Harrison Ford, an American actor, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942.
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American actor best known for his roles in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises as charismatic rogues. Ford grew up in the Chicago suburbs after being born in the city. He took minor acting roles in movies and television for Columbia and Universal studios after attending Ripon College in Wisconsin, but soon returned to a sideline career in carpentry. With a bit part in the successful American Graffiti (1973), director George Lucas's first major work, his film career began in earnest. Francis Ford Coppola, who later directed Ford in The Conversation (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1976), produced the film (1979).
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