Harrison Ford

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 adventurous archaeologist and action hero Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. in the Indiana Jones film series and as the tough, wisecracking space pilot 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. His four-decade career also includes roles in other Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fugitive, Air Force One 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 domestic box office grosses of Ford's films total almost US$3.4 billion,[1] with worldwide grosses surpassing $6 billion, making Ford the No. 2[2] domestic box-office star for lead roles behind only Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks. If counting both supporting movie roles as well as starring roles, Ford would be the 5th biggest film star,[3] behind that of voice-actor Frank Welker, Samuel L. Jackson (whose biggest grossing films consist of him as a non-lead, supporting actor), Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks.