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).
The Girl Who Loved Robots
(Lederman)
A Passage to India
(Mr Burton)
Dead Silence
(Sydney Oliver)
Number Ten
(Holden Britwell)
The Prime Minister's Daughter
(Scott-Bower)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
(Wolsey)
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
(Torvin)
Henry V
(Duke of Bourbon)
The House That Dripped Blood
(Stoker (segment "Framework Story"))
Praying Mantis
(Dubreuil)
Nipper
(Magistrate)
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
(Colonel Broom)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(Dr. Ford-Waterlow)
Broken Glass
(George Harris)
The Verdict
(Prendergast)
Quiet as a Nun
(Sir Charles)
Bel Ami
(Monsieur Walter)
Downfall
(Artist)
Colditz
(German Guard)
Softly, Softly
Doctor Who
(Torvin)
Blake's 7
(Senator Bercol)
Z-Cars
Crown Court
The Saint
(Mister Anthony)
The Champions
(Crolic)
Lillie
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
(Prosecuting Counsel)
Play for Today
(Magistrate)
The Guardians
Menace
Mystery and Imagination
The Expert
(Parker)
Anna Karenina
Martin Chuzzlewit
Justice
(Arthur Bollington)
Justice
(Clerk of Chambers)
Justice
(Bill Corletti)
Justice
(William Corletti)
Blake's 7
(Shrinker)
Dalgliesh
(Chief Superintendent Mercer)
Dalgliesh
(Chief Inspector Mercer)
Bel Ami
(Monsieur Walter)
BBC Play of the Month
(Mgr. de la Trémouille)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(Mr. Armitage)
Wilde Alliance
(Lamb)
Cousin Bette
(Célestin Crevel)
Black and Blue
(Martin Bormann)
The World of Wodehouse
(Hotel Manager)
The Informer
(Fortescue)
Theatre 625
(Mellish)
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
(Barraclough)
Churchill's People
(Sir Wiliam Petty)
Nana
(Steiner)