


Harrison Ford as "Han Solo" in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it. Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of SkywalkerĮxplore all of Wookieepedia's audio files for this article subject. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back He asked George Lucas to write in the death of Han Solo at the beginning of the third act of Return of the Jedi, saying that it would lend more dramatic weight to the film, but Lucas refused. įord went on to star as Han Solo in the next two Star Wars sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as in The Star Wars Holiday Special. Blake played the Rodian Greedo in the cantina scene. Paul Blake was another actor whom Ford immediately felt comfortable being around. Ford extensively prepared for the scene, and succeeding scenes, and thoroughly impressed Guinness, who wrote fondly of him to Anne Kauffman. The first scene filmed between them was the Mos Eisley cantina recruitment scene. The worst trouble with the scripts were the techno-speak, such as, "It'll take a few moments to get the coordinates coordinates from the navicomputer."įord often intimated his fellow co-stars, but he was just as intimidated acting opposite Alec Guinness, who played Ben Kenobi. Ford often improvised lines or emotions during a scene, based upon what the other actors' did. The rest of the costume was approved, with Ford liking the Western gunslinger aesthetic. The first fitting for Solo included a bright blue collar, and Ford demanded it be removed. One of these strong opinions was directed towards costume designer John Mollo. Prior to Ford's arrival in England on April 1, 1976, producer Gary Kurtz warned the crew about Ford's strong opinions and mannerisms. Finally, in January 1976, Lucas settled on Fisher, Ford, and Hamill as the principal actors for the film. Another strong advocate for Ford was Steven Spielberg. Behind the scenes, Roos continued to advocate for Ford to Lucas. As he read against them, Ford began to feel hopeful about being cast the role of Solo, although he never believed he would. Both Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill read against him. Ford read for Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. Recalling Roos's advice, Lucas asked Ford to read opposite the hopeful actors and actresses auditioning for Star Wars. In 1975, Ford worked a carpentry job at American Zoetrope, where he ran into Lucas again. However, production on Star Wars was beginning, and Roos thought the character of Han Solo would be a perfect fit for Ford. After production on the movie, Ford announced that he wanted to disocver new faces and talent, so he did not imagine working with anyone from American Graffiti. Ross was the casting director for George Lucas's film American Graffiti, and he cast Ford to play the role of Bob Falfa. It was during this time that he met casting director Fred Roos.

To support his family, he worked as a carpenter on the side.

He was a contract player for Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios. He married Mary Marquardt in 1964 and moved west shortly afterward. He studied English and philosophy at Ripon College, but he never finished his degree.
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