John Bryans
Acting
Born 1942-08-05 · Died 1989-03-02
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

Blake's 7: Duel
Senator Bercol

Me & My Girl
Bank Manager

Dalgliesh
Chief Superintendent Mercer

Dalgliesh
Chief Inspector Mercer

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Broken Glass
George Harris

Praying Mantis
Dubreuil

Cribb
Dr Partridge

Henry V
Duke of Bourbon

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Torvin
Thank You, Comrades
Moskvin

Quiet as a Nun
Sir Charles

Wilde Alliance
Lamb

Blake's 7
Senator Bercol

Blake's 7
Shrinker

Nipper
Magistrate

Anna Karenina

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Barraclough

Churchill's People
Sir Wiliam Petty

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Colonel Broom
Black and Blue
Martin Bormann

Colditz
German Guard

Crown Court

Villains
Milton Byers QC

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wolsey

Justice
Arthur Bollington

Justice
Clerk of Chambers

Justice
Bill Corletti

Justice
William Corletti

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Prosecuting Counsel