<P> Indiana Jones is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton `` Indiana '' Jones , Jr. , a fictional professor of archaeology . It began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark . A prequel , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , followed in 1984 , and a sequel , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , was released in 1989 . A fourth film , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , was released in 2008 , and was the last in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures . The series was created by George Lucas , and its films are directed by Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford as the title character . The Walt Disney Company has owned the Indiana Jones intellectual property since its acquisition of Lucasfilm , the series ' production company , in 2012 . </P>
<P> Indiana Jones is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton `` Indiana '' Jones , Jr. , a fictional professor of archaeology . It began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark . A prequel , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , followed in 1984 , and a sequel , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , was released in 1989 . A fourth film , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , was released in 2008 , and was the last in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures . The series was created by George Lucas , and its films are directed by Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford as the title character . The Walt Disney Company has owned the Indiana Jones intellectual property since its acquisition of Lucasfilm , the series ' production company , in 2012 . </P>
who played the role of indian jones in the movie series
who played the role of indian jones in the movie series
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford