

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as Saloon Owner

The Purple Gang
as Orlofsky

Vice Raid
as Mob Boss Frank Burke

Pier 5, Havana
as Lopez

Alias Jesse James
as Grigsby (uncredited)

The Case Against Brooklyn
as Finelli

The Left Handed Gun
as Pete Maxwell

The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Childreth

The Deep Six
as Pappa Tatos

Outcasts of the City
as Pastor Skira

Les Girls
as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Tortilla

The Wild Party
as Branson

The Mole People
as Prof. Etienne Lafarge

Ride The High Iron
as Yard Boss

Scandal Incorporated
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher

The First Texan
as Priest (uncredited)

Comanche
as Puffer

Menace from Outer Space
as Prof. Cardos

Hell on Frisco Bay
as Louis Fiaschetti

Tarantula
as Sheriff Jack Andrews

All That Heaven Allows
as Manuel

New York Confidential
as Martinelli

Revenge of the Creature
as Captain Lucas

Four Guns to the Border
as Greasy

Thunder Pass
as Daniel Slaughter

The Desperado
as Captain Jake Thornton

Moby Dick
as Capt. Peleg

Casanova's Big Night
as Gnocchi

Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Lucas

Anything Goes
as Dr. Henry T. Dobson

Jivaro
as Jacques

Killer Ape
as Andrews

Prisoners of the Casbah
as Marouf

I, the Jury
as Manuel

The Bandits of Corsica
as Lorenzo

April in Paris

South Pacific Trail
as Carlos Alvarez

Mara Maru
as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)

The Fabulous Senorita
as José Rodriguez

5 Fingers

Viva Zapata!
as New General (uncredited)

Phone Call from a Stranger

The Living Bible
as Herod Antipas

Double Dynamite
as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie

The Lady Pays Off
as Manuel

A Millionaire for Christy
as Mr. Rapello

Jim Thorpe – All-American

The Great Caruso
as Egisto Barretto

Flame Of Stamboul
as Joe Octavian

The Desert Hawk
as Abdul

I Was a Shoplifter
as Deputy Sheriff Gomez

Young Man with a Horn
as Louis Galba

The Inspector General
as Gregor (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young
as Brown

Follow Me Quietly
as Benny

Señor Droopy
as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)

Bride of Vengeance
as Mayor

Alias Nick Beal
as Karl

Joan of Arc
as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband

The Paleface
as Patient #2

Mr. Reckless
as Gus

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Joe Appollonio

Angels' Alley
as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno

Adventures of Casanova
as Prefecture Police

Road to Rio
as Cardoso

Robin Hood of Monterey
as The Alcalde

The Trouble with Women
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)

Ramrod
as Curley

A Likely Story
as Tiny

Carnival in Costa Rica
as Padre Rafael

Shoot to Kill
as Gus Miller

Humoresque
as Orchestra Leader

The Lone Wolf in Mexico
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez

The Last Crooked Mile
as Ferrara

The Well Groomed Bride
as Fernandez

Badman's Territory
as Sam Bass

Fear
as Detective Shaefer

Road to Utopia
as McGurk

Cornered
as Police Official (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters
as Lew Davis

Along the Navajo Trail
as Janza

A Thousand and One Nights
as Kahim

Nob Hill
as Luigi

The Southerner
as Bartender

Salome, Where She Danced
as Panatela

A Medal for Benny
as Frank Alviso (uncredited)

The Falcon in Mexico
as Manuel Romero

Shine on Harvest Moon
as Romero (uncredited)

The Desert Song
as Benoit

True to Life
as Kapopolis (uncredited)

The Dancing Masters
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)

Tornado
as Big Joe Vlochek

Background to Danger
as Koylan (uncredited)

Rhythm of the Islands
as Chief Nataro

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as The Scorpion

The Flying Jalopy
as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)

The Hard Way
as Max Wade (Uncredited)

Pittsburgh
as Barney, Cafe Proprietor

American Empire
as Defense Attorney

Road to Morocco
as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
as Nick (uncredited)

King of the Mounties
as Count Baroni

Timber!
as Jules Fabian

Broadway
as Rinelti

The Girl from Alaska
as Geroux

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Lady Has Plans
as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)

Fly By Night
as Grube

Johnny Eager
as Tony Luce (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn
as Flores

Hold That Ghost
as Glum

Pot o' Gold
as Canadian Guide (uncredited)

Meet Boston Blackie
as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii

Santa Fe Trail
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)

Dark Streets of Cairo
as Ahmend, waiter-thug

Arise, My Love
as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
as Half-breed

They Knew What They Wanted
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
as Gendarme

Boom Town
as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk
as First Slavemaster

Phantom Raiders
as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale

Primrose Path
as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)

The Marines Fly High
as Pedro Fernandez

Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)

Unseen Guardians
as Mail Order Crook

Beau Geste
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)

Union Pacific
as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)

Midnight
as Woman's Escort (uncredited)

Prison Train
as Morose