Personal Info
Known Credits
145
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1905-06-30 (120 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Also Known For
Nestor Caetano Paiva
Nestor Paiva
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 ...
Known For
Acting
1968 --
They Saved Hitler's Brain
| Police Chief Alaniz
1967 --
The Spirit Is Willing
| Felicity's Father
1966 --
Let's Kill Uncle
| Steward
1966 --
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
| Saloon Owner
1964 --
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
| Padre
1963 --
The Madmen of Mandoras
| Police Chief Alaniz
1963 --
California
| Gen. Micheltorena
1962 --
The Three Stooges in Orbit
| Chairman
1962 --
The Wild Westerners
| John Bullard
1962 --
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
| Miguel
1961 --
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
| Megalos (uncredited)
1961 --
Gold of the Seven Saints
| Gondora Henchman
1961 --
Frontier Uprising
| Don Carlos Montalvo
1960 --
Can-Can
| Bailiff
1959 --
The Purple Gang
| Orlofsky
1959 --
Vice Raid
| Mob Boss Frank Burke
1959 --
Pier 5, Havana
| Lopez
1959 --
Alias Jesse James
| Grigsby (uncredited)
1958 --
The Case Against Brooklyn
| Finelli
1958 --
The Left Handed Gun
| Pete Maxwell
1958 --
The Lady Takes a Flyer
| Childreth
1958 --
The Deep Six
| Pappa Tatos
1958 --
Outcasts of the City
| Pastor Skira
1957 --
Les Girls
| Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
1957 --
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
| Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
1957 --
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
| Tortilla
1956 --
The Wild Party
| Branson
1956 --
Ride The High Iron
| Yard Boss
1956 --
The Mole People
| Prof. Etienne Lafarge
1956 --
Scandal Incorporated
| Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
1956 --
The First Texan
| Priest (uncredited)
1956 --
Comanche
| Puffer
1956 --
Menace from Outer Space
| Prof. Cardos
1955 --
Hell on Frisco Bay
| Louis Fiaschetti
1955 --
All That Heaven Allows
| Manuel
1955 --
Tarantula
| Sheriff Jack Andrews
1955 --
Revenge of the Creature
| Captain Lucas
1955 --
New York Confidential
| Martinelli
1954 --
Four Guns to the Border
| Greasy
1954 --
Thunder Pass
| Daniel Slaughter
1954 --
The Desperado
| Captain Jake Thornton
1954 --
Moby Dick
| Capt. Peleg
1954 --
Casanova's Big Night
| Gnocchi
1954 --
Creature from the Black Lagoon
| Captain Lucas
1954 --
Anything Goes
| Dr. Henry T. Dobson
1954 --
Jivaro
| Jacques
1953 --
Killer Ape
| Andrews
1953 --
Prisoners of the Casbah
| Marouf
1953 --
I, the Jury
| Manuel
1953 --
The Bandits of Corsica
| Lorenzo
1952 --
April in Paris
|
1952 --
South Pacific Trail
| Carlos Alvarez
1952 --
Mara Maru
| Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
1952 --
The Fabulous Senorita
| José Rodriguez
1952 --
5 Fingers
|
1952 --
Viva Zapata!
| New General (uncredited)
1952 --
Phone Call from a Stranger
|
1952 --
The Living Bible
| Herod Antipas
1951 --
Double Dynamite
| 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
1951 --
The Lady Pays Off
| Manuel
1951 --
A Millionaire for Christy
| Mr. Rapello
1951 --
The Great Caruso
|
1951 --
Flame Of Stamboul
| Joe Octavian
1950 --
The Desert Hawk
| Abdul
1950 --
I Was a Shoplifter
| Deputy Sheriff Gomez
1950 --
Young Man with a Horn
| Louis Galba
1949 --
The Inspector General
| Gregor (uncredited)
1949 --
Mighty Joe Young
| Brown
1949 --
Follow Me Quietly
| Benny
1949 --
Señor Droopy
| Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
1949 --
Bride of Vengeance
| Mayor
1949 --
Alias Nick Beal
| Karl
1948 --
Joan of Arc
| Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
1948 --
The Paleface
| Patient #2
1948 --
Mr. Reckless
| Gus
1948 --
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
| Joe Appollonio
1948 --
Angels' Alley
| Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
1948 --
Adventures of Casanova
| Prefecture Police
1947 --
Road to Rio
| Cardoso
1947 --
Robin Hood of Monterey
| The Alcalde
1947 --
The Trouble with Women
| 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
1947 --
Ramrod
| Curley
1947 --
A Likely Story
| Tiny
1947 --
Carnival in Costa Rica
| Padre Rafael
1947 --
Shoot to Kill
| Gus Miller
1947 --
Humoresque
| Orchestra Leader
1947 --
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
| Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
1946 --
The Last Crooked Mile
| Ferrara
1946 --
The Well Groomed Bride
| Fernandez
1946 --
Badman's Territory
| Sam Bass
1946 --
Fear
| Detective Shaefer
1946 --
Road to Utopia
| McGurk
1945 --
Cornered
| Police Official (uncredited)
1945 --
Sensation Hunters
| Lew Davis
1945 --
Along the Navajo Trail
| Janza
1945 --
A Thousand and One Nights
| Kahim
1945 --
Nob Hill
| Luigi
1945 --
The Southerner
| Bartender
1945 --
Salome, Where She Danced
| Panatela
1945 --
A Medal for Benny
| Frank Alviso (uncredited)
1944 --
The Falcon in Mexico
| Manuel Romero
1943 --
True to Life
| Kapopolis (uncredited)
1943 --
The Desert Song
| Benoit
1943 --
The Dancing Masters
| Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
1943 --
Tornado
| Big Joe Vlochek
1943 --
Background to Danger
| Koylan
1943 --
Rhythm of the Islands
| Chief Nataro
1943 --
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
| The Scorpion
1943 --
The Flying Jalopy
| Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
1943 --
The Hard Way
| Max Wade (Uncredited)
1942 --
American Empire
| Defense Attorney
1942 --
Pittsburgh
| Barney, Cafe Proprietor
1942 --
Road to Morocco
| Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
1942 --
For Me and My Gal
| Nick (uncredited)
1942 --
King of the Mounties
| Count Baroni
1942 --
Timber!
| Jules Fabian
1942 --
Broadway
| Rinelti
1942 --
The Girl from Alaska
| Geroux
1942 --
The Adventures of Martin Eden
|
1942 --
The Lady Has Plans
| Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
1942 --
Fly By Night
| Grube
1941 --
Johnny Eager
| Tony Luce (uncredited)
1941 --
Hold Back the Dawn
| Flores
1941 --
Hold That Ghost
| Glum (uncredited)
1941 --
Pot o' Gold
| Canadian Guide (uncredited)
1941 --
Meet Boston Blackie
| Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
1940 --
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
| Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
1940 --
Santa Fe Trail
| Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
1940 --
Dark Streets of Cairo
| Ahmend, waiter-thug
1940 --
Arise, My Love
| Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)
1940 --
North West Mounted Police
| Half-breed
1940 --
They Knew What They Wanted
| Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
1940 --
He Stayed for Breakfast
| Gendarme
1940 --
Boom Town
| Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
1940 --
The Sea Hawk
| First Slavemaster
1940 --
Phantom Raiders
| Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
1940 --
Primrose Path
| Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
1940 --
The Marines Fly High
| Pedro Fernandez
1939 --
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
| Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
1939 --
Another Thin Man
| West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
1939 --
Unseen Guardians
| Mail Order Crook
1939 --
Beau Geste
| Corporal Golas (uncredited)
1939 --
Union Pacific
| Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
1939 --
Midnight
| Woman's Escort (uncredited)
1938 --
Prison Train
| Morose