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Chick Hearn

Chick Hearn

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 27, 1916
Died Aug 05, 2002 (85)
Birthplace Buda, Illinois, U.S.
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 27, 2024
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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 colorf ... ul 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.

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Filmography

Longshot

Longshot

2001

as Announcer

Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000

as Chick Hearn

Wrongfully Accused

Wrongfully Accused

1998

as Basketball Announcer

Airborne

Airborne

1993

as Basketball Announcer

White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

1992

as NBA Announcer

Big Business

Big Business

1988

as Sports Announcer

Sport Goofy in Soccermania

Sport Goofy in Soccermania

1987

as The Announcer (voice)

Volunteers

Volunteers

1985

as Announcer

Fletch

Fletch

1985

as Chick Hearn

Half Nelson

Half Nelson

1985

as Voice of Announcer (voice)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1978

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Busting

Busting

1974

as Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)

The Gambler

The Gambler

1974

as Radio Announcer

The Love Bug

The Love Bug

1968

as Announcer

The Loved One

The Loved One

1965

as Space-Burial Funeral Announcer

Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy

1961

as Commander (uncredited)

Burden Of Truth

Burden Of Truth

1957

as Fight Broadcaster (voice)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Simpsons

as Chick Hearn (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Hawkins

as Basketball Announcer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1973

Dharma & Greg

as Basketball Announcer (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1997

The White Shadow

as TV Announcer (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 27, 1978

The Fugitive

as TV Newscaster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Here We Go Again

as Announcer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1973

Gilligan's Island

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1964

Lou Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Duckman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1994

Hardcastle and McCormick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1983

Arliss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 10, 1996

21 Jump Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 1987

Matlock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Hang Time

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1995

Rugrats

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1991

Garfield and Friends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1988

Run for Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Police Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Matt Houston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

The Proud Family

as Self (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 2001

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