Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Fresno, California, USA
    Birthday
    30 June 1905
Pier 5, Havana
Pier 5, Havana
4.4
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.8
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women
0
Fear
Fear
4.3
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly
6.1
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7
Tarantula
Tarantula
6.5
Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal
6.9
Vice Raid
Vice Raid
6.192
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso
5.7
I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter
5.3
The Three Stooges in Orbit
The Three Stooges in Orbit
5.1
Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn
6.3
Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature
5.657
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
5.2
The Mole People
The Mole People
5.1
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia
6.6
New York Confidential
New York Confidential
5.8
Let's Kill Uncle
Let's Kill Uncle
5.5
The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing
5.3
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows
7.3
Ramrod
Ramrod
6.4
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
5.7
Les Girls
Les Girls
6.4
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
6.2
The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn
6
Scandal Incorporated
Scandal Incorporated
3
The Falcon in Mexico
The Falcon in Mexico
5.3
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
6.3
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
6.6
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
4.7
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
4.625
Hell on Frisco Bay
Hell on Frisco Bay
5
Double Dynamite
Double Dynamite
6.2
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
3.5
The Madmen of Mandoras
The Madmen of Mandoras
3
The First Texan
The First Texan
6.1
Broadway
Broadway
5.5
Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley
4
Comanche
Comanche
5
The Bandits of Corsica
The Bandits of Corsica
5.8
The Lady Takes a Flyer
The Lady Takes a Flyer
4.1
Jivaro
Jivaro
5.2
Killer Ape
Killer Ape
4.3
Flame Of Stamboul
Flame Of Stamboul
4.5
The Wild Party
The Wild Party
5.8
Meet Boston Blackie
Meet Boston Blackie
6.3
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
6.1
The Flying Jalopy
The Flying Jalopy
6.6
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
5.9
Tornado
Tornado
5.5
They Saved Hitler's Brain
They Saved Hitler's Brain
2.2
The Fabulous Senorita
The Fabulous Senorita
6
Carnival in Costa Rica
Carnival in Costa Rica
6
Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border
4.5
Nob Hill
Nob Hill
5.7
Mr. Reckless
Mr. Reckless
4.5
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
4.1
Ride The High Iron
Ride The High Iron
0
Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night
6.1
Adventures of Casanova
Adventures of Casanova
5
South Pacific Trail
South Pacific Trail
0
The Marines Fly High
The Marines Fly High
5.5
The Purple Gang
The Purple Gang
6.3
Prisoners of the Casbah
Prisoners of the Casbah
5.4
Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold
5.5
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny
4.5
The Living Bible
The Living Bible
6
Midnight
Midnight
7.4
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
6.528
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man
7.141
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
6.9
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.2
Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger
6.5
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
6.6
Bride of Vengeance
Bride of Vengeance
4.5
Along the Navajo Trail
Along the Navajo Trail
0
5 Fingers
5 Fingers
7.563
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
4.7
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
6.4
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
6.909
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.2
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3
The Southerner
The Southerner
6.586
A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy
6.4
Outcasts of the City
Outcasts of the City
0
The Desperado
The Desperado
6.6
A Likely Story
A Likely Story
4.2
Rhythm of the Islands
Rhythm of the Islands
4
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
5.7
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
5.6
Boom Town
Boom Town
6.9
The Dancing Masters
The Dancing Masters
6.017
Road to Rio
Road to Rio
6.7
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
6.3
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced
3.7
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
7.145
Can-Can
Can-Can
6.6
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
6.1
Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders
6.1
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted
5.643
Primrose Path
Primrose Path
6.5
He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast
0
Dark Streets of Cairo
Dark Streets of Cairo
6
Gold of the Seven Saints
Gold of the Seven Saints
7
Unseen Guardians
7
Mara Maru
Mara Maru
4.8
The Lady Has Plans
The Lady Has Plans
5.3
The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off
7
The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk
5.1
King of the Mounties
King of the Mounties
0
Robin Hood of Monterey
Robin Hood of Monterey
5.8
American Empire
American Empire
3.8
Thunder Pass
Thunder Pass
6
Frontier Uprising
Frontier Uprising
4.8
California
California
3
The Wild Westerners
The Wild Westerners
7
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
6.7
Humoresque
Humoresque
7.1
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights
5.733
The Paleface
The Paleface
6.1
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride
4
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
0
Background to Danger
Background to Danger
6.6
Señor Droopy
Señor Droopy
6.828
True to Life
True to Life
6
The Inspector General
The Inspector General
6.4
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco
6.9
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
5.8
Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James
5.9
The Girl from Alaska
The Girl from Alaska
6
Cornered
Cornered
6
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
6
Menace from Outer Space
Menace from Outer Space
3.3
Prison Train
Prison Train
6
The Adventures of Martin Eden
The Adventures of Martin Eden
6
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
6
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
5.918
Timber!
Timber!
0
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
5
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal
6.4
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun
6
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
0
April in Paris
April in Paris
4.9
The Deep Six
The Deep Six
5.4
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