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: 0.3981
  • 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 forced to escape to Australia with her teenage daughter Chrissie when she is sought by Riley, a lover from 17 years in the past. In turn, the IRA has sent two members after Riley because he shot an IRA soldier and must pay the consequences. The two IRA operatives looking for Riley come across a really nasty biker who wants vengeance on Eve for setting his car on fire -- and the three men finally track her and Chrissie to the wine-growing country of Barossa Valley. The final denouement is about to explode, as Riley also arrives on the scene. With under-par acting and a patchy plot, this film was never released theatrically.

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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. Azaria's body is never found. Police note some apparent inconsistencies in her story, and she is charged with murder. The case attracts a lot of attention, turning a simple investigation into a media circus with the public divided in their opinion.

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  • 1983
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    Pavane
    Pavane

    1 1983 HD

    A young homeless girl watches a wounded real estate agent after one of her fellow squatters accidentally injures him.

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  • 1978
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    A Good Thing Going
    A Good Thing Going

    1 1978 HD

    A housewife feels neglected by her family and walks out to start out a new life for herself.

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  • 1967
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    The Prisoner
    The Prisoner

    7.7 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 demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.

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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 programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.

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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 starting March 1974. The main characters were a mix of teachers and other school personnel, and students. The series was aimed at a teenage audience. Each episode was 30 minutes; five episodes each week were broadcast, stripped across week nights in an early evening timeslot. The series was renamed Class of '75 for its second and final year. It also switched from black and white to colour during its second year on air.

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  • 1998
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    All Saints
    All Saints

    6.1 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 Department at All Saints Hospital.

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