John Bryans

Known for ActingBorn 1942-08-05Died 1989-03-02

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Bel Ami

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Nipper

The Expert

Cribb

Quiet as a Nun

The Girl Who Loved Robots

A Passage to India

Martin Chuzzlewit

Redcap

The Protectors

Doctor Who

Colditz

Villains

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Softly, Softly

Blake's 7

The Saint

Justice

Z-Cars

Theatre 625

Wilde Alliance

Anna Karenina

Dalgliesh

Number Ten

ITV Playhouse

Blackmail

The Verdict

Death of an Expert Witness

Play for Today

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

Black and Blue

The Champions

Downfall

The House That Dripped Blood

Praying Mantis

Henry V

Fame Is the Spur

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Thomas & Sarah

The Guardians

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

Armchair Theatre

Me & My Girl

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Mystery and Imagination

Crown Court

BBC Play of the Month