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Chick Hearn
Acting
Born November 27, 1916 · Buda, Illinois, U.S.
Died August 5, 2002
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
Filmography
Kobe Bryant's Muse
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Love & Basketball
2000 · Chick Hearn
Wrongfully Accused
1998 · Basketball Announcer
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 · Self
Airborne
1993 · Basketball Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
1992 · NBA Announcer
Heart Condition
1990 · Self
Big Business
1988 · Sports Announcer
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
1987 · The Announcer (voice)
Body Slam
1986 · Booth Announcer / Himself
Fletch
1985 · Chick Hearn
Volunteers
1985 · Announcer
...All the Marbles
1981 · Himself
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 · Chick Hearn
Heaven Can Wait
1978 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Busting
1974 · Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
The Gambler
1974 · Radio Announcer
The Love Bug
1968 · Announcer
The Loved One
1965 · Space-Burial Funeral Announcer