Chick Hearn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1916
- Died
- August 5, 2002
- Birthplace
- Buda, Illinois, U.S.
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
Kobe Bryant's Muse 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Longshot 2001
as Announcer
Love & Basketball 2000
as Chick Hearn
Wrongfully Accused 1998
as Basketball Announcer
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault 1996
as Self
Airborne 1993
as Basketball Announcer
White Men Can't Jump 1992
as NBA Announcer
Heart Condition 1990
as Self
Big Business 1988
as Sports Announcer
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five 1987
as Narrator
Sport Goofy in Soccermania 1987
as The Announcer (voice)
Body Slam 1986
as Booth Announcer / Himself
Volunteers 1985
as Announcer
Fletch 1985
as Chick Hearn
Half Nelson 1985
as Voice of Announcer (voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island 1981
as Sportscaster #2
...All the Marbles 1981
as Himself
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh 1979
as Chick Hearn
Heaven Can Wait 1978
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Gambler 1974
as Radio Announcer
Busting 1974
as Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World 1971
as Self
The Love Bug 1968
as Announcer
The Loved One 1965
as Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
Cry for Happy 1961
as Commander (uncredited)
Burden Of Truth 1957
as Fight Broadcaster (voice)
Credits from TMDB.