Acting
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).

Play for Today
1970

Doctor Who
1963

Crown Court
1972

The Saint
1962

ITV Playhouse
1967

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Z-Cars
1962

Theatre 625
1964

Blake's 7
1978

Churchill's People
1974

Softly, Softly
1966

The Champions
1968

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967

Dalgliesh
1983

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

The Expert
1968

Justice
1971

Wilde Alliance
1978

Boy Meets Girl
1967

Me & My Girl
1984

Mystery and Imagination
1966

Colditz
1972

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977

Redcap
1964

Cribb
1980

Villains
1972

The Protectors
1964

The Informer
1966

Anna Karenina
1977

Cousin Bette
1971

The Guardians
1971

The House That Dripped Blood
1971

Armchair Theatre
1956

Death of an Expert Witness
1983

Martin Chuzzlewit
1964

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972