Harrison Ford
Acting
Born: Jul 13, 1942
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extraordinary Measures | Dr. Robert Stonehill | 2010 | 6.278 |
| Crossing Over | Max Brogan | 2009 | 6.1 |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Indiana Jones | 2008 | 6.023 |
| Firewall | Jack Stanfield | 2006 | 5.847 |
| Hollywood Homicide | Sgt. Joe Gavilan | 2003 | 5.239 |
| K-19: The Widowmaker | Alexei Vostrikov | 2002 | 6.547 |
| What Lies Beneath | Norman Spencer | 2000 | 6.434 |
| Random Hearts | Dutch Van Den Broeck | 1999 | 5.575 |
| Six Days Seven Nights | Quinn Harris | 1998 | 6.103 |
| The Devil's Own | Tom O'Meara | 1997 | 6.191 |
| Air Force One | James Marshall | 1997 | 6.5 |
| Sabrina | Linus Larrabee | 1995 | 6.219 |
| Clear and Present Danger | Jack Ryan | 1994 | 6.641 |
| The Fugitive | Richard Kimble | 1993 | 7.476 |
| Patriot Games | Jack Ryan | 1992 | 6.68 |
| Regarding Henry | Henry Turner | 1991 | 6.537 |
| Presumed Innocent | Rusty Sabich | 1990 | 6.807 |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Indiana Jones | 1989 | 7.851 |
| Working Girl | Jack Trainer | 1988 | 6.604 |
| Frantic | Richard Walker | 1988 | 6.717 |
| The Mosquito Coast | Allie Fox | 1986 | 6.364 |
| Witness | John Book | 1985 | 7.094 |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Indiana Jones | 1984 | 7.308 |
| Return of the Jedi | Han Solo | 1983 | 7.907 |
| Blade Runner | Deckard | 1982 | 7.939 |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Indiana Jones | 1981 | 7.923 |
| The Empire Strikes Back | Han Solo | 1980 | 8.4 |
| Apocalypse Now | Colonel | 1979 | 8.268 |
| Hanover Street | David Halloran | 1979 | 5.611 |
| Star Wars | Han Solo | 1977 | 8.203 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1942 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |