Paul Power
Acting • Born 1902-12-07 – Died 1968-04-05
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.
Filmography
104 credits
Theodora Goes Wild
Movie • 1936
Party Guest (uncredited)
Viva Las Vegas
Movie • 1964
Resort Guest (uncredited)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Movie • 1961
Delegate (Uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
Movie • 1958
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bombshell
Movie • 1933
Cocoanut Grove Patron (uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Movie • 1967
Treasure Hunter (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler
Movie • 1945
Restaurant Patron
On the Town
Movie • 1949
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Experiment Perilous
Movie • 1944
Art Exhibition Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie • 1962
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Movie • 1960
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thief Trapper
Movie • 1927
Jack Dayton
Under California Stars
Movie • 1948
Movie Director Paul
Phantom Lady
Movie • 1944
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
Movie • 1962
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Marnie
Movie • 1964
Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Movie • 1957
Party Guest (uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
Movie • 1963
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
Movie • 1955
Observer at Accident Scene (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
Movie • 1933
Poker Gam Kibitzer (uncredited)
Crime, Inc.
Movie • 1945
Grand Juror (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
Movie • 1941
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Written on the Wind
Movie • 1956
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Apartment
Movie • 1960
Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Garment Jungle
Movie • 1957
Salesman (uncredited)
The Philadelphia Story
Movie • 1940
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
Movie • 1964
Advertising Agency Executive (uncredited)
Top Hat
Movie • 1935
Club Patron (uncredited)
High Society
Movie • 1956
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie • 1964
Club Patron
The Young Stranger
Movie • 1957
Theater Patron (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
Movie • 1962
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Party Girl
Movie • 1958
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie • 1952
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Movie • 1968
Maitre D (uncredited)
The Notorious Landlady
Movie • 1962
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
I Accuse My Parents
Movie • 1944
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Zenobia
Movie • 1939
Party Guest
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Movie • 1945
Timothy Wells
The Personality Kid
Movie • 1934
Freddie
All About Eve
Movie • 1950
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
Movie • 1942
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Caught
Movie • 1949
Man in Store (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
Movie • 1957
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
Movie • 1967
Waiter (uncredited)
Lady in the Death House
Movie • 1944
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Movie • 1941
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Movie • 1958
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Race Street
Movie • 1948
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Stranger in My Arms
Movie • 1959
Memorial Service Attendee (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Movie • 1945
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Women of Glamour
Movie • 1937
(uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
Movie • 1938
Cynthia's Dance Partner
Railroaded!
Movie • 1947
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Remember the Night
Movie • 1940
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cult of the Cobra
Movie • 1955
Advise & Consent
Movie • 1962
Senator (uncredited)
Let's Do It Again
Movie • 1953
Audition Guest (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Movie • 1950
Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Movie • 1960
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet
Movie • 1953
Official (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Movie • 1947
Audience Member (uncredited)
Peggy
Movie • 1950
Judge
Silver Queen
Movie • 1942
Party Guest (uncredited)
They Dare Not Love
Movie • 1941
Society Man
The Ugly Dachshund
Movie • 1966
Kennel Show Spectator (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Movie • 1943
Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Movie • 1943
Passerby (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
Movie • 1942
Minor Role (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
Movie • 1935
Prisoner
Oiltown, U.S.A.
Movie • 1953
Les Manning
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Movie • 1961
Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
A Ticklish Affair
Movie • 1963
Reporter (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
Movie • 1958
Party Guest (uncredited)
Body and Soul
Movie • 1947
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dishonored Lady
Movie • 1947
Club Patron
Romance on the High Seas
Movie • 1948
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Climax
Movie • 1944
Reporter (Uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
Movie • 1964
Reporter (uncredited)
Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
Movie • 1951
Linesman (uncredited)
It Should Happen to You
Movie • 1954
Audience Member (uncredited)
Holiday
Movie • 1930
Party Guest (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
Movie • 1937
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Movie • 1960
Minister
Easter Parade
Movie • 1948
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
Movie • 1964
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ten North Frederick
Movie • 1958
It Started with a Kiss
Movie • 1959
Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
Movie • 1937
Café Patron (uncredited)
The Underwater City
Movie • 1962
Author in Visiting Party (uncredited)
Iron Man
Movie • 1951
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
The Last Round-up
Movie • 1947
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Farmer
Maverick
TV • 1957
Pyne
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Reporter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Club Patron (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
TV • 1951
Man in Upper Box
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TV • 1957
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Bob
TV • 1992
Paul
I Love Lucy
TV • 1951
Award Presenter
Adventures of Superman
TV • 1952
Sir Gawaine
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Party Guest (uncredited)
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Scientist (uncredited)
Harbor Command
TV • 1957
Kellson