Chick Hearn
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
Longshot
as Announcer
Longshot
as Announcer
Love & Basketball
as Chick Hearn
Love & Basketball
as Chick Hearn
Wrongfully Accused
as Basketball Announcer
Wrongfully Accused
as Basketball Announcer
Airborne
as Basketball Announcer
Airborne
as Basketball Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
as NBA Announcer
White Men Can't Jump
as NBA Announcer
Heart Condition
as Self
Heart Condition
as Self
Big Business
as Sports Announcer
Big Business
as Sports Announcer
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
as Narrator
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
as Narrator
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
as The Announcer (voice)
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
as The Announcer (voice)
Body Slam
as Booth Announcer / Himself
Body Slam
as Booth Announcer / Himself
Volunteers
as Announcer
Volunteers
as Announcer
Fletch
as Chick Hearn
Fletch
as Chick Hearn
Half Nelson
as Voice of Announcer (voice)
Half Nelson
as Voice of Announcer (voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Sportscaster #2
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Sportscaster #2
...All the Marbles
as Himself
...All the Marbles
as Himself
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Chick Hearn
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Chick Hearn
Heaven Can Wait
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Gambler
as Radio Announcer
The Gambler
as Radio Announcer
Busting
as Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Busting
as Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
The Love Bug
as Announcer
The Love Bug
as Announcer
The Loved One
as Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
The Loved One
as Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
Cry for Happy
as Commander (uncredited)
Cry for Happy
as Commander (uncredited)
Burden Of Truth
as Fight Broadcaster (voice)
Burden Of Truth
as Fight Broadcaster (voice)