Nestor Paiva
Acting Born Jun 30, 1905 Died Sep 9, 1966 Fresno, California, USA 213 credits
Biography
Nestor Paiva was a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent. Born on June 30, 1905, in Fresno, California, he began his acting career in the 1930s. Paiva appeared in numerous motion pictures and television shows throughout the 1940s to 1960s. His known credits include roles in films such as The Creature from the Black Lagoon and The Sign of Zorro, as well as television shows like Bonanza and The Beverly Hillbillies. He also appeared in the 20th Century Fox wartime movie Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas in 1943. Paiva's acting career spanned over three decades, with a total of 204 known credits. He passed away on September 9, 1966, at the age of 61.
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Career overview
Nestor Paiva was a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent. He appeared in motion pictures and television shows from the 1930s to the 1960s. Paiva's filmography includes a variety of genres and roles, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
Some of Paiva's notable credits include Get Smart, Bonanza, I Spy, Family Affair, Gunsmoke, The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Addams Family. He also appeared in the 1943 film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas, where he played the Italian Major. In 1954, Paiva played the part of Lucas, a boat captain, in the horror film The Creature from the Black Lagoon, which starred Ben C.
Paiva's career spanned multiple decades, with a wide range of roles in various film and television productions. His contributions to the entertainment industry are notable, with a total of 204 known credits.
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They Saved Hitler's Brain
The Spirit Is Willing
Family AffairLet's Kill UncleJesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Get Smart
Daniel BooneThe Addams FamilyThe Ballad of a Gunfighter
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreBurke's LawBurke's LawThe Bill Dana ShowThe Madmen of Mandoras
The Lucy ShowThe VirginianThe Beverly HillbilliesThe Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseThe Three Stooges in Orbit
Target: The Corruptors!Gold of the Seven SaintsAtlantis: The Lost ContinentFrontier Uprising
The Andy Griffith ShowJohnny MidnightThe Barbara Stanwyck ShowCan-Can
BonanzaBonanzaRawhideTightropeWichita Town
LawmanWanted: Dead or AliveThe TexanSea HuntWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Perry MasonMaverickHave Gun, Will TravelZorroZorro
Telephone TimeThe Count of Monte CristoThe Adventures of Jim BowieOn TrialHey, Jeannie!
CheyenneGunsmokeThe MillionaireAll That Heaven AllowsTarantula
LassieClimax!December BridePublic DefenderCreature from the Black Lagoon
Letter to LorettaGeneral Electric TheaterGeneral Electric TheaterGeneral Electric TheaterI'm the Law
Four Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseDangerous Assignment
The Red Skelton ShowHallmark Hall of FameDouble DynamiteJim Thorpe – All-AmericanThe Great Caruso
The Colgate Comedy HourYoung Man with a HornThe Desert HawkI Was a Shoplifter
Mighty Joe YoungThe Inspector GeneralAlias Nick BealFollow Me QuietlyBride of Vengeance
Joan of ArcThe PalefaceMr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseAdventures of CasanovaAngels' Alley
RamrodHumoresqueCarnival in Costa RicaRoad to RioA Likely Story
FearRoad to UtopiaBadman's TerritoryThe Well Groomed BrideThe Last Crooked Mile
Along the Navajo TrailA Thousand and One NightsSalome, Where She DancedThe SouthernerCornered
Shine on Harvest MoonThe Falcon in Mexico
The Flying JalopyThe Hard WayBackground to DangerRhythm of the IslandsThe Dancing Masters
Road to MoroccoFor Me and My GalAmerican EmpireKing of the MountiesThe Lady Has Plans
Hold That GhostJohnny EagerHold Back the DawnPot o' GoldMeet Boston Blackie
North West Mounted PoliceThe Sea HawkA Volta do Besouro VerdeSanta Fe TrailArise, My Love
The Hunchback of Notre DameUnion PacificAnother Thin ManMidnightBeau Geste
Full Filmography
213 titles- They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968) as Police Chief Alaniz
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967) as Felicity's Father
- Family Affair (1966)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966) as Steward
- Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) as Saloon Owner
- Get Smart (1965) as Doorman
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Menewa
- The Addams Family (1964) as Captain Grimby
- The Ballad of a Gunfighter (1964) as Padre
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Fisherman
- Burke's Law (1963) as Padre Emiliano
- Burke's Law (1963) as Dr. Gonzales
- The Bill Dana Show (1963)
- The Madmen of Mandoras (1963) as Police Chief Alaniz
- California (1963) as Gen. Micheltorena
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Perkins
- The Virginian (1962) as Charley Sanchez
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Auctioneer
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) as Miguel
- The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) as Chairman
- The Wild Westerners (1962) as John Bullard
- Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
- Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) as Gondora Henchman
- Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961) as Megalos (uncredited)
- Frontier Uprising (1961) as Don Carlos Montalvo
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Big Jack Anderson
- Johnny Midnight (1960)
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Joe
- Can-Can (1960) as Bailiff
- Bonanza (1959) as Francisco Tenino
- Bonanza (1959) as Chief Crazy Fox
- Rawhide (1959) as Hagerty
- Tightrope (1959)
- Wichita Town (1959)
- Vice Raid (1959) as Mob Boss Frank Burke
- Alias Jesse James (1959) as Grigsby (uncredited)
- Pier 5, Havana (1959) as Lopez
- The Purple Gang (1959) as Orlofsky
- Lawman (1958)
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
- The Texan (1958)
- Sea Hunt (1958)
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
- Behind Closed Doors (1958)
- The Left Handed Gun (1958) as Pete Maxwell
- The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) as Finelli
- The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) as Childreth
- The Deep Six (1958) as Pappa Tatos
- Outcasts of the City (1958) as Pastor Skira
- Perry Mason (1957) as Nico
- Maverick (1957) as Louie
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Dan Tibner
- Zorro (1957)
- Zorro (1957) as Teo Gonzales (uncredited)
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Axel
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Emilio Tomas
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Senor Contreras
- Alcoa Theatre (1957) as Aubert
- Whirlybirds (1957) as Ed Fenton
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Jailer
- The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) as Tortilla
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) as Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
- Les Girls (1957) as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
- Telephone Time (1956)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- On Trial (1956) as Bruno
- Hey, Jeannie! (1956) as Gino
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
- Comanche (1956) as Puffer
- Scandal Incorporated (1956) as Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
- The Wild Party (1956) as Branson
- The Mole People (1956) as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
- Ride The High Iron (1956) as Yard Boss
- The First Texan (1956) as Priest (uncredited)
- Menace from Outer Space (1956) as Prof. Cardos
- Cheyenne (1955)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Barman
- The Millionaire (1955) as Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
- All That Heaven Allows (1955) as Manuel
- Tarantula (1955) as Sheriff Jack Andrews
- Revenge of the Creature (1955) as Captain Lucas
- New York Confidential (1955) as Martinelli
- Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) as Louis Fiaschetti
- Lassie (1954) as Michael Zolenko
- Climax! (1954)
- December Bride (1954)
- Public Defender (1954) as George Barry
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as Captain Lucas
- Passport to Danger (1954)
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Gnocchi
- Moby Dick (1954) as Capt. Peleg
- Four Guns to the Border (1954) as Greasy
- Jivaro (1954) as Jacques
- Thunder Pass (1954) as Daniel Slaughter
- The Desperado (1954) as Captain Jake Thornton
- Anything Goes (1954) as Dr. Henry T. Dobson
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Victor Russo
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Perino
- General Electric Theater (1953)
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Pinero
- I'm the Law (1953)
- I, the Jury (1953) as Manuel
- The Bandits of Corsica (1953) as Lorenzo
- Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) as Marouf
- Killer Ape (1953) as Andrews
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Judge Le Beau
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Mr. Davis
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Rocco
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Mario
- Dangerous Assignment (1952)
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Senor Alverez
- China Smith (1952)
- Viva Zapata! (1952) as New General (uncredited)
- 5 Fingers (1952)
- Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
- April in Paris (1952)
- The Living Bible (1952) as Herod Antipas
- Mara Maru (1952) as Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
- The Fabulous Senorita (1952) as José Rodriguez
- South Pacific Trail (1952) as Carlos Alvarez
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Spike
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Captain Peleg
- Double Dynamite (1951) as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
- Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)
- The Great Caruso (1951) as Egisto Barretto
- A Millionaire for Christy (1951) as Mr. Rapello
- The Lady Pays Off (1951) as Manuel
- Flame Of Stamboul (1951) as Joe Octavian
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Young Man with a Horn (1950) as Louis Galba
- The Desert Hawk (1950) as Abdul
- I Was a Shoplifter (1950) as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) as Brown
- The Inspector General (1949) as Gregor (uncredited)
- Alias Nick Beal (1949) as Karl
- Follow Me Quietly (1949) as Benny
- Bride of Vengeance (1949) as Mayor
- Señor Droopy (1949) as Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
- Joan of Arc (1948) as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
- The Paleface (1948) as Patient #2
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) as Joe Appollonio
- Adventures of Casanova (1948) as Prefecture Police
- Angels' Alley (1948) as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
- Mr. Reckless (1948) as Gus
- Ramrod (1947) as Curley
- Humoresque (1947) as Orchestra Leader
- Carnival in Costa Rica (1947) as Padre Rafael
- Road to Rio (1947) as Cardoso
- A Likely Story (1947) as Tiny
- The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
- Shoot to Kill (1947) as Gus Miller
- Robin Hood of Monterey (1947) as The Alcalde
- The Trouble with Women (1947) as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
- Fear (1946) as Detective Shaefer
- Road to Utopia (1946) as McGurk
- Badman's Territory (1946) as Sam Bass
- The Well Groomed Bride (1946) as Fernandez
- The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Ferrara
- Along the Navajo Trail (1945) as Janza
- A Thousand and One Nights (1945) as Kahim
- Salome, Where She Danced (1945) as Panatela
- The Southerner (1945) as Bartender
- Cornered (1945) as Police Official (uncredited)
- Sensation Hunters (1945) as Lew Davis
- A Medal for Benny (1945) as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
- Nob Hill (1945) as Luigi
- Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) as Romero (uncredited)
- The Falcon in Mexico (1944) as Manuel Romero
- The Flying Jalopy (1943) as Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
- The Hard Way (1943) as Max Wade (Uncredited)
- Background to Danger (1943) as Koylan
- Rhythm of the Islands (1943) as Chief Nataro
- The Dancing Masters (1943) as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
- True to Life (1943) as Kapopolis (uncredited)
- The Desert Song (1943) as Benoit
- Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943) as The Scorpion
- Tornado (1943) as Big Joe Vlochek
- Road to Morocco (1942) as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
- For Me and My Gal (1942) as Nick (uncredited)
- American Empire (1942) as Defense Attorney
- King of the Mounties (1942) as Count Baroni
- The Lady Has Plans (1942) as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
- Pittsburgh (1942) as Barney, Cafe Proprietor
- Broadway (1942) as Rinelti
- The Girl from Alaska (1942) as Geroux
- The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
- Fly By Night (1942) as Grube
- Timber! (1942) as Jules Fabian
- Hold That Ghost (1941) as Glum
- Johnny Eager (1941) as Tony Luce (uncredited)
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941) as Flores
- Pot o' Gold (1941) as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
- Meet Boston Blackie (1941) as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
- North West Mounted Police (1940) as Half-breed
- The Sea Hawk (1940) as First Slavemaster
- A Volta do Besouro Verde (1940) as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
- Arise, My Love (1940) as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
- Boom Town (1940) as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
- They Knew What They Wanted (1940) as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
- He Stayed for Breakfast (1940) as Gendarme
- Primrose Path (1940) as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
- Phantom Raiders (1940) as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
- Dark Streets of Cairo (1940) as Ahmend, waiter-thug
- The Marines Fly High (1940) as Pedro Fernandez
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
- Union Pacific (1939) as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
- Another Thin Man (1939) as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Midnight (1939) as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
- Beau Geste (1939) as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
- Unseen Guardians (1939) as Mail Order Crook
- Prison Train (1938) as Morose
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Nestor Paiva best known for?
Nestor Paiva is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Poseidon (2006), Let's Kill Uncle (1966), Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966), Get Smart (1965).
When and where was Nestor Paiva born?
Nestor Paiva was born on June 30, 1905 in Fresno, California, USA. They passed away on September 9, 1966.
How many credits does Nestor Paiva have?
Nestor Paiva has accumulated over 213 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1938 to 1968.
What is Nestor Paiva's background in cinema and television?
Nestor Paiva was a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent. Born on June 30, 1905, in Fresno, California, he began his acting career in the 1930s. Paiva appeared in numerous motion pictures and television shows throughout the 1940s to 1960s. His known credits include roles in films such as The Creature from the B...
Nestor Paiva by the numbers
213credits
147films
66TV series
1938–1968active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Captain Peleg — aged about 46
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Jailer — aged about 52
- The Addams Family (1964) as Captain Grimby — aged about 59
- Get Smart (1965) as Doorman — aged about 60
- Perry Mason (1957) as Nico — aged about 52
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Big Jack Anderson — aged about 55
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