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).

Doctor Who
1963

Crown Court
1972

Play for Today
1970

BBC Play of the Month
1965

The Saint
1962

Z-Cars
1962

ITV Playhouse
1967

Theatre 625
1964

The Champions
1968

Blake's 7
1978

Dalgliesh
1983

The Expert
1968

Softly, Softly
1966

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

Churchill's People
1974

Justice
1971

Mystery and Imagination
1966

Colditz
1972

Redcap
1964

Cribb
1980

Anna Karenina
1977

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967

Me & My Girl
1984

Wilde Alliance
1978

Villains
1972

The Protectors
1964

The Informer
1966

Boy Meets Girl
1967

The Guardians
1971

Cousin Bette
1971

Thomas & Sarah
1979

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977

Armchair Theatre
1956

Death of an Expert Witness
1983

The House That Dripped Blood
1971

Martin Chuzzlewit
1964