Claudia Bryar ( Hortense Rizley; May 18, 1918 – June 16, 2011) was an American actress. She portrayed Emma Spool in the film Psycho II (1983). Claudia Bryar died on June 16th, 2011 in Los Angeles, California of natural causes. Claudia Bryar was 93 years old.
Early years Bryar was one of seven children of Ruby Elaine (née Seal) and Ross Rizley, a congressman and federal judge.
Career Active from the 1950s to the 1980s, she gained early acting experience with the Pasadena Playhouse. She appeared in such television series as Wanted Dead or Alive, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Guns of Will Sonnett, The Real McCoys, The Bob Newhart Show, The Twilight Zone, Leave It to Beaver, Dennis the Menace, The Andy Griffith Show, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Her last television role was in an episode of Hill Street Blues. She appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), Bad Company (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), and as Mrs. Emma Spool in Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She appeared in such made-for-TV movies as The Family Nobody Wanted (1975) and Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977).
Personal life Bryar was married to actor Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere) until his death in 1985. The couple had three children, including Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer with the rock band Little Feat. On June 16, 2011, Bryar died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.
Selected filmography
The Houston Story (1956) as Clara Phelan (uncredited) Giant (1956) as Older Beauty Operator (uncredited) The Wrong Man (1956) as Small Role (uncredited) I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) as Arlene's Mother The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958) as Nora Efron (uncredited) 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 The Andy Griffith Show (1961) Episode 18 season 1. "Andy the Marriage Counselor" Leave It to Beaver (1962) Season 5 Episode 22 (Three Boys & A Burro) as Mrs. Bates A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) as Mrs. Price (uncredited) The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967) as Mrs. Harmon The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) as Mrs. Remington (uncredited) Angel in My Pocket (1969) as Mrs. Axel Gresham Gaily, Gaily (1969) as Mother Bad Company (1972) as Mrs. Clum Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) as Ann Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) as Mrs. Horrell Psycho II (1983) as Mrs. Emma Spool Psycho III (1986) as Mrs. Emma Spool (flashback, uncredited)
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External links
Pictures of Claudia Bryar as Mrs. Emma Spool , Cinemorgue.com Obituary, latimes.com