Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942. He was 34 years old when the first Star Wars film (Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) was released in 1977, and close to that age during filming which began in 1976. He was about 37 years old during the release of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, and 40 years old at the release of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi in 1983. These ages align closely with the ages of his character Han Solo in the original trilogy, who is depicted as slightly older than Luke and Leia Skywalker.