Harrison Ford
(Chicago, 1942) American film actor, one of the most charismatic faces in Hollywood in the 80's and 90's.Extraordinarily popular thanks to sagas like The War of the galaxies or Indiana Jones , is also an actor with deep technique and vast registers.
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford made his first performances while studying at College, Wisconsin; after a brief stint in the theater, he moved to Hollywood, where he was hired first by the Columbia film company and then by Universal.He played supporting roles, mostly as cowboy , in various films from the late 1960s and on television series.His disappointment at the turn his career was taking led him away from Hollywood, and for a time he made a living as a carpenter.
During those years he worked in television series such as The Virginian or Ironside , but his first appearance in the cinema was in Thief and lover (1966), by Bernard Girard.This was followed by other small roles, including that of the movie American Graffiti (1973), with which he laid the foundations of his future fame by working with George Lucas, who years later gave him his great opportunity.
Indeed, Lucas offered him one of the leading roles in Star Wars (1977), one of those films that for various circumstances marked a whole generation.In it he played Han Solo, the pilot of the "Millennium Falcon", an interplanetary ship that faced the evil defenders of the empire.Ford did not miss that opportunity; He participated in the two sequels of the production ( The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi ) and, from that moment, began his progressive ascent until reaching the top.
Harrison Ford in Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Francis Ford Coppola, with whom he had already worked in The Conversation (1974), gave him a role (although not the protagonist) in one of the most discussed films of the second half of the 20th century: Apocalyse Now (1979).However, and even taking into account his role in Lucas's trilogy about the fights in the galaxy, his true accolade came from the hand of Steven Spielberg, who offered him the role of professor and archaeologist Indiana Jones in another series that was He has made it unforgettable and it began with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
The adventurous professor, with his hat and his whip, inspired by characters from classic cinema, led him to the most absolute popularity and, regardless of the sympathy with which the professor was received by public opinion, Ford also proved to be an excellent actor, with the ability to play very diverse characters.
Perhaps for all this, Ridley Scott gave him another memorable role in Blade runner (1982) , where Deckar was, a kind of policeman in a future world that the English director knew how to recreate with a masterful hand.The film was also destined to become a landmark title in modern cinema.His creation, in Sole Witness (1984), of a lost city policeman in a rural Amish community earned him an Oscar nomination.
In the extraordinary Blade runner (1982)
His appearances in the role of an analyst are also popular.the CIA, Agent Ryan, a character who began playing Alec Baldwin ( Hunt for Red October ) and then went on to Ford, who seemed to start a new saga with him ( Patriot Game , 1992; or Imminent danger , 1994; both by Philip Noyce).Both works garnered public favor and box office success.
Throughout his career, Ford strove to intervene in plays that demonstrated that he was a versatile actor.His appearances in Guns of a Woman (1988) or in the comedy-drama About Henry (1991), both by Mike Nichols, were less successful, presenting a type of protagonist to whom the public was less accustomed.Another comedy entitled Six days and seven nights (1998), by Ivan Reitman, this time with Anne Heche, had a better reception, since the humorous tone of the film was joined an action theme, distantly inspired by John Huston's film The African Queen .
Harrison Ford is an actor with undoubted charisma.Although he has not been awarded major awards, his career, for years, has been that of a star.He is easy to connect with viewers and his physique has a special magnetism on screen.For their part, critics agree to recognize him as a professional.He is considered a quality actor, who also connects with an old tradition of cinema from previous decades.Similarities have been sought when facing certain roles; Thus, for example, with Humphrey Bogart in those roles of a disenchanted and somewhat cynical man, but deep down very romantic.
On the other hand, a special discretion is recognized when making statements and behaving off-screen.It was rumored that he had a confrontation with Brad Pitt on the set of The Devil's Shadow (1996), but Ford has always denied it.The word scandal is something that deeply bothers and disturbs him.In his private life he maintains the same custom and likes to spend as much time as possible with his family on a ranch that he owns in the country.
More than one report underlines that he is an intelligent man and especially fascinating for his way of being and behaving.In 2001 he separated from his wife Melissa Mathison to start a romantic relationship with Calista Flockhart, a popular television actress.On May 30, 2003, he received the star named after him on the popular Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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