Paul Power
Acting
- Born:
- 1902-12-07
- Died:
- 1968-04-05
- Place of birth:
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Bob
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Valley of the Dolls
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
The Ugly Dachshund
Get Smart
Youngblood Hawke
Fate Is the Hunter
Good Neighbor Sam
Marnie
Robin and the 7 Hoods
The Best Man
Viva Las Vegas
Move Over, Darling
A Ticklish Affair
How the West Was Won
Period of Adjustment
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Underwater City
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Advise & Consent
The Notorious Landlady
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Inherit the Wind
The Apartment
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
The Twilight Zone
It Started with a Kiss
A Stranger in My Arms
The Last Hurrah
The Tunnel of Love
Party Girl
Ten North Frederick
Marjorie Morningstar
Jet Attack
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
My Man Godfrey
Harbor Command
Maverick
Perry Mason
An Affair to Remember
The Garment Jungle
The Young Stranger
Written on the Wind
High Society
I Died a Thousand Times
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tennessee's Partner
Cult of the Cobra
It Should Happen to You
Dangerous When Wet
Let's Do It Again
Oiltown, U.S.A.
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Star
Adventures of Superman
I Love Lucy
Iron Man
Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
All About Eve
Peggy
The Damned Don't Cry
On the Town
The Heiress
Caught
Race Street
Easter Parade
Romance on the High Seas
Under California Stars
Body and Soul
The Last Round-up
Railroaded!
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Dishonored Lady
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Circumstantial Evidence
The Power of the Whistler
Crime, Inc.
Experiment Perilous
I Accuse My Parents
The Conspirators
The Climax
Lady in the Death House
Phantom Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
Mr. Lucky
A Night to Remember
Silver Queen
Nazi Agent
Johnny Eager
Million Dollar Baby
Love Crazy
They Dare Not Love
The Philadelphia Story
Remember the Night
Zenobia
Woman Against Woman
Fight for Your Lady
Make Way for Tomorrow
Women of Glamour
Theodora Goes Wild
She Couldn't Take It
Top Hat
The Personality Kid
The House on 56th Street
Bombshell
Holiday
The Thief Trapper