1
calendar 1940

Can-Can

Can-Can‌
star6.6
calendar 1960

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love‌
star6.1
calendar 1940

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders‌
star6.1
calendar 1940

They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted‌
star5.4
calendar 1940

Primrose Path

Primrose Path‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Dark Streets of Cairo

Dark Streets of Cairo‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

Gold of the Seven Saints

Gold of the Seven Saints‌
star7.0
calendar 1961

Unseen Guardians

Unseen Guardians‌
star7.0
calendar 1939

Mara Maru

Mara Maru‌
star4.8
calendar 1952

The Lady Has Plans

The Lady Has Plans‌
star5.3
calendar 1942

The Lady Pays Off

The Lady Pays Off‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

The Desert Hawk

The Desert Hawk‌
star5.1
calendar 1950

King of the Mounties

King of the Mounties‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Robin Hood of Monterey

Robin Hood of Monterey‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

American Empire

American Empire‌
star3.8
calendar 1942

Thunder Pass

Thunder Pass‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

Frontier Uprising

Frontier Uprising‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Wild Westerners

The Wild Westerners‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

California

California‌
star3.0
calendar 1963

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost‌
star6.7
calendar 1941

Humoresque

Humoresque‌
star7.1
calendar 1947

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights‌
star5.6
calendar 1945

The Paleface

The Paleface‌
star6.1
calendar 1948

The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride‌
star4.0
calendar 1946

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Background to Danger

Background to Danger‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

Señor Droopy

Señor Droopy‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

True to Life

True to Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1943

The Inspector General

The Inspector General‌
star6.4
calendar 1949

Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco‌
star6.8
calendar 1942

Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James‌
star5.9
calendar 1959

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory‌
star5.8
calendar 1946

The Girl from Alaska

The Girl from Alaska‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Cornered

Cornered‌
star6.0
calendar 1945

Anything Goes

Anything Goes‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

Menace from Outer Space

Menace from Outer Space‌
star3.3
calendar 1956

Prison Train

Prison Train‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc‌
star6.1
calendar 1948

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse‌
star5.9
calendar 1962

Timber!

Timber!‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal‌
star6.4
calendar 1942

The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

Moby Dick

Moby Dick‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

April in Paris

April in Paris‌
star4.9
calendar 1952

The Deep Six

The Deep Six‌
star5.4
calendar 1958

Tv Credits

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

Family Affair

Family Affair‌
star6.6
calendar 1966

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Cheyenne

Cheyenne‌
star5.8
calendar 1955

December Bride

December Bride‌
star5.5
calendar 1954

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour‌
star8.8
calendar 1957

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show‌
star7.1
calendar 1962

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies‌
star6.9
calendar 1962

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Lassie

Lassie‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Zorro

Zorro‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Get Smart

Get Smart‌
star7.9
calendar 1965

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt‌
star6.5
calendar 1958

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!‌
star3.5
calendar 1961

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse‌
star4.3
calendar 1958

China Smith

China Smith‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel‌
star7.4
calendar 1957

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo‌
star4.4
calendar 1956

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre‌
star5.8
calendar 1957

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie‌
star3.7
calendar 1956

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive‌
star6.9
calendar 1958

Lawman

Lawman‌
star5.4
calendar 1958

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

The Addams Family

The Addams Family‌
star8.0
calendar 1964

The Texan

The Texan‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

Wichita Town

Wichita Town‌
star4.2
calendar 1959

The Bill Dana Show

The Bill Dana Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Tightrope

Tightrope‌
star5.5
calendar 1959

I'm the Law

I'm the Law‌
star5.0
calendar 1953

Telephone Time

Telephone Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Johnny Midnight

Johnny Midnight‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Zorro

Zorro‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds‌
star5.5
calendar 1957