• Source: Nestor Paiva

      • Nestor Caetano Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American stage, radio, film and television actor of Portuguese descent. He performed in over 400 motion pictures either as an extra, a bit player, or as a significant supporting character. He also appears in such roles in a variety of television series produced during the 1950s and early 1960s. Among his notable screen appearances is his recurring role as the innkeeper Teo Gonzales in Walt Disney's late 1950s televised Spanish Western series Zorro, as well as in its adapted theatrical release The Sign of Zorro (1958). Paiva also appears as the boat captain Lucas in the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and in that horror film's sequel Revenge of the Creature (1955).


      Early years and stage and radio work


      Born in California in 1905, Nestor was the tenth of twelve children of Mariana Luísa (née Freitas) and Francisco "Frank" Caetano Paiva. Both of his parents were natives of Portugal, who immigrated to the United States from the Azores, a cluster of islands situated in the Atlantic about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon. His father arrived in the United States in 1880, at age seven. His mother immigrated much later, in 1896, at the age of 17. That same year she married Frank, who in the coming years supported Nestor and the rest of the growing Paiva family working as the proprietor of a grocery store in Fresno and then, by the late 1920s, as a gardener and laborer of "odd jobs".
      Frank and Mariana Paiva moved their entire family to Northern California prior to the summer of 1929, resettling in Alameda County, where Nestor attended the University of California, Berkeley. During his studies there he performed in stage productions both on and off campus. In July 1929, as examples, he was cast in the Berkeley Playhouse's presentations of Robert E. Sherwood's comedy The Queen's Husband and in another comedy, Meet the Wife by Lynn Starling. Paiva also gained experience directing plays at the university. In February 1931, he directed a production of Philip Barry's comedy The Youngest after the previous director resigned due to "ill health". Following graduation, Paiva was soon hired to be director of the Eight o'Clock Players troupe at KLX radio in Oakland, California. He also performed later in CBS's early radio version of Gunsmoke, including in that series' first-season episode "Wild West", which originally aired on July 18, 1953.


      Film and television


      From the 1930s into the 1960s, Paiva was cast in more than 400 feature films and shorts that spanned virtually every genre, including Westerns, comedies, crime and historical drams, adventure stories, horror, and science-fiction films . He also began to work increasingly on television by the 1950s, appearing in such TV series as The Lone Ranger , Zorro, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Get Smart, I Spy, Family Affair, The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Daniel Boone, and The Addams Family. Later, as a voice actor on television, he provided the voices for a variety of characters in the 26 episodes of Jonny Quest, an animated adventure series produced by Hanna-Barbera from 1964 to 1965.


      Personal life and death


      Paiva married Maxine Yvette Kurtzman in Clark, Nevada in January 1941. The couple had two children, Joseph and Caetana, both of whom performed with their father in the 1956 film Comanche starring Dana Andrews. In 1966, Paiva died of cancer at age 61 in Sherman Oaks, California.


      Selected filmography




      = Film

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      Island Captives (1937) as Taro - Carsons' Servant (uncredited)
      Blazing Barriers (1937) as CCC Captain (uncredited)
      The Spider's Web (1938, Serial) as Red (uncredited)
      Prison Train (1938) as Morose
      Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) as Leroyd
      Flying G-Men (1939, Serial) as Emmett (uncredited)
      Midnight (1939) as Woman's Escort (uncredited)
      Union Pacific (1939) as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
      The Girl and the Gambler (1939) as Bad-Tempered Gambler (uncredited)
      Another Thin Man (1939) as West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
      Bachelor Mother (1939) as Store Detective (uncredited)
      The Magnificent Fraud (1939) as Latin Businessman (uncredited)
      Beau Geste (1939) as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
      The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
      The Marines Fly High (1940) as Pedro Fernandez
      Primrose Path (1940) as Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
      Phantom Raiders (1940) as Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale (uncredited)
      The Sea Hawk (1940) as First Slavemaster (uncredited)
      Boom Town (1940) as Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
      He Stayed for Breakfast (1940) as Gendarme (uncredited)
      They Knew What They Wanted (1940) as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
      Arise, My Love (1940) as Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
      North West Mounted Police (1940) as Half-breed (uncredited)
      The Devil's Pipeline (1940) as Grunyan - Guard (uncredited)
      Dark Streets of Cairo (1940) as Ahmend
      Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
      The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940, Serial) as Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii (uncredited)
      Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) as Gold Coast Headwaiter (uncredited)
      Meet Boston Blackie (1941) as Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
      Pot o' Gold (1941) as Canadian Guide (uncredited)
      Hold That Ghost (1941) as Glum (uncredited)
      Dressed to Kill (1941) as Jack - the Theatre Manager (uncredited)
      Wild Geese Calling (1941) as Waiter (uncredited)
      Hold Back the Dawn (1941) as Flores
      The Kid from Kansas (1941) as Jamaica (uncredited)
      Rise and Shine (1941) as Captain (uncredited)
      Johnny Eager (1941) as Tony Luce (uncredited)
      Fly-by-Night (1942) as Grube (uncredited)
      The Lady Has Plans (1942) as Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
      Jail House Blues (1942) as Guard (uncredited)
      The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) as Doctor (uncredited)
      Reap the Wild Wind (1942) as Man with Suspenders (uncredited)
      Broadway (1942) as Rinalti
      The Girl from Alaska (1942) as Geroux
      Ship Ahoy (1942) as Felix - Henchman (uncredited)
      Timber (1942) as Jules Fabian
      Flying Tigers (1942) as Missionary (uncredited)
      King of the Mounties (1942, Serial) as Count Baroni
      For Me and My Gal (1942) as Nick (uncredited)
      Road to Morocco (1942) as Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
      American Empire (1942) as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
      Pittsburgh (1942) as Barney
      Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) as Italian Major (uncredited)
      The Hard Way (1943) as Max Wade (uncredited)
      The Crystal Ball (1943) as Stukov (uncredited)
      The Flying Jalopy (1943, Short) as Ben Buzzard (voice, uncredited)
      Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943, Serial) as The Scorpion
      Rhythm of the Islands (1943) as Chief Nataro
      Background to Danger (1943) as Koylan (uncredited)
      The Fallen Sparrow (1943) as Jake (uncredited)
      Tornado (1943) as Big Joe Vlochek
      The Dancing Masters (1943) as Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
      Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) as Prison Guard (uncredited)
      The Desert Song (1943) as Benoit
      The Song of Bernadette (1943) as Maisongrosse (uncredited)
      True to Life (1943) as Kapopolis (uncredited)
      Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944) as Romero (uncredited)
      Tampico (1944) as Naval Commander (uncredited)
      The Purple Heart (1944)
      The Falcon in Mexico (1944) as Manuel Romero
      Kismet (1944) as Captain of the Police (uncredited)
      Music for Millions (1944) as Willie - Bartender (uncredited)
      A Medal for Benny (1945) as Frank Alviso (uncredited)
      Salome, Where She Danced (1945) as Panatela
      Nob Hill (1945) as Luigi a Bar Owner (uncredited)
      A Thousand and One Nights (1945) as Kahim
      The Southerner (1945) as Bartender
      Along the Navajo Trail (1945) as Janza
      Sensation Hunters (1945) as Lew Davis
      Cornered (1945) as Police Official (uncredited)
      Road to Utopia (1945) as McGurk
      Fear (1946) as Detective Shaefer
      Badman's Territory (1946) as Sam Bass
      The Well Groomed Bride (1946) as Fernandez (uncredited)
      Suspense (1946) as Man with Blonde (uncredited)
      The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Ferrara
      Humoresque (1946) as Orchestra Leader
      The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) as Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
      Ramrod (1947) as Curley
      Shoot to Kill (1947) as Gus Miller
      Carnival in Costa Rica (1947) as Padre Rafael
      A Likely Story (1947) as Tiny
      The Trouble with Women (1947) as 2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
      Robin Hood of Monterey (1947) as The Alcalde
      Road to Rio (1947) as Cardoso
      Adventures of Casanova (1948) as Prefecture of Police
      Angels' Alley (1948) as Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
      Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) as Joe Apollonio
      Mr. Reckless (1948) as Gus
      Joan of Arc (1948) as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
      The Paleface (1948) as Patient #2
      Alias Nick Beal (1949) as Karl
      Bride of Vengeance (1949) as Mayor
      Señor Droopy (1949, Short) as Bullfight Announcer (voice, uncredited)
      Follow Me Quietly (1949) as Benny
      Mighty Joe Young (1949) as Brown
      Rope of Sand (1949) as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
      Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) as Lucca (deleted scenes)
      The Inspector General (1949) as Gregor (uncredited)
      Young Man with a Horn (1950) as Louis Galba
      Guilty of Treason (1950) as Mátyás Rákosi
      I Was a Shoplifter (1950) as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
      Larápios (1950) as Deputy Sheriff Gomez
      Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) as Spanish Ship Captain (uncredited)
      The Desert Hawk (1950) as Abdul (uncredited)
      Flame of Stamboul (1951) as Joe Octavian
      The Great Caruso (1951) as Egisto Barretto
      Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951) as Hiram Thorpe (uncredited)
      A Millionaire for Christy (1951) as Mr. Rapello
      The Lady Pays Off (1951) as Manuel
      On Dangerous Ground (1951) as Bagganierri (uncredited)
      My Favorite Spy (1951) as Fire Chief
      Double Dynamite (1951) as 'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
      Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) as Carl - Headwaiter (uncredited)
      Viva Zapata! (1952) as New General (uncredited)
      5 Fingers (1952) as Turkish Ambassador (uncredited)
      The Fabulous Senorita (1952) as José Rodriguez
      With a Song in My Heart (1952) as Lisbon Surgeon (uncredited)
      Mara Maru (1952) as Capt. Van Hoten (uncredited)
      Diplomatic Courier (1952) as Train Conductor (uncredited)
      South Pacific Trail (1952) as Carlos Alvarez
      April in Paris (1952) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
      What's Sweepin' (1953, Short) as Wally Walrus / Strongman (voice, uncredited)
      The Bandits of Corsica (1953) as Lorenzo
      Call Me Madam (1953) as Miccoli (uncredited)
      Split Second (1953) as Pete (uncredited)
      I, the Jury (1953) as Manuel
      Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) as Marouf
      Killer Ape (1953) as Andrews
      Jivaro (1954) as Jacques
      Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) as Captain Lucas
      Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Gnocchi
      Alley to Bali (1954) as Volcano Idol Voice (voice, uncredited)
      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 Martian 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 (1963) 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


      = Television

      =
      The Lone Ranger (1950–1954, TV Series) as Juan Pedro Cardoza / Juan Branco
      Zorro (1957–1961) as Teo Gonzales - Innkeeper / Teo Gonzales / Señor Pacheco - Innkeeper
      Sea Hunt (1961, TV Series) as Tio Ramon Delgado
      The Andy Griffith Show (1963, TV Series) as Big Jack Anderson
      Gunsmoke (1965, TV Series) as Barman Daller
      Burke's Law (1965, TV Series) as Dr. Gonzales / Padre Emiliano
      Daniel Boone (1965, TV Series) as Menewa
      Get Smart (1965, TV Series) as Doorman
      I Spy (1966, TV Series) as Del Gado
      The Addams Family (1966, TV Series) as Captain Grimby


      References




      External links



      Nestor Paiva at IMDb
      Nestor Paiva at the TCM Movie Database
      Nestor Paiva at Find a Grave

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