Paul Power
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.
Filme (99)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968 · Maitre D (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
1967 · Waiter (uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 · Treasure Hunter (uncredited)
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Kennel Show Spectator (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
1964 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
1964 · Reporter (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · Advertising Agency Executive (uncredited)
Marnie
1964 · Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 · Club Patron (uncredited)
The Best Man
1964 · Reporter (uncredited)
Viva Las Vegas
1964 · Resort Guest (uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
1963 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
A Ticklish Affair
1963 · Reporter (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
1962 · Auction Guest (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
1962 · Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Underwater City
1962 · Author in Visiting Party (uncredited)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Dance Guest (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
1962 · Senator (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
1962 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 · Delegate (Uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961 · Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Apartment
1960 · Bar Patron (uncredited)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960 · Minister
It Started with a Kiss
1959 · Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)
A Stranger in My Arms
1959 · Memorial Service Attendee (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
1958 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Girl
1958 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Ten North Frederick
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
1958 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jet Attack
1958 · Phillips
My Man Godfrey
1957 · Party Guest (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
1957 · Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Garment Jungle
1957 · Salesman (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
1957 · Theater Patron (uncredited)
Written on the Wind
1956 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
High Society
1956 · Party Guest (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
1955 · Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Tennessee's Partner
1955 · Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Cult of the Cobra
1955
It Should Happen to You
1954 · Audience Member (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet
1953 · Official (uncredited)
Let's Do It Again
1953 · Audition Guest (uncredited)
Oiltown, U.S.A.
1953 · Les Manning
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Theatre Manager (uncredited)
The Star
1952
Iron Man
1951 · Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
1951 · Linesman (uncredited)
All About Eve
1950 · Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Peggy
1950 · Judge
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 · Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
On the Town
1949 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Heiress
1949
Caught
1949 · Man in Store (uncredited)
Race Street
1948 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Easter Parade
1948 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Under California Stars
1948 · Movie Director Paul
Body and Soul
1947 · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Last Round-up
1947
Railroaded!
1947 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · Audience Member (uncredited)
Dishonored Lady
1947 · Club Patron
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945 · Timothy Wells
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 · Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler
1945 · Restaurant Patron
Crime, Inc.
1945 · Grand Juror (uncredited)
Experiment Perilous
1944 · Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)
I Accuse My Parents
1944 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Conspirators
1944 · Bartender (uncredited)
The Climax
1944 · Reporter (Uncredited)
Lady in the Death House
1944 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1943 · Passerby (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1942 · Minor Role (uncredited)
Silver Queen
1942 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
1942 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
1941 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Love Crazy
1941 · Party Guest (uncredited)
They Dare Not Love
1941 · Society Man
The Philadelphia Story
1940 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Remember the Night
1940 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939 · Party Guest
Woman Against Woman
1938 · Cynthia's Dance Partner
Fight for Your Lady
1937 · Café Patron (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Women of Glamour
1937 · (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Party Guest (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
1935 · Prisoner
Top Hat
1935 · Club Patron (uncredited)
The Personality Kid
1934 · Freddie
The House on 56th Street
1933 · Poker Gam Kibitzer (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933 · Cocoanut Grove Patron (uncredited)
Holiday
1930 · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thief Trapper
1927 · Jack Dayton
Serien (11)
Bob
1992 · Paul
Get Smart
1965 · Party Guest (uncredited), Scientist (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Judge (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Farmer
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Maitre D' (uncredited)
Harbor Command
1957 · Kellson
Maverick
1957 · Pyne
Perry Mason
1957 · Reporter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Club Patron (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Sir Gawaine
I Love Lucy
1951 · Man in Upper Box, Award Presenter