1905Born, Fresno
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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…
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BonanzaFrancisco Tenino
The Addams FamilyCaptain Grimby
Get SmartDoorman
All That Heaven AllowsManuel
TarantulaSheriff Jack Andrews1968They Saved Hitler's BrainPolice Chief AlanizMovie
1967The Spirit Is WillingFelicity's FatherMovie
1966Let's Kill UncleStewardMovie
1966Family Affair1 episodeShow
1966Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's DaughterSaloon OwnerMovie
1965Get SmartDoorman · 1 episodeShow
1964Daniel BooneMenewa · 1 episodeShow
1964The Addams FamilyCaptain Grimby · 1 episodeShow
1964The Ballad of a GunfighterPadreMovie
1963The Madmen of MandorasPolice Chief AlanizMovie
1963The Bill Dana Show1 episodeShow
1963Burke's LawPadre Emiliano, Dr. Gonzales · 1 episodeShow
1963CaliforniaGen. MicheltorenaMovie
1962The Lucy ShowPerkins · 1 episodeShow
1962The Beverly HillbilliesAuctioneer · 1 episodeShow
1962The VirginianCharley Sanchez · 1 episodeShow
1962The Three Stooges in OrbitChairmanMovie
1962The Wild WesternersJohn BullardMovie
1962The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseMiguelMovie
1961Target: The Corruptors!1 episodeShow
1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentMegalos (uncredited)Movie
1961Gold of the Seven SaintsGondora HenchmanMovie
1961Frontier UprisingDon Carlos MontalvoMovie
1960The Andy Griffith ShowBig Jack Anderson · 1 episodeShow
1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowJoe · 1 episodeShow
1960Can-CanBailiffMovie
1960Johnny Midnight1 episodeShow
1959The Purple GangOrlofskyMovie
1959Vice RaidMob Boss Frank BurkeMovie
1959Pier 5, HavanaLopezMovie
1959Wichita Town1 episodeShow
1959BonanzaFrancisco Tenino, Chief Crazy Fox · 1 episodeShow
1959Tightrope1 episodeShow
1959Alias Jesse JamesGrigsby (uncredited)Movie
1959RawhideHagerty · 1 episodeShow
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 episodeShow
1958Lawman1 episodeShow
1958Behind Closed Doors1 episodeShow
1958The Texan1 episodeShow
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveMexican Policeman (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
1958The Case Against BrooklynFinelliMovie
1958The Left Handed GunPete MaxwellMovie
1958The Lady Takes a FlyerChildrethMovie
1958The Deep SixPappa TatosMovie
1958Outcasts of the CityPastor SkiraMovie
1958Sea Hunt1 episodeShow
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourJailer · 1 episodeShow
1957ZorroTeo Gonzales (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
1957Les GirlsSpanish Peasant (uncredited)Movie
1957Alcoa TheatreAubert · 1 episodeShow
1957MaverickLouie · 1 episodeShow
1957SugarfootSenor Contreras · 1 episodeShow
1957Have Gun, Will TravelDan Tibner · 2 episodesShow
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveAxel, Emilio Tomas · 1 episodeShow
1957Ten Thousand BedroomsAlfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)Movie
1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatTortillaMovie
1957WhirlybirdsEd Fenton · 1 episodeShow
1956The Wild PartyBransonMovie
1956The Mole PeopleProf. Etienne LafargeMovie
1956Ride The High IronYard BossMovie
1956Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers1 episodeShow
1956Scandal IncorporatedLeland Miller, tabloid publisherMovie
1956On TrialBruno · 1 episodeShow
1956Hey, Jeannie!Gino · 1 episodeShow
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie1 episodeShow
1956The First TexanPriest (uncredited)Movie
1956Telephone Time2 episodesShow
1956ComanchePufferMovie
1956The Count of Monte Cristo1 episodeShow
1956Menace from Outer SpaceProf. CardosMovie
1955Hell on Frisco BayLouis FiaschettiMovie
1955TarantulaSheriff Jack AndrewsMovie
1955Cheyenne3 episodesShow
1955GunsmokeBarman · 1 episodeShow
1955All That Heaven AllowsManuelMovie
1955New York ConfidentialMartinelliMovie
1955The MillionaireArt Gallery Prop. Pataberes · 1 episodeShow
1955Revenge of the CreatureCaptain LucasMovie
1954Four Guns to the BorderGreasyMovie
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