- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGiovanni Berardino
- Nickname
- Bernie
- Height5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
- John Beradino was born on May 1, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for General Hospital (1963), Adventures of Superman (1952) and Young Doctors in Love (1982). He was married to Marjorie Ann Binder, Charissa Hughes and Jeanette Nadine Barritt. He died on May 19, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesMarjorie Ann Binder(April 30, 1971 - May 19, 1996) (his death, 2 children)Charissa Hughes(January 20, 1961 - June 14, 1963) (her death)Jeanette Nadine Barritt(November 5, 1941 - April 27, 1955) (divorced, 2 children)
- Johnny Berardino, who changed his family name to Beradino, was also a baseball player for the Cleveland Indians team which won the 1948 World Series, although he did not play in the Series. In 1953, he retired from baseball after injuring a leg and returned to acting.
- Served with the United States Navy for four years during World War II.
- Made his Major League Baseball debut on Saturday 22 April 1939.
- Appeared in "Our Gang" comedy shorts as a child.
- Major league baseball player - 1939-52; military service - 1942-45; played second base and shortstop for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates; lifetime batting average .249.
- . . . I had been contemplating leaving the game [baseball] as early as 1947 to concentrate on acting . . . most people don't realize that I was an actor long before I was a ballplayer. I was one of those brat actors in the "Our Gang" comedies . . . I always loved acting as a kid.
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