Chick Hearn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1916
- Died
- August 5, 2002 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Buda, Illinois, U.S.
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
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Longshot
Movie · as Announcer
The Proud Family
TV · as Self (voice) · 1 ep
Love & Basketball
Movie · as Chick Hearn
Wrongfully Accused
Movie · as Basketball Announcer
Dharma & Greg
TV · as Basketball Announcer (voice) · 1 ep
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Movie · as Self
Arli$$
TV · as Chick Hearn (voice) · 1 ep
Hang Time
TV · 1 ep
Duckman
TV · as Chick Hearn (voice) · 1 ep
Airborne
Movie · as Basketball Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
Movie · as NBA Announcer
Rugrats
TV · as Chick Hearn (voice) · 1 ep
Heart Condition
Movie · as Self
The Simpsons
TV · as Chick Hearn (voice) · 1 ep
Big Business
Movie · as Sports Announcer
Garfield and Friends
TV · 1 ep
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
Movie · as The Announcer (voice)
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Movie · as Narrator
21 Jump Street
TV · as Chick Hearn (voice) · 1 ep
Body Slam
Movie · as Booth Announcer / Himself
Matlock
TV · as Announcer · 1 ep
Fletch
Movie · as Chick Hearn
Half Nelson
Movie · as Voice of Announcer (voice)
Volunteers
Movie · as Announcer
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · 1 ep
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Movie · as Sportscaster #2
...All the Marbles
Movie · as Himself
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Movie · as Chick Hearn
Heaven Can Wait
Movie · as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The White Shadow
TV · as TV Announcer (voice) · 1 ep
Lou Grant
TV · 1 ep
Busting
Movie · as Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
The Gambler
Movie · as Radio Announcer
Police Woman
TV · as Internal Affairs Detective · 1 ep
Hawkins
TV · as Basketball Announcer · 1 ep
Here We Go Again
TV · as Announcer · 1 ep
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Movie · as Self
The Love Bug
Movie · as Announcer
The Loved One
Movie · as Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
Run for Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gilligan's Island
TV · 2 eps
The Fugitive
TV · as TV Newscaster · 1 ep
Cry for Happy
Movie · as Commander (uncredited)
Burden Of Truth
Movie · as Fight Broadcaster (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Announcer · 1 ep