Paul Bryar
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Character actor Paul Bryar, like countless other people struggling to maintain a movie career in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s, was frequently employed by the so-called Poverty Row studios like Republic, Monogram, and PRC who each cranked out cheap but profitable fare at a dizzying rate. When he wasn't making action-packed serials such as "Spy Smasher" or co-starring in espionage thri...
Biography
Character actor Paul Bryar, like countless other people struggling to maintain a movie career in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s, was frequently employed by the so-called Poverty Row studios like Republic, Monogram, and PRC who each cranked out cheap but profitable fare at a dizzying rate. When he wasn't making action-packed serials such as "Spy Smasher" or co-starring in espionage thrillers like William "One-Shot" Beaudine's "Foreign Agent," he was working sans credit on the Warner Brothers gangster movie "The Roaring Twenties" (which starred James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart) or in Paramount's "Midnight" (starring glamorous Claudette Colbert and the dashing Don Ameche). He co-starred in three PRC Michael Shayne mystery pictures--"Larceny in Her Heart," "Blonde for a Day," and "Three on a Ticket." Actors like John Wayne, who first made their name working in the Poverty Row productions, eventually progressed to bigger things. But the ones who didn't break out had to wait for television to offer up better roles. In 1965, Bryar had a regular gig as Sherriff Harve Anders in the drama series "The Long, Hot Summer," his most visible role in some time. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled after its first season and he was back doing bit parts for years leading up to his death at age 75. Many viewers will remember him best for his small role as a card player at the beginning of the revisionist Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Heart Like A Wheel
(1983)
A Change of Seasons
(1980)
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
(1980)
The City
(1977)
Cashier
In the Glitter Palace
(1977)
Private Cop
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
(1976)
Conspiracy of Terror
(1975)
Pawnbroker
Funny Lady
(1975)
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
(1974)
Poe'S Publisher
The Family Kovack
(1974)
Charlie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Card player #1
The Great Race
(1965)
Policeman
The Quick Gun
(1964)
Mitchell
Saintly Sinners
(1962)
Duke
All Fall Down
(1962)
Manager of sweet shop
Cimarron
(1960)
Mr. Self
Squad Car
(1960)
Lt. Beck
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Police officer
Al Capone
(1959)
Police inspector
It Started with a Kiss
(1959)
Major domo
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
(1959)
Port official
Gunman's Walk
(1958)
Bartender
Vertigo
(1958)
Capt. Hansen
The Naked and the Dead
(1958)
General
Young and Dangerous
(1957)
Desk sergeant
The Joker Is Wild
(1957)
Heckler
The Shadow on the Window
(1957)
Bartender
Mister Cory
(1957)
Dealer
The Quiet Gun
(1957)
Bartender
The Big Land
(1957)
Bartender
Silk Stockings
(1957)
Reporter
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Bartender
Teen Age Thunder
(1957)
Bert Morrison
Chain of Evidence
(1957)
Jenkins
Teenage Doll
(1957)
Hel's father
The Wrong Man
(1957)
Interrogation officer
Don't Go Near the Water
(1957)
Lt. Cmdr. Flaherty
Looking for Danger
(1957)
Maj. Harper
Inside Detroit
(1956)
Sam Foran
Lust for Life
(1956)
Inspector
Tea and Sympathy
(1956)
Alex
The Killer Is Loose
(1956)
Greg
Interrupted Melody
(1955)
Florida conductor
The Far Country
(1955)
Sheriff
Seven Angry Men
(1955)
Train fireman
The Prodigal
(1955)
Townsman
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
Headwaiter
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Sergeant
The Night of the Hunter
(1955)
Bart the hangman
Mad at the World
(1955)
Matt
No Man's Woman
(1955)
Sandy, the bartender
Brigadoon
(1954)
Waiter
Tennessee Champ
(1954)
Radio announcer
Rogue Cop
(1954)
Policeman Marx
Executive Suite
(1954)
Stork Club waiter
The Bob Mathias Story
(1954)
Bill Andrews
The Yellow Mountain
(1954)
Miner
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
(1954)
Officer Martin
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Bartender
The Story of Three Loves
(1953)
River policeman
South Sea Woman
(1953)
Captain of the gendarmes
She's Back on Broadway
(1953)
Ned Golby
All American
(1953)
Taxi driver
Treasure of the Golden Condor
(1953)
Guard
Dangerous When Wet
(1953)
Pierre
Easy to Love
(1953)
Mr. Barnes
99 River Street
(1953)
Bartender at River St. café
White Lightning
(1953)
Stew Barton
Hot News
(1953)
Doc Allen
The Roar of the Crowd
(1953)
Max Bromski
Vice Squad
(1953)
Lt. at lineup
What Price Glory
(1952)
Husband
Has Anybody Seen My Gal
(1952)
Rodeo
(1952)
Announcer
The Rose Bowl Story
(1952)
Assistant Coach Martin
Sound Off
(1952)
George
Lydia Bailey
(1952)
Guard
Aladdin and His Lamp
(1952)
Nervous man
Because of You
(1952)
Fort Osage
(1952)
Arctic Flight
(1952)
Happy Hogan
Death of a Salesman
(1952)
Subway guard
Hold That Line
(1952)
Coach Rowland
Glory Alley
(1952)
Cab driver
You Never Can Tell
(1951)
Inmate
Let's Go Navy
(1951)
Policeman
Ghost Chasers
(1951)
Reporter
The Mob
(1951)
Police officer
Callaway Went Thataway
(1951)
Gaffer
The People Against O'Hara
(1951)
Detective Howie Pendleton
Cavalry Scout
(1951)
Bartender
Valentino
(1951)
Photographer
Sky High
(1951)
Kurt Petrov
Leave It to the Marines
(1951)
Pappadopoli
Navy Bound
(1951)
Robert Garrells
According to Mrs. Hoyle
(1951)
Willie
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Frenchman
The Fuller Brush Girl
(1950)
Husband
The Toast of New Orleans
(1950)
The Petty Girl
(1950)
Police sergeant
Blues Busters
(1950)
Bimbo
Under My Skin
(1950)
Max
Call of the Klondike
(1950)
Fred Foley
Southside 1-1000
(1950)
Cab driver
Square Dance Katy
(1950)
Taxi driver
Mary Ryan, Detective
(1950)
Chuck
Armored Car Robbery
(1950)
Duncan
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
(1950)
Roderick
Bride for Sale
(1949)
Barrows
Lust for Gold
(1949)
The Great Lover
(1949)
French waiter
Flaxy Martin
(1949)
Policeman
Alaska Patrol
(1949)
Commander Braddock
Mississippi Rhythm
(1949)
Samuel W. Beale
Follow Me Quietly
(1949)
Sgt. Bryce
Bad Boy
(1949)
Gambler
The Judge Steps Out
(1949)
Customer
Madame Bovary
(1949)
Bailiff
Chicago Deadline
(1949)
Bartender
Shockproof
(1949)
Man in car
Prison Warden
(1949)
Gardner's companion
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
(1948)
Detective
To the Victor
(1948)
Detective
Campus Sleuth
(1948)
Houser
Parole, Inc.
(1948)
Charley Newton
Walk a Crooked Mile
(1948)
Ivan
Rogues' Regiment
(1948)
Chief of police
Bungalow 13
(1948)
Police officer
Smart Woman
(1948)
Bartender
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
(1948)
Guard
The Babe Ruth Story
(1948)
The Chinese Ring
(1947)
Sergeant
Robin Hood of Texas
(1947)
Ace Foley
Blind Spot
(1947)
Policeman
Lady Chaser
(1947)
Garry
Three on a Ticket
(1947)
Tim Rourke
The Millerson Case
(1947)
Harley Rumford
Killer McCoy
(1947)
Walsh's bodyguard
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
(1947)
Reporter
Ride the Pink Horse
(1947)
State trooper
Swell Guy
(1947)
Companion
The Beginning or the End
(1947)
Army officer
The Return of Monte Cristo
(1946)
Police sergeant
Gas House Kids
(1946)
Shadow Sorecki
Shadows Over Chinatown
(1946)
Mike Rogan
Blonde for a Day
(1946)
Tim Rourke
Larceny in Her Heart
(1946)
Tim Rourke
The Razor's Edge
(1946)
Frenchman
Notorious
(1946)
Reporter
Corvette K-225
(1943)
Stoker
Silent Witness
(1943)
Queen of Broadway
(1943)
Rosy
Sarong Girl
(1943)
Eyes of the Underworld
(1943)
Taylor
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1943)
Waiter
Flesh and Fantasy
(1943)
Harlequin
The Crystal Ball
(1943)
Headwaiter
The Desert Song
(1943)
Captain
The Invisible Agent
(1942)
German soldier
Man from Headquarters
(1942)
Knucks
Criminal Investigator
(1942)
Stuart
Duke of the Navy
(1942)
Al Bunciello, a.k.a. "Bunco" Bisbee
Jungle Siren
(1942)
Sergeant Mike Jenkins
Lady from Chungking
(1942)
Pat O'Rourke
Sealed Lips
(1942)
Spike
Paris Calling
(1942)
Paul
Sin Town
(1942)
Grady
Foreign Agent
(1942)
Bartender
Destination Unknown
(1942)
Henchman
The Mystery of Marie Roget
(1942)
Detective
Mississippi Gambler
(1942)
Evans
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
(1942)
Bailiff
Eagle Squadron
(1942)
Frenchman
Spy Smasher
(1942)
Junior G-Men of the Air
(1942)
Badlands of Dakota
(1941)
The Gang's All Here
(1941)
Bob
You're Out of Luck
(1941)
Desperate Cargo
(1941)
Desser
The Miracle Kid
(1941)
Rocco
The Man Who Lost Himself
(1941)
Bar waiter
Hold That Woman!
(1940)
Duke Jurgens
Marked Men
(1940)
Joe Mallon
Arise, My Love
(1940)
Desk clerk
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Second gangster
Waterfront
(1939)
Committeeman
Rio
(1939)
Guard
Artists and Models Abroad
(1938)
Hotel clerk
Tenth Avenue Kid
(1938)
Wheeler
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