Harrison Ford was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Philadelphia police officer John Book. While protecting a young Amish boy who had witnessed a murder, Book hides in Amish country and falls in love with the boy's mother. It earned the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (1985).
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
Answer: Archeologist
Ford's calm demeanor as an archeology professor belied his adventurous nature when chasing down historical treasures. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was the first in the "Indiana Jones" franchise.
3. Regarding Henry
Answer: Manhattan lawyer
Ford exercised his wide range with this movie, as it covered the story of Henry Turner, a hard-charging, obnoxious lawyer who, after experiencing brain trauma, transformed into a kind, compassionate, family man. This was one of the first scripts written by producer J.J. Abrams, who worked again with Ford when Abrams produced "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in 2015.
4. The Fugitive
Answer: Vascular surgeon
Vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble came home from work one day to find his wife had been killed, and it only got worse from there. He was wrongly arrested for her murder and found guilty. When his prison transport bus was in a spectacular accident, Kimble escaped and became "The Fugitive". "The Fugitive" was nominated for Best Picture and Tommy Lee Jones won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as U.S. Marshall Samuel Gerard.
5. Presumed Innocent
Answer: Chicago prosecutor
Harrison Ford again played a lawyer when he took the role of Rusty Sabich, Chicago prosecutor, in "Presumed Innocent". When his colleague -- a colleague with whom he was having an illicit affair -- was murdered, Rusty found himself a suspect. It didn't help that his blood type was found at the crime scene. "Presumed Innocent" debuted at #1 in U.S. box offices when it was released in 1990.
6. Morning Glory
Answer: News / talk show host
In "Morning Glory" Ford played Mike Pomeroy, a serious news journalist who was required by contract to take a position as morning news anchor. The movie opened in the U.S. in November, 2010 to mixed reviews.
7. Star Wars: A New Hope
Answer: Smuggler
In perhaps his most iconic role, Ford played Han Solo, the pilot and smuggler in "Star Wars: A New Hope" and other movies in the "Star Wars" franchise. Even though the movie's plot is largely based on a dramatic fight between good and evil with other characters, Ford's swashbuckling Solo provided extra excitement as well as comic relief in the high-speed story.
8. Working Girl
Answer: Corporate executive
As corporate executive Jack Trainer, Ford played the romantic lead against Melanie Griffin's "Working Girl". Griffin's Tess McGill pitched a merger idea to Jack Trainer while pretending to be a banker rather than the banker's secretary that she was. Trainer was charmed by Tess and fell in love with her despite her subterfuge.
9. Patriot Games
Answer: Retired CIA analyst
The character of the highly intelligent, highly skilled Jack Ryan was created by novelist Tom Clancy, and appears in a long string of books and films. Actor Alec Baldwin first played the CIA agent in the movie "The Hunt for Red October" (1990), but Ford took over in the sequel "Patriot Games" (1992) and played Ryan again in "Clear and Present Danger" (1994). Actors Ben Affleck and Chris Pine have played Ryan since.
10. Blade Runner
Answer: Replicant hunter
"Blade Runner"'s story of rebellious, human-like androids called Replicants earned a cult following. Ford played Richard Deckard, who was called back into service of locating misbehaving Replicants and then terminating them. The film was based on a Philip K. Dick's novel novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (1968).
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