History Creator / HarrisonFord

* GutturalGrowler: His voice has only gotten more gravelly with age.

** ''Captain America: New World Order'' (2024)
** ''Thunderbolts'' (2024)

* AcePilot: In addition to being most famous for playing one, he's also known as one in real life, even assisting in rescue missions in his own personal aircraft.
** Somewhat [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in recent years with a few incidents (e.g. landing on a taxiway) calling his judgement into question.

* CelebrityIsOverrated: He's known for his disinterest in fame and celebrity and preferring to be seen as an actor rather than a movie star, keeping his personal life private and avoiding the spotlight when he's not working.

* CoolOldGuy: Suffice it to say that Mr. Ford is still kicking ass and showing his famous wit in his eighties.

* DeadpanSnarker: Most of his characters, especially Han and Indy. The trope applies to Ford himself; if his wit were any drier, it could be served with fish.

* ''Film/{{FortyTwo}}'' (2012) - Branch Rickey

Many of his roles in TheEighties and TheNineties were as BadassBookworm and BadassBureaucrat characters. In 1985 he played a cop hiding among the Pennsylvania Amish in ''Film/{{Witness}}''. It earned him his first and so far only UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actor. ''Witness'' was directed by Creator/PeterWeir, who next made ''Film/TheMosquitoCoast'' with Ford. Based on the Paul Theroux novel about an American inventor who uproots his family to live in a Central American jungle, it also starred Creator/HelenMirren and Creator/RiverPhoenix as his wife and eldest son. It was followed by ''Frantic'', a thriller set in Paris directed by Creator/RomanPolanski, a supporting role in Creator/MikeNichols' comedy ''Film/WorkingGirl'', and the CourtroomDrama ''Film/PresumedInnocent'' by Alan J. Pakula.

While no longer headlining those big movies nearly every year as he once did, he can still be seen frequently in newer films, experimenting with character-pieces alongside the big blockbusters. But he has no intention of stopping, even well into his 70's.

* DoingItForTheArt: As stated in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNN1Hbg9oNU this timeline of his career,]] Ford has to find the script or the character intriguing to get invested in a project. While his talents [[MoneyDearBoy certainly don't come cheap,]] he also has minimal interest in doing films for the sake of a quick buck.

** That said, he's very fond of Indy, notably chasing away Creator/ChrisPratt from playing as the character in a potential reboot, stating in no uncertain terms that Dr. Jones will [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim go with him]].

Following ''Star Wars'', Ford was kept pretty busy with smaller films, and soon was cast as AdventurerArchaeologist Franchise/IndianaJones in the Lucas-produced and Spielberg-directed ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (after original choice Creator/TomSelleck was unable to get released from his ''Series/MagnumPI'' contract). It became the biggest box office hit of 1981 and cemented him as an A-List star. With Indy, it made him one of the few actors who are recognizable for ''two'' incredibly iconic movie characters. He followed up with three more ''Franchise/StarWars'' films and three more ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films. In 1982 he starred in Creator/RidleyScott's "future noir", ''Film/BladeRunner'', which initially lost money and received mixed reviews but has since become one of the critical darlings of the 1980's and has achieved a cult following.

Following ''Star Wars'', Ford was kept pretty busy with smaller films, and soon was cast as AdventureArchaeologist Franchise/IndianaJones in the Lucas-produced and Spielberg-directed ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (after original choice Creator/TomSelleck was unable to get released from his ''Series/MagnumPI'' contract). It became the biggest box office hit of 1981 and cemented him as an A-List star. With Indy, it made him one of the few actors who are recognizable for ''two'' incredibly iconic movie characters. He followed up with three more ''Franchise/StarWars'' films and three more ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films. In 1982 he starred in Creator/RidleyScott's "future noir", ''Film/BladeRunner'', which initially lost money and received mixed reviews but has since become one of the critical darlings of the 1980's and has achieved a cult following.

* BadassBaritone: He has tended to deepen his already rich voice for some of his more action-oriented characters over the years. It's become more natural as his voice has deepened with age (see GutturalGrowler).

Side note, he is not the first famous film actor with the name "Harrison Ford"; there was an unrelated silent film (and Broadway) star named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ford_(silent_film_actor) Harrison Edward Ford]] (1884 – 1957) who even got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame before this Ford, who did not even know about the older Ford's existence until he saw the star. The present-day Ford received his own star in 2003. As with the two actresses from the silent era [[Creator/BabyPeggy called Peggy Montgomery]], the credits of the two Harrison Fords are sometimes mistakenly combined. The lives of the two Harrison Fords did actually overlap as the older Ford died when the younger Ford was a fifteen year old boy.

* AdamWesting: Outside of acting, he has a reputation for being quite taciturn and even a bit grumpy. He started leaning into this in both his acting roles and talk-show appearances[[note]]would it surprise you that he was in the running to play the functionally mute Leroy Jethro Gibbs on ''Series/{{NCIS}}?[[/note]] by glaring and growling out short lines before landing zingers or going LargeHam, such as in the climactic rumble in ''Film/Anchorman2TheLegendContinues''.

Many of his roles in TheEighties and TheNineties were as BadassBookworm and BadassBureaucrat characters. In 1985 he played a cop hiding among the Pennsylvania Amish in ''Film/{{Witness}}''. It earned him his first and so far only UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actor. ''Witness'' was directed by Peter Weir, who next made ''Film/TheMosquitoCoast'' with Ford. Based on the Paul Theroux novel about an American inventor who uproots his family to live in a Central American jungle, it also starred Creator/HelenMirren and Creator/RiverPhoenix as his wife and eldest son. It was followed by ''Frantic'', a thriller set in Paris directed by Creator/RomanPolanski, a supporting role in Creator/MikeNichols' comedy ''Film/WorkingGirl'', and the CourtroomDrama ''Film/PresumedInnocent'' by Alan J. Pakula.

Much of his career in TheEighties and TheNineties was as BadassBookworm and BadassBureaucrat characters. In 1985 he played a cop hiding among the Pennsylvania Amish in ''Film/{{Witness}}''. It earned him his first and so far only UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actor. ''Witness'' was directed by Peter Weir, who next made ''Film/TheMosquitoCoast'' with Ford. Based on the Paul Theroux novel about an American inventor who uproots his family to live in a Central American jungle, it also starred Creator/HelenMirren and Creator/RiverPhoenix as his wife and eldest son. It was followed by ''Frantic'', a thriller set in Paris directed by Creator/RomanPolanski, a supporting role in Creator/MikeNichols' comedy ''Film/WorkingGirl'', and the CourtroomDrama ''Film/PresumedInnocent'' by Alan J. Pakula.

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[[caption-width-right:250:[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Never tell him the odds.]]]]

-->-- '''Creator/GaryOldman''' on ''Air Force One''

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor, pilot, and environmental activist.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he spent his early acting career in a degree of minor roles while working as a carpenter. In fact, he was so successful as a contractor he would pick and choose movies versus carpentry projects, the latter of which included creating a massive customized bookshelf for Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's home office. Thanks to his friend, casting director Fred Roos, his earliest notable film work was in Creator/GeorgeLucas' ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'' and ''Film/TheConversation'', directed by Coppola. Later he came in to read lines for Lucas' next project, a SpaceOpera titled ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]''. Creator/StevenSpielberg persuaded Lucas to cast him as LovableRogue Han Solo.

Following ''Star Wars'', Ford was kept pretty busy with smaller films, as soon was cast as AdventureArchaeologist Franchise/IndianaJones in the Lucas-produced and Spielberg-directed ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (after original choice Creator/TomSelleck was unable to get released from his ''Series/MagnumPI'' contract). It became the biggest box office hit of 1981 and cemented him as an A-List star. With Indy, it made him one of the few actors who are recognizable for ''two'' incredibly iconic movie characters. He followed up with three more ''Franchise/StarWars'' films and three more ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films. In 1982 he starred in Creator/RidleyScott's "future noir", ''Film/BladeRunner'', which initially lost money and received mixed reviews but has since become one of the critical darlings of the 1980's and has achieved a cult following.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: One of the most iconic examples of the 80s.

** ''Indiana Jones 5'' (2023)

* BadassBaritone: He has tended to deepen his already rich voice for some of his more action-oriented characters over the years. It's become more natural as his ordinary voice has deepend (see GutturalGrowler).

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse - [[ComicBook/RedHulk Thaddeus "Thunderbolt'' Ross]] (taking over from Creator/WilliamHurt)

* BadassBaritone: He has tended to deepen his voice for some of his more action-oriented characters over the years. It's become more natural as his ordinary voice has deepend (see GutturalGrowler).

* IAmNotSpock: Ford doesn't hate Han Solo, as he holds a measure of appreciation for what ''Franchise/StarWars'' as a whole did for his career and quality of life, and he gave his blessing to Creator/AldenEhrenreich for ''Film/{{Solo}}'' [[note]] having said that, he did think that Han's character development was finished in the original ''Star Wars'' and had nowhere to go from there, with one of his most common talking points being his belief that Han is a chess piece to be moved around the board and even killed off in service to the greater narrative[[/note]]. What he ''does'' hate is when people act obsessively as though he ''is'' Han, or Indiana Jones, or Rick Deckard. He's stated that he has no need for nostalgia, and only reflects on characters when he is playing them.
* MethodActing: He will sometimes purposefully avoid memorizing his lines when he feels his character should be desperately reacting to the moment. For the most part Ford jokes that he's from the "let's pretend school of acting."
* MoneyDearBoy: He likes to play this up, in a large part due to his known annoyance with how the roles of Indy and Han overshadow him as an individual. For instance, when Jimmy Fallon asked him if he got emotional when he put on the Han costume again for ''The Force Awakens'', Ford just shrugged and replied with "No, I got paid." There was also the time on Conan O'Brian where Conan offered him a thousand dollars to leak details about ''The Force Awakens'', as it had come out that he was in it, and after taking the money with a mischievous look in his eyes, all he offered was [[{{Troll}} "I hear they're thinking of doing another one."]] And on ''Good Morning America'', when asked if he was all in for ''Indy 5'', his response was "How much?"
* NoStuntDouble: He has one, but reserves them for only the most difficult stunts. He does everything he can himself, but calls it "physical acting." He became close friends with his stunt man and stunt coordinator for Franchise/IndianaJones, Vic Armstrong, and their resemblance was well noted.
* PlayingAgainstType: He’s mostly known for action roles like Han, Indy, or Jack Ryan, but did very well in a comedy role in ''Film/WorkingGirl''.

* DoingItForTheArt: As stated in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNN1Hbg9oNU this timeline of hs career,]] Ford has to find the script or the character intriguing to get invested in a project. While his talents [[MoneyDearBoy certainly don't come cheap,]] he also has no interest in doing films that don't appeal to him for the sake of a quick buck.