John Bryans
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1942
Died: March 2, 1989
Place of birth: —
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).
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Filmography
20 movies · 44 TV shows, newest first
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Blake's 7: Duel
1986
5.7
Me & My Girl
1984
6.9
Dalgliesh
1983
6.5
Death of an Expert Witness
1983
8.0
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982
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Broken Glass
19826.0
Fame Is the Spur
1982
6.0
Praying Mantis
1982
8.0
Cribb
1980
6.2
Henry V
1979
6.0
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979NR
Thank You, Comrades
1978
8.0
Quiet as a Nun
1978
7.0
Wilde Alliance
1978
7.3
Blake's 7
1978
9.0
Nipper
1977
7.0
Anna Karenina
1977
6.5
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977
5.0
Churchill's People
1974
NR
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
19746.5
Black and Blue
1973
7.7
Colditz
1972
5.7
Crown Court
1972
7.5
Villains
1972
5.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
7.3
Justice
1971
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
4.0
Cousin Bette
1971
6.0
The Guardians
1971NR
Bel Ami
197110.0
Bel Ami
1971
6.4
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
6.6
Play for Today
1970NR
Menace
1970NR
The Prime Minister's Daughter
1970NR
The Contenders
19697.0
Number Ten
1968
6.5
The Champions
1968NR
Nana
1968
9.0
The Expert
1968
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
NR
Boy Meets Girl
1967NR
Kenilworth
1967NR
The World of Wodehouse
1967
NR
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967NR
Dead Silence
1966
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The Informer
1966
6.0
Take a Pair of Private Eyes
1966
5.8
Mystery and Imagination
1966
7.5
Softly, Softly
1966
8.0
A Passage to India
19658.0
The Girl Who Loved Robots
1965
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
19657.0
Blackmail
1965
8.0
Redcap
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
8.0
The Protectors
1964
8.0
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964
7.0
The Verdict
1964
6.5
Downfall
1964
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
7.4
The Saint
1962
7.3
Z-Cars
1962
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956