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Chick Hearn
Deceased

How Did Chick Hearn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85
Also known asFrancis Dayle Hearn, Francis HearnGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/11/1916Born inBuda, Illinois, U.S.Died05/08/2002Died inNorthridgeCausefalling from heightWikidataQ321638Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#80258

Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years, as well as the team's assistant general manager for seven years beginning in 1972. Hearn was the first broadcaster named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Filmography38 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2001LongshotMovieAnnouncer85
2001The Proud FamilySeriesSelf (voice)85
1998Wrongfully AccusedMovieBasketball Announcer82
1997Dharma & GregSeriesBasketball Announcer (voice)81
1996Arli$$SeriesChick Hearn (voice)80
1995Hang TimeSeries79
1994DuckmanSeriesChick Hearn (voice)78
1991RugratsSeries75
1990Heart ConditionMovieSelf74
1989The SimpsonsSeriesChick Hearn (voice)73
1988Big BusinessMovieSports Announcer72
1988Garfield and FriendsSeries72
198721 Jump StreetSeriesChick Hearn (voice)71
1987Sport Goofy in SoccermaniaMovieThe Announcer (voice)71
1987Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For FiveMovieNarrator71
1986MatlockSeriesAnnouncer70
1986Body SlamMovieBooth Announcer / Himself70
1985FletchMovieChick Hearn69
1985VolunteersMovieAnnouncer69
1983Hardcastle and McCormickSeries67
1982Matt HoustonSeries66
1981Simon & SimonSeries65
1981...All the MarblesMovieHimself65
1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandMovieSportscaster #265
1978Heaven Can WaitMovieRadio Announcer (uncredited)62
1978The White ShadowSeriesTV Announcer (voice)62
1977Lou GrantSeries61
1974Police WomanSeriesInternal Affairs Detective58
1974The GamblerMovieRadio Announcer58
1973Here We Go AgainSeriesAnnouncer57
1973HawkinsSeriesBasketball Announcer57
1968The Love BugMovieAnnouncer52
1965Run for Your LifeSeriesSelf49
1965The Loved OneMovieSpace-Burial Funeral Announcer49
1964Gilligan's IslandSeries48
1963The FugitiveSeriesTV Newscaster47
1961Cry for HappyMovieCommander (uncredited)45
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesAnnouncer38