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