Acting credits
8
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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
John Hamblin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 5Series: 3
TMDB ID: 1505873
IMDb ID: nm0357412
Known for: Acting
Born: March 18, 1935
Died: September 21, 2022
Age: 87
Place of birth: Ash, Surrey, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 1998
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 7.7
Wikidata: Q16097035
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.
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