Before Harrison Ford became a household name for roles like Han Solo or Indiana Jones, he was just a hungry actor trying to ...

Harrison Ford working a lathe in 1984. (Paul Harris/Getty Images ) Ford did end up playing Solo at those auditions, but it wasn’t for the purpose of seeing whether he was right for the part.

Star Wars confirms that a title given to Han Solo at the end of the original trilogy has stuck, confirming the former smuggler's New Republic status.