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, 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 domestic box office grosses of Ford's films total almost US$3.4 billion, with worldwide grosses surpassing $6 billion, making Ford the No. 2 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, behind that of voice-actor Frank Welker, Samuel L. Jackson, Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks. (more)
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Witness (1985 film):
Witness is a 1985 American thriller film released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis and Lukas Haas. It was also the feature film debut of Viggo Mortensen, who appeared in a minor role. Directed by Australian Peter Weir
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Air Force One (film):
Air Force One is a 1997 action thriller movie starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Glenn Close. It was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and released in the United States on July 25, 1997 by Beacon Pictures. Columbia Pictures, the film's international
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Blade Runner:
Blade Runner is a 1982 American cyberpunk film, directed by Ridley Scott. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Harrison Ford and fea
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Indiana Jones:
Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr., better known as Indiana Jones or Indy, is a fictional adventurer, professor of history and archaeology, and the main protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas created the character in homage to the action h
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Han Solo:
Han Solo is a character in the Star Wars universe. He was played by Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, The Star Wars Holiday Special, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Solo is i
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The Fugitive (1993 film):
The Fugitive is a 1993 feature film, based on the television series of the same name. The film was directed by Andrew Davis and stars Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, and Tommy Lee Jones as Deputy United States Marshal Samuel Gerard. Jones won an
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What Lies Beneath:
What Lies Beneath (2000) is a psychological horror film, that tells the story of a housewife who finds her home is haunted. The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as Norman and Claire Spencer. Tagline: H
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Presumed Innocent (film):
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 film adaptation of a best-selling novel by Scott Turow, which tells the story of a prosecutor charged with the murder of his female colleague and mistress. The film stars Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich, Brian Dennehy, Raul
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Rick Deckard:
Rick Deckard is the protagonist in Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? as well as Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, based on the novel. In the film, Rick Deckard was played by Harrison Ford.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote. It tells the story of Ell
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Cult film:
A cult film is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside of the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame amongst main
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Samuel L. Jackson:
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. Jackson came to fame in the early 1990s, after a series of well-reviewed performances, and has since become a major film star and cultural i
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Ridley Scott:
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award-nominated film director and producer known for his stylish visuals and an obsession for detail. His films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise
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List of action heroes:
This is a list of action heroes who appear in a number of genres including action films, adventure films, swashbuckler films, television Westerns, old-time radio, adventure novels, dime novels, pulp magazines, and folklore. These heroes often display
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Raiders of the Lost Ark:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise, and
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford in the title role. It co-stars Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover
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The Conversation:
The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford, and an uncredited appearance
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Frantic (film):
Frantic is a noted 1988 thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford.
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Hanover Street (film):
Hanover Street is a 1979 film written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Harrison Ford and Lesley-Anne Down.
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Hollywood Homicide:
Hollywood Homicide is an action comedy 2003 film starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett. The film also features Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Gladys Knight, Clyde Kusatsu, Master P, Lena Olin, Dwight Yoakam, Martin Landau and André Benjamin i
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Regarding Henry:
Regarding Henry is a 1991 film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening. The screenplay was written by J. J. Abrams. The original music score was composed by Hans Zimmer. The film's tagline is: "The story of a man who had e
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The Devil's Own:
The Devil's Own is a 1997 movie starring Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Rubén Blades, Natascha McElhone, Julia Stiles and Treat Williams. It was the final film directed by Alan J. Pakula.
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Getting Straight:
Getting Straight is a 1970 American comedy-drama motion picture directed by Richard Rush, released by Columbia Pictures. The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of non-conformist graduate stu
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Dalai Lama Renaissance:
Dalai Lama Renaissance is a feature length documentary film, produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, narrated by actor Harrison Ford. The film documents the Dalai Lama's meeting with Western "renaissance" thinkers at his home in Dharamsala, India,
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Calponia harrisonfordi:
Calponia harrisonfordi is a species of spider discovered in 1993 by the arachnologist Norman I. Platnick, and named after the film actor Harrison Ford to thank him for narrating a documentary for the London Museum of Natural History . It is the only
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Pheidole harrisonfordi:
Pheidole harrisonfordi is a species of ant named after the actor Harrison Ford in honor of his work in conservation.
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American Graffiti:
American Graffiti is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Philli
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Sabrina (1995 film):
Sabrina is a 1995 comedy-drama-romance adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay, which in turn was based upon a play entitled Sabrina Fair. It was directed by Sydney Pollack, and stars Harrison Ford as Linus Larrabee
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. Released on May 23, 1984, it is the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise and a prequel to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film stars Harrison
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Heroes (film):
Heroes is a 1977 comedy drama film directed by Jeremy Kagan, and starring Henry Winkler and Sally Field. Harrison Ford (in his first post-Star Wars role) played a featured part as a stock car driver in Sedalia, Missouri who keeps a stolen machine gun
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Firewall (film):
Firewall is a 2006 action/thriller film directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Joe Forte. Harrison Ford stars as Jack Stanfield, a security expert at a bank faced with a corporate merger and the offer of a new job.
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles:
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, is an Emmy Award-winning American television series that ran from 1992 to 1996. A form of "edutainment," the series explores the childhood and youth of the ficti
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Patriot Games (film):
Patriot Games is a film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. It was released on June 5, 1992 and directed by Phillip Noyce. In the movie, Jack Ryan was played by Harrison Ford and Jack's doctor-wife, Cathy Muller Ryan, by Anne Archer.
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Harrison Ford (silent film actor):
Harrison Ford (March 16, 1884 – December 2, 1957) was an U.S. actor in the silent film era of the 1910s and 20s. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Harrison Ford began acting on stage and made his Broadway debut in 1904. He turned to film beginning in 19
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. Set in 1957, the fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series pits an older Indiana
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Archaeological Institute of America:
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is a North American nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in archaeology, and the preservation of archaeological sites. It is based at Boston University. The institute was fou
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Ripon College (Wisconsin):
Ripon College is a liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. It was founded in 1851, but its first class of students did not enroll until 1853. Alumni include Harrison Ford, Al Jarreau, and Spencer Tracy. Internationally renowned economist Alfre
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The Mosquito Coast:
The Mosquito Coast (ISBN 0-14-006089-8) is a 1982 novel by Paul Theroux and a 1986 film based on the book. Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, and River Phoenix star in the film directed by Peter Weir.
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More American Graffiti:
More American Graffiti is the 1979 sequel film to George Lucas's hit film American Graffiti. Whereas the first film followed a group of friends during the summer evening before they set off for college, this film shows us where the characters from th
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Six Days Seven Nights:
Six Days Seven Nights is a 1998 romantic comedy film interspersed with elements of the adventure film. The screenplay was written by Michael Browning. The movie, filmed on location in Kauai, was directed by Ivan Reitman. It starred Harrison Ford, Ann
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Random Hearts:
Random Hearts is a 1984 novel by American author Warren Adler. In 1999, the novel was made into a motion picture directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas.
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Force 10 from Navarone (film):
Force 10 from Navarone is a 1978 war film very loosely based on upon Alistair MacLean's 1968 novel Force 10 From Navarone. The film is also a sequel to the award-winning 1961 film The Guns of Navarone, but this time the parts of Mallory and Miller ar
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The Frisco Kid:
The Frisco Kid is a 1979 movie directed by Robert Aldrich. The movie is a Western comedy featuring Gene Wilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him.
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Melissa Mathison:
Melissa Mathison (born June 3, 1950) is an American screenwriter. She is most famous for writing the screenplays for the films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) for which she earned an Academy Award nomination and Kundun, a film about the Dalai Lama.
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WMTH:
Located in Park Ridge, Illinois, WMTH-FM was among the first high school radio stations in the United States when it was licensed in 1959. Established by the Student Council at Maine Township High School, now Maine East High School, the station was e
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