John Beradino
| John Beradino | |
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as Steve Hardy in General Hospital, 1964.
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| Born |
Giovanni Berardino May 1, 1917 Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1996 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Actor, baseball player |
| Years active | 1939–1996 |
| Known for | Steve Hardy (General Hospital) |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Second baseman / Shortstop | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 22, 1939, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 19, 1952, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 36 | ||
| Runs batted in | 387 | ||
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John Beradino (May 1, 1917 – May 19, 1996) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and an actor. Known as Johnny Berardino during his baseball career, he was also credited during his acting career as John Berardino, John Baradino, John Barardino or John Barradino.
Beradino was born Giovanni Berardino in Los Angeles. He grew up near Hollywood. Beradino attended Belmont High School, located in downtown Los Angeles. Beradino won a football scholarship to the University of Southern California in 1936. He soon switched to baseball.
Beradino is often mentioned as having appeared in the silent Our Gang comedies produced by Hal Roach as a child actor but has not been identified as having appeared in any of the existing films.
After attending the University of Southern California, where he played baseball under coach Sam Barry and was member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, Beradino was a major league player from 1939 to 1952, except for three years of military service in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He played second baseman and shortstop for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates, winning the World Series with the Indians in 1948. He also played first and third base. After injuring his leg and being released by Pittsburgh in 1952, he retired from baseball and returned to acting, having appeared in his first film in 1948.
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