Claudia Bryar

93 years old.

• Name — Claudia Bryar • Birth Name — Hortense Rizley • Born — 18 May 1918 • Birthplace — Guymon, Oklahoma, U.S. • Died — 16 June 2011 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1955–1986 • Spouse — Paul Bryar (m. 19??; his death 1985) • Children — 3 • Father — Ross Rizley

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

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).

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.

• 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)