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.
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- Born:
- Nov 27, 1916 In Buda, Illinois, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 35
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Cry for Happy 1961-03-03
- Latest Project:
- Movie Kobe Bryant's Muse 2015-02-28
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Kobe Bryant's Muse | Self (archive footage) | 2015-02-28 |
| Movie | Longshot | Announcer | 2001-10-25 |
| Movie | Love & Basketball | Chick Hearn | 2000-04-21 |
| Movie | Wrongfully Accused | Basketball Announcer | 1998-07-23 |
| Series | Dharma & Greg | Basketball Announcer (voice) | 1997-09-24 |
| Series | Arliss | Unknown | 1996-08-10 |
| Movie | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Self | 1996-11-23 |
| Series | Hang Time | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
| Movie | Airborne | Basketball Announcer | 1993-09-17 |
| Movie | Heart Condition | Self | 1990-02-02 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Chick Hearn (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Big Business | Sports Announcer | 1988-06-10 |
| Series | Garfield and Friends | Unknown | 1988-09-17 |
| Series | 21 Jump Street | Unknown | 1987-04-12 |
| Movie | Sport Goofy in Soccermania | The Announcer (voice) | 1987-05-27 |
| Movie | Body Slam | Booth Announcer / Himself | 1986-11-21 |
| Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-03-03 |
| Movie | Half Nelson | Voice of Announcer (voice) | 1985-03-24 |
| Movie | Volunteers | Announcer | 1985-08-16 |
| Movie | Fletch | Chick Hearn | 1985-05-31 |
| Series | Matt Houston | Unknown | 1982-09-26 |
| Movie | ...All the Marbles | Himself | 1981-03-01 |
| Movie | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Sportscaster #2 | 1981-05-15 |
| Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
| Movie | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Self | 1979-11-06 |
| Movie | Heaven Can Wait | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1978-06-28 |
| Series | Lou Grant | Unknown | 1977-09-20 |
| Movie | Busting | Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited) | 1974-02-27 |
| Series | Police Woman | Unknown | 1974-09-13 |
| Movie | The Gambler | Radio Announcer | 1974-10-02 |
| Movie | The Love Bug | Announcer | 1968-12-23 |
| Movie | The Loved One | Space-Burial Funeral Announcer | 1965-10-11 |
| Series | Gilligan's Island | Unknown | 1964-09-26 |
| Series | The Fugitive | TV Newscaster | 1963-09-17 |
| Movie | Cry for Happy | Commander (uncredited) | 1961-03-03 |