John Bryans
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Play for Today
Magistrate
1970
Series
Doctor Who
Torvin
1963
Series
The Saint
Mister Anthony
1962
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Mgr. de la Trémouille
1965
Series
Theatre 625
Mellish
1964
Series
Crown Court
1972
Series
Z-Cars
1962
Series
ITV Playhouse
Holden Britwell
1967
Series
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Prosecuting Counsel
1971
Series
The Champions
Crolic
1968
Series
Blake's 7
Senator Bercol
1978
Series
Blake's 7
Shrinker
1978
Series
Justice
Arthur Bollington
1971
Series
Justice
Clerk of Chambers
1971
Series
Justice
Bill Corletti
1971
Series
Justice
William Corletti
1971
Series
Softly, Softly
1966
Series
Dalgliesh
Chief Superintendent Mercer
1983
Series
Dalgliesh
Chief Inspector Mercer
1983
Series
Churchill's People
Sir Wiliam Petty
1974
Series
The Expert
Parker
1968
Series
Mystery and Imagination
Baines
1966
Series
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Armitage
1967
Series
Redcap
Constantonis
1964
Series
Colditz
German Guard
1972
Series
Cribb
Dr Partridge
1980
Menace
Area Manager
1970
Series
Wilde Alliance
Lamb
1978
Series
Me & My Girl
Bank Manager
1984
Series
The Informer
Fortescue
1966
Black and Blue
Martin Bormann
1973
Series
Villains
Milton Byers QC
1972
Series
The Protectors
John Maynard
1964
The World of Wodehouse
Hotel Manager
1967
Series
Cousin Bette
Célestin Crevel
1971
Series
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Barraclough
1977
Series
Anna Karenina
1977
Series
Death of an Expert Witness
Chief Superintendent Mercer
1983
Film
The House That Dripped Blood
Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
1971
Series
The Guardians
Bullmore
1971
Fame Is the Spur
Hawley Artingstall
1982
Series
Armchair Theatre
Scott-Bower
1956
Film
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wolsey
1972
Bel Ami
Monsieur Walter
1971
Series
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964
Nana
Steiner
1968
Bel Ami
Monsieur Walter
1971
Film
Blake's 7: Duel
Senator Bercol
1986
Kenilworth
Foster
1967
Film
Henry V
Duke of Bourbon
1979
Film
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Dr. Ford-Waterlow
1982
Thank You, Comrades
Moskvin
1978
Series
Take a Pair of Private Eyes
Feinster
1966
Film
The Verdict
Prendergast
1964
The Girl Who Loved Robots
Lederman
1965
Film
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Torvin
1979
The Contenders
Justin Cartridge
1969
Film
A Passage to India
Mr Burton
1965
Film
Praying Mantis
Dubreuil
1982
Film
Nipper
Magistrate
1977
Number Ten
Holden Britwell
1968
Film
Broken Glass
George Harris
1982
The Prime Minister's Daughter
Scott-Bower
1970
Film
Quiet as a Nun
Sir Charles
1978
Film
Downfall
Artist
1964
Film
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Colonel Broom
1974
Dead Silence
Sydney Oliver
1966