image
Harrison Ford
Acting
1942-07-13 - Present
Legendary 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.
Credits
image
Captain America: Brave New WorldasPresident Thaddeus Ross
image
Star WarsasHan Solo
image
Blade Runner 2049asRick Deckard
image
Raiders of the Lost ArkasIndiana Jones
image
Blade RunnerasDeckard
image
Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyasIndiana Jones
image
Star Wars: The Force AwakensasHan Solo
image
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerasHan Solo (uncredited)
image
Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeasIndiana Jones
image
Apocalypse NowasColonel Lucas
image
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomasIndiana Jones
image
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullasIndiana Jones
image
The Expendables 3asMax Drummer
image
The Empire Strikes BackasHan Solo
image
The Secret Life of Pets 2asRooster (voice)
image
Return of the JediasHan Solo
image
The Age of AdalineasWilliam Jones
image
The FugitiveasRichard Kimble
image
Air Force OneasJames Marshall
image
Ender's GameasColonel Hyrum Graff
image
The Call of the WildasJohn Thornton
image
What Lies BeneathasNorman Spencer
image
Cowboys & AliensasWoodrow Dolarhyde
image
Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesasMack Tannen
image
Six Days Seven NightsasQuinn Harris
image
Clear and Present DangerasJack Ryan
image
The ConversationasMartin Stett
image
The Devil's OwnasTom O'Meara
image
WitnessasDet. Capt. John Book
image
42asBranch Rickey
image
Working GirlasJack Trainer
image
ParanoiaasJock Goddard
image
Presumed InnocentasRusty Sabich
image
Patriot GamesasJack Ryan
image
SabrinaasLinus Larrabee
image
Morning GloryasMike Pomeroy
image
BrünoasSelf (uncredited)
image
American GraffitiasBob Falfa
image
FirewallasJack Stanfield
image
Alan Pakula: Going for TruthasSelf
image
K-19: The WidowmakerasAlexei Vostrikov
image
FranticasRichard Walker
image
The Star Wars Holiday SpecialasHan Solo
image
Being James BondasSelf (archive footage)
image
Hollywood HomicideasSgt. Joe Gavilan
image
Crossing OverasMax Brogan
image
Random HeartsasDutch Van Den Broeck
image
Force 10 from NavaroneasBarnsby
image
A Time for KillingasLt. Shaffer
image
Regarding HenryasHenry Turner
image
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special HappenedasSelf (archive footage)
image
SpielbergasSelf - Segment "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
image
Zabriskie PointasArrested Student (uncredited)
image
One Hundred and One NightsasSelf
image
The Mosquito CoastasAllie Fox
image
Always at The CarlyleasSelf
image
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas(archive footage)
image
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyasSelf
image
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not HoldasSelf
image
Star Wars: Greatest MomentsasSelf
image
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison FordasSelf
image
The Frisco KidasTommy
image
Hanover StreetasDavid Halloran
image
More American GraffitiasOfficer Bob Falfa (uncredited)
image
Extraordinary MeasuresasDr. Robert Stonehill
image
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeasSelf - Actor (archive footage)
image
The Love We MakeasSelf
image
The Beaches of AgnèsasSelf (archive footage)
image
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaasSelf
image
MiliusasSelf
image
Getting StraightasJake
image
The Skywalker LegacyasSelf
image
Close UpasSelf (archive footage)
image
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly StoryasJack Ryan (archive footage)
image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialasSelf
image
David Blaine: Real or MagicasSelf
image
The Concert for New York CityasSelf
image
The Blade Runner PhenomenonasSelf - Actor (Rick Deckard) (archive footage)
image
Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredasSelf (archive footage)
image
Journey to ShilohasWillie Bill Bearden
image
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the BluesasIndiana Jones - age 50
image
The Making of Star WarsasSelf
image
Drew: The Man Behind the PosterasSelf
image
Jimmy HollywoodasHarrison Ford (uncredited)
image
LuvasIrate Motorist (uncredited)
image
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicasSelf
image
Earth and the American DreamasReader (voice)
image
Willow: Behind the MagicasIndiana Jones / Han Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)
image
Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerasSelf
image
The Making of The Expendables 3asSelf
image
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesasSelf
image
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneyasSelf
image
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundasBellhop Pager (uncredited)
image
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of DisneyasSelf
image
R2-D2: Beneath the DomeasSelf
image
The Story of Star WarsasHan Solo (archive footage)
image
ArmstrongasNarrator (voice)
image
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry ContinuesasSelf
image
George Lucas: Creating an EmpireasSelf
image
HeroesasKen Boyd
image
DynastyasMark Blackwood
image
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogyasself
The Doors - Feast Of Friends: EncoreasHimself
image
Return of the EwokasSelf / Han Solo
image
Harrison Ford: Hollywood HeroasSelf
image
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyasSelf
image
The Making of 'American Graffiti'asSelf
image
The World of Jacques DemyasSelf
image
SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackasHan Solo (archive footage)
image
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'asSelf
image
The PossessedasPaul Winjam
image
The IntrudersasCarl
image
Indiana Jones: Chasing an IconasSelf
image
Disney Legends Awards CeremonyasSelf
Creatures from Star WarsasSelf
image
Sergio Mendes in the Key of JoyasSelf
image
Living in the Age of AirplanesasNarrator (voice)
image
Star Wars: The Magic & the MysteryasSelf
image
The Characters of Star WarsasSelf
image
Great Adventurers & Their Quests: Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeasSelf
image
The Making of The Empire Strikes BackasSelf
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost ArkasSelf - Host
image
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley SnipesasSelf (archive footage)
image
Cain Rose UpasHan Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)
image
When Star Wars Ruled the WorldasSelf
image
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William CalleyasFrank Crowder
image
Commercial Entertainment ProductasJack Ryan (archive footage) (uncredited)
image
Glenmorangie: Once Upon a Time in ScotlandasSelf
image
Saving SakicasSelf
image
Lost Worlds: Life in the BalanceasNarrator
The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squireas
image
Mustang: The Hidden KingdomasNarrator (voice)
image
Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover ProjectasSelf - Interviewee
image
The Fugitive: Thrill of the ChaseasSelf
image
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick DeckardasSelf
image
Toxic PuzzleasNarration (voice)
Lord of the AntsasNarrator
image
On The Run With 'The Fugitive'asSelf
image
Brace for Impact: The Chesley B. Sullenberger StoryasSelf - Narrator (voice)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and StylingasSelf