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Acting
John Bryans
Born August 5, 1942
Died March 2, 1989 · aged 46
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…
Known For
The House That Dripped Blood · 1971The House That Dripped Blood
★ 6.41971
MovieHorrorMystery
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
Henry VIII and His Six Wives · 1972Henry VIII and His Six Wives
★ 5.81972
MovieDramaHistory
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Praying Mantis · 1982Praying Mantis
★ 6.01982
MovieRomanceDrama
A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as a "Crime Passionel", but discover too late that one of their intended victims has become a fellow conspirator.
Blake's 7: Duel · 1986Blake's 7: Duel
1986
MovieScience FictionDrama
Supreme Commander Servalan assigns the task to the deadly Travis-his orders simply to seek, locate and destroy Blake's 7! Travis and his Mutoid crew clash with Blake in a crucial struggle over the Federation's secret cypher machine and again in desperate hand-to-hand combat on a mysterious dead planet. Finally, they confront each other on a barren ice world as Blake attempts to rescue the resistance leader, Avalon. This time, however, Travis is expecting him, and a terrible trap awaits. . .
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit · 1979Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
★ 6.01979
MovieActionAdventure
The Doctor and Romana follow a distress signal which leads to the jungle planet Chloris, whose ruthless ruler Lady Adrasta harbors a deadly creature in a pit.
The Verdict · 1964The Verdict
★ 7.01964
MovieMystery
A racketeer, deported back from America, faces murder charge and hatches jury rigging plot with accomplice. Cross and double-cross follow.
A Passage to India · 1965A Passage to India
★ 8.01965
Movie
The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.
Henry V · 1979Henry V
★ 6.21979
MovieDramaWar
Insulted by the Dauphin, the newly-crowned King Henry V gathers his troops for war. But Henry must convince his men that he has left his wild days behind, and prove himself as a leader.













