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My ambition from the very beginning was to make a good part for myself, something differently to what lately I've been doing.

Harrison Ford

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Harrison Ford
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: July 13
Actor
Environmentalist
Film Actor
Film Producer
Voice Actor
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Differently
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