Paul Power

Paul Power

Birthday: 1902-12-07

Deathday: 1968-04-05

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0694446

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.

Played in movies:

The Apartment

Score: 8.2

All About Eve

Score: 8.1

Inherit the Wind

Score: 7.7

The Philadelphia Story

Score: 7.6

Make Way for Tomorrow

Score: 7.5

An Affair to Remember

Score: 7.4

The Bad and the Beautiful

Score: 7.3

Remember the Night

Score: 7.3

Top Hat

Score: 7.3

Advise & Consent

Score: 7.2

The Last Hurrah

Score: 7.1

The Damned Don't Cry

Score: 7.1

Marnie

Score: 7.1

Phantom Lady

Score: 7.0

Easter Parade

Score: 7.0

On the Town

Score: 7.0

Mr. Lucky

Score: 7.0

How the West Was Won

Score: 7.0

Written on the Wind

Score: 7.0

It Should Happen to You

Score: 6.9

Ten North Frederick

Score: 6.9

Love Crazy

Score: 6.9

High Society

Score: 6.9

Party Girl

Score: 6.8

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Score: 6.8

Romance on the High Seas

Score: 6.8

Body and Soul

Score: 6.7

The Notorious Landlady

Score: 6.7

Railroaded!

Score: 6.6

The Ugly Dachshund

Score: 6.6

A Night to Remember

Score: 6.6

Nazi Agent

Score: 6.6

Move Over, Darling

Score: 6.6

Caught

Score: 6.6

Woman Against Woman

Score: 6.5

Good Neighbor Sam

Score: 6.5

Bombshell

Score: 6.5

Theodora Goes Wild

Score: 6.5

Fate Is the Hunter

Score: 6.4

The Garment Jungle

Score: 6.4

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Score: 6.4

My Man Godfrey

Score: 6.3

Holiday

Score: 6.2

Marjorie Morningstar

Score: 6.2

Viva Las Vegas

Score: 6.2

I Died a Thousand Times

Score: 6.1

Johnny Eager

Score: 6.1

Youngblood Hawke

Score: 6.1

Du Barry Was a Lady

Score: 6.1

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Score: 6.1

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Score: 6.1

Hard, Fast and Beautiful

Score: 6.0

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

Score: 6.0

They Dare Not Love

Score: 6.0

Dangerous When Wet

Score: 6.0

Cult of the Cobra

Score: 6.0

Valley of the Dolls

Score: 6.0

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Score: 5.9

The Tunnel of Love

Score: 5.9

Race Street

Score: 5.8

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

Score: 5.8

The Young Stranger

Score: 5.8

The Power of the Whistler

Score: 5.8

Dishonored Lady

Score: 5.7

A Ticklish Affair

Score: 5.7

Period of Adjustment

Score: 5.7

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Score: 5.7

Silver Queen

Score: 5.7

Experiment Perilous

Score: 5.6

It Started with a Kiss

Score: 5.5

The Climax

Score: 5.4

Lady in the Death House

Score: 5.4

The House on 56th Street

Score: 5.2

Oiltown, U.S.A.

Score: 5.0

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Score: 5.0

Women of Glamour

Score: 5.0

Circumstantial Evidence

Score: 4.8

Under California Stars

Score: 4.7

Peggy

Score: 4.7

Zenobia

Score: 4.6

She Couldn't Take It

Score: 4.5

The Phantom of 42nd Street

Score: 4.5

The Personality Kid

Score: 4.2

Crime, Inc.

Score: 4.2

Let's Do It Again

Score: 3.2

A Stranger in My Arms

Score: 3.2

I Accuse My Parents

Score: 2.7

The Thief Trapper

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Score: 8.6

The Twilight Zone

Score: 8.5

I Love Lucy

Score: 7.9

I Love Lucy

Score: 7.9

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

Bob

Score: 7.3

Maverick

Score: 6.8