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Harrison Ford
Known for: ActingLegendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. His family history includes a strong lineage of actors, radio personalities, and models. Ford attended public high school in Park Ridge, Illinois where he was a member of the school Radio Station WMTH. Ford worked as the lead voice for sports reporting at WMTH for several years. Acting wasn't a major interest to Ford until his junior year at Ripon College when he first took an acting class. Ford's career started in 1964 when he travelled to California in search of a voice-over job. He never received that position, but instead signed a contract with Columbia Pictures where he earned $150 weekly to play small fill in roles in various films. Through the '60s Ford worked on several TV shows including Gunsmoke, Ironside, Kung Fu, and American Style. It wasn't until 1967 that he received his first credited role in the Western film, A Time for Killing. Dissatisfied with the meager roles he was being offered, Ford took a hiatus from acting to work as a self-employed carpenter. This seemingly odd diversion turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Harrison's acting career when he was soon hired by famous film producer George Lucas. This was a turning point in Ford's life that led to him be casted in milestone roles such as Han Solo and Indiana Jones. Since his most famous roles in the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ford has appeared in over 40 films. Many criticize his late-career work, saying his performances have been lackluster, leading to commercially disappointing films. Ford has always worked hard to protect his off-screen private life, keeping details about his children and marriages quiet. He has a total of five children including one recent adoption with third and current wife Calista Flockhart. In addition to acting, Ford is passionate about environmental conservation, aviation, and archeology.
Filmography 74
Star Wars
as Han Solo 
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Indiana Jones 
Shrinking
as Dr. Paul Rhodes 
Blade Runner 2049
as Rick Deckard 
1923
as Jacob Dutton 
The Secret Life of Pets 2
as Rooster (voice) 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Indiana Jones 
Apocalypse Now
as Colonel 
Captain America: Brave New World
as President Thaddeus Ross 
Blade Runner
as Deckard 
The Expendables 3
as Max Drummer 
The Empire Strikes Back
as Han Solo 
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Indiana Jones 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Han Solo 
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Indiana Jones 
Return of the Jedi
as Han Solo 
The Age of Adaline
as William Jones 
The Fugitive
as Richard Kimble 
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Indiana Jones 
Six Days Seven Nights
as Quinn Harris 
The Call of the Wild
as John Thornton 
What Lies Beneath
as Norman Spencer 
Air Force One
as James Marshall 
Patriot Games
as Jack Ryan 
Cowboys & Aliens
as Woodrow Dolarhyde 
Ender's Game
as Colonel Hyrum Graff 
Clear and Present Danger
as Jack Ryan 
Morning Glory
as Mike Pomeroy 
The Devil's Own
as Tom O'Meara 
The Conversation
as Martin Stett 
Working Girl
as Jack Trainer 
K-19: The Widowmaker
as Alexei Vostrikov 
Presumed Innocent
as Rusty Sabich 
Random Hearts
as Dutch Van Den Broeck 
American Graffiti
as Bob Falfa 
Witness
as John Book 
Crossing Over
as Max Brogan 
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Mack Tannen 
Sabrina
as Linus Larrabee 
Paranoia
as Jock Goddard 
42
as Branch Rickey 
Regarding Henry
as Henry Turner 
Hollywood Homicide
as Sgt. Joe Gavilan 
Force 10 from Navarone
as Barnsby 
Frantic
as Richard Walker 
Being James Bond
as Self (archive footage) 
Extraordinary Measures
as Dr. Robert Stonehill 
Firewall
as Jack Stanfield 
The Mosquito Coast
as Allie Fox 
Zabriskie Point
as Arrested Student (uncredited) 
Hanover Street
as David Halloran 
A Time for Killing
as Lt. Shaffer 
The Frisco Kid
as Tommy 
One Hundred and One Nights
as Self 
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self 
Heroes
as Ken Boyd 
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
as Jack Ryan (archive footage) 
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self 
The World of Jacques Demy
as Self 
Milius
as Self 
Getting Straight
as Jake 
Journey to Shiloh
as Willie Bill Bearden 
2025: The Year from Space
as Self (archive footage) 
Living in the Age of Airplanes
as Narrator (voice) 
Jimmy Hollywood
as Harrison Ford (uncredited) 
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
as Self 
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self 
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
as Self (archive footage, uncredited) 
Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance
as Narrator 
Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project
as Self - Interviewee 