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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1942
- Place of Birth
- —
- Died
- March 2, 1989
John Bryans
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
movieBlake's 7: Duel
1986 · Senator Bercol
tvMe & My Girl
1984 · Bank Manager
tvDalgliesh
1983 · Chief Superintendent Mercer, Chief Inspector Mercer
tvDeath of an Expert Witness
1983 · Chief Superintendent Mercer
movieThe Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982 · Dr. Ford-Waterlow
movieBroken Glass
1982 · George Harris
moviePraying Mantis
1982 · Dubreuil
tvCribb
1980 · Dr Partridge
movieHenry V
1979 · Duke of Bourbon
movieDoctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979 · Torvin
Thank You, Comrades
movieThank You, Comrades
1978 · Moskvin
movieQuiet as a Nun
1978 · Sir Charles
tvWilde Alliance
1978 · Lamb
tvBlake's 7
1978 · Senator Bercol, Shrinker
movieNipper
1977 · Magistrate
tvAnna Karenina
1977
tvMurder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977 · Barraclough
tvChurchill's People
1974 · Sir Wiliam Petty
moviePidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
1974 · Colonel Broom
Black and Blue
tvBlack and Blue
1973 · Martin Bormann
tvColditz
1972 · German Guard
tvCrown Court
1972
tvVillains
1972 · Milton Byers QC
movieHenry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Wolsey
tvJustice
1971 · Arthur Bollington, Clerk of Chambers, Bill Corletti, William Corletti
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Prosecuting Counsel
tvCousin Bette
1971 · Célestin Crevel
tvThe Guardians
1971 · Bullmore
Bel Ami
movieBel Ami
1971 · Monsieur Walter
Bel Ami
tvBel Ami
1971 · Monsieur Walter
movieThe House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Magistrate
Menace
tvMenace
1970 · Area Manager
The Prime Minister's Daughter
movieThe Prime Minister's Daughter
1970 · Scott-Bower
The Contenders
tvThe Contenders
1969 · Justin Cartridge
Number Ten
movieNumber Ten
1968 · Holden Britwell
tvThe Champions
1968 · Crolic
Nana
tvNana
1968 · Steiner
tvThe Expert
1968 · Parker
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Holden Britwell
Kenilworth
tvKenilworth
1967 · Foster
The World of Wodehouse
tvThe World of Wodehouse
1967 · Hotel Manager
tvSir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967 · Mr. Armitage
Dead Silence
movieDead Silence
1966 · Sydney Oliver
tvThe Informer
1966 · Fortescue
tvTake a Pair of Private Eyes
1966 · Feinster
tvMystery and Imagination
1966 · Baines
tvSoftly, Softly
1966
movieA Passage to India
1965 · Mr Burton
The Girl Who Loved Robots
movieThe Girl Who Loved Robots
1965 · Lederman
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Mgr. de la Trémouille
tvRedcap
1964 · Constantonis
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Mellish
tvMartin Chuzzlewit
1964
movieThe Verdict
1964 · Prendergast
movieDownfall
1964 · Artist
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Torvin
tvThe Saint
1962 · Mister Anthony
tvZ-Cars
1962
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Scott-Bower