Nestor Paiva June 30 1905 September 9 1966 was a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent who portrayed the innkeeper on Walt Disneys liveaction television series Zorro by ABC and its feature film The Sign of Zorro which was shot in Burbanks Walt Disney Studios Nestor appeared in motion pictures and television shows from the 1930s to the 1960s such as Get Smart Bonanza I Spy Family Affair Gunsmoke The Beverly Hillbillies and The Addams Family In 1943 he played the Italian Major in the 20th Century Fox wartime movie Chetniks The Fighting Guerrillas He played the part of Lucas the boat captain in the 1954 horror film The Creature from the Black Lagoon starring Ben Chapman as the title monster Paiva would reprise this role in that films sequel Revenge of the Creature the following year 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 Paiva died of cancer in 1966 He is buried in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery Description above from the Wikipedia article Nestor Paiva licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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