John Hamblin

John Hamblin

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.

  • Title: John Hamblin
  • Popularity: 1.706
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1935-03-18
  • Place of Birth: Ash, Surrey, England, UK
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John Hamblin Movies

  • 1986
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    Run Chrissie Run!
    Run Chrissie Run!

    4.6 1986 HD

    The action moves along quickly, jumping over holes in the script, in this made-for-television drama about Eve, an ex-terrorist from Germany who is...

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  • 1985
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    On the Loose
    On the Loose

    1 1985 HD

    A trilogy of stories set in and around Glebe (Sydney) examining the transition from school to uncertain future for three young people.

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  • 1984
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    Crime of the Decade
    Crime of the Decade

    1 1984 HD

    A young man in a depressed satellite city, meets a woman who offers him love and hope.

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  • 1983
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    Who Killed Baby Azaria?
    Who Killed Baby Azaria?

    1 1983 HD

    During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claims that she witnessed a dingo taking her baby daughter Azaria from the family tent....

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  • 1967
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    The Prisoner
    The Prisoner

    7.762 1967 HD

    After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders...

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  • 1987
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    Rafferty's Rules
    Rafferty's Rules

    6 1987 HD

    Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first...

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  • 1974
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    Class of...
    Class of...

    1 1974 HD

    Class of '74 was a secondary school-based, daily soap opera produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and screened on the Seven Network in Australia...

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  • 1998
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    All Saints
    All Saints

    6.2 1998 HD

    Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency...

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