Harrison Ford's Biography

Birth name
Harrison Ford

Date of birth (location)
13 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Height 6' 1"

His father was Irish, his mother Russian-Jewish. He was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School in Park Ridge IL (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), 0047736, "Virginian, The" (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). Still another four years 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 Fugitive, The (1993). He is clearly a well- established Hollywood superstar. He also maintains an 800-acre ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

In 1997 Harrison Ford was chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World and ranked #1 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list; in 1998 he was chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.

Source is Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com)

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