Harrison Ford is my hero. Still, to this day, he remains my favorite action hero. I wish he was still making movies like he used to make, but it’s understandable. He’s pretty old these days. How many more big action flicks can he star in?

I think back on all the films Ford has done, and I’ve seen nearly all of them a dozen times. He’s had so many of the great roles. Han Solo. Indiana Jones. Jack Ryan. Rick Deckard. Dr. Richard Kimble.

What boy didn’t go through an Indiana Jones phase? Dressed up in a Fedora, some makeshift whip in your hand, running around the neighborhood fighting invisible Nazis? I’ll be straight with you, I still do that occasionally. Who hasn’t donned a black vest and pretended they were Han Solo, pilot of the Millennium Falcon? If I could have a job where I got to dress up as Harrison Ford doing one of my favorite roles, I’d take it in a heartbeat.

I’ve read that Tom Selleck was supposed to play Indiana Jones. I’m glad he couldn’t. I doubt we’d be looking back now and thinking what great films they were. Nothing against Selleck. He’s a decent actor, but it’s no coincidence that Harrison Ford has played so many memorable roles. He’s what makes them memorable. His style of acting is laid back, almost non-chalant at times. But he gets it. He gets how to play these characters. He knows what the audience is looking for. He has excess charm and wit.

I can’t forget all of Ford’s other roles. Jack Trainer in Working Girl. Detective John Book in Witness. Henry Turner in Regarding Henry. Whenever I see Ford is in a new movie, I can’t help but still get excited. It’s unlikely he’ll be in as many great movies as he once was. It just isn’t realistic to hope for that. But I can’t help it. I get boyish, giddy even when I’m reading about his newest movie. He’s one of those actors that I’ll always treasure. My favorite movies growing up almost always starred Harrison Ford, and that’s something I’ll never forget.