John Bryans
- Acting
- August 5, 1942
- March 2, 1989
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
- Praying Mantis · Dubreuil
- Me & My Girl · Bank Manager
- Dalgliesh · Chief Superintendent Mercer, Chief Inspector 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
- 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, Shrinker
- 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, Clerk of Chambers
- 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
- Mystery and Imagination · Baines
- Softly, Softly
- A Passage to India · Mr Burton
- The Girl Who Loved Robots · Lederman
- BBC Play of the Month · Mgr. de la Trémouille
- Blackmail · John Bates
- Redcap · Constantonis
- Theatre 625 · Mellish
- The Protectors · John Maynard
- Martin Chuzzlewit
- The Verdict · Prendergast
- Downfall · Artist
- Doctor Who · Torvin
- The Saint · Mister Anthony
- Z-Cars
- Armchair Theatre · Scott-Bower