indiana was the first name of character played by harrison ford in raiders of the lost ark.
indiana was the first name of character played by harrison ford in raiders of the lost ark.
first name of character played by harrison ford in raiders of the lost ark?
indiana
a number of actors connected to the indiana jones films and/or george lucas's "star wars" franchise made guest appearances. harrison ford appeared as a middle-aged indy (age 50) in the episode "young indiana jones and the mystery of the blues", which aired in march 1993. paul freeman, who played rene belloq in "raiders of the lost ark", portrayed frederick selous in a couple of episodes, while roshan seth, who played chattar lal in "indiana jones and the temple of doom", played a north african sheikh in "morocco, 1917" (later re-edited into "tales of innocence"). the late william hootkins (major eaton from "raiders of the lost ark") played russian ballet producer sergei diaghilev and wolf kahler (colonel dietrich in "raiders of the lost ark") played a german diplomat in "barcelona, may 1917". in the episode "attack of the hawkmen," "star wars" veteran anthony daniels played françois, a french intelligence scientist (in the mode of james bond's "q") who gives indy a special suitcase filled with gadgets for a special mission in germany. clint eastwood was approached to play the elder brother of indiana jones, but he turned it down despite a $10 million offer.
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casting the film proved troublesome, particularly for the lead role of deckard. screenwriter hampton fancher envisioned robert mitchum as deckard and wrote the character's dialogue with mitchum in mind. director ridley scott and the film's producers spent months meeting and discussing the role with dustin hoffman, who eventually departed over differences in vision. harrison ford was ultimately chosen for several reasons, including his performance in the "star wars" films, ford's interest in the "blade runner" story, and discussions with steven spielberg who was finishing "raiders of the lost ark" at the time and strongly praised ford's work in the film. following his success in films like "star wars" (1977) and "raiders of the lost ark" (1981), ford was looking for a role with dramatic depth. according to production documents, several actors were considered for the role, including gene hackman, sean connery, jack nicholson, paul newman, clint eastwood, tommy lee jones, arnold schwarzenegger, al pacino and burt reynolds.
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