- 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.
- Inducted into the University of Southern California Athletic Hall of Fame.
- Following his death, he was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
- John Beradino is one of only a few actors with either a World Series (1948) or Super Bowl Ring.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 1, 1993.
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