Chick Hearn
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Chick Hearn (voice)
1989
Series
The Fugitive
TV Newscaster
1963
Series
Rugrats
Chick Hearn (voice)
1991
Series
Garfield and Friends
1988
Series
Arli$$
Chick Hearn (voice)
1996
Series
21 Jump Street
Chick Hearn (voice)
1987
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
Matlock
Announcer
1986
Series
Police Woman
Internal Affairs Detective
1974
Series
Run for Your Life
Self
1965
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
Duckman
Chick Hearn (voice)
1994
Film
...All the Marbles
Himself
1981
Series
Matt Houston
1982
Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Series
Dharma & Greg
Basketball Announcer (voice)
1997
Series
The Proud Family
Self (voice)
2001
Series
Gilligan's Island
1964
Series
The White Shadow
TV Announcer (voice)
1978
Series
Hang Time
1995
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Announcer
1954
Series
Hawkins
Basketball Announcer
1973
Film
The Love Bug
Announcer
1968
Film
Airborne
Basketball Announcer
1993
Film
Fletch
Chick Hearn
1985
Series
Here We Go Again
Announcer
1973
Film
White Men Can't Jump
NBA Announcer
1992
Film
Love & Basketball
Chick Hearn
2000
Film
Big Business
Sports Announcer
1988
Film
Wrongfully Accused
Basketball Announcer
1998
Film
Heaven Can Wait
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1978
Film
Heart Condition
Self
1990
Film
Busting
Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
1974
Film
The Gambler
Radio Announcer
1974
Film
Volunteers
Announcer
1985
Film
Longshot
Announcer
2001
Film
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Self
1996
Film
The Loved One
Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
1965
Film
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Chick Hearn
1979
Film
Half Nelson
Voice of Announcer (voice)
1985
Film
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Sportscaster #2
1981
Film
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
1971
Film
Body Slam
Booth Announcer / Himself
1986
Film
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
The Announcer (voice)
1987
Film
Cry for Happy
Commander (uncredited)
1961
Film
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Narrator
1987
Film
Burden Of Truth
Fight Broadcaster (voice)
1957