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Chick Hearn

Actor · Born 1916-11-27 · Buda, Illinois, U.S.

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Chick Hearn (voice)
  2. White Men Can't Jump (1992) — NBA Announcer
  3. Fletch (1985) — Chick Hearn
  4. Rugrats (1991) — Chick Hearn (voice)
  5. The Love Bug (1968) — Announcer
  6. Wrongfully Accused (1998) — Basketball Announcer
  7. Love & Basketball (2000) — Chick Hearn
  8. Heaven Can Wait (1978) — Radio Announcer (uncredited)
  9. Garfield and Friends (1988)
  10. Big Business (1988) — Sports Announcer
  11. Dharma & Greg (1997) — Basketball Announcer (voice)
  12. Gilligan's Island (1964)
  13. 21 Jump Street (1987) — Chick Hearn (voice)
  14. Volunteers (1985) — Announcer
  15. The Proud Family (2001) — Self (voice)
  16. Matlock (1986) — Announcer
  17. The Gambler (1974) — Radio Announcer
  18. Heart Condition (1990) — Self
  19. Simon & Simon (1981)
  20. Airborne (1993) — Basketball Announcer
  21. Duckman (1994) — Chick Hearn (voice)
  22. The Fugitive (1963) — TV Newscaster
  23. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) — Self
  24. ...All the Marbles (1981) — Himself
  25. Busting (1974) — Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
  26. The Loved One (1965) — Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
  27. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
  28. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Announcer
  29. Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987) — The Announcer (voice)
  30. Police Woman (1974) — Internal Affairs Detective
  31. Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015) — Self (archive footage)
  32. Lou Grant (1977)
  33. Matt Houston (1982)
  34. Body Slam (1986) — Booth Announcer / Himself
  35. The White Shadow (1978) — TV Announcer (voice)
  36. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) — Chick Hearn
  37. Arli$$ (1996) — Chick Hearn (voice)
  38. Hang Time (1995)
  39. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981) — Sportscaster #2
  40. Cry for Happy (1961) — Commander (uncredited)