John Bryans

Actor Aug 5 (died age 46) 1956–1986 (30 year career)

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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 (D…

Known For

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

Stoker (segment "Framework Story")

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Wolsey

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Torvin

The Saint

The Saint

Mister Anthony

Downfall

Downfall

Artist

Henry V

Henry V

Duke of Bourbon

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Senator Bercol

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Torvin

Filmography

Acting (61)

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Movies (20)

Blake's 7: Duel

Blake's 7: Duel

as Senator Bercol

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

as George Harris

Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

as Dubreuil

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Henry V

Henry V

as Duke of Bourbon

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

as Torvin

Quiet as a Nun

Quiet as a Nun

as Sir Charles

Thank You, Comrades

as Moskvin

Nipper

Nipper

as Magistrate

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?

as Colonel Broom

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Wolsey

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")

Bel Ami

as Monsieur Walter

The Prime Minister's Daughter

as Scott-Bower

Number Ten

as Holden Britwell

Dead Silence

as Sydney Oliver

The Girl Who Loved Robots

as Lederman

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

as Mr Burton

Downfall

Downfall

as Artist

The Verdict

The Verdict

as Prendergast

Television (41)

Me & My Girl

Me & My Girl

as Bank Manager

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

as Chief Superintendent Mercer

Death of an Expert Witness

Death of an Expert Witness

as Chief Superintendent Mercer

Cribb

Cribb

as Dr Partridge

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

as Senator Bercol

Wilde Alliance

Wilde Alliance

as Lamb

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

as Barraclough

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

as Sir Wiliam Petty

Black and Blue

as Martin Bormann

Crown Court

Crown Court

Colditz

Colditz

as German Guard

Villains

Villains

as Milton Byers QC

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Prosecuting Counsel

Justice

Justice

as Arthur Bollington

Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

as Célestin Crevel

The Guardians

The Guardians

Bel Ami

as Monsieur Walter

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Magistrate

Menace

as Area Manager

The Contenders

as Justin Cartridge

The Champions

The Champions

as Crolic

The Expert

The Expert

as Parker

Nana

as Steiner

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Holden Britwell

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

as Mr. Armitage

The World of Wodehouse

as Hotel Manager

Kenilworth

as Foster

Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as Baines

The Informer

The Informer

as Fortescue

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

as Feinster

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Mgr. de la Trémouille

Blackmail

as John Bates

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Mellish

Redcap

Redcap

as Constantonis

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Torvin

The Saint

The Saint

as Mister Anthony

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Scott-Bower