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Paul Power
Acting
Born December 7, 1902 · 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.
Films (92)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
Valley of the Dolls
1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
Youngblood Hawke
1964
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
Marnie
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Viva Las Vegas
1964
Move Over, Darling
1963
A Ticklish Affair
1963
How the West Was Won
1962
Period of Adjustment
1962
The Underwater City
1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Advise & Consent
1962
The Notorious Landlady
1962
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
Inherit the Wind
1960
The Apartment
1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960
It Started with a Kiss
1959
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
The Last Hurrah
1958
The Tunnel of Love
1958
Party Girl
1958
Ten North Frederick
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
My Man Godfrey
1957
An Affair to Remember
1957
The Garment Jungle
1957
The Young Stranger
1957
Written on the Wind
1956
High Society
1956
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
Cult of the Cobra
1955
It Should Happen to You
1954
Dangerous When Wet
1953
Let's Do It Again
1953
Oiltown, U.S.A.
1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Iron Man
1951
Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
1951
All About Eve
1950
Peggy
1950
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
On the Town
1949
Caught
1949
Race Street
1948
Easter Parade
1948
Romance on the High Seas
1948
Under California Stars
1948
Body and Soul
1947
The Last Round-up
1947
Railroaded!
1947
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
Dishonored Lady
1947
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
The Power of the Whistler
1945
Crime, Inc.
1945
Experiment Perilous
1944
I Accuse My Parents
1944
The Climax
1944
Lady in the Death House
1944
Phantom Lady
1944
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Mr. Lucky
1943
A Night to Remember
1942
Silver Queen
1942
Nazi Agent
1942
Johnny Eager
1941
Love Crazy
1941
They Dare Not Love
1941
The Philadelphia Story
1940
Remember the Night
1940
Zenobia
1939
Woman Against Woman
1938
Fight for Your Lady
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Women of Glamour
1937
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
She Couldn't Take It
1935
Top Hat
1935
The Personality Kid
1934
The House on 56th Street
1933
Bombshell
1933
Holiday
1930
The Thief Trapper
1927