John Bryans
John Bryans (5 August 1942 – 2 March 1989) was a British television actor. He is best known for playing Bercol in Blake's 7 during the first two series and for the torturer Shrinker in the third series. He also appeared in Doctor Who in The Creature from the Pit. His other TV credits include Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Colditz and Only Fools and Horses, among many others.
In film, he played an estate agent in The House That Dripped Blood (1971) and Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972).
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