- Met his wife, the former Canadian actress Beryl Braithwaite, on the set of his series Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957). They wed 10 days later in February of 1957. The union lasted 52 years until his death and produced a daughter, Robyn.
- Served in the Army during World War II.
- Worked as a cowboy during the summers while growing up.
- Loved to surf and lived near the California/Mexico ocean for much of his life.
- Replacing actor Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger in 1952 due to a dispute over pay involving the star, John appeared in 52 episodes. He returned to the Lone Ranger role twice in later years - on a 1981 episode of The Greatest American Hero (1981) and a 1982 episode of Happy Days (1974).
- Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
- Born in Los Angeles, he grew up in San Marino and graduated from South Pasadena High School. His mother was a drama critic for the Pasadena Star-News and he later trained at the Pasadena Playhouse where he was discovered by a Paramount talent agent and signed.
- Interviewed in Tom Weaver's "Eye on Science Fiction" (McFarland & Co., 2003).
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