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'{{Infobox person | name = Claudia Bryar | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1918|5|18}} | birth_place = [[Beaver County, Oklahoma]], [[United States]] | death_date = 16 June, 2011 | death_place = | other_names = Hortense Rizley | occupation = Actress }} '''Claudia Bryar''' (born May 18, 1918, died June 16, 2011) was a retired American actress who mostly specialized in television. 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]]. Throughout her life she played small parts in many well-known TV series, mostly [[Western (genre)|Western]]s, such as ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', and ''[[The Guns of Will Sonnett]]'', comical shows such as ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' and ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', fantasy TV series such as ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ' etc. She also appeared in small roles in the big screen in cult movies, such as [[I Was A Teenage Frankenstein]], ''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'' and in uncredited parts in the films ''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]'' and ''[[The Houston Story]]''. Bryar also played in many TV movies, e.g. "Green Eyes" (1977), "[[Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn]]" (1977), "[[The Family Nobody Wanted]]" (1975) etc. Most of her work consists of roles in westerns. Bryar also appeared in archive footage for a black and white flashback in ''[[Psycho III]]'', where more attention is given to her character of [[Emma Spool|Mrs. Spool]] (although she is dead). Her career ended with her role of Mrs. Prince in ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''. Bryar passed away on June 16, 2011. ==Filmography== *''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]'' (1956) as Older Beauty Operator *''[[I Was A Teenage Frankenstein]]'' (1957) as Arlene's Mother *''[[The True Story of Lynn Stuart]]'' (1958) as Nora Efron *''[[A Big Hand for the Little Lady]]'' (1966) as Mrs. Price *''[[Ride to Hangman's Tree]]'' (1967) as Mrs. Harmon *''[[The Shakiest Gun in the West]]'' (1968) as Mrs. Remington *''[[Gaily, Gaily]]'' (1969) as Mother *''[[Angel in My Pocket]]'' (1969) as Mrs. Axel Gresham *''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'' (1972) as Mrs. Clum *''[[Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies]]'' (1973) as Ann *''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]'' (1973) as Mrs. Horrell *''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' (1983) as Mrs. [[Emma Spool]] *''[[Psycho III]]'' (1986) as Mrs. Emma Spool (flashback) ==External links== * {{imdb name|0117267}} * [http://www.cinemorgue.com/claudiabryar.html Pictures of Claudia Bryar as Mrs. Spool on Cinemorgue] *[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=152136627 Obituary - Los Angeles Times] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Bryar, Claudia | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = May 18, 1918 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Beaver County, Oklahoma]], [[United States]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryar, Claudia}} [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American soap opera actors]] [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:People from Beaver County, Oklahoma]] [[Category:Actors from Oklahoma]]'