| Breakthrough Roles | - Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
- Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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| Notable Films | - American Graffiti
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Witness
- The Fugitive
- Working Girl (1988)
- Frantic (1988)
- The Mosquito Coast (1986)
- Patriot Games
- Clear and Present Danger
- American Graffiti (1973)
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| Awards | - Academy Award nomination
- BAFTA nomination
- Emmy nomination
- 5 Golden Globe Awards
- 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- AFI Life Achievement Award
- Cecil B. DeMille Award
- Honorary César
- Honorary Palme d'Or
- SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
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| Early Career | - Signed $150-per-week contract with Columbia Pictures' new talent program in 1964
- Appeared in bit roles and uncredited parts in early films
- Worked as a self-taught carpenter from 1969 to support his family after struggling in the film industry
- Carpentry clients included Malibu residents and writers Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
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| Breakthrough | - Bit part in American Graffiti (1973), directed by George Lucas
- Cast as Han Solo in Star Wars (1977) after impressing Lucas during line readings for auditions
- Star Wars became one of the highest-grossing motion pictures of all time
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| Star Wars & Indiana Jones | - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Indiana Jones series as adventurer-archaeologist
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| Recent Work | Shrinking (2023–), a dramedy series where Ford plays a therapist recently diagnosed with Parkinson disease |
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