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

Nipper

The Expert

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Cribb

Quiet as a Nun

The Girl Who Loved Robots

A Passage to India

Martin Chuzzlewit

Redcap

Doctor Who

Colditz

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Villains

Softly, Softly

Blake's 7

Justice

The Saint

Z-Cars

Theatre 625

Wilde Alliance

Anna Karenina

Dalgliesh

Number Ten

ITV Playhouse

The Verdict

Play for Today

Black and Blue

The Champions

Downfall

The House That Dripped Blood

Henry V

Praying Mantis

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

The Guardians

Armchair Theatre

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Mystery and Imagination

Crown Court

BBC Play of the Month

Churchill's People

Cousin Bette

Blake's 7: Duel

Broken Glass

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?

Bel Ami

The Prime Minister's Daughter