John Hamblin

John Hamblin
Born
John Reginald Hamblin

(1935-03-18)18 March 1935
Ash, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Died21 September 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 87)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
  • English
  • Australian
Occupation(s)Television presenter, actor
Years active1955–2016
Known for

John Reginald Hamblin[1] (18 March 1935 – 21 September 2022), known affectionately as "Funny John"[2] or "Naughty John",[3] 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.

Hamblin was a presenter on the Australian children's television program Play School for 29 years, from 1970 to 1999. He featured in more than 350 episodes and became the second-longest-serving presenter in the program's history, after Benita Collings, with whom he often presented.[4]

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