Person
John Bryans
Acting · 1942–1989
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
Doctor Who
Torvin
Play for Today
Magistrate
BBC Play of the Month
Mgr. de la Trémouille
The Saint
Mister Anthony
Crown Court
1972
Theatre 625
Mellish
Z-Cars
1962
ITV Playhouse
Holden Britwell
The Champions
Crolic
Blake's 7
Senator Bercol
Filmography
- 1986Blake's 7: DuelSenator Bercol
- 1984Me & My GirlBank Manager
- 1983DalglieshChief Superintendent Mercer
- 1983Death of an Expert WitnessChief Superintendent Mercer
- 1982The Barretts of Wimpole StreetDr. Ford-Waterlow
- 1982Broken GlassGeorge Harris
- 1982Praying MantisDubreuil
- 1980CribbDr Partridge
- 1979Henry VDuke of Bourbon
- 1979Doctor Who: The Creature from the PitTorvin
- 1978Thank You, ComradesMoskvin
- 1978Quiet as a NunSir Charles
- 1978Wilde AllianceLamb
- 1978Blake's 7Senator Bercol
- 1977NipperMagistrate
- 1977Anna Karenina
- 1977Murder Most English: A Flaxborough ChronicleBarraclough
- 1974Churchill's PeopleSir Wiliam Petty
- 1974Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?Colonel Broom
- 1973Black and BlueMartin Bormann
- 1972ColditzGerman Guard
- 1972Crown Court
- 1972VillainsMilton Byers QC
- 1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesWolsey
- 1971JusticeArthur Bollington
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesProsecuting Counsel
- 1971Cousin BetteCélestin Crevel
- 1971The GuardiansBullmore
- 1971Bel AmiMonsieur Walter
- 1971Bel AmiMonsieur Walter
- 1971The House That Dripped BloodStoker (segment "Framework Story")
- 1970Play for TodayMagistrate
- 1970MenaceArea Manager
- 1970The Prime Minister's DaughterScott-Bower
- 1969The ContendersJustin Cartridge
- 1968Number TenHolden Britwell
- 1968The ChampionsCrolic
- 1968NanaSteiner
- 1968The ExpertParker
- 1967ITV PlayhouseHolden Britwell
- 1967KenilworthFoster
- 1967The World of WodehouseHotel Manager
- 1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMr. Armitage
- 1966Dead SilenceSydney Oliver
- 1966The InformerFortescue
- 1966Take a Pair of Private EyesFeinster
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationBaines
- 1966Softly, Softly
- 1965A Passage to IndiaMr Burton
- 1965The Girl Who Loved RobotsLederman
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMgr. de la Trémouille
- 1964RedcapConstantonis
- 1964Theatre 625Mellish
- 1964Martin Chuzzlewit
- 1964The VerdictPrendergast
- 1964DownfallArtist
- 1963Doctor WhoTorvin
- 1962The SaintMister Anthony
- 1962Z-Cars
- 1956Armchair TheatreScott-Bower
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