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The job's always the same. It involves helping to tell the story and creating an alloy between character and story that serves the film.

Harrison Ford

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