Known For
Acting
Known Credits
65
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 5, 1942 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 1986 | Blake's 7: Duelas Senator Bercol | |
| 1984 | Me & My Girlas Bank Manager | |
| 1983 | Death of an Expert Witnessas Chief Superintendent Mercer | |
| 1983 | Dalglieshas Chief Inspector Mercer | |
| 1983 | Dalglieshas Chief Superintendent Mercer | |
| 1982 | The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Dr. Ford-Waterlow | |
| 1982 | Broken Glassas George Harris | |
| 1982 | Praying Mantisas Dubreuil | |
| 1980 | Cribbas Dr Partridge | |
| 1979 | Henry Vas Duke of Bourbon | |
| 1979 | Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pitas Torvin | |
| 1978 | Thank You, Comradesas Moskvin | |
| 1978 | Quiet as a Nunas Sir Charles | |
| 1978 | Wilde Allianceas Lamb | |
| 1978 | Blake's 7as Senator Bercol | |
| 1978 | Blake's 7as Shrinker | |
| 1977 | Nipperas Magistrate | |
| 1977 | Anna Kareninaas | |
| 1977 | Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicleas Barraclough | |
| 1974 | Churchill's Peopleas Sir Wiliam Petty | |
| 1974 | Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?as Colonel Broom | |
| 1973 | Black and Blueas Martin Bormann | |
| 1972 | Colditzas German Guard | |
| 1972 | Crown Courtas | |
| 1972 | Villainsas Milton Byers QC | |
| 1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wivesas Wolsey | |
| 1971 | Justiceas Arthur Bollington | |
| 1971 | Justiceas Bill Corletti | |
| 1971 | Justiceas Clerk of Chambers | |
| 1971 | Justiceas William Corletti | |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Prosecuting Counsel | |
| 1971 | Cousin Betteas Célestin Crevel | |
| 1971 | The Guardiansas Bullmore | |
| 1971 | Bel Amias Monsieur Walter | |
| 1971 | Bel Amias Monsieur Walter | |
| 1971 | The House That Dripped Bloodas Stoker (segment "Framework Story") | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Magistrate | |
| 1970 | Menaceas Area Manager | |
| 1970 | The Prime Minister's Daughteras Scott-Bower | |
| 1969 | The Contendersas Justin Cartridge | |
| 1968 | Number Tenas Holden Britwell | |
| 1968 | The Championsas Crolic | |
| 1968 | Nanaas Steiner | |
| 1968 | The Expertas Parker | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Holden Britwell | |
| 1967 | Kenilworthas Foster | |
| 1967 | The World of Wodehouseas Hotel Manager | |
| 1967 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyleas Mr. Armitage | |
| 1966 | Dead Silenceas Sydney Oliver | |
| 1966 | The Informeras Fortescue | |
| 1966 | Take a Pair of Private Eyesas Feinster | |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imaginationas Baines | |
| 1966 | Softly, Softlyas | |
| 1965 | A Passage to Indiaas Mr Burton | |
| 1965 | The Girl Who Loved Robotsas Lederman | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Mgr. de la Trémouille | |
| 1964 | Redcapas Constantonis | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Mellish | |
| 1964 | Martin Chuzzlewitas | |
| 1964 | The Verdictas Prendergast | |
| 1964 | Downfallas Artist | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Torvin | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Mister Anthony | |
| 1962 | Z-Carsas | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Scott-Bower |
