English actor, presenter and television personality
For the 19th-century cricketer, see John Noakes (cricketer). For the pseudonym, see John Noakes (pseudonym).
John Noakes
Noakes with Shep
Born
John Wallace Bottomley
(1934-03-06)6 March 1934
Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
28 May 2017(2017-05-28) (aged 83)
Palma, Majorca, Spain
Occupation(s)
Actor, presenter, television personality
Years active
1965–2013
Spouse
Vicky Noakes
(m. 1965)
John Noakes (born John Wallace Bottomley; 6 March 1934 – 28 May 2017) was an English television presenter and former actor. He co-presented the BBC children's magazine programme Blue Peter in the 1960s and 1970s and is the show's longest-serving presenter, with a tenure that lasted 12 years and six months.[1][2]
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