Geboren 5. Aug. 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. 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).

Me & My Girl
1984

Death of an Expert Witness
1983

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982

Praying Mantis
1982

Broken Glass
1982

Sergeant Cribb
1980

Henry V
1979

Blake's 7
1978

Wilde Alliance
1978

Quiet as a Nun
1978

Anna Karenina
1977

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977

Nipper
1977

Churchill's People
1974

Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
1974

Crown Court
1972

Colditz
1972

Villains
1972

Heinrich VIII und seine sechs Frauen
1972

Die Rivalen von Sherlock Holmes
1971

Justice
1971

Cousin Bette
1971

Totentanz der Vampire
1971

The Guardians
1971

Play for Today
1970

The Champions
1968

The Expert
1968

ITV Playhouse
1967

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967

Task Force Police
1966

Mystery and Imagination
1966

Take a Pair of Private Eyes
1966

BBC Play of the Month
1965

A Passage to India
1965

Theatre 625
1964

Redcap
1964

The Protectors
1964

Martin Chuzzlewit
1964

Downfall
1964

The Verdict
1964

Doctor Who
1963

Simon Templar
1962

Z-Cars
1962

Armchair Theatre
1956