Which actor played Indiana Jones in the four Indiana Jones films Spielberg directed?

Harrison Ford played Indiana Jones in the four Indiana Jones films directed by Steven Spielberg. Ford's performance established the character as a quick-witted, physically vulnerable adventurer rather than an invincible action hero.

Ford first played Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones Jr. in Raiders of the Lost Ark, released in 1981. He returned for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008. Spielberg directed all four films, while George Lucas created the character and helped develop the series.

The role combines archaeology, pulp adventure, comedy, and historical fantasy. Jones is a university professor who travels in search of artifacts, but the films intentionally place him in dangerous situations involving traps, rival archaeologists, armies, and supernatural forces.

A frequent source of confusion is Sean Connery, who played Indiana Jones's father, Henry Jones Sr., in The Last Crusade. The series later continued with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023, but that fifth film was directed by James Mangold, not Spielberg.