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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Claudia Bryar
| name = Claudia Bryar
| image = Claudia_Bryar_in_The_Andy_Griffith_Show_1961.jpg
| image = Claudia Bryar in The Veil (Girl on the Road).jpg
| caption = Claudia Bryar in ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' 1961
| caption = Bryar in the TV series ''[[The Veil (American TV series)|The Veil]]'', episode ''Girl on the Road'', 1958
| birth_name = Hortense Rizley
| birth_name = Hortense Rizley
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|05|18}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|05|18}}
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| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1955–1986
| years_active = 1955–1986
| spouse = [[Paul Bryar]] <br> (m. 19??; his death 1985)
| spouse = [[Paul Bryar]]<br />(m. 19??; his death 1985)
| children = 3
| children = 3
| father = [[Ross Rizley]]
| father = [[Ross Rizley]]
}}
}}


'''Hortense''' "'''Claudia'''" '''Bryar''' (née '''Rizley'''; May 18, 1918 – June 16, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] actress. She is probably best known for portraying [[Emma Spool]] in the film ''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' (1983).
'''Hortense''' "'''Claudia'''" '''Bryar''' (née '''Rizley'''; May 18, 1918 – June 16, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] actress. She portrayed [[Emma Spool]] in the film ''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' (1983).


==Early years==
==Early years==
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==Career==
==Career==
Active from the 1950s to the 1980s, she is perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. [[Emma Spool]] in ''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' (1983).
Active from the 1950s to the 1980s, she portrayed Mrs. [[Emma Spool]] in ''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' (1983).


Bryar gained early acting experience with the [[Pasadena Playhouse]].<ref name=":0" /> She played small parts in mostly [[Western (genre)|Western television series]] such as ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', and ''[[The Guns of Will Sonnett]]'', plus sitcoms like ''[[The Real McCoys]]'', ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]'', and ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (Episode: "[[Mute (The Twilight Zone)|Mute]]"). She had a small role in [[Leave It To Beaver]] episode “Community Chest” (5/13/1961). She had a small role in [[Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]] episode “Pythias Was a Piker” (1/29/1961).She appeared in small roles in such films as ''[[I Was A Teenage Frankenstein]]'' (1957) and ''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'' (1972). She appeared in made-for-TV movies such as ''[[The Family Nobody Wanted]]'' (1975) and ''[[Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn]]'' (1977). Her career ended with her role of Mrs. Prince in ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''.{{Citation needed |date=December 2020}}
Bryar gained early acting experience with the [[Pasadena Playhouse]].<ref name=":0" /> She played small parts in mostly [[Western (genre)|Western television series]] such as ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', and ''[[The Guns of Will Sonnett]]'', plus sitcoms like ''[[The Real McCoys]]'', ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]'', and ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (Episode: "[[Mute (The Twilight Zone)|Mute]]"). She had a small role in [[Leave It to Beaver]] episode "Community Chest" (5/13/1961). She had a small role in [[Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]] episode "Pythias Was a Piker" (1/29/1961).She appeared in small roles in such films as ''[[I Was a Teenage Frankenstein]]'' (1957) and ''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'' (1972). She appeared in made-for-TV movies such as ''[[The Family Nobody Wanted]]'' (1975) and ''[[Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn]]'' (1977). Her career ended with her role of Mrs. Prince in ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''.{{Citation needed |date=December 2020}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bryar was married to actor [[Paul Bryar]] (born Gabriel Paul Barrere) until his death in 1985. The couple had three children,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hortense BARRERE Obituary (2011) Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/hortense-barrere-obituary?id=20514961 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> including [[Paul Barrere]], guitarist and singer with the rock band [[Little Feat]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kubernik |first=Harvey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bANZjtz2qUkC&dq=Little+Feat+paul+bryar&pg=PA266 |title=Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon |date=2009 |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |isbn=978-1-4027-6589-6 |language=en}}</ref> On June 16, 2011, Bryar died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M., III |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011 |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786491346 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqdwE8hZKsC&dq=%22Claudia+Bryar%22&pg=PA46 |accessdate=18 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Bryar was married to actor [[Paul Bryar]] (born Gabriel Paul Barrere) until his death in 1985. The couple had three children,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hortense BARRERE Obituary (2011) Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/hortense-barrere-obituary?id=20514961 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> including [[Paul Barrere]], guitarist and singer with the rock band [[Little Feat]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kubernik |first=Harvey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bANZjtz2qUkC&dq=Little+Feat+paul+bryar&pg=PA266 |title=Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon |date=2009 |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |isbn=978-1-4027-6589-6 |language=en}}</ref> On June 16, 2011, Bryar died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. III |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011 |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-9134-6 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqdwE8hZKsC&dq=%22Claudia+Bryar%22&pg=PA46 |access-date=18 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]'' (1956) as Older Beauty Operator (uncredited)
*''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]'' (1956) as Older Beauty Operator (uncredited)
*''[[The Wrong Man]]'' (1956) as Small Role (uncredited)
*''[[The Wrong Man]]'' (1956) as Small Role (uncredited)
*''[[I Was A Teenage Frankenstein]]'' (1957) as Arlene's Mother
*''[[I Was a Teenage Frankenstein]]'' (1957) as Arlene's Mother
*''[[The True Story of Lynn Stuart]]'' (1958) as Nora Efron (uncredited)
*''[[The True Story of Lynn Stuart]]'' (1958) as Nora Efron (uncredited)
*''[[Official Detective]]'' (1958, Episode: "The Deserted House") as Melissa Falcon
*''[[Official Detective]]'' (1958, Episode: "The Deserted House") as Melissa Falcon
*''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)]]'' (1960) season 3 episode 2 (''The Cure'') as Emily Kendrick
*''[[Leave It To Beaver (TV series)]]'' (1962) Season 5 Episode 22 (''Three Boys & A Burro'') as Mrs. Bates
*''[[A Big Hand for the Little Lady]]'' (1966) as Mrs. Price (uncredited)
*''[[A Big Hand for the Little Lady]]'' (1966) as Mrs. Price (uncredited)
*''[[The Ride to Hangman's Tree]]'' (1967) as Mrs. Harmon
*''[[The Ride to Hangman's Tree]]'' (1967) as Mrs. Harmon
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*''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'' (1972) as Mrs. Clum
*''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'' (1972) as Mrs. Clum
*''[[Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies]]'' (1973) as Ann
*''[[Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies]]'' (1973) as Ann
*''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]'' (1973) as Mrs. Horrell
*''[[Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid]]'' (1973) as Mrs. Horrell
*''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' (1983) as Mrs. [[Emma Spool]]
*''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' (1983) as Mrs. [[Emma Spool]]
*''[[Psycho III]]'' (1986) as Mrs. Emma Spool (flashback, uncredited)
*''[[Psycho III]]'' (1986) as Mrs. Emma Spool (flashback, uncredited)
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|0117267}}
* {{IMDb name|0117267}}
* [http://www.cinemorgue.com/claudiabryar.html Pictures of Claudia Bryar as Mrs. Emma Spool] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206132136/http://www.cinemorgue.com/claudiabryar.html |date=2020-02-06 }}, Cinemorgue.com
* [http://www.cinemorgue.com/claudiabryar.html Pictures of Claudia Bryar as Mrs. Emma Spool] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206132136/http://www.cinemorgue.com/claudiabryar.html |date=2020-02-06 }}, Cinemorgue.com

Latest revision as of 13:59, 16 December 2024

Claudia Bryar
Bryar in the TV series The Veil, episode Girl on the Road, 1958
Born
Hortense Rizley

(1918-05-18)May 18, 1918
Guymon, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 2011(2011-06-16) (aged 93)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1955–1986
Spouse(s)Paul Bryar
(m. 19??; his death 1985)
Children3
FatherRoss Rizley

Hortense "Claudia" Bryar (née Rizley; May 18, 1918 – June 16, 2011) was an American actress. She portrayed Emma Spool in the film Psycho II (1983).

Early years

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Bryar was one of seven children of Ruby Elaine (née Seal) and Ross Rizley, a congressman and federal judge.

Career

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Active from the 1950s to the 1980s, she portrayed Mrs. Emma Spool in Psycho II (1983).

Bryar gained early acting experience with the Pasadena Playhouse.[1] She played small parts in mostly Western television series such as Wanted Dead or Alive, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and The Guns of Will Sonnett, plus sitcoms like The Real McCoys, The Bob Newhart Show, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and The Twilight Zone (Episode: "Mute"). She had a small role in Leave It to Beaver episode "Community Chest" (5/13/1961). She had a small role in Dennis the Menace episode "Pythias Was a Piker" (1/29/1961).She appeared in small roles in such films as I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) and Bad Company (1972). She appeared in made-for-TV movies such as The Family Nobody Wanted (1975) and Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977). Her career ended with her role of Mrs. Prince in Hill Street Blues.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Bryar was married to actor Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere) until his death in 1985. The couple had three children,[2] including Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer with the rock band Little Feat.[3] On June 16, 2011, Bryar died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Lentz, Harris M. III (2012). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7864-9134-6. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Hortense BARRERE Obituary (2011) Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. ^ Kubernik, Harvey (2009). Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4027-6589-6.
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