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Nestor Paiva
Actor

Nestor Paiva

1905Fresno, California, USA147 Movies50 TV Shows

Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 - September 9, 1966) was a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent who portrayed the innkeeper on Walt Disney's live-action television series Zorro by ABC and its feature film The Sign of Zorro which was shot in Burbank's 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.

Filmography

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147 titles
They Saved Hitler's Brain
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Police Chief Alaniz
2.4

They Saved Hitler's Brain

1968
The Spirit Is Willing
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Felicity's Father
5.4

The Spirit Is Willing

1967
Let's Kill Uncle
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Steward
5.4

Let's Kill Uncle

1966
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
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Saloon Owner
4.1

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966
The Ballad of a Gunfighter
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Padre
4.0

The Ballad of a Gunfighter

1964
The Madmen of Mandoras
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Police Chief Alaniz
3.0

The Madmen of Mandoras

1963
California
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Gen. Micheltorena
3.0

California

1963
The Three Stooges in Orbit
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Chairman
5.0

The Three Stooges in Orbit

1962
The Wild Westerners
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John Bullard
7.0

The Wild Westerners

1962
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Miguel
5.9

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
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Megalos (uncredited)
5.1

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961
Gold of the Seven Saints
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Gondora Henchman
7.0

Gold of the Seven Saints

1961
Frontier Uprising
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Don Carlos Montalvo
4.8

Frontier Uprising

1961
Can-Can
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Bailiff
6.6

Can-Can

1960
The Purple Gang
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Orlofsky
6.3

The Purple Gang

1959
Vice Raid
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Mob Boss Frank Burke
6.1

Vice Raid

1959
Pier 5, Havana
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Lopez
4.7

Pier 5, Havana

1959
Alias Jesse James
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Grigsby (uncredited)
5.9

Alias Jesse James

1959
The Case Against Brooklyn
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Finelli
5.8

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958
The Left Handed Gun
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Pete Maxwell
6.1

The Left Handed Gun

1958
The Lady Takes a Flyer
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Childreth
3.6

The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958
The Deep Six
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Pappa Tatos
5.5

The Deep Six

1958
Outcasts of the City
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Pastor Skira

Outcasts of the City

1958
Les Girls
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Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
6.4

Les Girls

1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
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Alfredo - the Jeweler (uncredited)
5.0

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
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Tortilla
6.3

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957
The Wild Party
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Branson
5.8

The Wild Party

1956
The Mole People
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Prof. Etienne Lafarge
5.1

The Mole People

1956
Ride The High Iron
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Yard Boss

Ride The High Iron

1956
Scandal Incorporated
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Leland Miller, tabloid publisher
3.0

Scandal Incorporated

1956
The First Texan
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Priest (uncredited)
6.3

The First Texan

1956
Comanche
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Puffer
5.0

Comanche

1956
Menace from Outer Space
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Prof. Cardos
3.6

Menace from Outer Space

1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
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Louis Fiaschetti
5.0

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955
Tarantula
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Sheriff Jack Andrews
6.5

Tarantula

1955
All That Heaven Allows
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Manuel
7.3

All That Heaven Allows

1955
New York Confidential
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Martinelli
5.9

New York Confidential

1955
Revenge of the Creature
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Captain Lucas
5.6

Revenge of the Creature

1955
Four Guns to the Border
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Greasy
4.9

Four Guns to the Border

1954
Thunder Pass
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Daniel Slaughter
6.0

Thunder Pass

1954
The Desperado
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Captain Jake Thornton
6.6

The Desperado

1954
Moby Dick
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Capt. Peleg

Moby Dick

1954
Casanova's Big Night
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Gnocchi
5.9

Casanova's Big Night

1954
Creature from the Black Lagoon
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Captain Lucas
6.8

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954
Anything Goes
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Dr. Henry T. Dobson
6.0

Anything Goes

1954
Jivaro
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Jacques
5.2

Jivaro

1954
Killer Ape
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Andrews
4.6

Killer Ape

1953
Prisoners of the Casbah
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Marouf
5.4

Prisoners of the Casbah

1953
I, the Jury
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Manuel
5.7

I, the Jury

1953
The Bandits of Corsica
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Lorenzo
5.8

The Bandits of Corsica

1953
April in Paris
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4.4

April in Paris

1952
South Pacific Trail
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Carlos Alvarez

South Pacific Trail

1952
Mara Maru
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Captain Van Hoten (uncredited)
4.8

Mara Maru

1952
The Fabulous Senorita
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José Rodriguez
6.0

The Fabulous Senorita

1952
5 Fingers
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7.5

5 Fingers

1952
Viva Zapata!
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New General (uncredited)
6.9

Viva Zapata!

1952
Phone Call from a Stranger
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6.2

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952
The Living Bible
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Herod Antipas
6.0

The Living Bible

1952
Double Dynamite
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'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
6.5

Double Dynamite

1951
The Lady Pays Off
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Manuel
6.7

The Lady Pays Off

1951
A Millionaire for Christy
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Mr. Rapello
6.4

A Millionaire for Christy

1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American
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6.3

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951
The Great Caruso
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Egisto Barretto
5.7

The Great Caruso

1951
Flame Of Stamboul
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Joe Octavian
4.5

Flame Of Stamboul

1951
The Desert Hawk
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Abdul
5.1

The Desert Hawk

1950
I Was a Shoplifter
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Deputy Sheriff Gomez
5.3

I Was a Shoplifter

1950
Young Man with a Horn
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Louis Galba
6.4

Young Man with a Horn

1950
The Inspector General
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Gregor (uncredited)
6.5

The Inspector General

1949
Mighty Joe Young
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Brown
6.4

Mighty Joe Young

1949
Follow Me Quietly
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Benny
6.2

Follow Me Quietly

1949
Señor Droopy
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Bullfight Attender (voice) (uncredited)
6.8

Señor Droopy

1949
Bride of Vengeance
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Mayor
4.5

Bride of Vengeance

1949
Alias Nick Beal
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Karl
6.7

Alias Nick Beal

1949
Joan of Arc
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Henri le Royer, Catherine's husband
6.1

Joan of Arc

1948
The Paleface
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Patient #2
6.1

The Paleface

1948
Mr. Reckless
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Gus
4.5

Mr. Reckless

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
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Joe Appollonio
7.0

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948
Angels' Alley
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Tony 'Piggy' Locarno
4.0

Angels' Alley

1948
Adventures of Casanova
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Prefecture Police
5.0

Adventures of Casanova

1948
Road to Rio
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Cardoso
6.8

Road to Rio

1947
Robin Hood of Monterey
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The Alcalde
5.9

Robin Hood of Monterey

1947
The Trouble with Women
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2nd Tony - the Waiter (uncredited)
9.0

The Trouble with Women

1947
Ramrod
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Curley
6.5

Ramrod

1947
A Likely Story
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Tiny
4.2

A Likely Story

1947
Carnival in Costa Rica
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Padre Rafael
6.0

Carnival in Costa Rica

1947
Shoot to Kill
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Gus Miller
4.7

Shoot to Kill

1947
Humoresque
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Orchestra Leader
7.0

Humoresque

1947
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
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Police Capt. Carlos Rodriguez
5.7

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

1947
The Last Crooked Mile
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Ferrara
5.1

The Last Crooked Mile

1946
The Well Groomed Bride
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Fernandez
4.0

The Well Groomed Bride

1946
Badman's Territory
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Sam Bass
5.7

Badman's Territory

1946
Fear
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Detective Shaefer
4.5

Fear

1946
Road to Utopia
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McGurk
6.7

Road to Utopia

1946
Cornered
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Police Official (uncredited)
6.1

Cornered

1945
Sensation Hunters
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Lew Davis
4.5

Sensation Hunters

1945
Along the Navajo Trail
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Janza
8.0

Along the Navajo Trail

1945
A Thousand and One Nights
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Kahim
5.8

A Thousand and One Nights

1945
Nob Hill
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Luigi
5.7

Nob Hill

1945
The Southerner
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Bartender
6.6

The Southerner

1945
Salome, Where She Danced
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Panatela
3.7

Salome, Where She Danced

1945
A Medal for Benny
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Frank Alviso (uncredited)
4.5

A Medal for Benny

1945
The Falcon in Mexico
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Manuel Romero
5.3

The Falcon in Mexico

1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
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Romero (uncredited)
6.0

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944
True to Life
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Kapopolis (uncredited)
7.3

True to Life

1943
The Desert Song
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Benoit
5.9

The Desert Song

1943
The Dancing Masters
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Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
6.2

The Dancing Masters

1943
Tornado
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Big Joe Vlochek
5.5

Tornado

1943
Background to Danger
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Koylan
6.6

Background to Danger

1943
Rhythm of the Islands
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Chief Nataro
4.0

Rhythm of the Islands

1943
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
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The Scorpion

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

1943
The Flying Jalopy
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Ben Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
6.6

The Flying Jalopy

1943
The Hard Way
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Max Wade (Uncredited)
6.3

The Hard Way

1943
Pittsburgh
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Barney, Cafe Proprietor
6.2

Pittsburgh

1942
American Empire
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Defense Attorney
3.8

American Empire

1942
Road to Morocco
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Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
6.9

Road to Morocco

1942
For Me and My Gal
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Nick (uncredited)
6.4

For Me and My Gal

1942
King of the Mounties
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Count Baroni

King of the Mounties

1942
Timber!
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Jules Fabian

Timber!

1942
Broadway
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Rinelti
5.5

Broadway

1942
The Girl from Alaska
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Geroux
6.0

The Girl from Alaska

1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
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6.0

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942
The Lady Has Plans
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Portuguese Porter (uncredited)
5.2

The Lady Has Plans

1942
Fly By Night
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Grube
6.4

Fly By Night

1942
Johnny Eager
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Tony Luce (uncredited)
6.1

Johnny Eager

1941
Hold Back the Dawn
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Flores
6.7

Hold Back the Dawn

1941
Hold That Ghost
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Glum (uncredited)
6.8

Hold That Ghost

1941
Pot o' Gold
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Canadian Guide (uncredited)
5.5

Pot o' Gold

1941
Meet Boston Blackie
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Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
6.3

Meet Boston Blackie

1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
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Rufus - Henchman in Hawaii
6.2

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940
Santa Fe Trail
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Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
5.8

Santa Fe Trail

1940
Dark Streets of Cairo
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Ahmend, waiter-thug
6.0

Dark Streets of Cairo

1940
Arise, My Love
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Uniformed Clerk (uncredited)
6.3

Arise, My Love

1940
North West Mounted Police
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Half-breed
6.4

North West Mounted Police

1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
5.8

They Knew What They Wanted

1940
He Stayed for Breakfast
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Gendarme

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940
Boom Town
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Venezuelan Officer (uncredited)
6.9

Boom Town

1940
The Sea Hawk
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First Slavemaster
7.2

The Sea Hawk

1940
Phantom Raiders
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Policeman at Morris' Office & at Finale
6.1

Phantom Raiders

1940
Primrose Path
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Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
6.6

Primrose Path

1940
The Marines Fly High
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Pedro Fernandez
4.8

The Marines Fly High

1940
Another Thin Man
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West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
7.1

Another Thin Man

1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
7.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939
Unseen Guardians
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Mail Order Crook
6.5

Unseen Guardians

1939
Beau Geste
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Corporal Golas (uncredited)
6.9

Beau Geste

1939
Union Pacific
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Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
6.6

Union Pacific

1939
Midnight
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Woman's Escort (uncredited)
7.4

Midnight

1939
Prison Train
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Morose
6.0

Prison Train

1938
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Family Affair
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6.7

Family Affair

1966
Get Smart
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Doorman
7.9

Get Smart

1965
Daniel Boone
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Menewa
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964
The Addams Family
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Captain Grimby
8.0

The Addams Family

1964
The Bill Dana Show
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6.0

The Bill Dana Show

1963
Burke's Law
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Padre Emiliano
6.0

Burke's Law

1963
The Lucy Show
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Perkins
7.1

The Lucy Show

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
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Auctioneer
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
The Virginian
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Charley Sanchez
6.4

The Virginian

1962
Target: The Corruptors!
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3.5

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
The Andy Griffith Show
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Big Jack Anderson
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
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Joe
6.2

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960
Johnny Midnight
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Johnny Midnight

1960
Wichita Town
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4.2

Wichita Town

1959
Bonanza
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Francisco Tenino
7.5

Bonanza

1959
Tightrope
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5.5

Tightrope

1959
Rawhide
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Hagerty
7.2

Rawhide

1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
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5.8

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
Lawman
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5.6

Lawman

1958
Behind Closed Doors
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Behind Closed Doors

1958
The Texan
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5.5

The Texan

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
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Mexican Policeman (uncredited)
6.8

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
Sea Hunt
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6.6

Sea Hunt

1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
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Jailer
8.6

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957
Zorro
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7.5

Zorro

1957
Alcoa Theatre
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Aubert
6.5

Alcoa Theatre

1957
Maverick
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Louie
6.9

Maverick

1957
Perry Mason
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Nico
7.7

Perry Mason

1957
Sugarfoot
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Senor Contreras
4.8

Sugarfoot

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
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Dan Tibner
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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Axel
6.2

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
Whirlybirds
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Ed Fenton
5.4

Whirlybirds

1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
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5.0

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
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5.0

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
Telephone Time
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6.3

Telephone Time

1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
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4.4

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956
Cheyenne
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6.0

Cheyenne

1955
Gunsmoke
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Barman
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955
The Millionaire
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Art Gallery Prop. Pataberes
5.0

The Millionaire

1955
Climax!
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3.3

Climax!

1954
December Bride
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6.0

December Bride

1954
Lassie
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Michael Zolenko
6.1

Lassie

1954
Letter to Loretta
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Victor Russo
6.5

Letter to Loretta

1953
I'm the Law
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5.7

I'm the Law

1953
General Electric Theater
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Perino
6.4

General Electric Theater

1953
Cavalcade of America
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Senor Alverez
3.5

Cavalcade of America

1952
China Smith
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China Smith

1952
Dangerous Assignment
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3.5

Dangerous Assignment

1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Captain Peleg
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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Self
6.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950