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.

Casted

White Men Can't Jump

Played NBA Announcer

Average Rating

6.6

1443 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1992

34 years ago
Fletch

Played Chick Hearn

Average Rating

6.7

724 votes

Release Date

May 31, 1985

41 years ago
The Love Bug

Played Announcer

Average Rating

6.6

626 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1968

58 years ago
Wrongfully Accused

Played Basketball Announcer

Average Rating

6.0

468 votes

Release Date

Jul 23, 1998

28 years ago
Love & Basketball

Played Chick Hearn

Average Rating

7.3

453 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 2000

26 years ago
Heaven Can Wait

Played Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.6

426 votes

Release Date

Jun 28, 1978

48 years ago
Big Business

Played Sports Announcer

Average Rating

6.3

287 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1988

38 years ago
Volunteers

Played Announcer

Average Rating

5.5

172 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1985

41 years ago
The Gambler

Played Radio Announcer

Average Rating

6.7

121 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1974

52 years ago
Heart Condition

Played Self

Average Rating

5.6

100 votes

Release Date

Feb 02, 1990

36 years ago
Airborne

Played Basketball Announcer

Average Rating

5.9

81 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1993

33 years ago
...All the Marbles

Played Himself

Average Rating

6.2

57 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1981

45 years ago
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

56 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 1996

29 years ago
Busting

Played Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)

Average Rating

6.2

51 votes

Release Date

Feb 27, 1974

52 years ago
The Loved One

Played Space-Burial Funeral Announcer

Average Rating

6.2

43 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1965

61 years ago
Sport Goofy in Soccermania

Played The Announcer (voice)

Average Rating

6.6

31 votes

Release Date

May 27, 1987

39 years ago
Kobe Bryant's Muse

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.8

29 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 2015

11 years ago
Body Slam

Played Booth Announcer / Himself

Average Rating

4.8

22 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 1986

39 years ago
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Played Chick Hearn

Average Rating

5.6

13 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 1979

47 years ago
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Played Sportscaster #2

Average Rating

4.6

8 votes

Release Date

May 15, 1981

45 years ago
Cry for Happy

Played Commander (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 1961

66 years ago
Longshot

Played Announcer

Average Rating

4.6

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 2001

24 years ago
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1971

55 years ago
Burden Of Truth

Played Fight Broadcaster (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1957

70 years ago
Half Nelson

Played Voice of Announcer (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 1985

41 years ago
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1987

39 years ago

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