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John Bryans
0.3 Popularity
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).
Known For
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Chief Superintendent Mercer
Dalgliesh
1983
6.9
Chief Inspector Mercer
Dalgliesh
1983
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Dr. Ford-Waterlow
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982
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George Harris
Broken Glass
1982
5.0
Dubreuil
Praying Mantis
1982
6.0
Duke of Bourbon
Henry V
1979
6.0
Torvin
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979
8.2
Lillie
1978
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0.0
Sir Charles
Quiet as a Nun
1978
5.5
Lamb
Wilde Alliance
1978
Credits
Dalgliesh
as Chief Superintendent Mercer
1983
6.9
Dalgliesh
as Chief Inspector Mercer
1983
6.9
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
1982
0.0
Broken Glass
as George Harris
1982
0.0
Praying Mantis
as Dubreuil
1982
5.0
Henry V
as Duke of Bourbon
1979
6.0
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
as Torvin
1979
6.0
Lillie
1978
8.2
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Quiet as a Nun
as Sir Charles
1978
0.0
Wilde Alliance
as Lamb
1978
5.5
Blake's 7
as Senator Bercol
1978
7.3
Blake's 7
as Shrinker
1978
7.3
Nipper
as Magistrate
1977
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Anna Karenina
1977
6.0
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
as Barraclough
1977
5.5
Churchill's People
as Sir Wiliam Petty
1974
1.0
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
as Colonel Broom
1974
0.0
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Black and Blue
as Martin Bormann
1973
6.0
Colditz
as German Guard
1972
7.3
Crown Court
1972
5.4
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Wolsey
1972
5.6
Justice
as Arthur Bollington
1971
6.0
Justice
as Clerk of Chambers
1971
6.0
Justice
as Bill Corletti
1971
6.0
Justice
as William Corletti
1971
6.0
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Prosecuting Counsel
1971
7.4
Cousin Bette
as Célestin Crevel
1971
2.7
The Guardians
1971
5.5
🎬
Bel Ami
as Monsieur Walter
1971
0.0
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Bel Ami
as Monsieur Walter
1971
0.0
The House That Dripped Blood
as Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
1971
6.4
Play for Today
as Magistrate
1970
6.3
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Menace
1970
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The Prime Minister's Daughter
as Scott-Bower
1970
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Number Ten
as Holden Britwell
1968
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The Champions
as Crolic
1968
6.2
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Nana
as Steiner
1968
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The Expert
as Parker
1968
10.0
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The World of Wodehouse
as Hotel Manager
1967
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
as Mr. Armitage
1967
0.0
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Dead Silence
as Sydney Oliver
1966
0.0
The Informer
as Fortescue
1966
0.0
Mystery and Imagination
1966
5.5
Softly, Softly
1966
5.0
A Passage to India
as Mr Burton
1965
0.0
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The Girl Who Loved Robots
as Lederman
1965
0.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Mgr. de la Trémouille
1965
5.0
Theatre 625
as Mellish
1964
7.2
🎬
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964
0.0
The Verdict
as Prendergast
1964
7.0
Downfall
as Artist
1964
6.5
Doctor Who
as Torvin
1963
7.9
The Saint
as Mister Anthony
1962
7.4
Z-Cars
1962
7.0