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He never realized that it belonged to a long-forgotten silent-film star of the same name who died in 1957.
But finally the 'Star Wars' actor has stepped on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The contemporary Harrison Ford got his own sidewalk honour Friday amid hype for his new buddy film, 'Hollywood Homicide', and teases about a fourth 'Indiana Jones' movie from director Steven Spielberg .
'When I came to Hollywood, bearing the name I was born with, I went to register at the Screen Actors Guild and they told me - and it was news to me - that there was already a Harrison Ford and that I couldn't use that name', the 60-year-old actor said.
He was credited as Harrison J. Ford for his small role in the 1967 Western, 'A Time for Killing', but the guild eventually let him drop the initial.
The younger Ford's star was dedicated in front of the Kodak Theatre. The actor was joined by his girlfriend, former 'Ally McBeal' star Calista Flockhart , his mother and Spielberg, who introduced him to the crowd of onlookers.
'All of his work has been seen in every country on this planet and dare I say the earlier works are now being viewed on more distant ones', Spielberg said. 'Like the car that bears his name, Ford has stood the test of time as a modern-day hero and an old-fashioned movie star with all the tools of our most gifted actors and the talent to use them'.
Spielberg promised the cheering crowd: 'We're about to launch production next year on `Indiana Jones Four'.' After the ceremony, however, Ford was more circumspect about his involvement in the sequel.
'I don't know anything about it except that Steven's very enthusiastic', he said. 'He's got a period of time to work on the script before I see it. So I should see it in a couple of weeks'.
Does that mean a new film about the whip-cracking archaeologist is a definite go? 'I can't say that until I read it', Ford said. 'But it feels like a go to me'.
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