
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

Captain America: Brave New WorldasPresident Thaddeus Ross

Star WarsasHan Solo

Blade Runner 2049asRick Deckard

Raiders of the Lost ArkasIndiana Jones

Blade RunnerasDeckard

Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyasIndiana Jones

Star Wars: The Force AwakensasHan Solo

Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerasHan Solo (uncredited)

Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeasIndiana Jones

Apocalypse NowasColonel Lucas

Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomasIndiana Jones

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullasIndiana Jones

The Expendables 3asMax Drummer

The Empire Strikes BackasHan Solo

The Secret Life of Pets 2asRooster (voice)

Return of the JediasHan Solo

The Age of AdalineasWilliam Jones

The FugitiveasRichard Kimble

Air Force OneasJames Marshall

Ender's GameasColonel Hyrum Graff

The Call of the WildasJohn Thornton

What Lies BeneathasNorman Spencer

Cowboys & AliensasWoodrow Dolarhyde

Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesasMack Tannen

Six Days Seven NightsasQuinn Harris

Clear and Present DangerasJack Ryan

The ConversationasMartin Stett

The Devil's OwnasTom O'Meara

WitnessasDet. Capt. John Book

42asBranch Rickey

Working GirlasJack Trainer

ParanoiaasJock Goddard

Presumed InnocentasRusty Sabich

Patriot GamesasJack Ryan

SabrinaasLinus Larrabee

Morning GloryasMike Pomeroy

BrünoasSelf (uncredited)

American GraffitiasBob Falfa

FirewallasJack Stanfield

Alan Pakula: Going for TruthasSelf

K-19: The WidowmakerasAlexei Vostrikov

FranticasRichard Walker

The Star Wars Holiday SpecialasHan Solo

Being James BondasSelf (archive footage)

Hollywood HomicideasSgt. Joe Gavilan

Crossing OverasMax Brogan

Random HeartsasDutch Van Den Broeck

Force 10 from NavaroneasBarnsby

A Time for KillingasLt. Shaffer

Regarding HenryasHenry Turner

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special HappenedasSelf (archive footage)

SpielbergasSelf - Segment "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

Zabriskie PointasArrested Student (uncredited)

One Hundred and One NightsasSelf

The Mosquito CoastasAllie Fox

Always at The CarlyleasSelf

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas(archive footage)

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogyasSelf

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not HoldasSelf

Star Wars: Greatest MomentsasSelf

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison FordasSelf

The Frisco KidasTommy

Hanover StreetasDavid Halloran

More American GraffitiasOfficer Bob Falfa (uncredited)

Extraordinary MeasuresasDr. Robert Stonehill

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeasSelf - Actor (archive footage)

The Love We MakeasSelf

The Beaches of AgnèsasSelf (archive footage)

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaasSelf

MiliusasSelf

Getting StraightasJake

The Skywalker LegacyasSelf

Close UpasSelf (archive footage)

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly StoryasJack Ryan (archive footage)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialasSelf

David Blaine: Real or MagicasSelf

The Concert for New York CityasSelf

The Blade Runner PhenomenonasSelf - Actor (Rick Deckard) (archive footage)

Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredasSelf (archive footage)

Journey to ShilohasWillie Bill Bearden

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the BluesasIndiana Jones - age 50

The Making of Star WarsasSelf

Drew: The Man Behind the PosterasSelf

Jimmy HollywoodasHarrison Ford (uncredited)

LuvasIrate Motorist (uncredited)

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicasSelf

Earth and the American DreamasReader (voice)

Willow: Behind the MagicasIndiana Jones / Han Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerasSelf

The Making of The Expendables 3asSelf

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesasSelf

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneyasSelf

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundasBellhop Pager (uncredited)

Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of DisneyasSelf

R2-D2: Beneath the DomeasSelf

The Story of Star WarsasHan Solo (archive footage)

ArmstrongasNarrator (voice)

Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry ContinuesasSelf

George Lucas: Creating an EmpireasSelf

HeroesasKen Boyd

DynastyasMark Blackwood

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogyasself
The Doors - Feast Of Friends: EncoreasHimself

Return of the EwokasSelf / Han Solo

Harrison Ford: Hollywood HeroasSelf

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyasSelf

The Making of 'American Graffiti'asSelf

The World of Jacques DemyasSelf

SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackasHan Solo (archive footage)

The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'asSelf

The PossessedasPaul Winjam

The IntrudersasCarl

Indiana Jones: Chasing an IconasSelf

Disney Legends Awards CeremonyasSelf
Creatures from Star WarsasSelf

Sergio Mendes in the Key of JoyasSelf

Living in the Age of AirplanesasNarrator (voice)

Star Wars: The Magic & the MysteryasSelf

The Characters of Star WarsasSelf

Great Adventurers & Their Quests: Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeasSelf

The Making of The Empire Strikes BackasSelf
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost ArkasSelf - Host

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley SnipesasSelf (archive footage)

Cain Rose UpasHan Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

When Star Wars Ruled the WorldasSelf

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William CalleyasFrank Crowder

Commercial Entertainment ProductasJack Ryan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Glenmorangie: Once Upon a Time in ScotlandasSelf

Saving SakicasSelf

Lost Worlds: Life in the BalanceasNarrator
The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squireas

Mustang: The Hidden KingdomasNarrator (voice)

Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover ProjectasSelf - Interviewee

The Fugitive: Thrill of the ChaseasSelf

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick DeckardasSelf

Toxic PuzzleasNarration (voice)
Lord of the AntsasNarrator

On The Run With 'The Fugitive'asSelf

Brace for Impact: The Chesley B. Sullenberger StoryasSelf - Narrator (voice)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and StylingasSelf