Actor
Born August 5, 1942
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.

Blake's 7: Duel
Senator Bercol

Me & My Girl
Bank Manager

Dalgliesh
Chief Superintendent Mercer

Death of an Expert Witness
Chief Superintendent Mercer

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Broken Glass
George Harris

Praying Mantis
Dubreuil

Cribb
Dr Partridge

Henry V
Duke of Bourbon

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Torvin

Quiet as a Nun
Sir Charles

Wilde Alliance
Lamb

Blake's 7
Senator Bercol

Nipper
Magistrate

Anna Karenina

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Barraclough

Churchill's People
Sir Wiliam Petty

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Colonel Broom

Colditz
German Guard

Crown Court

Villains
Milton Byers QC

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wolsey

Justice
Arthur Bollington

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Prosecuting Counsel

Cousin Bette
Célestin Crevel

The Guardians
Bullmore

The House That Dripped Blood
Stoker (segment "Framework Story")

Play for Today
Magistrate

The Champions
Crolic

The Expert
Parker

ITV Playhouse
Holden Britwell

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Armitage

The Informer
Fortescue

Take a Pair of Private Eyes
Feinster

Mystery and Imagination
Baines

Softly, Softly

A Passage to India
Mr Burton

BBC Play of the Month
Mgr. de la Trémouille

Redcap
Constantonis

Theatre 625
Mellish

Martin Chuzzlewit

The Verdict
Prendergast

Downfall
Artist

Doctor Who
Torvin

The Saint
Mister Anthony

Z-Cars

Armchair Theatre
Scott-Bower