What was Harrison Ford's his first credited feature film?

Harrison Ford’s first credited feature film was A Time for Killing, released in 1967. Ford had appeared in an earlier film, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, but his role there was uncredited, making A Time for Killing the standard answer for his first credited movie appearance.

A Time for Killing is an American Western and adventure film directed by Phil Karlson after Roger Corman began the project. It stars Glenn Ford, George Hamilton, Inger Stevens, and Paul Petersen. Harrison Ford had a small role, but it marked an important step in the career of the future Indiana Jones and Han Solo.

Ford was billed as “Harrison J. Ford” even though he has no middle name. The extra initial was added to distinguish him from an earlier silent-film actor named Harrison Ford, who had appeared in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1932.

Ford spent several more years taking minor and sometimes uncredited parts before Star Wars made him internationally famous in 1977. That long apprenticeship is why his first credited feature role is often a surprising piece of movie trivia.