Chick Hearn
Born in Buda, Illinois, U.S. — Nov 27 1916• Died Aug 05 2002
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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 an…
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The Simpsons
Chick Hearn (voice)
Rugrats
21 Jump Street
Chick Hearn (voice)
The Fugitive
TV Newscaster
Arli$$
Chick Hearn (voice)
Matlock
Announcer
Police Woman
Internal Affairs Detective
Simon & Simon
Duckman
Chick Hearn (voice)
Garfield and Friends
Lou Grant
Gilligan's Island
Hardcastle and McCormick
Dharma & Greg
Basketball Announcer (voice)
The Proud Family
Self (voice)
Matt Houston
Run for Your Life
Self
The White Shadow
TV Announcer (voice)
Hang Time
Hawkins
Basketball Announcer
...All the Marbles
Himself
Here We Go Again
Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
NBA Announcer
The Love Bug
Announcer
Love & Basketball
Chick Hearn
Fletch
Chick Hearn
Volunteers
Announcer
Wrongfully Accused
Basketball Announcer
Airborne
Basketball Announcer
Heaven Can Wait
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Big Business
Sports Announcer
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Self
The Loved One
Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
The Gambler
Radio Announcer
Cry for Happy
Commander (uncredited)
Busting
Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Longshot
Announcer
Heart Condition
Self
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Chick Hearn
Half Nelson
Voice of Announcer (voice)
Body Slam
Booth Announcer / Himself
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Sportscaster #2
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Self (archive footage)
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Narrator
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
The Announcer (voice)
Burden Of Truth
Fight Broadcaster (voice)