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- Birth nameHortense Rizley
- Claudia Bryar was born on May 18, 1918 in Guymon, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Psycho II (1983), Bad Company (1972) and Hill Street Blues (1981). She was married to Paul Bryar. She died on June 16, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousePaul Bryar(February 3, 1940 - August 30, 1985) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- Daughter of Ruby Elaine (Seal) and former United States Congressman and Federal Judge Ross Rizley.
- In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s she appeared on many TV westerns, including Gunsmoke (1955), Bonanza (1959), Wagon Train (1957), Death Valley Days (1952), The Virginian (1962), Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958), The Big Valley (1965) and many more. She was at least as well known for her TV western appearances as for horror movies.
- Bryar is mostly known for appearing in small roles in a few horror films, such as "Mrs. Spool" in Psycho II (1983) and "Arlene's Mother" in I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957). In her death scene in the final scenes of Psycho II (1983), where her character, "Mrs. Spool", is hit on the head with a shovel, she wore a protective skull cap under her wig to deflect the blow from the rubber shovel.
- Mother of Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer with the rock band Little Feat.
- She made guest appearances on both The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone (1985).
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