Nestor Paiva
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Nestor Paiva | |
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 Nestor Paiva in the 1947 film Mr. Reckless | |
| Born | Nestor Caetano Paiva June 30, 1905 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1966 (aged 61) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
| Years active | 1937–1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Maxine Kuntzman
(m. 1941) |
| Children | 2 |
Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series Zorro and its feature film The Sign of Zorro, as well as Lucas the boat captain in Creature from the Black Lagoon and its sequel Revenge of the Creature.
Early years[]
Paiva attended the University of California. During his senior year, he directed a production, The Youngest, after the previous director resigned because of sickness.[1]
Career[]
In the early 1930s, Paiva was director of the Eight o'Clock Players troupe at KLX radio in Oakland, California.[2] Paiva also appeared in network radio programs, including the 07/18/1953 episode of Gunsmoke entitled "Wild West".
Nestor appeared in motion pictures and television from the 1930s to the 1960s including such TV programs as The Lone Ranger , Zorro, Get Smart, Bonanza, I Spy, Family Affair, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Daniel Boone, and The Addams Family. 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. As a voice actor, Paiva also contributed his voice to many characters on Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest (1964-1965).
Paiva died of cancer in 1966.
Selected filmography[]
- Dark Streets of Cairo (1940)
- Timber (1942)
- The Girl from Alaska (1942)
- Fly-by-Night (1942)
- Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943)
- Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
- The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
- The Purple Heart (1944)
- Along the Navajo Trail (1945)
- Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)
- Mr. Reckless (1948)
- The Paleface (1948)
- Adventures of Casanova (1948)
- Joan of Arc (1948) as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
- Señor Droopy (1949)
- Mighty Joe Young (1949)
- Young Man with a Horn (1950)
- Guilty of Treason (1950) as Mátyás Rákosi
- The Great Caruso (1951) as Egisto Barretto
- A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
- Flame of Stamboul (1951)
- The Lady Pays Off (1951)
- My Favorite Spy (1951)
- The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
- The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
- Jivaro (1954) as Jacques
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as Lucas
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Gnocchi
- The Desperado (1954) as Captain Jake Thornton
- Thunder Pass (1954) as Daniel Slaughter
- Four Guns to the Border (1954) as Greasy
- New York Confidential (1955) as Martinelli
- Revenge of the Creature (1955) as Lucas
- All That Heaven Allows (1955) as Manuel
- Tarantula (1955) as Sheriff Jack Andrews
- Hell on Frisco Bay (1956) as Louis Fiaschetti
- Comanche (1956) as Puffer
- The First Texan (1956) as Priest (uncredited)
- Scandal Incorporated (1956) as Leland Miller
- The Mole People (1956) as Prof. Etienne Lafarge
- The Wild Party (1956) as Branson
- Ride the High Iron (1956) as Yard Boss
- The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) as Tortilla
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) as Alfredo, the Jeweler (uncredited)
- Les Girls (1957) as Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
- Outcasts of the City (1958) as Pastor Skira
- The Deep Six (1958) as Pappa Tatos
- The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) as Childreth
- The Left Handed Gun (1958) as Pete Maxwell
- The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) as Finelli
- Alias Jesse James (1959) as Grigsby (uncredited)
- Pier 5, Havana (1959) as Lopez
- The Purple Gang (1959) as Laurence Orlofsky
- Vice Raid (1959) as Frank Burke
- The Bramble Bush (1960) as Pete Madruga (uncredited)
- Can-Can (1960) as Bailiff
- Go Naked in the World (1961) as Greek Friend of Pete's (uncredited)
- Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) as Gondora Henchman
- Frontier Uprising (1961) as Don Carlos Montalvo
- Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961) as Megalos (uncredited)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) as Miguel
- The Wild Westerners (1962) as Governor John Bullard
- The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) as Chairman
- Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) as Arthur Morgan (uncredited)
- California (1963) as Gen. Micheltorena
- The Madmen of Mandoras (1963) as Police Chief Alaniz
- The Ballad of a Gunfighter (1964) as Padre
- Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) as Saloon Owner
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966) as Steward
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967) as Felicity's Father
Selected television appearances[]
- The Lone Ranger (1950-1954, TV Series) - Juan Pedro Cardoza / Juan Branco
- Zorro (1957-1961) - Teo Gonzales - Innkeeper / Teo Gonzales / Señor Pacheco - Innkeeper
- Sea Hunt (1961, TV Series) - Tio Ramon Delgado
- The Andy Griffith Show (1963, TV Series) - Big Jack Anderson
- Gunsmoke (1965, TV Series) - Daller
- Burke's Law (1965, TV Series) - Dr. Gonzales / Padre Emiliano
- Daniel Boone (1965, TV Series) - Menewa
- Get Smart (1965, TV Series) - Doorman
- I Spy (1966, TV Series) - Del Gado
- The Addams Family (1966, TV Series) - Captain Grimby
References[]
- ^ "U.C. Little Theater To Present Comedy". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. February 11, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Songs and Mimicry on Program". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. October 16, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
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- Nestor Paiva at IMDb
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