Young Harrison Ford had his first part as a bellhop, in 1966.
It wasn’t a credited role, and it didn’t really lead anywhere… the main reason for this is that Ford was on the bottom of the hiring list, having offended a powerful producer named Jerry Tokofsky.
Mr. Tokofsky told young Harrison Ford: “First time Tony Curtis was ever in a movie … he delivered a bag of groceries, a bag of groceries, kid. And you took one look at that guy, and you knew that was a movie star.” Ford fired back: “Well I thought that was supposed to be a delivery boy!” Tokofsky, offended by the young upstart’s attitude, never gave Harrison Ford priority anymore…
After this, Harrison Ford spent his time working with hands. Good, honest work without any ego-driven producers, stars with bad attitudes and pretentious reviewers… he went on to work on moviesets as a carpenter, which kept him close to the industry while not necessarily landing him many parts.
Eventually he caught the eye of George Lucas, and this kickstarted Harrison Ford’s career. Star Wars made him a star. It allowed him to pick the parts he liked and do his own thing without having to kiss people’s ass — he really didn’t have the temperament for the entertainment industry, and still does not suffer fools.