Nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for his portrayal of Sterling in the
Kennedy Center production of "Two Trains Running"
He was nominated for a 1978 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men" at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
John Cothran as appeared in JAG, NCIS, NCIS: L.A. and NCIS: New Orleans as different characters.