Acting credits
36
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Bryans
Acting
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Movies: 12Series: 24
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: 1962 - 1983
Years active: 22
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
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.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
1982 Movie
Broken Glass
as George Harris
1982 Movie
5.0
Praying Mantis
as Dubreuil
1982 Movie
6.0
Henry V
as Duke of Bourbon
1979 Movie
6.0
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
as Torvin
1979 Movie
Nipper
as Magistrate
1977 Movie
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
as Colonel Broom
1974 Movie
5.6
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Wolsey
1972 Movie
6.4
The House That Dripped Blood
as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
1971 Movie
A Passage to India
as Mr Burton
1965 Movie
6.5
Downfall
as Artist
1964 Movie
7.0
The Verdict
as Prendergast
1964 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Bryans.
6.9
Dalgliesh
as Chief Superintendent Mercer • 2 eps
1983 Series
5.5
Wilde Alliance
as Lamb • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.3
Blake's 7
as Senator Bercol • 2 eps
1978 Series
6.7
Anna Karenina
1 eps
1977 Series
5.5
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
as Barraclough • 1 eps
1977 Series
1.0
Churchill's People
as Sir Wiliam Petty • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.3
Colditz
as German Guard • 1 eps
1972 Series
5.4
Crown Court
1 eps
1972 Series
6.0
Justice
as Arthur Bollington • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Prosecuting Counsel • 1 eps
1971 Series
2.7
Cousin Bette
as Célestin Crevel • 5 eps
1971 Series
5.5
The Guardians
1 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Play for Today
as Magistrate • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.2
The Champions
as Crolic • 1 eps
1968 Series
10.0
The Expert
as Parker • 1 eps
1968 Series
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
as Mr. Armitage • 1 eps
1967 Series
The Informer
as Fortescue • 1 eps
1966 Series
5.5
Mystery and Imagination
as Baines • 1 eps
1966 Series
5.0
Softly, Softly
1 eps
1966 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Mgr. de la Trémouille • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Mellish • 2 eps
1964 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Torvin • 4 eps
1963 Series
7.4
The Saint
as Mister Anthony • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.0
Z-Cars
2 eps
1962 Series