John Bryans

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Known For

Acting

Born

1942-08-05

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).

Acting History

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