He played for 19 years in The Beachcombers, the second-longest running series in Canadian television history.
[1] John, a member of the shíshálh Nation, was one of the first Indigenous people to appear on television in a non-caricature role.
[3] His only other film credit was in the 2002 made-for-TV movie The New Beachcombers where he appeared alongside Marianne Jones who played his wife Laurel in the original series.
[4] He was a student at St. Augustine's Indian Residential School in Sechelt, British Columbia, part of the Canadian Indian residential school system, which involved forced removal and widespread abuse.
[3] Pat John died at a relative's house in Sechelt on July 13, 2022, aged 69.