Acting · Born August 5, 1942
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).
MovieBlake's 7: Duel
1986
as Senator Bercol
TVMe & My Girl
1984
as Bank Manager
TVDalgliesh
1983
as Chief Superintendent Mercer
TVDeath of an Expert Witness
1983
as Chief Superintendent Mercer
MovieThe Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982
as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
MovieBroken Glass
1982
as George Harris
Fame Is the Spur
1982
as Hawley Artingstall
MoviePraying Mantis
1982
as Dubreuil
TVCribb
1980
as Dr Partridge
MovieHenry V
1979
as Duke of Bourbon
MovieDoctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979
as Torvin
Thank You, Comrades
1978
as Moskvin
MovieQuiet as a Nun
1978
as Sir Charles
TVWilde Alliance
1978
as Lamb
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Senator Bercol
MovieNipper
1977
as Magistrate
TVAnna Karenina
1977
TVMurder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977
as Barraclough
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Sir Wiliam Petty
MoviePidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
1974
as Colonel Broom
Black and Blue
1973
as Martin Bormann
TVColditz
1972
as German Guard
TVCrown Court
1972
TVVillains
1972
as Milton Byers QC
MovieHenry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Wolsey
TVJustice
1971
as Arthur Bollington
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Prosecuting Counsel
TVCousin Bette
1971
as Célestin Crevel
TVThe Guardians
1971
as Bullmore
Bel Ami
1971
as Monsieur Walter
Bel Ami
1971
as Monsieur Walter
MovieThe House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Magistrate
Menace
1970
as Area Manager
The Prime Minister's Daughter
1970
as Scott-Bower
The Contenders
1969
as Justin Cartridge
Number Ten
1968
as Holden Britwell
TVThe Champions
1968
as Crolic
Nana
1968
as Steiner
TVThe Expert
1968
as Parker
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Holden Britwell
Kenilworth
1967
as Foster
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Hotel Manager
TVSir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
as Mr. Armitage
Dead Silence
1966
as Sydney Oliver
TVThe Informer
1966
as Fortescue
TVTake a Pair of Private Eyes
1966
as Feinster
TVMystery and Imagination
1966
as Baines
TVSoftly, Softly
1966
MovieA Passage to India
1965
as Mr Burton
The Girl Who Loved Robots
1965
as Lederman
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mgr. de la Trémouille
TVRedcap
1964
as Constantonis
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Mellish
TVThe Protectors
1964
as John Maynard
TVMartin Chuzzlewit
1964
MovieThe Verdict
1964
as Prendergast
MovieDownfall
1964
as Artist
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Torvin
TVThe Saint
1962
as Mister Anthony
TVZ-Cars
1962
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Scott-Bower
