John Bryans
Acting • Born 1942-08-05 – Died 1989-03-02
Biography
John Bryans (died 2 March 1989) was a British actor, who appeared frequently on television. He is possibly best known for his recurring role as Bercol during the first two series of Blake's 7. He also appeared in the third series as the torturer Shrinker. He also appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Creature from the Pit. Other television credits include: Justice, Bel Ami, Danger Man, The Baron, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Champions, Softly, Softly, The First Lady, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Guardians, The Troubleshooters, Colditz, Rock Follies, The Gentle Touch, Wilde Alliance and Only Fools and Horses. His film roles included the estate agent in the horror anthology The House That Dripped Blood (1970), and Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972).
Filmography
54 credits
The Girl Who Loved Robots
Movie • 1965
Lederman
A Passage to India
Movie • 1965
Mr Burton
Dead Silence
Movie • 1966
Sydney Oliver
Number Ten
Movie • 1968
Holden Britwell
The Prime Minister's Daughter
Movie • 1970
Scott-Bower
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Movie • 1972
Wolsey
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Movie • 1979
Torvin
Henry V
Movie • 1979
Duke of Bourbon
The House That Dripped Blood
Movie • 1971
Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
Praying Mantis
Movie • 1982
Dubreuil
Nipper
Movie • 1977
Magistrate
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Movie • 1974
Colonel Broom
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Movie • 1982
Dr. Ford-Waterlow
Broken Glass
Movie • 1982
George Harris
The Verdict
Movie • 1964
Prendergast
Quiet as a Nun
Movie • 1978
Sir Charles
Bel Ami
Movie • 1971
Monsieur Walter
Downfall
Movie • 1964
Artist
Blake's 7: Duel
Movie • 1986
Senator Bercol
Colditz
TV • 1972
German Guard
Softly, Softly
TV • 1966
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Torvin
Blake's 7
TV • 1978
Senator Bercol
Z-Cars
TV • 1962
Crown Court
TV • 1972
The Saint
TV • 1962
Mister Anthony
The Champions
TV • 1968
Crolic
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1971
Prosecuting Counsel
Play for Today
TV • 1970
Magistrate
The Guardians
TV • 1971
Menace
TV • 1970
The Expert
TV • 1968
Parker
Anna Karenina
TV • 1977
Martin Chuzzlewit
TV • 1964
Justice
TV • 1971
Arthur Bollington
Justice
TV • 1971
Clerk of Chambers
Justice
TV • 1971
Bill Corletti
Justice
TV • 1971
William Corletti
Blake's 7
TV • 1978
Shrinker
Dalgliesh
TV • 1983
Chief Superintendent Mercer
Dalgliesh
TV • 1983
Chief Inspector Mercer
Bel Ami
TV • 1971
Monsieur Walter
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Mgr. de la Trémouille
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
TV • 1967
Mr. Armitage
Wilde Alliance
TV • 1978
Lamb
Cousin Bette
TV • 1971
Célestin Crevel
Black and Blue
TV • 1973
Martin Bormann
The World of Wodehouse
TV • 1967
Hotel Manager
The Informer
TV • 1966
Fortescue
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Mellish
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
TV • 1977
Barraclough
Churchill's People
TV • 1974
Sir Wiliam Petty
Nana
TV • 1968
Steiner
Mystery and Imagination
TV • 1966
Baines