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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Buda, Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- August 5, 2002
Chick Hearn
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.
Filmography
movieKobe Bryant's Muse
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieLongshot
2001 · Announcer
tvThe Proud Family
2001 · Self (voice)
movieLove & Basketball
2000 · Chick Hearn
movieWrongfully Accused
1998 · Basketball Announcer
tvDharma & Greg
1997 · Basketball Announcer (voice)
movieRebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 · Self
tvArli$$
1996 · Chick Hearn (voice)
tvHang Time
1995
tvDuckman
1994 · Chick Hearn (voice)
movieAirborne
1993 · Basketball Announcer
movieWhite Men Can't Jump
1992 · NBA Announcer
tvRugrats
1991 · Chick Hearn (voice)
movieHeart Condition
1990 · Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Chick Hearn (voice)
tvGarfield and Friends
1988
movieBig Business
1988 · Sports Announcer
movieLos Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
1987 · Narrator
movieSport Goofy in Soccermania
1987 · The Announcer (voice)
tv21 Jump Street
1987 · Chick Hearn (voice)
movieBody Slam
1986 · Booth Announcer / Himself
tvMatlock
1986 · Announcer
movieVolunteers
1985 · Announcer
movieFletch
1985 · Chick Hearn
movieHalf Nelson
1985 · Voice of Announcer (voice)
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983
tvMatt Houston
1982
tvSimon & Simon
1981
movieThe Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · Sportscaster #2
movie...All the Marbles
1981 · Himself
movieThe Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 · Chick Hearn
tvThe White Shadow
1978 · TV Announcer (voice)
movieHeaven Can Wait
1978 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
tvLou Grant
1977
movieThe Gambler
1974 · Radio Announcer
tvPolice Woman
1974 · Internal Affairs Detective
movieBusting
1974 · Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
tvHawkins
1973 · Basketball Announcer
tvHere We Go Again
1973 · Announcer
movieThe Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971 · Self
movieThe Love Bug
1968 · Announcer
movieThe Loved One
1965 · Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
tvRun for Your Life
1965 · Self
tvGilligan's Island
1964
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · TV Newscaster
movieCry for Happy
1961 · Commander (uncredited)
movieBurden Of Truth
1957 · Fight Broadcaster (voice)
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Announcer