Acting credits
47
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Bryans
Acting
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Movies: 14Series: 33
TMDB ID: 1217919
IMDb ID: nm0117028
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1942
Died: March 2, 1989
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 1986
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q16012211
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Bryans.
as Senator Bercol
Blake's 7: Duel
1986 • Movie
as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982 • Movie
as George Harris
Broken Glass
1982 • Movie
as Dubreuil
Praying Mantis
1982 • Movie
as Duke of Bourbon
Henry V
1979 • Movie
as Torvin
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979 • Movie
as Sir Charles
Quiet as a Nun
1978 • Movie
as Magistrate
Nipper
1977 • Movie
as Colonel Broom
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
1974 • Movie
as Wolsey
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 • Movie
as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 • Movie
as Mr Burton
A Passage to India
1965 • Movie
as Artist
Downfall
1964 • Movie
as Prendergast
The Verdict
1964 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Bryans.
as Bank Manager • 1 eps
Me & My Girl
1984 • Series
as Chief Superintendent Mercer • 2 eps
Dalgliesh
1983 • Series
as Chief Superintendent Mercer • 4 eps
Death of an Expert Witness
1983 • Series
as Dr Partridge • 1 eps
Cribb
1980 • Series
as Lamb • 1 eps
Wilde Alliance
1978 • Series
as Senator Bercol • 2 eps
Blake's 7
1978 • Series
1 eps
Anna Karenina
1977 • Series
as Barraclough • 1 eps
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977 • Series
as Sir Wiliam Petty • 1 eps
Churchill's People
1974 • Series
as German Guard • 1 eps
Colditz
1972 • Series
1 eps
Crown Court
1972 • Series
as Milton Byers QC • 1 eps
Villains
1972 • Series
as Arthur Bollington • 1 eps
Justice
1971 • Series
as Prosecuting Counsel • 1 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 • Series
as Célestin Crevel • 5 eps
Cousin Bette
1971 • Series
as Bullmore • 1 eps
The Guardians
1971 • Series
as Magistrate • 1 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
as Crolic • 1 eps
The Champions
1968 • Series
as Parker • 1 eps
The Expert
1968 • Series
as Holden Britwell • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
as Mr. Armitage • 1 eps
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967 • Series
as Fortescue • 1 eps
The Informer
1966 • Series
as Feinster • 6 eps
Take a Pair of Private Eyes
1966 • Series
as Baines • 1 eps
Mystery and Imagination
1966 • Series