
John Bryans
Department: Acting
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

The Girl Who Loved Robots
1965

A Passage to India
1965

Dead Silence
1966

Number Ten
1968

The Prime Minister's Daughter
1970

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979

Henry V
1979

The House That Dripped Blood
1971

Praying Mantis
1982

Nipper
1977

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
1974

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982

Broken Glass
1982

The Verdict
1964

Quiet as a Nun
1978

Bel Ami
1971

Downfall
1964

Blake's 7: Duel
1986

Colditz
1972

Softly, Softly
1966

Doctor Who
1963

Blake's 7
1978

Z-Cars
1962

Crown Court
1972

The Saint
1962

The Champions
1968

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

Play for Today
1970

The Guardians
1971

Menace
1970

The Expert
1968

Anna Karenina
1977

Martin Chuzzlewit
1964

Justice
1971

Justice
1971

Justice
1971

Justice
1971

Blake's 7
1978

Dalgliesh
1983

Dalgliesh
1983

Bel Ami
1971

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967

Wilde Alliance
1978

Cousin Bette
1971

Black and Blue
1973

The World of Wodehouse
1967

The Informer
1966

Theatre 625
1964

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977

Churchill's People
1974

Nana
1968

Mystery and Imagination
1966

Redcap
1964

Cribb
1980

Armchair Theatre
1956

ITV Playhouse
1967