Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of

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descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in

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'' and its feature film ''The Sign of Zorro'', as well as Lucas the boat captain in ''

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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.

Career

In the early 1930s, Paiva was director of the Eight o'Clock Players troupe at KLX radio in Oakland, California. 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 ''

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Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

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''. 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 ''

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. As a voice actor, Paiva also contributed his voice to many characters on

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'' (1964-1965). Paiva died of cancer in 1966.

Selected filmography

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Dark Streets of Cairo ''Dark Streets of Cairo'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by László Kardos and starring Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan, George Zucco and Katherine DeMille. The central plot of the film concerns " group ofjewel smugglers in ...

'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' The Girl from Alaska'' (1942) * '' Fly-by-Night'' (1942) * ''

Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas ''Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas'' is a war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck. The film was originally titled ''The Seventh Column''. It was directed by Louis King and i ...

'' (1943) * ''

Tarzan's Desert Mystery ''Tarzan's Desert Mystery'' is a 1943 American Tarzan film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Nancy Kelly. Like its immediate predecessor, ''Tarzan Triumphs'', the film mentions Tarzan's mate, Jane, but does not show ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Falcon in Mexico ''The Falcon in Mexico'' is a 1944 film directed by William Berke and stars Tom Conway in his recurring role as a suave amateur sleuth, supported by Mona Maris and Martha Vickers. Conway would play the Falcon seven more times before RKO retired t ...

'' (1944) * ''

The Purple Heart ''The Purple Heart'' is a 1944 American black-and-white war film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Lewis Milestone, and starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don "Red" Barry, Sam Levene and Trudy Marshall. Eighteen-year-old Farley ...

'' (1944) * '' Along the Navajo Trail'' (1945) * '' Robin Hood of Monterey'' (1947) * ''

Mr. Reckless ''Mr. Reckless'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Frank McDonald. Cast *William Eythe as Jeff Lundy *Barbara Britton as Betty Denton *Walter Catlett as Joel Hawkins * Minna Gombell as Ma Hawkins *Lloyd Corrigan as Hugo Denton * N ...

'' (1948) * '' The Paleface'' (1948) * ''

Adventures of Casanova ''Adventures of Casanova'' is a 1948 American-Mexican historical adventure film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Arturo de Córdova Lucille Bremer and Turhan Bey. It portrays a fictional version of the story of Casanova, and was inten ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) as Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband * ''Señor Droopy'' (1949) * '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) * '' Young Man with a Horn'' (1950) * ''

Guilty of Treason ''Guilty of Treason'' is a 1950 American drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Charles Bickford, Bonita Granville and Paul Kelly. Also known by the alternative title ''Treason'', it is an anti-communist and anti-Soviet film about th ...

'' (1950) as

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The Great Caruso ''The Great Caruso'' is a 1951 biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mario Lanza as Enrico Caruso. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Joe Pasternak with Jesse L. Lasky as associate producer from a screenpla ...

'' (1951) as Egisto Barretto * ''

A Millionaire for Christy ''A Millionaire for Christy'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Fred MacMurray, Eleanor Parker and Richard Carlson. The film is a screwball comedy, in which Christy Sloane (Parker) is a legal secretary from ...

'' (1951) * ''

Flame of Stamboul ''Flame of Stamboul'' is a 1951 American thriller film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Richard Denning, Lisa Ferraday and Norman Lloyd.Britton p.174 The film's sets were designed by the art director Cary Odell. Synopsis A gang of criminal ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Lady Pays Off ''The Lady Pays Off'' is a 1951 American romantic comedy film starring Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally and Gigi Perreau, and directed by Douglas Sirk. A teacher finds herself with a large gambling debt that she has to pay off in an unusual way. P ...

'' (1951) * '' My Favorite Spy'' (1951) * '' The Fabulous Senorita'' (1952) * ''

The Bandits of Corsica ''The Bandits of Corsica'', alternative title ''The Return of the Corsican Brothers'', is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Richard Greene, Paula Raymond and Raymond Burr. It is loosely based on the 1844 novell ...

'' (1953) * '' Jivaro'' (1954) as Jacques * ''

'' (1954) as Lucas * ''

Casanova's Big Night ''Casanova's Big Night'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casanova ...

'' (1954) as Gnocchi * ''

The Desperado ''The Desperado'' is a 1954 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Thomas Carr (director), Thomas Carr and written by Daniel Mainwaring. It is based on the 1950 novel ''The Desperado'' by Clifton Adams. The film stars Wayne Morris ( ...

'' (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 * ''

'' (1955) as Lucas * ''

All That Heaven Allows ''All That Heaven Allows'' is a 1955 American drama romance film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter, and adapted by Peg Fenwick from a story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee. It stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a tale about the soci ...

'' (1955) as Manuel * ''

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'' (1955) as Sheriff Jack Andrews * ''

Hell on Frisco Bay ''Hell on Frisco Bay'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson and Joanne Dru. It was made for Ladd's own production company, Jaguar. The film featured an early ...

'' (1956) as Louis Fiaschetti * ''

'' (1956) as Puffer * ''

The First Texan ''The First Texan'' is a 1956 American Western film in CinemaScope and Technicolor directed by Byron Haskin. It stars Joel McCrea and Felicia Farr.Scandal Incorporated ''Scandal Incorporated'' is a 1956 American crime film directed by Edward Mann and written by Milton Mann. The film stars Robert Hutton, Patricia Wright, Paul Richards, Robert Knapp, Havis Davenport and Reid Hammond. It was released on Octob ...

'' (1956) as Leland Miller * ''

The Mole People ''The Mole People'' is a 1956 American science fiction adventure film distributed by Universal International, which was produced by William Alland, directed by Virgil W. Vogel, and stars John Agar, Hugh Beaumont, and Cynthia Patrick. The st ...

'' (1956) as Prof. Etienne Lafarge * '' The Wild Party'' (1956) as Branson * ''

Ride the High Iron ''Ride the High Iron'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Don Weis and starring Don Taylor, Sally Forrest and Raymond Burr.Lentz p.450 Plot A returning Korean War veteran tries to cover-up his humble background when he becomes engaged to ...

'' (1956) as Yard Boss * ''

The Guns of Fort Petticoat ''The Guns of Fort Petticoat'' is a 1957 American Western film produced by Harry Joe Brown and Audie Murphy for Brown-Murphy Pictures. It was based on the 1955 short story "Petticoat Brigade" by Chester William Harrison (1913–1994) that he exp ...

'' (1957) as Tortilla * ''

Ten Thousand Bedrooms ''Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' is a 1957 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Dean Martin, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Eva Bartok. Martin's first film in the wake of the dissolution of his partnership with Jerry Lewi ...

'' (1957) as Alfredo, the Jeweler (uncredited) * '' Les Girls'' (1957) as Spanish Peasant (uncredited) * ''

Outcasts of the City ''Outcasts of the City'' is a 1958 American drama film directed by Boris Petroff and written by Stephen Longstreet. The film stars Osa Massen, Robert Hutton, Maria Palmer, Nestor Paiva, John Hamilton and George N. Neise. The film was released ...

'' (1958) as Pastor Skira * '' The Deep Six'' (1958) as Pappa Tatos * '' The Lady Takes a Flyer'' (1958) as Childreth * ''

The Left Handed Gun ''The Left Handed Gun'' is a 1958 American Western film and the film directorial debut of Arthur Penn, starring Paul Newman as Billy the Kid and John Dehner as Pat Garrett. The screenplay was written by Leslie Stevens from a teleplay by Gore V ...

'' (1958) as Pete Maxwell * ''

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'' (1958) as Finelli * ''

Alias Jesse James ''Alias Jesse James'' is a 1959 American Western comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; March 21, 1959, page 46. Based on a story by Robert St. Aubrey and Bert Lawre ...

'' (1959) as Grigsby (uncredited) * ''

Pier 5, Havana ''Pier 5, Havana'' is a 1959 American Neo- noir, action, adventure, mystery, thriller crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Cameron Mitchell and Allison Hayes. Plot Steve Daggett ( Cameron Mitchell) fights to protect Fidel Castro fr ...

'' (1959) as Lopez * ''

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'' (1959) as Laurence Orlofsky * ''

Vice Raid ''Vice Raid'' is a 1959 B-movie crime drama directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Mamie Van Doren and Richard Coogan. It was issued on a double bill with '' Inside the Mafia''. Plot Police Sgt. Whitey Brandon works for the Vice Squad and is d ...

'' (1959) as Frank Burke * '' The Bramble Bush'' (1960) as Pete Madruga (uncredited) * '' Can-Can'' (1960) as Bailiff * ''

Go Naked in the World ''Go Naked in the World'' is a 1961 American drama film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall and co-directed by an uncredited Charles Walters and produced by Aaron Rosenberg. The film stars Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Franciosa, and Ernest B ...

'' (1961) as Greek Friend of Pete's (uncredited) * '' Gold of the Seven Saints'' (1961) as Gondora Henchman * ''

Frontier Uprising ''Frontier Uprising'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Jim Davis, Nancy Hadley and Ken Mayer. It is a remake of ''Kit Carson'' (1940).Atlantis, the Lost Continent ''Atlantis, the Lost Continent'' is a 1961 American science fiction film in Metrocolor produced and directed by George Pal and starring Sal Ponti (under the screen name of Anthony Hall), Joyce Taylor, and John Dall. The film was distributed ...

'' (1961) as Megalos (uncredited) * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1962) as Miguel * ''

The Wild Westerners ''The Wild Westerners'' is a 1962 American Western film directed by Oscar Rudolph and starring James Philbrook, Nancy Kovack, Duane Eddy and Guy Mitchell.WILD WESTERNERS, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 29, Iss. 336, (Jan 1, 1962): 15 ...

'' (1962) as Governor John Bullard * ''

The Three Stooges in Orbit ''The Three Stooges In Orbit'' is a 1962 American comedy science fiction film directed by Edward Bernds. It is the fourth feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe H ...

'' (1962) as Martian Chairman * ''

Girls! Girls! Girls! ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' is a 1962 Golden Globe-nominated American Musical film, musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a penniless Hawaii-based fisherman who loves his life on the sea and dreams of owning his own boat. "Return to Sender ( ...

'' (1962) as Arthur Morgan (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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 ''Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter'' is a low-budget Western horror film released in 1966, in which a fictionalized version of the real-life western outlaw Jesse James encounters the fictional ''grand''daughter (the film's title notw ...

'' (1966) as Saloon Owner * '' Let's Kill Uncle'' (1966) as Steward * ''

The Spirit Is Willing ''The Spirit Is Willing'' is a 1967 American horror/comedy film directed by William Castle, written by Ben Starr, and starring Sid Caesar, Vera Miles, Barry Gordon, John McGiver, Cass Daley, Ricky Cordell and Mary Wickes. Based on ''The Visito ...

'' (1967) as Felicity's Father

Selected television appearances

* ''

'' (1950-1954, TV Series) - Juan Pedro Cardoza / Juan Branco * ''

'' (1957-1961) - Teo Gonzales - Innkeeper / Teo Gonzales / Señor Pacheco - Innkeeper * ''

Sea Hunt ''Sea Hunt'' is an American action adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as ...

'' (1961, TV Series) - Tio Ramon Delgado * ''

'' (1963, TV Series) - Big Jack Anderson * ''

'' (1965, TV Series) - Barman Daller * '' Burke's Law'' (1965, TV Series) - Dr. Gonzales / Padre Emiliano * ''

'' (1965, TV Series) - Menewa * ''

'' (1965, TV Series) - Doorman * ''

'' (1966, TV Series) - Del Gado * ''

'' (1966, TV Series) - Captain Grimby

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paiva, Nestor American people of Portuguese descent 1905 births 1966 deaths Deaths from cancer in California Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Male actors from Fresno, California 20th-century American male actors University of California, Berkeley alumni