Born in Chicago

July 13, 1942

Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, at the Swedish Covenant Hospital. His mother, Dorothy was a homemaker and former radio actress, and his father, Christopher Ford was an advertising executive and former actor

Graduated Highs School

June 1, 1960

In 1960, Ford graduated from Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. He was the first student voice broadcast on his high school's new radio station, WMTH-FM, and was its first sportscaster during his senior year, 1959–1960.

Attended Ripon College

September 1, 1960

He attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. He took a drama class in his junior year, chiefly as a way to meet women.

First Speaking Role

January 1, 1966

His first known speaking part was an uncredited role as a bellhop in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966). There is little record of his non-speaking roles (or "extra" work) in film.

American Graffiti

January 1, 1973

He turned to acting again when George Lucas, who had hired him to build cabinets in his home, cast him in a pivotal supporting role for his film American Graffiti (1973). The relation he forged with Lucas was to have a profound effect on Ford's career.

Star Wars

January 1, 1975

In 1975, director George Lucas used him to read lines for actors being cast for parts in his upcoming space opera, Star Wars. At the reading, Steven Spielberg noticed that Ford was suited for the part of Han Solo and convinced Lucas to give Harrison the role that would eventually propel him to fame.

Indiana Jones

January 1, 1981

Ford then starred as Indiana Jones in the Lucas/Spielberg collaboration Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and its hugely successful prequel and sequel to date, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), which turned Ford himself into a blockbuster phenomenon.

Witness

January 1, 1985

Witness (1985) earned him a Golden Globe nomination/

Working Girl

January 1, 1988

Working Girl (1988) co-starring Melarie Griffith

The Last Crusade

January 1, 1989

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

The Fugivitive

January 1, 1993

The Fugitive (1993)

Air Force One

January 1, 1997

Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One (1997).

What Lies Beneath

January 1, 2000

What Lies Beneath (2000) co-starring Michelle Pfeifer

Hollywood Homicide

January 1, 2003

Hollywood Homicide (2003)

Hollywood Walk of Fame

June 2, 2003

On June 2, 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

January 1, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)