Nestor Paiva
Actor · 73 credits · 30 in highly-rated films
Best known for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Frequent collaborators: Richard Denning, Frank Sinatra, John Agar, Minerva Urecal
Best Nestor Paiva movies by genre
- Nestor Paiva Drama Movies 22
- Nestor Paiva Adventure Movies 17
- Nestor Paiva Romance Movies 17
- Nestor Paiva Western Movies 17
- Nestor Paiva Comedy Movies 16
- Nestor Paiva Science Fiction Movies 8
- Nestor Paiva Horror Movies 7
- Nestor Paiva Music Movies 7
- Nestor Paiva Action Movies 6
- Nestor Paiva Crime Movies 6
- Nestor Paiva Thriller Movies 5
Movies (73 total, ranked by score)
1Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954 · ★ 6.8 (881 votes)
Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
2Tarantula
1955 · ★ 6.5 (312 votes)
Science Fiction, Horror
3Hold Back the Dawn
1941 · ★ 6.7 (51 votes)
Drama, Romance
4Young Man with a Horn
1950 · ★ 6.4 (58 votes)
Drama, Music, Romance
5Mighty Joe Young
1949 · ★ 6.4 (123 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
6Les Girls
1957 · ★ 6.4 (60 votes)
Comedy, Music, Romance
7Double Dynamite
1951 · ★ 6.5 (15 votes)
Comedy, Adventure, Music
8The Trouble with Women
1947
Comedy
9Señor Droopy
1949 · ★ 6.8 (32 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Family
10The First Texan
1956 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)
History, Western, War
11Can-Can
1960 · ★ 6.7 (35 votes)
Music, Comedy, Romance
12The Paleface
1948 · ★ 6.1 (75 votes)
Comedy, Western
13Jivaro
1954 · ★ 5.2 (11 votes)
Adventure, Action, Romance
14Prison Train
1938 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Drama, Crime
15Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
War
16Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951 · ★ 6.1 (17 votes)
Drama
17Ramrod
1947 · ★ 6.5 (54 votes)
Western
18The Left Handed Gun
1958 · ★ 6.0 (115 votes)
Western
19They Knew What They Wanted
1940 · ★ 5.4 (6 votes)
Drama, Romance
20American Empire
1942 · ★ 3.8 (4 votes)
Western
21Scandal Incorporated
1956 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Crime
22A Thousand and One Nights
1945 · ★ 6.1 (18 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
23Ride The High Iron
1956
Drama
24Gold of the Seven Saints
1961 · ★ 7.2 (15 votes)
Adventure, Western
25Meet Boston Blackie
1941 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)
Crime
26The Marines Fly High
1940 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
27The Flying Jalopy
1943 · ★ 6.5 (32 votes)
Animation, Comedy
28Dark Streets of Cairo
1940 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Adventure, Mystery
29A Medal for Benny
1945 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)
Drama
30The Well Groomed Bride
1946 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)
Comedy, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.