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Nestor Paiva
Actor 1905 - 1966

Nestor Paiva

Fresno, California, USA

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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18 roles
Shot from Comanche
Character Puffer

Comanche

1956

Shot from Revenge of the Creature
Character Captain Lucas
They Saved Hitler's Brain No snapshots yet
Character Police Chief Alaniz
Title screen of The Spirit Is Willing No snapshots yet
Character Felicity's Father
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Character Steward
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Character Police Chief Alaniz
Title screen of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse No snapshots yet
Character Miguel
Title screen of The Three Stooges in Orbit No snapshots yet
Character Chairman
Title screen of Atlantis: The Lost Continent No snapshots yet
Character Megalos (uncredited)
Title screen of Gold of the Seven Saints No snapshots yet
Character Gondora Henchman
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Character Bailiff

Can-Can

1960

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Character Mob Boss Frank Burke

Vice Raid

1960

Title screen of The Purple Gang No snapshots yet
Character Orlofsky
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Character Childreth
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Character Pete Maxwell
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Character Spanish Peasant (uncredited)

Les Girls

1957

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Character Tortilla
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Character Prof. Etienne Lafarge

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

75 titles
They Saved Hitler's Brain
They Saved Hitler's Brain 1968
The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing 1967
Let's Kill Uncle
Let's Kill Uncle 1966
The Madmen of Mandoras
The Madmen of Mandoras 1963
The Three Stooges in Orbit
The Three Stooges in Orbit 1962
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962
Gold of the Seven Saints
Gold of the Seven Saints 1961
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent 1961
Vice Raid
Vice Raid 1960
Can-Can
Can-Can 1960
The Purple Gang
The Purple Gang 1959
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun 1958
The Lady Takes a Flyer
The Lady Takes a Flyer 1958
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
The Guns of Fort Petticoat 1957
Les Girls
Les Girls 1957
The Mole People
The Mole People 1956
Comanche
Comanche 1956
Tarantula
Tarantula 1955
Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature 1955
New York Confidential
New York Confidential 1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
Hell on Frisco Bay 1955
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows 1955
Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border 1954
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
Killer Ape
Killer Ape 1953
I, the Jury
I, the Jury 1953
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata! 1952
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso 1951
Double Dynamite
Double Dynamite 1951
Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn 1950
The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk 1950
I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter 1950
The Inspector General
The Inspector General 1949
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young 1949
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly 1949
Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal 1949
The Paleface
The Paleface 1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc 1948
Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley 1948
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill 1947
Road to Rio
Road to Rio 1947
Ramrod
Ramrod 1947
Humoresque
Humoresque 1946
Fear
Fear 1946
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory 1946
The Southerner
The Southerner 1945
Salome Where She Danced
Salome Where She Danced 1945
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia 1945
Cornered
Cornered 1945
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights 1945
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny 1945
The Falcon in Mexico
The Falcon in Mexico 1944
The Hard Way
The Hard Way 1943
The Dancing Masters
The Dancing Masters 1943
Background to Danger
Background to Danger 1943
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco 1942
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 1942
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal 1942
Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold 1941
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager 1941
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost 1941
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn 1941
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk 1940
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail 1940
Primrose Path
Primrose Path 1940
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police 1940
Boom Town
Boom Town 1940
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love 1940
Union Pacific
Union Pacific 1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939
Midnight
Midnight 1939
Beau Geste
Beau Geste 1939
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man 1939
Prison Train
Prison Train 1938

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