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John Bryans
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…
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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).
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Movies and shows, newest first
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1986
Blake's 7: Duel
Movie Senator Bercol
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1984
Me & My Girl
TV show Bank Manager
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1983
Dalgliesh
TV show Chief Superintendent Mercer
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1983
Death of an Expert Witness
TV show Chief Superintendent Mercer
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1982
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Movie Dr. Ford-Waterlow
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1982
Broken Glass
Movie George Harris
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1982
Fame Is the Spur
TV show Hawley Artingstall
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1982
Praying Mantis
Movie Dubreuil
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1980
Cribb
TV show Dr Partridge
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1979
Henry V
Movie Duke of Bourbon
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1979
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Movie Torvin
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1979
Thomas & Sarah
TV show Louis Pollitzer
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1978
Thank You, Comrades
Movie Moskvin
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1978
Quiet as a Nun
Movie Sir Charles
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1978
Wilde Alliance
TV show Lamb
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1978
Blake's 7
TV show Senator Bercol
More credits
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1977
Nipper
Movie Magistrate
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1977
Anna Karenina
TV show
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1977
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
TV show Barraclough
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1974
Churchill's People
TV show Sir Wiliam Petty
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1974
Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?
Movie Colonel Broom
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1973
Black and Blue
TV show Martin Bormann
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1973
Point Counter Point
TV show Denis Burlap
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1972
Colditz
TV show German Guard
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1972
Crown Court
TV show
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1972
Villains
TV show Milton Byers QC
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1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Movie Wolsey
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1971
Justice
TV show Arthur Bollington
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1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV show Prosecuting Counsel
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1971
Cousin Bette
TV show Célestin Crevel
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1971
The Guardians
TV show Bullmore
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1971
Bel Ami
TV show Monsieur Walter
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1971
Bel Ami
Movie Monsieur Walter
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1971
The House That Dripped Blood
Movie Stoker (segment "Framework Story")
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1970
Play for Today
TV show Magistrate
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1970
Menace
TV show Area Manager
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1970
The Prime Minister's Daughter
Movie Scott-Bower
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1969
The Contenders
TV show Justin Cartridge
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1968
Number Ten
Movie Holden Britwell
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1968
The Champions
TV show Crolic
