Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series.
Career
Bryar appeared in nearly 220 films between 1938 and 1983, although most of his roles were small in size. He made his film debut in the Harold Lloyd comedy Professor Beware. Some B-movies during the 1940s and 1950s like Jungle Siren, Lady from Chungking, Parole, Inc. and The Bob Mathias Story gave him the chance to play substantial supporting roles.
Bryar appeared in three movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including Vertigo, where he had an uncredited role as the friendly Police Captain who accompanies James Stewart to the coroner's inquest. The other Hitchcock films were Notorious and The Wrong Man. He also appeared in a 1955 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Byrar was typecast as a policeman in numerous other films, including Rebel Without a Cause and some Bowery Boys films. Bryar also played bartenders, district attorneys, sheriffs, photographers and guards. He appeared in Charles Laughton's film classic The Night of the Hunter as a hangman and family father who feels depressed about his work. Bryar also played Card Player #1 who quits the game before the main card player, Macon, threatens the Sundance Kid in the opening scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Many have mistakenly assumed that it was Bryar's character who threatened the Sundance Kid.
From the 1950s until the early 1980s, Bryar appeared in about 150 television shows. He was seen in The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Batman, Little House on the Prairie, Emergency!, Bewitched, The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Leave It to Beaver; Kung Fu and Hart to Hart. Paul Bryar also appeared in the first season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "To Denise, with Love and Murder".
He had a recurring role as Sheriff Harve Anders in the short-lived series The Long, Hot Summer between 1965 and 1966. His last role was a small part in the film Heart Like a Wheel, two years before his death.
Personal life
He was married to actress Claudia Bryar until his death in 1985. They had three children, including Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer with the rock band Little Feat.
Selected filmography
Professor Beware as Harry - Radio Patrolman Tenth Avenue Kid as WheelerArtists and Models Abroad as Hotel Clerk Midnight as Porter Waterfront as Committeeman Rio as Guard The Roaring Twenties as Gangster Hold That Woman! as 'Duke' JurgensMarked Men as Joe MellonArise, My Love as Desk Clerk You're Out of Luck as Benny, the Henchman-DriverThe Man Who Lost Himself as Bar Waiter The Gang's All Here as Bob Desperate Cargo as Henchman DesserBadlands of Dakota as Barfly The Miracle Kid as RoccoParis Calling as PaulSealed Lips as Henchman Spike Don Winslow of the Navy as Kramer - Man from Headquarters as KnucklesDuke of the Navy as Bunco BisbeeThe Strange Case of Doctor Rx as Bailiff Junior G-Men of the Air as Chemist Spy Smasher as LawlorMississippi Gambler as Evans The Mystery of Marie Roget as Detective Eagle Squadron as Frenchman Invisible Agent as German Soldier Jungle Siren as Sergeant Mike JenkinsSin Town as Grady Eyes of the Underworld as Taylor Foreign Agent as Jerry the bartenderDestination Unknown as German Henchman Criminal Investigator as StuartQueen of Broadway as RosyLady from Chungking as Pat O'RoulkeSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as Swiss Waiter The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Herr Bauer - German Spy Silent Witness as BlackieThe Crystal Ball as Maurice, Captain of Waiters Don Winslow of the Coast Guard as Water Gate Controller Sarong Girl as JakeCrime Doctor as First Reporter in Court Corvette K-225 as Stoker Flesh and Fantasy as Harlequin The Desert Song as French Captain Lost City of the Jungle as Casino Bartender Larceny in Her Heart as Tim RourkeBlonde for a Day as Tim RourkeShadows Over Chinatown as Mike RoganNotorious as Photographer Gas House Kids as Shadow SareckiThe Razor's Edge as Frenchman Lady Chaser as GarrySwell Guy as Companion The Return of Monte Cristo Blind Spot as Police Officer Harmon The Beginning or the End as Army Officer Three on a Ticket as Tim RourkeThe Millerson Case as Harley Rumford The Corpse Came C.O.D. as Reporter Brute Force as Harry Robin Hood of Texas as AceRide the Pink Horse as Policeman Killer McCoy as Joe - Welsh's Bodyguard The Chinese Ring as Police Sergeant The Judge Steps Out as Dining Truck Driver Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad as Detective LieutenantCampus Sleuth as HouserTo the Victor as Detective on Train Smart Woman as Joe the Bartender I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes as Guard #2The Dude Goes West as Smith The Babe Ruth Story as Sam Walk a Crooked Mile as Ivan Rogues' Regiment as Saigon Chief of Police Bungalow 13 as Police Officer Parole, Inc. as Charley NewtonAlaska Patrol as Commander BraddockDynamite as Christmas Party Guest Shockproof as Man in Car Flaxy Martin as Policeman with Witness Bad Boy as Gambler Mississippi Rhythm as Sad Sam BealeFollow Me Quietly as Police Sergeant Bryce Barbary Pirate as First Mate Madame Bovary as Bailiff Prison Warden as Convict The Story of Molly X as Mr. Lang Mary Ryan, Detective as Chuck Chicago Deadline as Bartender Bride for Sale as Barrows The Great Lover as French Waiter When Willie Comes Marching Home as French Resistance Fighter Under My Skin as Max Square Dance Katy as Taxi DriverArmored Car Robbery as Car 6 Patrolman at Pier 5 The Underworld Story as Helen's Father Triple Trouble as Prison Policeman Wilson The Petty Girl as Policeman #3 The Toast of New Orleans as Minor Role The Fuller Brush Girl as Husband Watching TV Blues Busters as BimboThe Sun Sets at Dawn as Truck Driver Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle as Detective Lieutenant RoderickSouthside 1-1000 as Jack, FBI Man Cab DriverCall of the Klondike as Fred FoleySierra Passage as Bartender Navy Bound as C.P.O. Robert GarrellsValentino as Photographer Ghost Chasers as Reporter Cavalry Scout as Bartender According to Mrs. Hoyle as WillieNever Trust a Gambler as Undersheriff's Assistant Let's Go Navy! as Policeman at Desk The People Against O'Hara as Detective Howie Pendleton The Mob as Policeman Cullen You Never Can Tell as Prisoner Leave It to the Marines as Corporal PappodopoliSky High as Sergeant Kurt PetrovCallaway Went Thataway as Gaffer Death of a Salesman as Subway Guard Aladdin and His Lamp as Nervous Man Hold That Line as Coach RowlandSound Off as George - Headwaiter Lydia Bailey as Guard Glory Alley as Cab Driver Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Doorman at Poker Game What Price Glory as Charmaine's Uncle The Rose Bowl Story as Assistant Coach Martin Arctic Flight as Happy HoganBecause of You as First Man Torpedo Alley as Bartender Treasure of the Golden Condor as Guard The Story of Three Loves as River Policeman White Lightning as Stew BartonShe's Back on Broadway as Ned Colby Man in the Dark as Freddie - Bartender Roar of the Crowd as Max BromskiSouth Sea Woman as Captain of Gendarmes Dangerous When Wet as PierreVice Squad as Lieutenant Cade Clipped Wings as Air Police Sergeant 99 River Street as River Street Bartender All American as Taxi Driver Hot News as Doc AllenEasy to Love as Mr. BarnesExecutive Suite as Stork Club Waiter Tennessee Champ as Ring Announcer The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters as Police Officer Martin The Far Country as Sheriff Walters Brigadoon as Waiter Rogue Cop as Patrolman Marx A Star Is Born as Bartender at Racetrack The Bob Mathias Story as Bill AndrewsThe Yellow Mountain as Miner Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lou HenryThe Prodigal as Townsman Seven Angry Men as Train Fireman Interrupted Melody as Florida Conductor Mad at the World as Matt, Police DetectiveThe Night of the Hunter as Bart the Hangman No Man's Woman as Sandy It's Always Fair Weather as Carl - Maitre d' Rebel Without a Cause as Desk Sergeant #2 Hell on Frisco Bay as Hotel Doorman Inside Detroit as Sam ForanThe Killer Is Loose as Greg BoydCrime in the Streets as Mr. Daniels - Lenny's Father Lust for Life as Inspector Tea and Sympathy as Alex Rumble on the Docks as Police Captain Callahan Stagecoach to Fury The Wrong Man as Interrogation Officer The Quiet Gun as Silva Chain of Evidence as Jenkins Mister Cory as Charlie - Dealer The Big Land as First Bartender The Shadow on the Window as Bartender Silk Stockings as Reporter Teenage Doll as Helen's FatherThe Joker Is Wild as Heckler The Helen Morgan Story as Bartender Looking for Danger as Major HarperYoung and Dangerous as Desk Sergeant Don't Go Near the Water as Lieutenant Commander Flaherty Teenage Thunder as Bert MorrisonToo Much, Too Soon as Bill Vertigo as Captain Hansen Gunman's Walk as Bartender The Naked and the Dead as General Al Capone as Police Inspector The Rabbit Trap as Bus Driver It Started with a Kiss as Majordomo The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Port Official Vice Raid as Internal Affairs Hearing Officer Ocean's 11 as Cop Leave It to Beaver as Sargeant Petersen Squad Car as Police Lieutenant BeckCimarron as Mr. Self - Politician The Big Bankroll as Police Detective Saintly Sinners as DukeAll Fall Down as Manager of Sweet Shop How the West Was Won as Auctioneer's Assistant Man's Favorite Sport? as Bartender at Rotating Bar The Quick Gun as MitchellSex and the Single Girl as Toll Gate Guard The Great Race as Policeman A Very Special Favor as Mac - Hotel Doorman The Third Day as Pete - Bartender Made in Paris as Attendant The Long, Hot Summer as Sheriff Harve AndersThe Reluctant Astronaut as First Bus Driver P.J. as Gatekeeper The Shakiest Gun in the West as Man at Bar Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Card Player #1The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe as Thomas W. WhiteFunny Lady as Cleaning ManDawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway as CountermanA Change of Seasons as Man at TableModern Romance as Man in Phone Booth Heart Like a Wheel as Matt, Card Player