Paul Power
Known for: Acting
Born: December 7, 1902
Died: April 5, 1968
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Luther Raymond Vestergard was born 2 December 1902 in Chicago, Illinois to Christian Vestergard and Maytha Heckel. Growing up in Chicago, Luther attended local schools. Upon graduating, Luther moved to Los Angeles California where he attended the University of Southern California. At the same time he worked as an assistant deputy probation officer so he could pay his way through college. Luther would move on to Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts to study law. Luther was only able to complete 2 years before running out of money. Returning to Los Angeles in 1926, Luther started acting, working under the stage name of Paul Power. Initially he appeared in 2 reel silent comedies based on the "Winnie Winkle, the Bread Winner" comic strip. The vast majority of his appearances during his career were in a number of supporting and minor roles that extended the rest of his life (over 40 years) taking his career from the days of silent films through the golden age of movies to television. His largest role was in Christian movie "Oil Town U.S.A." where he worked with his friend Billy Graham. Luther was married twice and divorced twice with no record of having any children. He also took care of his mother(who was bed ridden from a traffic accident) during the last four years of her life. Luther was also a lay minister serving at different times as assistant pastor and interim pastor for Saint Matthews Lutheran Church. He occasionally conducted services at the local movie studios and funeral services for the Motion Pictures Home in Calabasas, California. He joined the Hollywood Christian Group after it was organized in 1949. Luther passed away 5 April 1968 at the Hollywood West Hospital.
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Filmography
99 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
7.6
Bob
1992
5.7
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
6.0
Valley of the Dolls
1967
6.7
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
8.0
Get Smart
1965
6.3
Youngblood Hawke
1964
6.5
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
6.6
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
7.1
Marnie
1964
6.2
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
7.3
The Best Man
1964
6.1
Viva Las Vegas
1964
6.7
Move Over, Darling
1963
5.9
A Ticklish Affair
1963
7.0
How the West Was Won
1962
6.0
Period of Adjustment
1962
6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
5.3
The Underwater City
1962
6.5
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
7.2
Advise & Consent
1962
6.8
The Notorious Landlady
1962
5.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
6.4
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
7.7
Inherit the Wind
1960
8.2
The Apartment
1960
6.2
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
6.2
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
5.5
It Started with a Kiss
1959
4.2
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
7.2
The Last Hurrah
1958
5.9
The Tunnel of Love
1958
6.8
Party Girl
1958
7.1
Ten North Frederick
1958
6.3
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
5.4
Jet Attack
1958
8.7
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
6.5
My Man Godfrey
1957
4.0
Harbor Command
1957
7.0
Maverick
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
7.4
An Affair to Remember
1957
6.5
The Garment Jungle
1957
5.9
The Young Stranger
1957
7.0
Written on the Wind
1956
6.8
High Society
1956
6.2
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
6.5
Tennessee's Partner
1955
6.0
Cult of the Cobra
1955
7.1
It Should Happen to You
1954
6.0
Dangerous When Wet
1953
4.2
Let's Do It Again
1953
5.0
Oiltown, U.S.A.
1953
7.3
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
7.2
The Star
1952
6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
6.2
Iron Man
1951
6.2
Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
1951
8.1
All About Eve
1950
6.0
Peggy
1950
7.0
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
7.0
On the Town
1949
7.8
The Heiress
1949
6.6
Caught
1949
6.0
Race Street
1948
7.0
Easter Parade
1948
6.7
Romance on the High Seas
1948
5.3
Under California Stars
1948
6.7
Body and Soul
1947
7.3
The Last Round-up
1947
6.7
Railroaded!
1947
7.5
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
5.8
Dishonored Lady
1947
4.8
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
5.2
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
5.9
The Power of the Whistler
1945
4.8
Crime, Inc.
1945
5.8
Experiment Perilous
1944
2.9
I Accuse My Parents
1944
6.3
The Conspirators
1944
5.5
The Climax
1944
5.7
Lady in the Death House
1944
7.0
Phantom Lady
1944
6.5
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
7.2
Mr. Lucky
1943
6.7
A Night to Remember
1942
6.0
Silver Queen
1942
6.6
Nazi Agent
1942
6.2
Johnny Eager
1941
6.3
Million Dollar Baby
1941
6.8
Love Crazy
1941
7.5
They Dare Not Love
1941
7.5
The Philadelphia Story
1940
7.3
Remember the Night
1940
5.0
Zenobia
1939
7.0
Woman Against Woman
1938
5.6
Fight for Your Lady
1937
7.5
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
5.7
Women of Glamour
1937
6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
5.3
She Couldn't Take It
1935
7.3
Top Hat
1935
4.4
The Personality Kid
1934
5.3
The House on 56th Street
1933
6.5
Bombshell
1933
6.2
Holiday
1930
NR
The Thief Trapper
1927