Cast & creator
Nestor Paiva
Best known for Perry Mason, Bonanza, Bonanza
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.
Also known as: Nestor Caetano Paiva
147
film credits
66
television credits
213
1938–1968 · acting roles
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Filmography (213)
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Perry Mason
Nico
1957
Bonanza
Francisco Tenino
1959Bonanza
Chief Crazy Fox
1959
The Andy Griffith Show
Big Jack Anderson
1960
Maverick
Louie
1957
Get Smart
Doorman
1965
Have Gun, Will Travel
Dan Tibner
1957
Climax!
1954
Four Star Playhouse
Judge Le Beau
1952Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Davis
1952Four Star Playhouse
Rocco
1952Four Star Playhouse
Mario
1952
Lassie
Michael Zolenko
1954
The Red Skelton Show
Spike
1951Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Fisherman
1963
The Virginian
Charley Sanchez
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Auctioneer
1962
Daniel Boone
Menewa
1964
Rawhide
Hagerty
1959
Cheyenne
1955
The Lucy Show
Perkins
1962
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
1958
Burke's Law
Padre Emiliano
1963Burke's Law
Dr. Gonzales
1963
Lawman
1958
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Gunsmoke
Barman
1955
Zorro
1957Zorro
Teo Gonzales (uncredited)
1957
The Addams Family
Captain Grimby
1964
Family Affair
1966
The Texan
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Axel
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Emilio Tomas
1957
Sugarfoot
Senor Contreras
1957
The Millionaire
Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
1955
Sea Hunt
1958
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Joe
1960
December Bride
1954
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Telephone Time
1956
Public Defender
George Barry
1954
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Cavalcade of America
Senor Alverez
1952
Alcoa Theatre
Aubert
1957
Tightrope
1959
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Letter to Loretta
Victor Russo
1953
Behind Closed Doors
1958
Wichita Town
1959
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
1939
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Jailer
1957
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Hey, Jeannie!
Gino
1956
Whirlybirds
Ed Fenton
1957
Johnny Midnight
1960
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Peleg
1951
I'm the Law
1953
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
China Smith
1952On Trial
Bruno
1956
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Captain Lucas
1954
General Electric Theater
Perino
1953General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theater
Pinero
1953Passport to Danger
1954
The Flying Jalopy
Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Mighty Joe Young
Brown
1949
The Sea Hawk
First Slavemaster
1940
The Left Handed Gun
Pete Maxwell
1958
All That Heaven Allows
Manuel
1955
Young Man with a Horn
Louis Galba
1950
Alias Jesse James
Grigsby (uncredited)
1959
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Joe Appollonio
1948
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
1939
Joan of Arc
Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
1948
Viva Zapata!
New General (uncredited)
1952
Revenge of the Creature
Captain Lucas
1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
Louis Fiaschetti
1955
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Megalos (uncredited)
1961
Tarantula
Sheriff Jack Andrews
1955
A Thousand and One Nights
Kahim
1945
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Miguel
1962
5 Fingers
1952
The Desert Hawk
Abdul
1950
North West Mounted Police
Half-breed
1940
Hold That Ghost
Glum
1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
1940
Double Dynamite
'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
1951
Vice Raid
Mob Boss Frank Burke
1959
Another Thin Man
West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
1939
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
The Great Caruso
Egisto Barretto
1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951
Beau Geste
Corporal Golas (uncredited)
1939
Hold Back the Dawn
Flores
1941
Road to Morocco
Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
1942
The Lady Has Plans
Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
1942
Four Guns to the Border
Greasy
1954
Casanova's Big Night
Gnocchi
1954
The Three Stooges in Orbit
Chairman
1962
Comanche
Puffer
1956
Santa Fe Trail
Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
1940
The Inspector General
Gregor (uncredited)
1949
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Saloon Owner
1966
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Tortilla
1957
They Knew What They Wanted
Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
1940
Johnny Eager
Tony Luce (uncredited)
1941
Gold of the Seven Saints
Gondora Henchman
1961
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
1957
The Paleface
Patient #2
1948
Ramrod
Curley
1947
He Stayed for Breakfast
Gendarme
1940
Let's Kill Uncle
Steward
1966
Prisoners of the Casbah
Marouf
1953
A Medal for Benny
Frank Alviso (uncredited)
1945
I, the Jury
Manuel
1953
The Bandits of Corsica
Lorenzo
1953
The Mole People
Prof. Etienne Lafarge
1956
The Lady Takes a Flyer
Childreth
1958
Humoresque
Orchestra Leader
1947
Salome, Where She Danced
Panatela
1945
Can-Can
Bailiff
1960
The Lady Pays Off
Manuel
1951
The Spirit Is Willing
Felicity's Father
1967
April in Paris
1952
Alias Nick Beal
Karl
1949
A Millionaire for Christy
Mr. Rapello
1951
Arise, My Love
Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
1940
Along the Navajo Trail
Janza
1945
The First Texan
Priest (uncredited)
1956
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
For Me and My Gal
Nick (uncredited)
1942
The Case Against Brooklyn
Finelli
1958
King of the Mounties
Count Baroni
1942
Moby Dick
Capt. Peleg
1954
Dark Streets of Cairo
Ahmend, waiter-thug
1940
Fear
Detective Shaefer
1946
The Living Bible
Herod Antipas
1952
Midnight
Woman's Escort (uncredited)
1939
Road to Utopia
McGurk
1946
Les Girls
Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
1957
Broadway
Rinelti
1942
Shine on Harvest Moon
Romero (uncredited)
1944
The Last Crooked Mile
Ferrara
1946
Road to Rio
Cardoso
1947
The Deep Six
Pappa Tatos
1958
Boom Town
Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
1940
The Southerner
Bartender
1945
The Falcon in Mexico
Manuel Romero
1944
Ride The High Iron
Yard Boss
1956
The Wild Party
Branson
1956
Carnival in Costa Rica
Padre Rafael
1947
The Dancing Masters
Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
1943
The Marines Fly High
Pedro Fernandez
1940
Menace from Outer Space
Prof. Cardos
1956
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
1947
The Girl from Alaska
Geroux
1942
The Trouble with Women
2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
1947
Follow Me Quietly
Benny
1949
New York Confidential
Martinelli
1955
Cornered
Police Official (uncredited)
1945
The Desert Song
Benoit
1944
The Well Groomed Bride
Fernandez
1946
They Saved Hitler's Brain
Police Chief Alaniz
1968
I Was a Shoplifter
Deputy Sheriff Gomez
1950
Badman's Territory
Sam Bass
1946
True to Life
Kapopolis (uncredited)
1943
The Hard Way
Max Wade (Uncredited)
1943
Outcasts of the City
Pastor Skira
1958
Mara Maru
Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
1952
Background to Danger
Koylan (uncredited)
1943
The Madmen of Mandoras
Police Chief Alaniz
1963
A Likely Story
Tiny
1947
Scandal Incorporated
Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
1956
Rhythm of the Islands
Chief Nataro
1943
Bride of Vengeance
Mayor
1949
The Desperado
Captain Jake Thornton
1954
Pot o' Gold
Canadian Guide (uncredited)
1941
Robin Hood of Monterey
The Alcalde
1947
Thunder Pass
Daniel Slaughter
1954
Pittsburgh
Barney, Cafe Proprietor
1942
Primrose Path
Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
1940
The Purple Gang
Orlofsky
1959
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
Padre
1964
Jivaro
Jacques
1954
American Empire
Defense Attorney
1942
Mr. Reckless
Gus
1948
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
The Scorpion
1943
Adventures of Casanova
Prefecture Police
1948
Phantom Raiders
Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
1940
Frontier Uprising
Don Carlos Montalvo
1961
Señor Droopy
Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
1949
Fly By Night
Grube
1942
California
Gen. Micheltorena
1963
Angels' Alley
Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
1948
Pier 5, Havana
Lopez
1959
Anything Goes
Dr. Henry T. Dobson
1954
The Fabulous Senorita
José Rodriguez
1952
Meet Boston Blackie
Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
1941
Killer Ape
Andrews
1953
Shoot to Kill
Gus Miller
1947
Tornado
Big Joe Vlochek
1943
Timber!
Jules Fabian
1942
The Wild Westerners
John Bullard
1962
Nob Hill
Luigi
1945
South Pacific Trail
Carlos Alvarez
1952
Sensation Hunters
Lew Davis
1945
Flame Of Stamboul
Joe Octavian
1951
Prison Train
Morose
1938
Unseen Guardians
Mail Order Crook
1939