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Chick Hearn
Acting Born Nov 27, 1916 Buda, Illinois, U.S. 24 credits
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 and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Chick Hearn (voice)
- The Fugitive (1963) as TV Newscaster
- Rugrats (1991) as Chick Hearn (voice)
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Self
- Simon & Simon (1981)
- Matlock (1986) as Announcer
- Garfield and Friends (1988)
- 21 Jump Street (1987) as Chick Hearn (voice)
- Lou Grant (1977)
- Police Woman (1974) as Internal Affairs Detective
- Duckman (1994) as Chick Hearn (voice)
- Arli$$ (1996) as Chick Hearn (voice)
- The Proud Family (2001) as Self (voice)
- Matt Houston (1982)
- Gilligan's Island (1964)
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
- Dharma & Greg (1997) as Basketball Announcer (voice)
- The White Shadow (1978) as TV Announcer (voice)
- Hang Time (1995)
- ...All the Marbles (1981) as Himself
- The Love Bug (1968) as Announcer
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Announcer
- Hawkins (1973) as Basketball Announcer
- White Men Can't Jump (1992) as NBA Announcer