John Bryans
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1942
- Died
- March 2, 1989 (aged 46)
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
Filmography
Blake's 7: Duel
Movie · as Senator Bercol
Praying Mantis
Movie · as Dubreuil
Me & My Girl
TV · as Bank Manager · 1 ep
Dalgliesh
TV · as Chief Superintendent Mercer, Chief Inspector Mercer · 2 eps
Death of an Expert Witness
TV · as Chief Superintendent Mercer · 4 eps
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Movie · as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
Broken Glass
Movie · as George Harris
Fame Is the Spur
TV · as Hawley Artingstall · 2 eps
Cribb
TV · as Dr Partridge · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Movie · as Torvin
Henry V
Movie · as Duke of Bourbon
Thomas & Sarah
TV · as Louis Pollitzer · 1 ep
Quiet as a Nun
Movie · as Sir Charles
Thank You, Comrades
Movie · as Moskvin
Blake's 7
TV · as Senator Bercol, Shrinker · 2 eps
Wilde Alliance
TV · as Lamb · 1 ep
Nipper
Movie · as Magistrate
Anna Karenina
TV · 1 ep
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
TV · as Barraclough · 1 ep
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Movie · as Colonel Broom
Churchill's People
TV · as Sir Wiliam Petty · 1 ep
Black and Blue
TV · as Martin Bormann · 1 ep
Point Counter Point
TV · as Denis Burlap · 5 eps
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Movie · as Wolsey
Colditz
TV · as German Guard · 1 ep
Crown Court
TV · 1 ep
Villains
TV · as Milton Byers QC · 1 ep
The House That Dripped Blood
Movie · as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
Bel Ami
Movie · as Monsieur Walter
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Prosecuting Counsel · 1 ep
The Guardians
TV · as Bullmore · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Arthur Bollington, Clerk of Chambers, Bill Corletti, William Corletti · 1 ep
Bel Ami
TV · as Monsieur Walter · 5 eps
Cousin Bette
TV · as Célestin Crevel · 5 eps
The Prime Minister's Daughter
Movie · as Scott-Bower
Play for Today
TV · as Magistrate · 1 ep
Menace
TV · as Area Manager · 1 ep
The Contenders
TV · as Justin Cartridge · 4 eps
Number Ten
Movie · as Holden Britwell
The Champions
TV · as Crolic · 1 ep
The Expert
TV · as Parker · 1 ep
Nana
TV · as Steiner · 4 eps
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
TV · as Mr. Armitage · 1 ep
The World of Wodehouse
TV · as Hotel Manager · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Holden Britwell · 1 ep
Kenilworth
TV · as Foster · 4 eps
Boy Meets Girl
TV · as Si Ahmed · 1 ep
Dead Silence
Movie · as Sydney Oliver
Softly, Softly
TV · 1 ep
The Informer
TV · as Fortescue · 1 ep
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Baines · 1 ep
Take a Pair of Private Eyes
TV · as Feinster · 6 eps
The Girl Who Loved Robots
Movie · as Lederman
A Passage to India
Movie · as Mr Burton
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Mgr. de la Trémouille · 1 ep
Blackmail
TV · as John Bates · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Leclerc · 1 ep
The Verdict
Movie · as Prendergast
Downfall
Movie · as Artist
Martin Chuzzlewit
TV · 2 eps
Theatre 625
TV · as Mellish · 2 eps
Redcap
TV · as Constantonis · 1 ep
The Protectors
TV · as John Maynard · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Torvin · 4 eps
Z-Cars
TV · 2 eps
The Saint
TV · as Mister Anthony · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Scott-Bower · 1 ep