Nestor Paiva

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Nestor Paiva

Born 30 June 1905 Died 9 September 1966, aged 61 Fresno, California, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
33age in their first credit on record (1938)
30years on screen and counting
15credits in 1952, their busiest year
212dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
They Saved Hitler's Brain poster Age: 63

They Saved Hitler's Brain

1968
as Police Chief Alaniz
The Spirit Is Willing poster Age: 62

The Spirit Is Willing

1967
as Felicity's Father
Let's Kill Uncle poster Age: 61

Let's Kill Uncle

1966
as Steward
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter poster Age: 60

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966
as Saloon Owner
The Ballad of a Gunfighter poster Age: 58

The Ballad of a Gunfighter

1964
as Padre
The Madmen of Mandoras poster Age: 58

The Madmen of Mandoras

1963
as Police Chief Alaniz
California poster Age: 57

California

1963
as Gen. Micheltorena
The Three Stooges in Orbit poster Age: 57

The Three Stooges in Orbit

1962
as Chairman
The Wild Westerners poster Age: 56

The Wild Westerners

1962
as John Bullard
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse poster Age: 56

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962
as Miguel
Atlantis: The Lost Continent poster Age: 55

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961
as Megalos (uncredited)
Gold of the Seven Saints poster Age: 55

Gold of the Seven Saints

1961
as Gondora Henchman
Frontier Uprising poster Age: 55

Frontier Uprising

1961
as Don Carlos Montalvo
Can-Can poster Age: 54

Can-Can

1960
as Bailiff
The Purple Gang poster Age: 54

The Purple Gang

1959
as Orlofsky
Vice Raid poster Age: 54

Vice Raid

1959
as Mob Boss Frank Burke
Pier 5, Havana poster Age: 54

Pier 5, Havana

1959
as Lopez
Alias Jesse James poster Age: 53

Alias Jesse James

1959
as Grigsby (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn poster Age: 52

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958
as Finelli
The Left Handed Gun poster Age: 52

The Left Handed Gun

1958
as Pete Maxwell
The Lady Takes a Flyer poster Age: 52

The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958
as Childreth
The Deep Six poster Age: 52

The Deep Six

1958
as Pappa Tatos
Outcasts of the City poster Age: 52

Outcasts of the City

1958
as Pastor Skira
Les Girls poster Age: 52

Les Girls

1957
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms poster Age: 51

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat poster Age: 51

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957
as Tortilla
The Wild Party poster Age: 51

The Wild Party

1956
as Branson
The Mole People poster Age: 51

The Mole People

1956
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
Ride The High Iron poster Age: 51

Ride The High Iron

1956
as Yard Boss
Scandal Incorporated poster Age: 51

Scandal Incorporated

1956
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
The First Texan poster Age: 50

The First Texan

1956
as Priest (uncredited)
Comanche poster Age: 50

Comanche

1956
as Puffer
Menace from Outer Space poster Age: 50

Menace from Outer Space

1956
as Prof. Cardos
Hell on Frisco Bay poster Age: 50

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955
as Louis Fiaschetti
Tarantula poster Age: 50

Tarantula

1955
as Sheriff Jack Andrews
All That Heaven Allows poster Age: 50

All That Heaven Allows

1955
as Manuel
New York Confidential poster Age: 49

New York Confidential

1955
as Martinelli
Revenge of the Creature poster Age: 49

Revenge of the Creature

1955
as Captain Lucas
Four Guns to the Border poster Age: 49

Four Guns to the Border

1954
as Greasy
Thunder Pass poster Age: 49

Thunder Pass

1954
as Daniel Slaughter
The Desperado poster Age: 48

The Desperado

1954
as Captain Jake Thornton
Moby Dick poster Age: 48

Moby Dick

1954
as Capt. Peleg
Casanova's Big Night poster Age: 48

Casanova's Big Night

1954
as Gnocchi
Creature from the Black Lagoon poster Age: 48

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954
as Captain Lucas
Anything Goes poster Age: 48

Anything Goes

1954
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
Jivaro poster Age: 48

Jivaro

1954
as Jacques
Killer Ape poster Age: 48

Killer Ape

1953
as Andrews
Prisoners of the Casbah poster Age: 48

Prisoners of the Casbah

1953
as Marouf
I, the Jury poster Age: 48

I, the Jury

1953
as Manuel
The Bandits of Corsica poster Age: 47

The Bandits of Corsica

1953
as Lorenzo
April in Paris poster Age: 47

April in Paris

1952
South Pacific Trail poster Age: 47

South Pacific Trail

1952
as Carlos Alvarez
Mara Maru poster Age: 46

Mara Maru

1952
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita poster Age: 46

The Fabulous Senorita

1952
as José Rodriguez
5 Fingers poster Age: 46

5 Fingers

1952
Viva Zapata! poster Age: 46

Viva Zapata!

1952
as New General (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger poster Age: 46

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952
The Living Bible poster Age: 46

The Living Bible

1952
as Herod Antipas
Double Dynamite poster Age: 46

Double Dynamite

1951
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
The Lady Pays Off poster Age: 46

The Lady Pays Off

1951
as Manuel
A Millionaire for Christy poster Age: 46

A Millionaire for Christy

1951
as Mr. Rapello
Jim Thorpe – All-American poster Age: 46

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951
The Great Caruso poster Age: 45

The Great Caruso

1951
as Egisto Barretto
Flame Of Stamboul poster Age: 45

Flame Of Stamboul

1951
as Joe Octavian
The Desert Hawk poster Age: 45

The Desert Hawk

1950
as Abdul
I Was a Shoplifter poster Age: 44

I Was a Shoplifter

1950
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
Young Man with a Horn poster Age: 44

Young Man with a Horn

1950
as Louis Galba
The Inspector General poster Age: 44

The Inspector General

1949
as Gregor (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young poster Age: 44

Mighty Joe Young

1949
as Brown
Follow Me Quietly poster Age: 44

Follow Me Quietly

1949
as Benny
Señor Droopy poster Age: 43

Señor Droopy

1949
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance poster Age: 43

Bride of Vengeance

1949
as Mayor
Alias Nick Beal poster Age: 43

Alias Nick Beal

1949
as Karl
Joan of Arc poster Age: 43

Joan of Arc

1948
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
The Paleface poster Age: 43

The Paleface

1948
as Patient #2
Mr. Reckless poster Age: 42

Mr. Reckless

1948
as Gus
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster Age: 42

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948
as Joe Appollonio
Angels' Alley poster Age: 42

Angels' Alley

1948
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
Adventures of Casanova poster Age: 42

Adventures of Casanova

1948
as Prefecture Police
Road to Rio poster Age: 42

Road to Rio

1947
as Cardoso
Robin Hood of Monterey poster Age: 42

Robin Hood of Monterey

1947
as The Alcalde
The Trouble with Women poster Age: 41

The Trouble with Women

1947
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Ramrod poster Age: 41

Ramrod

1947
as Curley
A Likely Story poster Age: 41

A Likely Story

1947
as Tiny
Carnival in Costa Rica poster Age: 41

Carnival in Costa Rica

1947
as Padre Rafael
Shoot to Kill poster Age: 41

Shoot to Kill

1947
as Gus Miller
Humoresque poster Age: 41

Humoresque

1947
as Orchestra Leader
The Lone Wolf in Mexico poster Age: 41

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

1947
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
The Last Crooked Mile poster Age: 41

The Last Crooked Mile

1946
as Ferrara
The Well Groomed Bride poster Age: 40

The Well Groomed Bride

1946
as Fernandez
Badman's Territory poster Age: 40

Badman's Territory

1946
as Sam Bass
Fear poster Age: 40

Fear

1946
as Detective Shaefer
Road to Utopia poster Age: 40

Road to Utopia

1946
as McGurk
Cornered poster Age: 40

Cornered

1945
as Police Official (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters poster Age: 40

Sensation Hunters

1945
as Lew Davis
Along the Navajo Trail poster Age: 40

Along the Navajo Trail

1945
as Janza
A Thousand and One Nights poster Age: 40

A Thousand and One Nights

1945
as Kahim
Nob Hill poster Age: 39

Nob Hill

1945
as Luigi
The Southerner poster Age: 39

The Southerner

1945
as Bartender
Salome, Where She Danced poster Age: 39

Salome, Where She Danced

1945
as Panatela
A Medal for Benny poster Age: 39

A Medal for Benny

1945
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico poster Age: 39

The Falcon in Mexico

1944
as Manuel Romero
Shine on Harvest Moon poster Age: 38

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944
as Romero (uncredited)
True to Life poster Age: 38

True to Life

1943
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
The Desert Song poster Age: 38

The Desert Song

1943
as Benoit
The Dancing Masters poster Age: 38

The Dancing Masters

1943
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Tornado poster Age: 38

Tornado

1943
as Big Joe Vlochek
Background to Danger poster Age: 38

Background to Danger

1943
as Koylan
Rhythm of the Islands poster Age: 37

Rhythm of the Islands

1943
as Chief Nataro
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard poster Age: 37

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

1943
as The Scorpion
The Flying Jalopy poster Age: 37

The Flying Jalopy

1943
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
The Hard Way poster Age: 37

The Hard Way

1943
as Max Wade (Uncredited)
American Empire poster Age: 37

American Empire

1942
as Defense Attorney
Pittsburgh poster Age: 37

Pittsburgh

1942
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
Road to Morocco poster Age: 37

Road to Morocco

1942
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal poster Age: 37

For Me and My Gal

1942
as Nick (uncredited)
King of the Mounties poster Age: 37

King of the Mounties

1942
as Count Baroni
Timber! poster Age: 37

Timber!

1942
as Jules Fabian
Broadway poster Age: 36

Broadway

1942
as Rinelti
The Girl from Alaska poster Age: 36

The Girl from Alaska

1942
as Geroux
The Adventures of Martin Eden poster Age: 36

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942
The Lady Has Plans poster Age: 36

The Lady Has Plans

1942
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
Fly By Night poster Age: 36

Fly By Night

1942
as Grube
Johnny Eager poster Age: 36

Johnny Eager

1941
as Tony Luce (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn poster Age: 36

Hold Back the Dawn

1941
as Flores
Hold That Ghost poster Age: 36

Hold That Ghost

1941
as Glum
Pot o' Gold poster Age: 35

Pot o' Gold

1941
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
Meet Boston Blackie poster Age: 35

Meet Boston Blackie

1941
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
A Volta do Besouro Verde poster Age: 35

A Volta do Besouro Verde

1940
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
Santa Fe Trail poster Age: 35

Santa Fe Trail

1940
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Dark Streets of Cairo poster Age: 35

Dark Streets of Cairo

1940
as Ahmend, waiter-thug
Arise, My Love poster Age: 35

Arise, My Love

1940
as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police poster Age: 35

North West Mounted Police

1940
as Half-breed
They Knew What They Wanted poster Age: 35

They Knew What They Wanted

1940
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast poster Age: 35

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940
as Gendarme
Boom Town poster Age: 35

Boom Town

1940
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk poster Age: 35

The Sea Hawk

1940
as First Slavemaster
Phantom Raiders poster Age: 34

Phantom Raiders

1940
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
Primrose Path poster Age: 34

Primrose Path

1940
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High poster Age: 34

The Marines Fly High

1940
as Pedro Fernandez
Another Thin Man poster Age: 34

Another Thin Man

1939
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster Age: 34

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Unseen Guardians poster Age: 34

Unseen Guardians

1939
as Mail Order Crook
Beau Geste poster Age: 34

Beau Geste

1939
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
Union Pacific poster Age: 33

Union Pacific

1939
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
Midnight poster Age: 33

Midnight

1939
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
Prison Train poster Age: 33

Prison Train

1938
as Morose
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TV credits

Newest first
Family Affair poster Age: 61

Family Affair

1966
Get Smart poster Age: 60

Get Smart

1965
as Doorman
Daniel Boone poster Age: 59

Daniel Boone

1964
as Menewa
The Addams Family poster Age: 59

The Addams Family

1964
as Captain Grimby
No poster
Age: 58

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
as Fisherman
The Bill Dana Show poster Age: 58

The Bill Dana Show

1963
Burke's Law poster Age: 58

Burke's Law

1963
as Padre Emiliano
Burke's Law poster Age: 58

Burke's Law

1963
as Dr. Gonzales
The Lucy Show poster Age: 57

The Lucy Show

1962
as Perkins
The Beverly Hillbillies poster Age: 57

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
as Auctioneer
The Virginian poster Age: 57

The Virginian

1962
as Charley Sanchez
Target: The Corruptors! poster Age: 56

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
The Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 55

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as Big Jack Anderson
The Barbara Stanwyck Show poster Age: 55

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960
as Joe
Johnny Midnight poster Age: 54

Johnny Midnight

1960
Wichita Town poster Age: 54

Wichita Town

1959
Bonanza poster Age: 54

Bonanza

1959
as Francisco Tenino
Bonanza poster Age: 54

Bonanza

1959
as Chief Crazy Fox
Tightrope poster Age: 54

Tightrope

1959
Rawhide poster Age: 53

Rawhide

1959
as Hagerty
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster Age: 53

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
Lawman poster Age: 53

Lawman

1958
Behind Closed Doors poster Age: 53

Behind Closed Doors

1958
The Texan poster Age: 53

The Texan

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 53

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
Sea Hunt poster Age: 52

Sea Hunt

1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour poster Age: 52

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957
as Jailer
Zorro poster Age: 52

Zorro

1957
Zorro poster Age: 52

Zorro

1957
as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 52

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Aubert
Maverick poster Age: 52

Maverick

1957
as Louie
Perry Mason poster Age: 52

Perry Mason

1957
as Nico
Sugarfoot poster Age: 52

Sugarfoot

1957
as Senor Contreras
Have Gun, Will Travel poster Age: 52

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
as Dan Tibner
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster Age: 52

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
as Axel
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster Age: 52

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
as Emilio Tomas
Whirlybirds poster Age: 51

Whirlybirds

1957
as Ed Fenton
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers poster Age: 51

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

1956
No poster
Age: 51

On Trial

1956
as Bruno
No poster
Age: 51

Hey, Jeannie!

1956
as Gino
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster Age: 51

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
Telephone Time poster Age: 50

Telephone Time

1956
The Count of Monte Cristo poster Age: 50

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956
Cheyenne poster Age: 50

Cheyenne

1955
Gunsmoke poster Age: 50

Gunsmoke

1955
as Barman
The Millionaire poster Age: 49

The Millionaire

1955
as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
Climax! poster Age: 49

Climax!

1954
December Bride poster Age: 49

December Bride

1954
Lassie poster Age: 49

Lassie

1954
as Michael Zolenko
No poster
Age: 48

Passport to Danger

1954
Public Defender poster Age: 48

Public Defender

1954
as George Barry
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 48

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Victor Russo
I'm the Law poster Age: 47

I'm the Law

1953
General Electric Theater poster Age: 47

General Electric Theater

1953
as Perino
General Electric Theater poster Age: 47

General Electric Theater

1953
General Electric Theater poster Age: 47

General Electric Theater

1953
as Pinero
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 47

Cavalcade of America

1952
as Senor Alverez
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 47

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Judge Le Beau
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 47

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Mr. Davis
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 47

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Rocco
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 47

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Mario
Dangerous Assignment poster Age: 46

Dangerous Assignment

1952
China Smith poster Age: 46

China Smith

1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 46

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Captain Peleg
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 46

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Spike
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