Full Name Hortense Rizley Spouse Paul Bryar (m. ?–1985) Role Actress | Name Claudia Bryar Occupation Actor Children Paul Barrere | |
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Born May 18, 1918 ( 1918-05-18 ) Guymon, Oklahoma, U.S. Died June 16, 2011, Los Angeles, California, United States Parents Ruby Seal Rizley, Ross Rizley Movies Psycho II, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Bad Company Similar People Richard Franklin, Paul Barrere, Anthony Perkins, Robert Benton, Sam Peckinpah | ||
Claudia Bryar (May 18, 1918 – 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.
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She played small parts in mostly Western television series such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and The Guns of Will Sonnett, but also The Real McCoys, The Bob Newhart Show, The Andy Griffith Show, and The Twilight Zone (Episode: "Mute"). She appeared in small roles in such films as I Was A Teenage Frankenstein and Bad Company. She appeared in made-for-television movies such as Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977) and The Family Nobody Wanted (1975). Her career ended with her role of Mrs. Prince in Hill Street Blues.
Personal life
One of seven children of Ross Rizley, a congressman and federal judge, she was married to Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere) until his death in 1985. The couple had three children.
Filmography
Actress
1986
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Mrs. Prince
- Come and Get It (1986) - Mrs. Prince
1986
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Townsperson #1 (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
- Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine (1986) - Townsperson #1 (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
1983
Psycho II as
Mrs. Spool
1983
Dynasty (TV Series) as
Doris
- Fathers and Sons (1983) - Doris
1983
Who Will Love My Children? (TV Movie) as
Director of Home
1982
McClain's Law (TV Series) as
Dora Norton
- Takeover (1982) - Dora Norton
1981
Dallas (TV Series) as
Dolores, Cleaning Lady
- Lover, Come Back (1981) - Dolores, Cleaning Lady
- The Quest (1981) - Dolores, Cleaning Lady
1979
240-Robert (TV Series) as
Lady #1
- Time Bomb (1979) - Lady #1
1979
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Matronly Lady
- Roller Disco: Part 1 (1979) - Matronly Lady
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pomeroy / Ellen Coogan / Sister Agnes Elizabeth / ...
- Child of Love Child of Vengeance: Part 2 (1979) - Mrs. Pomeroy
- The Devil's Handmaiden (1977) - Ellen Coogan
- Sister of Death (1977) - Sister Agnes Elizabeth
- Blood Relations (1975) - Emily Kates
- Catch Me If You Can (1973) - Mary Wheelock
1979
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hokans
- Aftermath (1979) - Mrs. Hokans
1978
Suddenly, Love (TV Movie)
1977
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (TV Movie) as
Ms. Mathias
1977
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Woman in Diner
- The Nomads (1977) - Woman in Diner
1977
Green Eyes (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Cousins
1976
Most Wanted (TV Series) as
Mary Callaghan
- The Ten-Percenter (1976) - Mary Callaghan
1976
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Mrs. Thompson / Ann Corby
- Dead or Alive (1976) - Mrs. Thompson
- Alien Country (1976) - Ann Corby
1976
The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Firman
- Guaranteed Not to Shrink (1976) - Mrs. Firman
1975
The Blue Knight (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bridger
- Two to Make Deadly (1975) - Mrs. Bridger
1975
Matt Helm (TV Series) as
Grandmother
- Squeeze Play (1975) - Grandmother
1975
Petrocelli (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brancussi
- A Night of Terror (1975) - Mrs. Brancussi
1973
The Waltons (TV Series) as
Nurse Howard / Nurse Stewart
- The Venture (1975) - Nurse Howard
- The Thanksgiving Story (1973) - Nurse Stewart
1975
The Family Nobody Wanted (TV Movie) as
Eunice Franklin
1974
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Nurse Grande / Mrs. Grande
- Child of Silence (1974) - Nurse Grande
- The Faith of Childish Things (1974) - Mrs. Grande
1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (TV Movie) as
Landlady
1974
The Manhunter (TV Series) as
Mary Barrett
- Death on the Run (1974) - Mary Barrett
- Pilot (1974) - Mary Barrett
1974
Manhunter (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Barrett
1970
Ironside (TV Series) as
Mrs. Larkin / Laura
- Two Hundred Large (1974) - Mrs. Larkin
- Good Will Tour (1970) - Laura
1973
Love Story (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lewin
- When the Girls Came Out to Play (1973) - Mrs. Lewin
1973
A Summer Without Boys (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Battle
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Mrs. Mayson / Vera
- A Matter of Justice (1973) - Mrs. Mayson
- A Very Special Piece of Ground (1972) - Vera
1973
Letters from Three Lovers (TV Movie) as
Apartment Manager
1973
Mannix (TV Series) as
Old Lady
- Climb a Deadly Mountain (1973) - Old Lady
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as
Mrs. Horrell
1973
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies as
Ann
1971
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Nell Bronson / Mauda Weaver
- Homecoming (1973) - Nell Bronson
- Lynott (1971) - Mauda Weaver
1972
Bad Company as
Mrs. Clum
1972
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
Switchboard Operator
- Five Days in the Death of Sgt. Brown: Part II (1972) - Switchboard Operator
1972
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (TV Movie) as
Warden Tippet
1972
Jigsaw (TV Movie) as
Motel Manager
1960
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Martha / Mrs. Scott / Mrs. Weems / ...
- He Was Only Seven (1972) - Martha
- Justice Deferred (1967) - Mrs. Scott
- Rain from Heaven (1963) - Mrs. Weems
- The Spanish Grant (1960) - Mary Logan
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Thysen
1971
Sarge (TV Series) as
Old Woman
- A Company of Victims (1971) - Old Woman
1966
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ryerson / Clerk / Sara, Bookstore Employee / ...
- The Game of Terror (1971) - Mrs. Ryerson
- Gamble with Death (1969) - Clerk
- Act of Violence (1968) - Sara, Bookstore Employee
- Rope of Gold (1967) - Mrs. Lee
- Special Delivery (1966) - Mrs. Patterson
1971
Shoot Out as
Storekeeper's Wife (uncredited)
1971
Lawman as
Woman Who Yells 'Murderer!' (uncredited)
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) as
Minerva Lambert
- The Girl in Boxcar #3 (1971) - Minerva Lambert
1970
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) as
Clara Stockton
- The People Against Doctor Chapman (1970) - Clara Stockton
1970
Bracken's World (TV Series) as
Housekeeper
- The Mary Tree (1970) - Housekeeper
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Woman in Church
- In the Eyes of God (1970) - Woman in Church
1970
Nancy (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wilson
- Guess Who's Coming to the White House? (1970) - Mrs. Wilson
1969
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Mother Superior / Mrs. Jackson
- The Deadly Sin (1970) - Mother Superior
- Child of Sorrow, Child of Light (1969) - Mrs. Jackson
1970
That Girl (TV Series) as
Mona
- That Metermaid (1970) - Mona
1969
Gaily, Gaily as
Mother
1969
The Ballad of Andy Crocker (TV Movie) as
Emily Crocker
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series) as
Mrs. Thaler
- Gentleman Friend (1969) - Mrs. Thaler
1969
The Immortal (TV Series) as
Nurse
- Pilot (1969) - Nurse
1969
Angel in My Pocket as
Mrs. Axel Gresham
1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West as
Mrs. Remington (uncredited)
1965
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Maude Purcell / Lottie Caldwell
- The Price of Tomatoes (1968) - Maude Purcell
- Home on the Range (1965) - Lottie Caldwell
1967
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Florence Bacon / Lady
- Fall of a Hero (1968) - Florence Bacon
- Night in a Small Town (1967) - Lady
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) as
Mrs. Stevens
- Meeting at Devil's Fork (1967) - Mrs. Stevens
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) as
Townswoman
- Valley of the Shadow (1967) - Townswoman
1967
The Ride to Hangman's Tree as
Mrs. Harmon
1967
Occasional Wife (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cartwright
- The New Secretary (1967) - Mrs. Cartwright
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Mrs. Blake / Housekeeper / Mrs. Sturgis
- The Other Side of the Coin (1967) - Mrs. Blake
- A.P.B. (1965) - Housekeeper
- The Witch (1963) - Mrs. Sturgis
1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady as
Mrs. Price (uncredited)
1966
Laredo (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cook
- A Very Small Assignment (1966) - Mrs. Cook
1961
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Nurse / Elsie / Nurse Maggie Simpson / ...
- A Sort of Falling in Love (1966) - Nurse
- An Ancient Office (1962) - Elsie
- Hastings' Farewell (1962) - Nurse Maggie Simpson
- Hit and Run (1961) - Mary Adams
1965
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
Loomis' Secretary
- This Town for Sale (1965) - Loomis' Secretary
1961
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) as
Ruth / Jennie Boone
- The Bazaar (1965) - Ruth
- Andy the Marriage Counselor (1961) - Jennie Boone
1965
No Time for Sergeants (TV Series)
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Sergeant (1965)
1963
Mr. Novak (TV Series) as
Mrs. Harrison
- Hello, Miss Phipps (1963) - Mrs. Harrison
1963
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Miss Jensen
- The Small Parade (1963) - Miss Jensen
1963
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Laura Vetley
- A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody, M.D. (1963) - Laura Vetley
1963
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Frau Nielsen
- Mute (1963) - Frau Nielsen
1958
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Mrs. Baxter / Mary Carter / Ada Hale / ...
- The Davey Baxter Story (1963) - Mrs. Baxter
- The Hiram Winthrop Story (1962) - Mary Carter
- The Janet Hale Story (1961) - Ada Hale
- The River Crossing (1960) - Mrs. Moore
- The Maidie Brant Story (1960) - Mrs. Taylor
- The Mary Ellen Thomas Story (1958) - Mrs. Mayhew
1962
Stoney Burke (TV Series) as
Mrs. Miller
- Fight Night (1962) - Mrs. Miller
1958
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bates / Mrs. Harris / Librarian / ...
- Three Boys and a Burro (1962) - Mrs. Bates
- Community Chest (1961) - Mrs. Harris
- Beaver's Library Book (1960) - Librarian
- Party Invitation (1958) - Mrs. Dennison
1962
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Mrs. Phelps
- The Gang War (1962) - Mrs. Phelps
1961
Bus Stop (TV Series) as
Miss Toland
- The Glass Jungle (1961) - Miss Toland
1961
Target: The Corruptors! (TV Series)
- The Platinum Highway (1961)
1961
Lawman (TV Series) as
Clara Weston
- The Trial (1961) - Clara Weston
1961
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) as
Miss Morrison
- Pythias Was a Piker (1961) - Miss Morrison
1961
The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cleaver
- Piano Prodigy (1961) - Mrs. Cleaver
1961
The Tom Ewell Show (TV Series) as
Birdie
- Try It on for Size (1961) - Birdie
1960
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Ellie / Mary Taggert
- The Young Gun (1960) - Ellie
- The Strangers (1960) - Mary Taggert
1960
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Ada Smallwood
- A Noose for Nora (1960) - Ada Smallwood
1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) as
Emily Kendrick
- The Cure (1960) - Emily Kendrick
1960
Elmer Gantry as
Religious woman collecting money in opening scene (uncredited)
1960
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Grace Connors
- Fraternity of Fear (1960) - Grace Connors
1960
The Betty Hutton Show (TV Series) as
Miss Jones
- The School Bully (1960) - Miss Jones
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) as
Dr. West / Mrs. Crawford
- The Opening Door (1959) - Dr. West
- Dark Morning (1959) - Mrs. Crawford
1958
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jackson / Mrs. Longley
- Diary of a Nurse (1959) - Mrs. Jackson
- The Last Man (1958) - Mrs. Longley
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Mrs. Madge Horton / Mrs. Brown
- Juveniles - 1878 (1959) - Mrs. Madge Horton
- The Vultures (1957) - Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
1958
The Veil (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Kirby
- Girl on the Road (1958) - Mrs. Kirby
1958
Maverick (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pyne
- The Jail at Junction Flats (1958) - Mrs. Pyne
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
- Song of Bernadette (1958)
1958
Cimarron City (TV Series) as
Mrs. Randall
- I, the People (1958) - Mrs. Randall
1958
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) as
Delia
- The Chain and the River (1958) - Delia
1958
Buckskin (TV Series) as
Sara Taliaferro
- Tree of Death (1958) - Sara Taliaferro
1956
Dragnet (TV Series)
- The Big Bed (1958)
- The Big Mama (1956)
1958
The True Story of Lynn Stuart as
Nora Efron (uncredited)
1957
The Monolith Monsters as
Mrs.Simpson (uncredited)
1957
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as
Arlene's Mother
1955
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Martha
- The Animal Instinct (1957) - Martha
- Along Came a Bachelor (1955)
1957
The Real McCoys (TV Series) as
Mrs. Daniels
- A Question of Discipline (1957) - Mrs. Daniels
1957
Official Detective (TV Series) as
Mrs. Foster
- The Deserted House (1957) - Mrs. Foster
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Ruth Marvel
- The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1957) - Ruth Marvel
1957
The Web (TV Series)
- The Man Below (1957)
1957
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Vera Bennett / Anna
- Illicit Gambling (1957) - Vera Bennett
- Gun Runners (1957) - Anna
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Millie Cushman
- An Ounce of Prevention (1957) - Millie Cushman
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Mrs. Turner
- The Lynching (1957) - Mrs. Turner
1957
Telephone Time (TV Series) as
Mrs. Quist
- Stranded (1957) - Mrs. Quist
1957
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- One Left Over (1957)
1956
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Jane Andrews Blackmore
- One Way to Tahoe (1956) - Jane Andrews Blackmore
1956
The Wrong Man as
Small Role (uncredited)
1956
Chevron Hall of Stars (TV Series)
- Flowers for Charlie McDaniels (1956)
1956
Giant as
Older Beauty Operator (uncredited)
1956
Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Weston
- Faith (1956) - Mrs. Weston
1956
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Frances Davis
- The Ed Murdock Story (1956) - Frances Davis
1956
The Houston Story as
Clara Phelan (uncredited)
1956
Medic (TV Series) as
Deborah Beaumont
- Who Search for Truth (1956) - Deborah Beaumont
1956
Father Knows Best (TV Series) as
Miss Woodruff / Miss Woodruff Teacher
- The Historical Andersons (1956) - Miss Woodruff
- Betty's Brother (1956) - Miss Woodruff Teacher (uncredited)
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series)
- Child Pioneer (1955)
Archive Footage
1986
Psycho III as
Emma Spool (uncredited)
1960
The Real McCoys (TV Series) as
Mrs. Daniels
- A House Divided (1960) - Mrs. Daniels
1958
Destination Nightmare (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Kirby
References
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