Harrison Ford
Acting · Born 1942-07-13 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…
Filmography
- Star Wars as Han Solo
- Apocalypse Now as Colonel
- Blade Runner as Deckard
- Raiders of the Lost Ark as Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Indiana Jones
- The Empire Strikes Back as Han Solo
- Return of the Jedi as Han Solo
- Working Girl as Jack Trainer