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Nestor Paiva

Actor | * 06/30/1905 († 61, 09/09/1966) | Fresno, California
Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American stage, radio, film and television actor of Portuguese descent. He performed in over 400 motion pictures either as an extra, a bit player, or as a significant supporting character. He also appears in such roles in a variety of television series produced during the 1950s and early 1960s. Among his notable screen appearances is his recurring role as the innkeeper Teo Gonzales in Walt Disney's late 1950s televised Spanish Western series Zorro, as well as in its adapted theatrical release The Sign of Zorro (1958). Paiva also appears as the boat captain Lucas in the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and in that horror film's sequel Revenge of the Creature (1955). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

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In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists. ...

Revenge of the Creature

Certification unknown

1955 | 2.9/5 | 1h 22min
Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
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A group of Nazi survivors save Hitler's brain keeping it alive in a huge jar hooked up to a machine. The Nazis plan to release a deadly gas destroying all life on the planet. To ensure their success t ...

The Madmen of Mandoras

Certification unknown

1963 | 1.7/5 | 1h 4min
Science Fiction, Thriller
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When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his s ...

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Certification unknown

1954 | 3.5/5 | 1h 19min
Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
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Scat Sweeney, and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away on board a Rio bound ship, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential s ...

Road to Rio

Certification unknown

1947 | 3.4/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy
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Movies with Nestor Paiva as Actor(139)

as Police Chief Alaniz1968 They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Felicity's Father1967 The Spirit Is Willing
as Saloon Owner1966 Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Steward1966 Let's Kill Uncle
as Padre1964 The Ballad of a Gunfighter
as Police Chief Alaniz1963 The Madmen of Mandoras
as Gen. Micheltorena1963 California
1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962 The Three Stooges in Orbit
as John Bullard1962 The Wild Westerners
as Gondora Henchman1961 Gold of the Seven Saints
as Don Carlos Montalvo1961 Frontier Uprising
as Megalos (uncredited)1961 Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Bailiff1960 Can-Can
as Orlofsky1959 The Purple Gang
as Grigsby (uncredited)1959 Alias Jesse James
1959 Pier 5, Havana
as Mob Boss Frank Burke1959 Vice Raid
as Pastor Skira1958 Outcasts of the City
as Childreth1958 The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Pappa Tatos1958 The Deep Six
as Pete Maxwell1958 The Left Handed Gun
as Finelli1958 The Case Against Brooklyn
as Tortilla1957 The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)1957 Les Girls
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Prof. Cardos1956 Menace from Outer Space
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher1956 Scandal Incorporated
as Branson1956 The Wild Party
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge1956 The Mole People
as Puffer1956 Comanche
as Yard Boss1956 Ride The High Iron
as Manuel1955 All That Heaven Allows
as Louis Fiaschetti1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
as Martinelli1955 New York Confidential
as Sheriff Jack Andrews1955 Tarantula
as Captain Lucas1955 Revenge of the Creature
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson1954 Anything Goes
as Greasy1954 Four Guns to the Border
as Captain Lucas1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Jake Thornton1954 The Desperado
as Capt. Peleg1954 Moby Dick
as Gnocchi1954 Casanova's Big Night
as Jacques1954 Jivaro
as Daniel Slaughter1954 Thunder Pass
as Marouf1953 Prisoners of the Casbah
as Lorenzo1953 The Bandits of Corsica
as Manuel1953 I, the Jury
as Andrews1953 Killer Ape
1952 April in Paris
as José Rodriguez1952 The Fabulous Senorita
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)1952 Mara Maru
1952 Phone Call from a Stranger
as Carlos Alvarez1952 South Pacific Trail
as Joe Octavian1951 Flame Of Stamboul
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie1951 Double Dynamite
as Mr. Rapello1951 A Millionaire for Christy
1951 The Great Caruso
as Manuel1951 The Lady Pays Off
1950 I Was a Shoplifter
as Abdul1950 The Desert Hawk
as Louis Galba1950 Young Man with a Horn
as Karl1949 Alias Nick Beal
as Gregor (uncredited)1949 The Inspector General
as Brown1949 Mighty Joe Young
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)1949 Señor Droopy
as Mayor1949 Bride of Vengeance
as Benny1949 Follow Me Quietly
as Gus1948 Mr. Reckless
as Patient #21948 The Paleface
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno1948 Angels' Alley
as Prefecture Police1948 Adventures of Casanova
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband1948 Joan of Arc
as Joe Appollonio1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Orchestra Leader1947 Humoresque
as Cardoso1947 Road to Rio
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)1947 The Trouble with Women
as The Alcalde1947 Robin Hood of Monterey
as Gus Miller1947 Shoot to Kill
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez1947 The Lone Wolf in Mexico
as Tiny1947 A Likely Story
as Curley1947 Ramrod
as Padre Rafael1947 Carnival in Costa Rica
as Fernandez1946 The Well Groomed Bride
as Ferrara1946 The Last Crooked Mile
as Sam Bass1946 Badman's Territory
as Detective Shaefer1946 Fear
as Bartender1945 The Southerner
as Luigi1945 Nob Hill
as McGurk1945 Road to Utopia
as Kahim1945 A Thousand and One Nights
as Lew Davis1945 Sensation Hunters
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)1945 A Medal for Benny
as Panatela1945 Salome, Where She Danced
as Police Official (uncredited)1945 Cornered
as Janza1945 Along the Navajo Trail
as Manuel Romero1944 The Falcon in Mexico
as Big Joe Vlochek1943 Tornado
as Kapopolis (uncredited)1943 True to Life
as Max Wade (Uncredited)1943 The Hard Way
as Benoit1943 The Desert Song
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)1943 The Dancing Masters
as The Scorpion1943 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as Chief Nataro1943 Rhythm of the Islands
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)1943 The Flying Jalopy
as Koylan1943 Background to Danger
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)1942 Road to Morocco
as Nick (uncredited)1942 For Me and My Gal
as Geroux1942 The Girl from Alaska
as Grube1942 Fly-By-Night
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor1942 Pittsburgh
as Count Baroni1942 King of the Mounties
as Defense Attorney1942 American Empire
as Rinelti1942 Broadway
1942 The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Jules Fabian1942 Timber!
as Glum (uncredited)1941 Hold That Ghost
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)1941 Meet Boston Blackie
as Flores1941 Hold Back the Dawn
as Tony Luce (uncredited)1941 Johnny Eager
as Half-breed1940 North West Mounted Police
as Pedro Fernandez1940 The Marines Fly High
as First Slavemaster1940 The Sea Hawk
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)1940 They Knew What They Wanted
as Ahmend, waiter-thug1940 Dark Streets of Cairo
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)1940 Boom Town
as Bluebell Manager1940 Primrose Path
as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)1940 Arise, My Love
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale1940 Phantom Raiders
as Gendarme1940 He Stayed for Breakfast
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)1940 Santa Fe Trail
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)1939 Midnight
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)1939 Another Thin Man
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)1939 Beau Geste
as Mail Order Crook1939 Unseen Guardians
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)1939 Union Pacific
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Morose1938 Prison Train

TV Shows/Series with Nestor Paiva as Actor(58)

1966 Family Affair
1965 Get Smart
1964 The Addams Family
as Menewa1964 Daniel Boone
as Padre Emiliano1963 Burke's Law
as Dr. Gonzales1963 Burke's Law
1963 The Bill Dana Show
as Charley Sanchez1962 The Virginian
1962 The Lucy Show
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
1960 The Andy Griffith Show
as Joe1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 Johnny Midnight
as Hagerty1959 Rawhide
1959 Tightrope
1959 Wichita Town
1958 Sea Hunt
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 The Texan
as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 Behind Closed Doors
1958 Lawman
as Axel1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Emilio Tomas1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Aubert1957 Alcoa Theatre
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Nico1957 Perry Mason
1957 Zorro
as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)1957 Zorro
1957 Maverick
as Senor Contreras1957 Sugarfoot
as Jailer1957 The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Ed Fenton1957 Whirlybirds
as Gino1956 Hey, Jeannie!
1956 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo
1956 Telephone Time
as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes1955 The Millionaire
as Barman1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Cheyenne
as Michael Zolenko1954 Lassie
1954 Passport to Danger
1954 Climax!
1954 December Bride
as Perino1953 GE Theater
1953 GE Theater
as Pinero1953 GE Theater
1953 I'm the Law
as Victor Russo1953 Letter to Loretta
as Judge Le Beau1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Davis1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Rocco1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Mario1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Senor Alverez1952 Cavalcade of America
as Captain Peleg1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour

Full Name: Nestor Paiva
Born: Friday, 06/30 1905 (June) in Fresno, California
Died: Friday, 09/09 1966 (September) in Hollywood (aged: 61)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of California, Berkeley
Nestor Paiva frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Harry Harvey (44x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (41x, Actor)
Ross Elliott (39x, Actor)
Richard Reeves (39x, Actor)
John Hoyt (38x, Actor)
William Schallert (38x, Actor)
John Dehner (37x, Actor)
Harry Townes (37x, Actor)
David Niven (36x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (36x, Actress)
Hans Dreier (15x, Crew)
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