Chewbacca's friend is Han SOLO, a smuggler and pilot who was originally introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars. Han SOLO is a Corellian smuggler who became a leader in the Alliance to Restore the Republic and an instrumental figure in the defeat of the Galactic Empire. He is portrayed by Harrison Ford in the original trilogy and its sequel trilogy. Han SOLO is a three-letter word, HAN, and a four-letter word, SOLO.