Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 05, 1942
Died
Mar 02, 1989
Credits
66 titles
John Bryans
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).
Known For
Filmography
Blake's 7: Duel
Senator Bercol
Me & My Girl
Bank Manager
Dalgliesh
Chief Superintendent Mercer
Death of an Expert Witness
Chief Superintendent Mercer
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Dr. Ford-Waterlow
Broken Glass
George Harris
Fame Is the Spur
Hawley Artingstall
Praying Mantis
Dubreuil
Cribb
Dr Partridge
Henry V
Duke of Bourbon
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Torvin
Thomas & Sarah
Louis Pollitzer
Thank You, Comrades
Moskvin
Quiet as a Nun
Sir Charles
Wilde Alliance
Lamb
Blake's 7
Senator Bercol
Nipper
Magistrate
Anna Karenina
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Barraclough
Churchill's People
Sir Wiliam Petty
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Colonel Broom
Black and Blue
Martin Bormann
Point Counter Point
Denis Burlap
Colditz
German Guard
Crown Court
Villains
Milton Byers QC
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wolsey
Justice
Arthur Bollington
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Prosecuting Counsel
Cousin Bette
Célestin Crevel
The Guardians
Bullmore
Bel Ami
Monsieur Walter
Bel Ami
Monsieur Walter
The House That Dripped Blood
Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
Play for Today
Magistrate
Menace
Area Manager
The Prime Minister's Daughter
Scott-Bower
The Contenders
Justin Cartridge
Number Ten
Holden Britwell
The Champions
Crolic
Nana
Steiner
The Expert
Parker
ITV Playhouse
Holden Britwell
Boy Meets Girl
Si Ahmed
Kenilworth
Foster
The World of Wodehouse
Hotel Manager
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Armitage
Dead Silence
Sydney Oliver
The Informer
Fortescue
Take a Pair of Private Eyes
Feinster