Harrison Ford Biography

Birthday: 1942-07-13
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Wiki Biography: His father was Irish, his mother Russian-Jewish. He was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge Illinois (no athletic star, never above a C average). After dropping out of Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he did some acting and later summer stock, he signed a Hollywood contract with Columbia and later Universal. His roles in movies and TV ("Ironside" (1967), "The Virginian" (1962)) remained secondary and, discouraged, he turned to a career in professional carpentry. He came back big four years later, however, as Bob Falfa in American Graffiti (1973). Four years after that he hit colossal with the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977). Another four years and Ford was Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
Four years later and he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his role as John Book in Witness (1985). All he managed four years after that was his third starring success as Indiana Jones; in fact, many of his earlier successful roles led to sequels as did his more recent portrayal of Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992). Another Golden Globe nomination came his way for the part of Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive (1993). He is clearly a well-established Hollywood superstar. He also maintains an 800-acre ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
Witness | John Book | Drama | |
The Conversation | Martin Stett | 1974 | Mystery |
The Star Wars Holiday Special | Han Solo | 1978 | Adventure |
Working Girl | Jack Trainer | 1988 | Comedy |
The Fugitive | Dr. Richard Kimble | 1993 | Action |
Revealed | Himself | 2002 | |
Movies Rock | 2007 |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
American Graffiti | Bob Falfa | 1973 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
The Conversation | Martin Stett | 1974 | |
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | Han Solo | 1977 | |
The Making of Star Wars | 1977 | Documentary | |
Force 10 from Navarone | 1978 | 0, Romance, Game Show | |
The Star Wars Holiday Special | Han Solo | 1978 | Adventure, Family, Musical |
Apocalypse Now | Colonel Lucas | 1979 | Romance |
Hanover Street | David Halloran | 1979 | 0, Biography, Romance |
Frisco Kid | Tommy | 1979 | Comedy |
The Frisco Kid | Tommy | 1979 | Comedy |
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | Han Solo | 1980 | Action, Adventure, Sci Fi |
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Han Solo | 1980 | Action, Adventure, Sci Fi |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | Indiana Jones | 1981 | Action, Adventure |
Return of the Ewok | 1982 | ||
Blade Runner | Rick Deckard | 1982 | Sport, 0, Game Show, 0 |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | Han Solo | 1983 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | Han Solo | 1983 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Indiana Jones | 1984 | Action, Adventure |
The Witness | John Book | 1985 | |
Witness | John Book | 1985 | Comedy, 0, Biography |
The Mosquito Coast | Allie Fox | 1986 | 0, 0 |
Frantic | Dr. Richard Walker | 1988 | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
Working Girl | Jack Trainer | 1988 | Comedy, Romance, Drama |
Working Girls | Jack Trainer | 1988 | Comedy, Romance, Drama |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Indiana Jones | 1989 | Action, Adventure |
Presumed Innocent | Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich | 1990 | Game Show, Comedy |
Regarding Henry | Henry Turner | 1991 | Drama |
Patriot Games | Jack Ryan | 1992 | 0, 0, Game Show |
The Fugitive | Dr. Richard Kimble | 1993 | Action, Adventure, Crime |
Clear and Present Danger | Jack Ryan | 1994 | Action, Drama, Thriller |
Sabrina | Linus Larrabee | 1995 | Comedy, Drama |
Air Force One | President James Marshall | 1997 | 0, Game Show |
Six Days Seven Nights | Quinn Harris | 1998 | Biography, 0 |
Random Hearts | Dutch Van Den Broeck | 1999 | 0 |
What Lies Beneath | Norman Spencer | 2000 | Game Show, 0, Reality Tv, Sport |
K-19: The Widowmaker | Captain Alexei Vostrikov | 2002 | |
Hollywood Homicide | Sgt. Joe Gavilan | 2003 | Game Show, 0, 0 |
Firewall | Jack Stanfield | 2006 | Game Show, 0 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Indiana Jones | 2008 | Action, Adventure |
Crossing Over | Max Brogan | 2009 | Drama |
Extraordinary Measures | Dr. Robert Stonehill | 2010 | |
Cowboys & Aliens | Colonel Dolarhyde | 2011 | |
Morning Glory | Mike Pomeroy | 2011 | Biography, 0 |
42 | Branch Rickey | 2013 | |
Paranoia | Jock Goddard | 2013 | Drama, Thriller |
Ender's Game | Colonel Graff | 2013 | Action, Adventure |
Star Wars: Episode VII | Han Solo | 2015 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |