Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 27, 1916
Died
Aug 05, 2002
Place of Birth
Buda, Illinois, U.S.
Credits
48 titles
Chick Hearn
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Self (archive footage)
Longshot
Announcer
The Proud Family
Self (voice)
Love & Basketball
Chick Hearn
Wrongfully Accused
Basketball Announcer
Dharma & Greg
Basketball Announcer (voice)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Self
Arli$$
Chick Hearn (voice)
Hang Time
Duckman
Chick Hearn (voice)
Airborne
Basketball Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
NBA Announcer
Rugrats
Chick Hearn (voice)
Heart Condition
Self
The Simpsons
Chick Hearn (voice)
Garfield and Friends
Big Business
Sports Announcer
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Narrator
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
The Announcer (voice)
21 Jump Street
Chick Hearn (voice)
Body Slam
Booth Announcer / Himself
Matlock
Announcer
Volunteers
Announcer
Fletch
Chick Hearn
Half Nelson
Voice of Announcer (voice)
Hardcastle and McCormick
Matt Houston
Simon & Simon
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Sportscaster #2
...All the Marbles
Himself
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Chick Hearn
The White Shadow
TV Announcer (voice)
Heaven Can Wait
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lou Grant
The Gambler
Radio Announcer
Police Woman
Internal Affairs Detective
Busting
Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Hawkins
Basketball Announcer
Here We Go Again
Announcer
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
The Love Bug
Announcer
The Loved One
Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
Run for Your Life
Self
Gilligan's Island
The Fugitive
TV Newscaster
Cry for Happy
Commander (uncredited)
Burden Of Truth
Fight Broadcaster (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Announcer