John Bryans
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 (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).
Known For
Acting History
1983
Dalgliesh as Chief Superintendent Mercer
1983Dalgliesh as Chief Inspector Mercer
1982The Barretts of Wimpole Street as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
1982Broken Glass as George Harris
1982Praying Mantis as Dubreuil
1979Henry V as Duke of Bourbon
1979Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit as Torvin
1978Lillie
1978Quiet as a Nun as Sir Charles
1978Wilde Alliance as Lamb
1978Blake's 7 as Senator Bercol
1978Blake's 7 as Shrinker
1977Nipper as Magistrate
1977Anna Karenina
1977Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle as Barraclough
1974Churchill's People as Sir Wiliam Petty
1974Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove? as Colonel Broom
1973Black and Blue as Martin Bormann
1972Colditz as German Guard
1972Crown Court
1972Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Wolsey
1971Justice as Arthur Bollington
1971Justice as Clerk of Chambers
1971Justice as Bill Corletti
1971Justice as William Corletti
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Prosecuting Counsel
1971Cousin Bette as Célestin Crevel
1971The Guardians
1971Bel Ami as Monsieur Walter
1971Bel Ami as Monsieur Walter
1971The House That Dripped Blood as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
1970Play for Today as Magistrate
1970Menace
1970The Prime Minister's Daughter as Scott-Bower
1968Number Ten as Holden Britwell
1968The Champions as Crolic
1968Nana as Steiner
1968The Expert as Parker
1967The World of Wodehouse as Hotel Manager
1967Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as Mr. Armitage
1966Dead Silence as Sydney Oliver
1966The Informer as Fortescue
1966Mystery and Imagination
1966Softly, Softly
1965A Passage to India as Mr Burton
1965The Girl Who Loved Robots as Lederman
1965BBC Play of the Month as Mgr. de la Trémouille
1964Theatre 625 as Mellish
1964Martin Chuzzlewit
1964Downfall as Artist
1964The Verdict as Prendergast
1963Doctor Who as Torvin
1962The Saint as Mister Anthony
1962Z-Cars








