Harrison Ford is an American actor and producer, who is best known for his roles as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy, and as Indiana Jones in the film series of the same name, both collaborating with George Lucas and Lucasfilm and both would go on to be owned by Disney after it acquired Lucasfilm. He reprised his role as Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. He will reprise his role as Indiana Jones in the 2023 upcoming untitled film.
His other Disney contributions include playing President James Marshall in the 1997 Columbia Pictures film, Air Force One, Quinn Harris in the 1998 Touchstone Pictures film, Six Days, Seven Nights, and John Thornton in the 2020 Fox film, The Call of the Wild.
Filmography
Films
- The Conversation
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Witness - Det. Capt. John Book
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Regarding Henry - Henry Turner
- Jimmy Hollywood - Himself (Uncredited cameo)
- Sabrina - Linus Larabee
- K-19: The Widowmaker - Alexei Vostrikov (Also executive producer)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Extraordinary Measures - Dr. Robert Stonehill (Also executive producer)
- Morning Glory - Mike Pomeroy
- Cowboys & Aliens - Colonel Dolarhyde
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - Mack Tannen
Television shows
- Dan August - Hewett (Episode: "The Manufactured Man")
- Gunsmoke - Hobey / Print (2 episodes only)
- Petrocelli - Tom Brannigan (Episode: "Edge of Evil")
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Years of Living Dangerously - Himself
Trivia
- Harrison Ford was originally considered and the first choice for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But due to his cost, he was too expensive for the part.[1] He was also considered later for the voice role of Roger Rabbit, before losing the role to Charles Fleischer.[2]
- He was considered to voice Kerchak in Tarzan.
- Footage of him in his famous role as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark can be seen in Chicken Little.
- Harrison Ford admits to liking Indiana Jones more than Han Solo, and to having distanced himself from Star Wars.
- A fan debate about the first Star Wars film whether Han Solo fired his gun before Greedo did. A fan asked Harrison Ford his opinion and he responded "I don't know and I don't care". [3]
References
- ↑ 15 Things You Might Not Know About Who Framed Roger Rabbit at Mental Floss
- ↑ PMC 35: Eddie Deezen at Pod My Culture Podcast
- ↑ 'Star Wars': Harrison Ford doesn't care who shot first | EW.com
External Links
- Harrison Ford interview on KVUE about The Mosquito Coast in 1986 from Texas Archive of the Moving Image
- IMDb website
- Harrison Ford at Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ford
es:Harrison Ford
pl:Harrison Ford
pt-br:Harrison Ford