John Bryans
Acting
1942-08-05
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
Blake's 7: Duel
1986 · Movie
Me & My Girl
1984 · Series
Dalgliesh
1983 · Series
Death of an Expert Witness
1983 · Series
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982 · Movie
Broken Glass
1982 · Movie
Fame Is the Spur
1982 · Series
Praying Mantis
1982 · Movie
Cribb
1980 · Series
Henry V
1979 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979 · Movie
Thank You, Comrades
1978 · Movie
Quiet as a Nun
1978 · Movie
Wilde Alliance
1978 · Series
Blake's 7
1978 · Series
Nipper
1977 · Movie
Anna Karenina
1977 · Series
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977 · Series
Churchill's People
1974 · Series
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
1974 · Movie
Black and Blue
1973 · Series
Colditz
1972 · Series
Crown Court
1972 · Series
Villains
1972 · Series
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Movie
Justice
1971 · Series
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Series
Cousin Bette
1971 · Series
The Guardians
1971 · Series
Bel Ami
1971 · Movie
Bel Ami
1971 · Series
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Movie
Play for Today
1970 · Series
Menace
1970 · Series
The Prime Minister's Daughter
1970 · Movie
The Contenders
1969 · Series
Number Ten
1968 · Movie
The Champions
1968 · Series
Nana
1968 · Series
The Expert
1968 · Series
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
Boy Meets Girl
1967 · Series
Kenilworth
1967 · Series
The World of Wodehouse
1967 · Series
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967 · Series
Dead Silence
1966 · Movie
The Informer
1966 · Series
Take a Pair of Private Eyes
1966 · Series
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · Series
Softly, Softly
1966 · Series
A Passage to India
1965 · Movie
The Girl Who Loved Robots
1965 · Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series
Blackmail
1965 · Series
Redcap
1964 · Series
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
The Protectors
1964 · Series
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964 · Series
The Verdict
1964 · Movie
Downfall
1964 · Movie
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
The Saint
1962 · Series
Z-Cars
1962 · Series
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series