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    2022-09-21

    1935-03-1891 years, 7 months, and 20 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Ash, Surrey, England, UK

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 10

    Title
    Run Chrissie Run!
    Cathy’s Father
    5
    1986-01-01
    0.5788
    On the Loose
    Noel Poulson
    0
    1985-01-01
    0.2815
    Crime of the Decade
    Ian Henderson
    10
    1984-08-19
    0.5193
    Who Killed Baby Azaria?
    Michael Chamberlain
    9
    1983-03-01
    0.4934
    Pavane
    Real Estate Agent
    9
    1983-01-01
    0.3037
    A Good Thing Going
    Mr. Carter
    4
    1978-01-01
    1.3257
    The Prisoner
    Woodland Man
    7.7
    1967-09-29
    12.0404
    Rafferty's Rules
    Tom Herman
    8
    1987-02-12
    14.9825
    Class of...
    Donald Blair
    9
    1974-03-18
    8.9162
    All Saints
    Alan Knight
    6.2
    1998-02-24
    27.0606
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