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born in 1942 in chicago illinois to Dorothy Nidelmen and Christopher ford
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during this time he was a student at maine township high school
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before he became a movie star he was a carpenter and still does this as a hobby
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this was the first movie he was in in 1967
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made the iconic role of Han solo in star wars a new hope in 1977
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stared in indiana jones raders of the lost ark in 18981
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he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his role as John Book in Witness
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many of his earlier successful roles led to sequels as did his more recent portrayal of Jack Ryan in Patriot Games
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He replaced Kevin Costner in Air Force One (1997) after Kevin had to turn the part down with still being heavily involved in filming The Postman (1997) and suggested Harrison for the part
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He turned down the romance-action film Proof of Life (2000) (the Russell Crowe role), the summer-blockbuster The Perfect Storm (2000) (the George Clooney role), and finally, another summer-blockbuster, the war-epic The Patriot (2000) (the Mel Gibson role). Ford has said The Patriot was "too violent" for his tastes
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On 31 July 2000, he piloted his helicopter to rescue dehydrated 20-year-old hiker Sarah George from Table Mountain near his ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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He was listed in the 2001 Guinness Book of Records as the richest male actor
