Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-06-30 (61 years old)
Deathday
1966-09-09
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...
1959
as Lopez
1954
as Captain Lucas
1947
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
1946
as Detective Shaefer
1949
as Benny
1948
as Joe Appollonio
1955
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
1949
as Karl
1959
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
1950
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
1962
as Chairman
1951
as Egisto Barretto
1950
as Louis Galba
1955
as Captain Lucas
1961
as Megalos (uncredited)
1956
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
1946
as McGurk
1955
as Martinelli
1966
as Steward
1967
as Felicity's Father
1955
as Manuel
1947
as Curley
1953
as Manuel
1957
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
1942
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
1958
as Finelli
1956
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
1944
as Manuel Romero
1949
as Brown
1941
as Flores
1946
as Ferrara
1947
as Gus Miller
1955
as Louis Fiaschetti
1951
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
1964
as Padre
1963
as Police Chief Alaniz
1956
as Priest (uncredited)
1942
as Rinelti
1948
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
1956
as Puffer
1953
as Lorenzo
1958
as Childreth
1954
as Jacques
1953
as Andrews
1951
as Joe Octavian
1956
as Branson
1941
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
1941
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
1943
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
1943
as Benoit
1943
as Big Joe Vlochek
1968
as Police Chief Alaniz
1952
as José Rodriguez
1947
as Padre Rafael
1954
as Greasy
1945
as Luigi
1948
as Gus
1966
as Saloon Owner
1956
as Yard Boss
1954
as Gnocchi
1948
as Prefecture Police
1952
as Carlos Alvarez
1940
as Pedro Fernandez
1959
as Orlofsky
1953
as Marouf
1941
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
1945
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
1952
as Herod Antipas
1939
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
1939
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
1939
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
1939
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
1939
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
1943
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
1949
as Mayor
1945
as Janza
1952
1945
as Lew Davis
1942
as Grube
1952
as New General (uncredited)
1940
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
1957
as Tortilla
1945
as Bartender
1951
as Mr. Rapello
1958
as Pastor Skira
1954
as Captain Jake Thornton
1947
as Tiny
1943
as Chief Nataro
1947
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
1940
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
1940
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
1943
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
1947
as Cardoso
1940
as Half-breed
1945
as Panatela
1940
as First Slavemaster
1960
as Bailiff
1940
as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)
1940
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
1940
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
1940
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
1940
as Gendarme
1940
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
1961
as Gondora Henchman
1939
as Mail Order Crook
1952
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
1942
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
1951
as Manuel
1950
as Abdul
1942
as Count Baroni
1947
as The Alcalde
1942
as Defense Attorney
1954
as Daniel Slaughter
1961
as Don Carlos Montalvo
1962
as John Bullard
1963
as Gen. Micheltorena
1941
as Glum (uncredited)
1947
as Orchestra Leader
1945
as Kahim
1948
as Patient #2
1946
as Fernandez
1943
as The Scorpion
1943
as Koylan
1949
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
1943
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
1949
as Gregor (uncredited)
1942
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
1959
as Grigsby (uncredited)
1946
as Sam Bass
1942
as Geroux
1945
as Police Official (uncredited)
1954
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
1956
as Prof. Cardos
1938
as Morose
1948
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
1962
as Miguel
1942
as Jules Fabian
1957
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
1942
as Nick (uncredited)
1958
as Pete Maxwell
1954
as Capt. Peleg
1952
1958
as Pappa Tatos
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