John Hamblin

Biography

John Reginald Hamblin (18 March 1935 - 21 September 2022) was a British-born Australian children's television presenter and actor of stage and screen who appeared in theatre productions, soap operas and made-for-TV films. He was known affectionately as "Funny John" or "Naughty John". Hamblin began his time on the iconic children's show, Play School, in 1970s and soon became a fan favourite. He would go on to star in more than 350 episodes of the program, across a 30-year period. After his retirement from the show in 1999, Hamblin returned for a special guest appearance as part of Play School's 50th Anniversary special in 2016.

Known For

Acting

1986

Run Chrissie Run!

as

Cathy’s Father

1985

On the Loose

as

Noel Poulson

1984

Crime of the Decade

as

Ian Henderson

1983

Who Killed Baby Azaria?

as

Michael Chamberlain

1983

Pavane

as

Real Estate Agent

The Prisoner

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Woodland Man

Rafferty's Rules

as

Tom Herman

Class of...

as

Donald Blair

All Saints

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Alan Knight

Production

Crew

Directing