About
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 The Creature from the Black Lagoon starring Ben Chapman as the title monster; Paiva would reprise this role in that film's sequel Revenge of the Creature the following year. He appeared in more than 250 movies. Paiva married in 1941 and had two...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
LassieSeries • 1954
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960
Get SmartSeries • 1965
The VirginianSeries • 1962
MaverickSeries • 1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
Climax!Series • 1954
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
CheyenneSeries • 1955
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
RawhideSeries • 1959
Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
ZorroSeries • 1957
LawmanSeries • 1958
The Addams FamilySeries • 1964
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Sea HuntSeries • 1958
Family AffairSeries • 1966
December BrideSeries • 1954