John Bryans
Actor
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).
Filmography
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Wolsey 1972
Henry V
as Duke of Bourbon 1979
Downfall
as Artist 1964
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
as Torvin 1979
Praying Mantis
as Dubreuil 1982
The Verdict
as Prendergast 1964
The Girl Who Loved Robots
as Lederman 1965
A Passage to India
as Mr Burton 1965
Dead Silence
as Sydney Oliver 1966
Number Ten
as Holden Britwell 1968
The Prime Minister's Daughter
as Scott-Bower 1970
Nipper
as Magistrate 1977
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
as Colonel Broom 1974
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Dr. Ford-Waterlow 1982
Broken Glass
as George Harris 1982
Quiet as a Nun
as Sir Charles 1978