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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
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Shrinking
Blade Runner 2049
1923
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Empire Strikes Back
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Apocalypse Now
Captain America: Brave New World
Blade Runner
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Expendables 3
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Return of the Jedi
The Age of Adaline
The Fugitive
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Six Days Seven Nights
The Call of the Wild
What Lies Beneath
Air Force One
Patriot Games
Cowboys & Aliens
Ender's Game
Clear and Present Danger
Morning Glory
The Devil's Own
Being James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
The Conversation
Working Girl
K-19: The Widowmaker
Presumed Innocent
Random Hearts
American Graffiti
Witness
Crossing Over
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Sabrina
Paranoia
42
Regarding Henry
Hollywood Homicide
Frantic
Force 10 from Navarone
Extraordinary Measures
as Dr. Robert Stonehill
Firewall
The Mosquito Coast
Zabriskie Point
as Arrested Student (uncredited)
Hanover Street
A Time for Killing
The Frisco Kid
One Hundred and One Nights
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self
Heroes
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
as Jack Ryan (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
The World of Jacques Demy
Milius
Getting Straight
Journey to Shiloh
as Willie Bill Bearden
2025: The Year from Space
as Self (archive footage)
Living in the Age of Airplanes
Jimmy Hollywood
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance
as Narrator
Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project