John Bryans

8/5/1942 – 3/2/1989

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 (61 titles)

Blake's 7: DuelMovie

Blake's 7: Duel

Senator Bercol · 1986

Me & My Girl5.7Show

Me & My Girl

Bank Manager · 1984

Dalgliesh6.9Show

Dalgliesh

Chief Superintendent Mercer · 1983

Death of an Expert Witness6.5Show

Death of an Expert Witness

Chief Superintendent Mercer · 1983

The Barretts of Wimpole Street8.0Movie

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Dr. Ford-Waterlow · 1982

Broken GlassMovie

Broken Glass

George Harris · 1982

6.0Show

Fame Is the Spur

Hawley Artingstall · 1982

Praying Mantis6.0Movie

Praying Mantis

Dubreuil · 1982

Cribb8.0Show

Cribb

Dr Partridge · 1980

Henry V6.2Movie

Henry V

Duke of Bourbon · 1979

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit6.0Movie

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Torvin · 1979

Movie

Thank You, Comrades

Moskvin · 1978

Quiet as a Nun8.0Movie

Quiet as a Nun

Sir Charles · 1978

Wilde Alliance7.0Show

Wilde Alliance

Lamb · 1978

Blake's 77.3Show

Blake's 7

Senator Bercol · 1978

Nipper9.0Movie

Nipper

Magistrate · 1977

Anna Karenina7.0Show

Anna Karenina

1977

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle6.5Show

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

Barraclough · 1977

Churchill's People5.0Show

Churchill's People

Sir Wiliam Petty · 1974

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?Movie

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?

Colonel Broom · 1974

6.5Show

Black and Blue

Martin Bormann · 1973

Colditz7.5Show

Colditz

German Guard · 1972

Crown Court5.7Show

Crown Court

1972

Villains7.5Show

Villains

Milton Byers QC · 1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives5.8Movie

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Wolsey · 1972

Justice7.3Show

Justice

Arthur Bollington · 1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes7.5Show

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Prosecuting Counsel · 1971

Cousin Bette4.0Show

Cousin Bette

Célestin Crevel · 1971

The Guardians6.0Show

The Guardians

Bullmore · 1971

Movie

Bel Ami

Monsieur Walter · 1971