Nestor Paiva
Acting
Born 1905-06-30
Died 1966-09-09
Fresno, California, USA
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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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Filmography
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Perry Mason
Lassie
The Andy Griffith Show
Bonanza
Maverick
The Virginian
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Have Gun, Will Travel
Get Smart
The Lucy Show
Rawhide
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Red Skelton Show
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
Burke's Law
Daniel Boone
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Lawman
Climax!
Four Star Playhouse
Zorro
The Addams Family
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Telephone Time
Family Affair
Sugarfoot
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Sea Hunt
The Texan
The Millionaire
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Alcoa Theatre
December Bride
Cavalcade of America
Dangerous Assignment
The Count of Monte Cristo
Public Defender
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Whirlybirds
Tightrope
Target: The Corruptors!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hey, Jeannie!
Creature from the Black Lagoon
China Smith
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Vice Raid
The Bill Dana Show
Mighty Joe Young
On Trial
I'm the Law
Behind Closed Doors
Wichita Town
Joan of Arc
Viva Zapata!
Johnny Midnight
The Sea Hawk
All That Heaven Allows
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