Nestor Paiva
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 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 children, Joseph and Caetana, who appeared with him in the 1956 movie Comanche with Dana Andrews. Paiva died of cancer in 1966. He is buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nestor Paiva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Lucas
Age 48 (now 61)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Joe Appollonio
Age 42 (now 61)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Saloon Owner
Age 60 (now 61)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Miguel
Age 56 (now 61)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Megalos (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 61)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
Age 51 (now 61)
Scandal Incorporated
as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
Age 51 (now 61)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Captain Lucas
Age 48 (now 61)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Joe Appollonio
Age 42 (now 61)
The Trouble with Women
as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
Age 41 (now 61)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
Age 41 (now 61)
The Dancing Masters
as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
Age 38 (now 61)
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as The Scorpion
Age 37 (now 61)
A Volta do Besouro Verde
as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
Age 35 (now 61)
Santa Fe Trail
as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 61)
They Knew What They Wanted
as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 61)
Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 61)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 61)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Fisherman
Age 58 (now 61)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 61)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Emilio Tomas
Age 52 (now 61) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Axel
Age 52 (now 61)
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Also Known As
Nestor Caetano Paiva
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