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Birthday
June 30, 1905
Day of Death
1966-09-09
(61 years old)
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Also Known As
Nestor Caetano 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.
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True to Life
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
The Desert Song
as Benoit
The Dancing Masters
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Tornado
as Big Joe Vlochek
Background to Danger
as Koylan
Rhythm of the Islands
as Chief Nataro
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as The Scorpion
The Flying Jalopy
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
The Hard Way
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
1942
American Empire
as Defense Attorney
Pittsburgh
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
Road to Morocco
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
as Nick (uncredited)
King of the Mounties
as Count Baroni
Timber!
as Jules Fabian
Broadway
as Rinelti
The Girl from Alaska
as Geroux
The Lady Has Plans
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
Fly By Night
as Grube
1941
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
Santa Fe Trail
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
Arise, My Love
as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
as Half-breed
They Knew What They Wanted
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Gendarme
Boom Town
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
as First Slavemaster
Phantom Raiders
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
Primrose Path
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High
as Pedro Fernandez
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Unseen Guardians
as Mail Order Crook
Beau Geste
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
Midnight
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
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