Chick Hearn
Acting
Born: 1916-11-27 in 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
The Simpsons
Chick Hearn (voice)
Rugrats
Chick Hearn (voice)
The Fugitive
TV Newscaster
Garfield and Friends
21 Jump Street
Chick Hearn (voice)
Matlock
Announcer
Simon & Simon
Lou Grant
Run for Your Life
Self
Police Woman
Internal Affairs Detective
Duckman
Chick Hearn (voice)
Arli$$
Chick Hearn (voice)
Dharma & Greg
Basketball Announcer (voice)
Gilligan's Island
The Proud Family
Self (voice)
Matt Houston
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hang Time
The White Shadow
TV Announcer (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Announcer
The Love Bug
Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
NBA Announcer
Wrongfully Accused
Basketball Announcer
Fletch
Chick Hearn
The Gambler
Radio Announcer
Heart Condition
Self
Hawkins
Basketball Announcer
Big Business
Sports Announcer
...All the Marbles
Himself
Love & Basketball
Chick Hearn
Heaven Can Wait
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Airborne
Basketball Announcer
Here We Go Again
Announcer
Volunteers
Announcer
The Loved One
Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
Cry for Happy
Commander (uncredited)
Busting
Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Self
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Self (archive footage)
Half Nelson
Voice of Announcer (voice)