John Bryans
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).
TV Shows(35)
Dalgliesh
Chief Superintendent Mercer
1983
Cribb
Dr Partridge
1980
Wilde Alliance
Lamb
1978
Blake's 7
Senator Bercol
1978
Anna Karenina
1977
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Barraclough
1977
Churchill's People
Sir Wiliam Petty
1974
Black and Blue
Martin Bormann
1973
Colditz
German Guard
1972
Crown Court
1972
Villains
Milton Byers QC
1972
Justice
Arthur Bollington
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Prosecuting Counsel
1971
Cousin Bette
Célestin Crevel
1971
The Guardians
1971
Bel Ami
Monsieur Walter
1971
Play for Today
Magistrate
1970
Menace
1970
The Champions
Crolic
1968
Nana
Steiner
1968
The Expert
Parker
1968
ITV Playhouse
Holden Britwell
1967
The World of Wodehouse
Hotel Manager
1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Armitage
1967
The Informer
Fortescue
1966
Mystery and Imagination
Baines
1966
Softly, Softly
1966
BBC Play of the Month
Mgr. de la Trémouille
1965
Redcap
Constantonis
1964
Theatre 625
Mellish
1964
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964
Doctor Who
Torvin
1963
The Saint
Mister Anthony
1962
Z-Cars
1962
Armchair Theatre
Scott-Bower
1956
Movies(19)
Blake's 7: Duel
Senator Bercol
1986
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Dr. Ford-Waterlow
1982
Broken Glass
George Harris
1982
Praying Mantis
Dubreuil
1982
Henry V
Duke of Bourbon
1979
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Torvin
1979
Quiet as a Nun
Sir Charles
1978
Nipper
Magistrate
1977
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Colonel Broom
1974
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wolsey
1972
Bel Ami
Monsieur Walter
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
1971
The Prime Minister's Daughter
Scott-Bower
1970
Number Ten
Holden Britwell
1968
Dead Silence
Sydney Oliver
1966
A Passage to India
Mr Burton
1965
The Girl Who Loved Robots
Lederman
1965
The Verdict
Prendergast
1964
Downfall
Artist
1964