Harrison Ford: Man, Movie Star, Hero

Star Wars

It’s amazing that Harrison Ford ended up with the iconic role of Han Solo, because George Lucas was adamant about not re-using actors from American Graffiti which Ford had been in. Needing another fill-in to read lines with the actors, Lucas brought Ford in for a group reading and found that his reading was better than the other Han Solo actors he had brought in so far.

He brought Ford back and offered him the part. Ford himself said, ““I had helped George Lucas audition other actors for the principle parts, and with no expectation or indication that I might be considered for the part of Han, I was quite surprised when I was offered the part. My principle job at the time was carpentry.”