Nestor Paiva | |
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Born | Nestor Caetano Paiva June 30, 1905 Fresno, California, U.S. |
Died | September 9, 1966 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 61)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
Years active | 1937–1966 |
Spouse |
Maxine Yvette Kurtzman
(m. 1941) |
Children | 2 |
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.[2] 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).