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John Reardon(1930-1988)

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John Reardon was born on 8 April 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968), NET Opera Theater (1967) and NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949). He died on 19 April 1988 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
BornApril 8, 1930
DiedApril 19, 1988(58)
BornApril 8, 1930
DiedApril 19, 1988(58)
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Known for

Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
8.8
TV Series
  • Actor
Elaine Bonazzi in The Trial of Mary Lincoln (1972)
NET Opera Theater
TV Series
  • Tomsky
  • Alexander Goryanshikov
NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
NBC Television Opera Theatre
4.9
TV Series
  • Masetto
  • The Groom
  • Papageno
The Seven Lively Arts (1957)
The Seven Lively Arts
5.2
TV Series
  • The Balladeer

Credits

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Actor

  • Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Reardon
    • Teacher Reardon
    • Grandfather ...
    • 1968–1986
  • Elaine Bonazzi in The Trial of Mary Lincoln (1972)
    NET Opera Theater
    TV Series
    • Tomsky
    • Alexander Goryanshikov
    • 1969–1970
  • Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers (1961)
    Mister Rogers
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Reardon
    • 1964–1967
  • Directions (1960)
    Directions
    5.3
    TV Series
    • 1964
  • The Flood
    TV Movie
    • God (voice)
    • 1962
  • NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
    NBC Television Opera Theatre
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Masetto
    • The Groom
    • Papageno
    • 1956–1962
  • The Seven Lively Arts (1957)
    The Seven Lively Arts
    5.2
    TV Series
    • The Balladeer
    • 1958

Soundtrack

  • Lenny Meledandri and Fred Rogers in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
    8.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "I Sell All Kinds of Different Straws"
    • performer: "When the Day Turns into Night"
    • performer: "There is Never, Never, Never Any Trouble in Bubbleland", "Save Us, Hildegarde Brave", "Hildegarde, Dear Hildegarde" ...
    • 1971–1984
  • Pen Pals
    3.4
    • performer: "On the Town: Act I: Opening: New York, New York" (uncredited)
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 8, 1930
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 19, 1988
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(pneumonia)
  • Other works
    Sang the role of Gabey in the 1960 Columbia Masterworks studio recording of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town". The album featured some members of the original cast, but Reardon replaced John Battles, who played Gabey in the original 1944 stage production. Bernstein himself conducted the music on the album.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Handsome, talented, versatile baritone whose too-short career before his untimely death at the age of fifty-eight encompassed grand opera (Metropolitan, New York City, and Santa Fe Opera Companies, primarily), Broadway musicals (He introduced the Comden-Styne-Green standard "Make Someone Happy" in the 1961 show "Do-Re-Mi"), and television, primarily as a frequent guest on "Mister Rogers's Neighborhood." The latter was something of a personal thing, as he and Fred Rogers had been friends since college.
  • Trademarks
      Mister Rogers' operas

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