- He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to drama.
- An animal lover, his household contains cats, chickens, a dog, and a donkey.
- John is also the patron of a well-known Devon horse rescue and rehoming charity, the Mare & Foal Sanctuary, where he regularly attends events and helps to raise funds.
- Two grandchildren; grandson Nathan John and granddaughter Sophie.
- One daughter, Emma.
- Considered for Col. Colin Caine, Roger Derebridge, Lamson, and Kelly in Lifeforce (1985).
- Ullington, Evesham, Hereford and Worcester, England (June 2010)
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