John Hamblin was a retired English-Australian children’s television presenter and actor on stage and screen who has appeared in numerous soap operas and made-for-TV films.
He was best known for his 29-year stint presenting the children’s program Play School from 1970 to 1999 and the drama The Restless Years Hamblin was born and grew up in Suffolk, England.
John’s father had flown with the Flying Corps during World War I and John himself joined the Air Force and did his national service in Cyprus in the late 1950s before returning to England.
John Hamblin illness: What disease did John Hamblin have?
The disease that let the death of John on September 21, 2022, has not yet been revealed. It was however revealed that he survived a heart attack in 2013.
John grew up in Suffolk, and he started his acting career in his native country England, in repertory theatre with the Theatre Royal, Windsor, and also worked in an old-time music hall before an appearance in the cult TV series The Prisoner – the episode ‘A Change of Mind’.
John was an unforgettable presenter whose comedic timing and wit helped cement Playschool as one of Australia’s most cherished children’s programs. He died at the age of 87, and had survived with two children. The names of his children have been given as Emma and Myles.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
