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

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's Spanish Western series ''

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

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'' and its sequel ''

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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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'', ''

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'', '' Perry Mason'', ''

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

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1943) * '' Tarzan's Desert Mystery'' (1943) * '' The Falcon in Mexico'' (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'' (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 intended ...

'' (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'' (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'' (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 ''The Fabulous Senorita'' is a 1952 American musical comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Clarke and Nestor Paiva. The film came at the tail-end of a cycle of Latin American-themed films, through it di ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (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 film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Daniel Mainwaring. It is based on the 1950 novel ''The Desperado'' by Clifton Adams. The film stars Wayne Morris, Jimmy Lydon, Beverly Garland, Rayford ...

'' (1954) as Captain Jake Thornton * '' Thunder Pass'' (1954) as Daniel Slaughter * ''

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'' (1954) as Greasy * '' New York Confidential'' (1955) as Martinelli * ''

'' (1955) as Lucas * '' All That Heaven Allows'' (1955) as Manuel * ''

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'' (1955) as Sheriff Jack Andrews * '' Hell on Frisco Bay'' (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'' (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 s ...

'' (1956) as Prof. Etienne Lafarge * '' The Wild Party'' (1956) as Branson * '' Ride the High Iron'' (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 ex ...

'' (1957) as Tortilla * '' Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' (1957) as Alfredo, the Jeweler (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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 o ...

'' (1958) as Pastor Skira * ''

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'' (1958) as Pappa Tatos * ''

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'' (1958) as Childreth * '' The Left Handed Gun'' (1958) as Pete Maxwell * ''

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'' (1958) as Finelli * ''

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

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (1960) as Pete Madruga (uncredited) * '' Can-Can'' (1960) as Bailiff * '' Go Naked in the World'' (1961) as Greek Friend of Pete's (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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'' (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 ''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 Ho ...

'' (1962) as Martian Chairman * '' Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (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 notwi ...

'' (1966) as Saloon Owner * '' Let's Kill Uncle'' (1966) as Steward * '' The Spirit Is Willing'' (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 a ...

'' (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