Harrison Ford (born
July 13,
1942) is an
Academy Award- and
BAFTA-nominated, as well as
Golden Globe-winning, American actor. Ford is best known for his performances as the
titular character in the
Indiana Jones film series and as
Han Solo in the original
Star Wars trilogy. He is also known for his role as the haunted android tracker
Rick Deckard in
Ridley Scott's sci-fi
cult film Blade Runner and as CIA operative
Jack Ryan in the films
Patriot Games and
Clear and Present Danger. His four-decade career also includes roles in other
Hollywood blockbusters such as
The Fugitive,
Air Force One,
Witness,
Presumed Innocent and
What Lies Beneath. At one point, Ford had roles in the top five box-office hits of all time, though his role in
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (as Elliot's school principal) was deleted from the final cut of the film. Five of his films have been inducted into the
National Film Registry.
In 1997, Ford was ranked # 1 in
Empire's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. As of July 2008, the United States domestic box office grosses of Ford's films total almost
$3.4 billion,
with worldwide grosses surpassing $6 billion, making Ford the #2
[[www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm Box Office Mojo - People Index]] U.S. domestic box-office star for lead roles, behind only
Eddie Murphy. If counting both supporting movie roles as well as starring roles, Ford would be the 5th biggest film star,
[www.the-numbers.com/people/records/] behind that of voice-actor
Frank Welker,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Eddie Murphy and
Tom Hanks.
