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'{{Infobox actor | name = Claudia Bryar | image = | caption = | birth_name = Hortense Rizley | birth_date = {{birth date|1918|5|18}} | birth_place = [[Guymon, Oklahoma]], U.S. | death_date = | occupation = Actress }} '''Claudia Bryar''' (May 18, 1918 &ndash; June 16, 2011) was an 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]]''. She played small parts in mostly [[Western (genre)|Western television series]] such as ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', and ''[[The Guns of Will Sonnett]]'', but also ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', and ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''. She appeared in small roles in the big screen in cult movies, such as ''[[I Was A Teenage Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]''. She appeared in made-for-television movies such as ''[[Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn]]'' (1977) and ''[[The Family Nobody Wanted]]'' (1975). She can be seen 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]]''. ==Death== Bryar died on June 16, 2011, aged 93. ==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 = Rizley, Hortense | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actress | DATE OF BIRTH = May 18, 1918 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Beaver County, Oklahoma]], U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = June 16, 2011 | PLACE OF DEATH = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryar, Claudia}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American soap opera actors]] [[Category:People from Beaver County, Oklahoma]] [[Category:Actors from Oklahoma]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in California]]'