2. Harrison Ford

The “Star Wars” legend, the only actor credited with multiple Ryan films, earns this spot based on the second of his two outings, 1994’s “Clear and Present Danger.”

In this version — Ford was 52 when “Danger” premièred — an older, wiser Ryan is appointed head of CIA intelligence operations, and fights a two-pronged battle. As he seeks Congressional funding to take on violent Colombian drug cartels, he learns a secret West Wing cabal and a cartel double agent are scheming to kill the cartel’s leaders and exterminate a U.S. black-ops team to eliminate any evidence.

The internal skulduggery tests Ryan’s analytical skill and field readiness, making the film a bigger challenge for the character and a better showcase for Ford than the less-complex, Irafocused “Patriot Games” in 1992.