Indiana Jones Doctor Indiana Jones was an archaeologist on an unknown planet in approximately 120 – 130 ABY . Biography . Jones ' s native homeworld was Earth with many oceans and forests . The planet was very primitive compared to the rest of the galaxy , even being surprised at the common sight of a starship . Sometime later , he met a young pickpocket he dubbed Shorty . He also discovered a region on his planet known as Atlantis , along with other strange finds . One of his many discoveries was the habitat of Chewbacca ( whom the local Human natives preferred to call " Sasquatch " ) and the crashed " Millennium Falcon " , which , as he admitted , was unlike anything he had seen before , even in Atlantis . Jones and his assistant , Shorty , started to explore the ship ' s wreckage but decided to leave it alone after encountering strangely disturbing remains of Han Solo within . One day , while exploring ruins in a place called , Indiana Jones discovered an alien who abducted him to take him back to his home planet of Xantar . While on the planet he was discovered by Luke Skywalker . Personality and traits . A light - skinned man with brown hair and eyes , Jones bore an uncanny resemblance to Rebel Alliance hero Han Solo , which both he himself and fellow hero Luke Skywalker noticed . In the opinion of Bug - Eyes , he was lonely , depressed and cynical . Equipment . Jones wore the same clothes wherever he went , including a brown fedora . He also carried a whip and a primitive slugthrower pistol for self - defense . Behind the scenes . Dr . Henry Walton Jones Jr . , better known as " Indiana Jones " or " Indy " for short , was created by George Lucas for " " , and famously played by Harrison Ford ( ages 36 – 58 ) . A total of four films have been made , which were co - written and produced by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg . The character was also played by ( ages 9 / 10 ) , the late ( age 13 ) , ( ages 16 – 21 ) , and ( ages 93 / 94 ) in George Lucas ' " " television series . In addition to being the inspiration for Chewbacca , George Lucas ' late dog Indiana was the inspiration for the Indiana Jones character . Also , Lucas ' middle name is " Walton , " which is revealed to be Indiana ' s middle name in " The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles " . Many cast and crew members , as well as authors , have been involved in both the " Star Wars " and " Indiana Jones " franchises : " " features Indiana Jones ' s signature hat in the level where Han Solo and Chewbacca go to meet Luke Skywalker , Obi - Wan Kenobi , R2 - D2 and C - 3PO at Docking Bay 94 in Mos Eisley . Also featured is a baseball cap , a tall hat , and a witch ' s hat . " " features a playable cameo by Dr . Jones , most likely due to the recently released " LEGO " , and the ease of porting character files between compatible games . The game features him using a whip or a pistol . Also , like many other characters , he can jump , roll , and fire three shots rapidly . Previews of " LEGO Indiana Jones " show him with stubble on his face . However , his face here is the same as Han Solo ' s ( whose basic animations he shares ) . In " The Paradise Snare " , Han Solo has many aliases given by Garris Shrike . One of them is " Jenos Idanian " , an anagram of " Indiana Jones " . Also , the name of xenoarchaeologist Henrietya " Corellia " Antilles parallels that of Henry " Indiana " Jones ; both are archaeologists , both have a place name as a nickname , and both have a last name considered common in their respective universes . Jones makes an appearance in " " ( as a continuation to events seen in " " ) , where Luke Skywalker comments on his similarity to Han Solo . In the 2009 game " " , Han Solo is one of the unlockable skins for the Wii version . The character of Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra , created by writer Kieron Gillen for Marvel Comics ' series " " and " " , was conceived as the archaeological antithesis of Indiana Jones , according to " " . Her ship , the " Ark Angel " , is also named after the , the MacGuffin which Jones searches and finds in " Raiders " .