Harrison Ford and then-wife, Mary Marquardt, walking in New York City. Filmmaker George Lucas and wife, Marcia, walk behind them. (Photo by Frank Edwards)
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1978
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1984
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2000
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Harrison Ford & Melissa Mathison during GQ Party 2000 at Sunset Room in California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz)
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2001
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Harrison Ford Flies His Helicopter July 10, 2001, Near Jackson, Wy. Ford Located And Rescued Missing 13-Year-Old Boy Scout Cody Clawson.
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2002
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Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher on Fifth Ave outside The Plaza hotel. They were in town for the movie "Star Wars." (Photo by Richard Corkery)
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2008
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Harrison Ford poses during the Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull - photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2008, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
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2009
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Harrison Ford is photographed at his home for Paris Match on August 25, 2009, in Brentwood, California. (Photo by Kasia Wandycz)
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2010
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Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, actress arrives at the premiere of CBS Films' "Extraordinary Measures" held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 19, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2010
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Harrison Ford (L) and AFI Board Member Steven Spielberg pose in the audience during the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010, in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
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2011
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Harrison Ford attends the Morning Glory UK premiere at the Empire Leicester Square on January 11, 2011, in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan)
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2012
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Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart arrive at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2013
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Harrison Ford attends the Premiere of Summit Entertainment's "Ender's Game" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 28, 2013, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
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2014
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Harrison Ford attends the Serious Fun Gala at The Roundhouse on November 4, 2014, in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson)
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2014
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Harrison Ford attends "The Expendables 3" premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2014, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto)
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2015
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Harrison Ford poses for a portrait at the Park Hyatt on December 9, 2015, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams)
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2015
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Harrison Ford attends the 2015 Jaguar Land Rover British Academy Britannia Awards presented by American Airlines at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 30, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2015
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Harrison Ford (L) and Calista Flockhart attend the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby, El Capitan, and TCL Theatres on December 14, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant)
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2017
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Harrison Ford visits Build Series to discuss the movie "Blade Runner 2049" at Build Studio on September 27, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt)
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2017
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Harrison Ford attends the "Blade Runner 2049" photocall at The Corinthia Hotel on September 21, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
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2018
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Harrison Ford attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation's 3rd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 8, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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Harrison Ford holding son Malcolm. (Photo by Time Life Pictures)
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Harrison Ford departs after the Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2008, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
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Achievements
2003
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Harrison Ford received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 30, 2003.
Membership
Awards
People's Choice Award
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Harrison Ford attends the 24th Annual People's Choice Awards on January 11, 1998, at the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Air Center in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Ron Galella)
Harrison Ford and then-wife, Mary Marquardt, walking in New York City. Filmmaker George Lucas and wife, Marcia, walk behind them. (Photo by Frank Edwards)
Harrison Ford poses during the Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull - photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2008, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, actress arrives at the premiere of CBS Films' "Extraordinary Measures" held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 19, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
Harrison Ford (L) and AFI Board Member Steven Spielberg pose in the audience during the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010, in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart arrive at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
Harrison Ford attends the Premiere of Summit Entertainment's "Ender's Game" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 28, 2013, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
Harrison Ford attends "The Expendables 3" premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2014, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto)
Harrison Ford attends the 2015 Jaguar Land Rover British Academy Britannia Awards presented by American Airlines at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 30, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
Harrison Ford (L) and Calista Flockhart attend the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby, El Capitan, and TCL Theatres on December 14, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant)
Harrison Ford visits Build Series to discuss the movie "Blade Runner 2049" at Build Studio on September 27, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt)
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Harrison Ford attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation's 3rd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 8, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Harrison Ford attends the 24th Annual People's Choice Awards on January 11, 1998, at the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Air Center in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Ron Galella)
Harrison Ford departs after the Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2008, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
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(Coming of age classic, directed by George Lucas, followin...)
Coming of age classic, directed by George Lucas, following four teenagers in the early 60s on their last summer night before college. Stars Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss, and Ron Howard.
(Elliott Gould stars as a womanizing Viet Nam veteran who ...)
Elliott Gould stars as a womanizing Viet Nam veteran who returns to the university to obtain a degree in education and finds himself involved in campus unrest. This socially relevant comedy co-stars Candice Bergen, John Rubenstein and Harrison Ford.
(Young farm boy Luke Skywalker is thrust into a galaxy of ...)
Young farm boy Luke Skywalker is thrust into a galaxy of adventure when he intercepts a distress call from the captive Princess Leia. The event launches him on a daring mission to rescue her from the clutches of Darth Vader and the Evil Empire.
(Henry Winkler, Sally Field and Harrison Ford star in this...)
Henry Winkler, Sally Field and Harrison Ford star in this heartwarming drama about a former soldier who finds hope for the future when he meets a young woman during a cross-country bus ride.
(A group of allied commandos, led by Robert Shaw, infiltra...)
A group of allied commandos, led by Robert Shaw, infiltrate Yugoslavia on a secret mission against the Thrid Reich. Their orders: blow a giant dam in order to crush a strategic bridge held by the Nazis. Picture is filled with action, intrigue and double-crosses.
(American epic war film about the Vietnam War, directed, p...)
American epic war film about the Vietnam War, directed, produced and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, and Dennis Hopper.
(Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith and Paul...)
Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith and Paul Le Mat return in this laugh-filled follow-up look into the lives of the gang from George Lucas' original coming-of-age classic, American Graffiti.
(The Rebels scatter after the Empire attacks their base on...)
The Rebels scatter after the Empire attacks their base on the ice planet Hoth. Han Solo and Princess Leia are pursued by Imperials, while Luke trains with Jedi Master Yoda. Luke must battle Darth Vader and learns the shocking truth of his past.
(Accompanied by his feisty, independent ex-flame Marion Ra...)
Accompanied by his feisty, independent ex-flame Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), the two-fisted archaeologist embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant. Indy must discover the Ark before the Nazis do, and he has to survive poison, traps, snakes and treachery to do so.
(Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21s...)
Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st Century Los Angeles, stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them.
(The Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more po...)
The Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star. The Rebel fleet counters with a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel.
(After barely escaping a raging Shanghai nightclub brawl, ...)
After barely escaping a raging Shanghai nightclub brawl, Indy crash-lands into the wilds of India where he uncovers a sinister scheme that has enslaved a remote village's children in a fortress-like mine. Indy must save the children and avoid becoming a slave himself to the evil Thuggee cult.
(When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the...)
When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be hardened Philadelphia detective John Book.
(An American heart surgeon is thrown into an adventure whe...)
An American heart surgeon is thrown into an adventure when his wife vanishes. As he searches he teams up with a Parisian woman who may hold the key to the mystery.
(Street-smart Staten Island secretary Tess McGill is deter...)
Street-smart Staten Island secretary Tess McGill is determined to use her brains and talent to pull herself out of the secretarial pool and into the upper echelons of New York's brokerage industry.
(The Nazis are on the trail of the Holy Grail, and have ki...)
The Nazis are on the trail of the Holy Grail, and have kidnapped Indy's father. Follow Indy as he inches through the rat-filled catacombs of Venice, battles Nazi flying aces in a thrilling biplane dogfight, and braves the thunderous firepower of an unstoppable tank. And behold the Holy Grail's power to give and take life, as Indy and his father race against time.
(Harrison Ford ("Clear and Present Danger," "The Fugitive"...)
Harrison Ford ("Clear and Present Danger," "The Fugitive") stars in this boxoffice winning thriller ($86,000,000!) based on the best-selling novel by Scott Turow.
(Henry (Harrison Ford) is a successful lawyer who needs to...)
Henry (Harrison Ford) is a successful lawyer who needs to win at any cost, even at the expense of his family. But a single gunshot brings Henry's fast-track rise to a dead stop, leaving him incapacitated and with no memory of the life he used to lead.
(Catch him if you can. The Fugitive is on the run! Harriso...)
Catch him if you can. The Fugitive is on the run! Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race through the breathless manhunt movie based on the classic TV series.
(When a budding romance between his brother and the family...)
When a budding romance between his brother and the family chauffeur's charming daughter threatens to blow a big business deal, industrialist Linus Larrabee has to clear his slate to break up the relationship.
(Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt co-star in Alan J. Pakula's h...)
Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt co-star in Alan J. Pakula's hit about a New York cop and an Irish terrorist who face the ultimate danger when their lives intersect.
(A gruff, rough-hewn cargo pilot and a sharp-tongued New Y...)
A gruff, rough-hewn cargo pilot and a sharp-tongued New Yorker are stranded together on a deserted isle after their plane to Tahiti is forced down in a storm. The two quickly discover all the perils of paradise.
(In the aftermath of a deadly plane crash, a police sergea...)
In the aftermath of a deadly plane crash, a police sergeant (Harrison Ford) attempts to unravel therelationship between his deceased wife and her travel companion, husband of a Republican Congresswoman (Kristen Scott Thomas).
(A pair of detectives investigate the murder of a rap grou...)
A pair of detectives investigate the murder of a rap group while pursuing their other full-time professions. Welcome to Hollywood Homicide - the only profession where a guy can come to work hungry, horny, thirsty, and broke, and resolve all four by the end of the watch.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(Steven Spielberg and George Lucas bring you the greatest ...)
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas bring you the greatest adventurer of all time in "a nonstop thrill ride" that's packed with "sensational, awe-inspiring spectacles". Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull finds Indy trying to outrace a brilliant and beautiful agent for the mystical, all-powerful Crystal Skull of Akator.
(Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every ...)
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find - and create - in 21st century L.A.
(An old-school anchorman who quit his longtime evening new...)
An old-school anchorman who quit his longtime evening newscast because of its new, gossipy ways is recruited by a hotshot producer who's looking to revive a failing morning show.
(In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) signed Jackie Robi...)
In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking MLB's infamous color line and forever changing history.
(An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds h...)
An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price: he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.
(As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scaven...)
As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace. Experience the motion picture event of a generation in The Force Awakens.
(A new blade runner unearths a secret that could plunge wh...)
A new blade runner unearths a secret that could plunge what's left of society into chaos and leads him on a quest to find a former LAPD blade runner who's been missing for 30 years.
(The Secret Life of Pets 2 explores the bonds between pets...)
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Harrison Ford is an American actor and producer. Ford is one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood who came to prominence for his roles in Star Wars trilogy and Indiana Jones.
Background
Ethnicity:
Ford's paternal grandparents, John Fitzgerald Ford and Florence Veronica Niehaus, were of Irish and German descent, respectively. Ford's maternal grandparents, Harry Nidelman and Anna Lifschutz, were Jewish emigrants from Minsk, Belarus (at that time a part of the Russian Empire).
Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, to Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an advertising executive and former actor, and Dorothy (née Nidelman), a former radio actress. He grew up in Des Plaines, a suburb of Chicago, with his younger brother, Terence, who was born in 1945. As a child, Ford was targeted by bullies.
Education
After graduating from Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, in 1960, Ford studied English and philosophy at Ripon College in Wisconsin. There, he discovered an interest in performing nearly by accident. Ford signed up for a drama course, hoping for an easy good grade. However, Ford wasn't the best student in college, and he ended up leaving before completing his degree.
In 1964, Ford traveled to Los Angeles to find job opportunities in radio voice-overs. Ford first landed a deal with Columbia Pictures as a contract player, earning $150 a week. He then ended up at Universal. In 1966 Ford made his film debut in a bit part in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round. Studio executives were less than impressed.
Frustrated with his lack of success as an actor, Ford became a carpenter to supplement his income. George Lucas gave him his first important film role in his 1973 drama American Graffiti, but his career failed to progress much. He worked for Francis Ford Coppola as both a carpenter and an actor with small roles in The Conversation (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979).
In 1977 Ford collaborated with Lucas again for his breakthrough role as Han Solo in Star Wars. His portrayal of the brash but likable rogue in this science-fiction classic helped raise his profile in Hollywood. The film's two sequels, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), helped make him a star.
Around this time, Ford brought another of his legendary film characters to the big screen. He played resourceful, swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg. The action-adventure tale, written in part by Lucas, proved to be a huge hit. It spawned several sequels, including Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Around the time of the first Indiana Jones installment, Ford also starred as the title character in Blade Runner (1982), a shadowy science-fiction outing directed by Ridley Scott that would become a cult classic.
Ford enhanced his reputation as a dramatic actor with several significant roles in the mid-1980s. He received an Academy Award nomination for his work in 1985's Witness, a crime drama co-starring Kelly McGillis and directed by Peter Weir. The following year, Ford reteamed with Weir to play an offbeat inventor in The Mosquito Coast, with River Phoenix and Helen Mirren. While the project was a commercial disappointment, the film allowed Ford to tackle an unusual and sometimes unlikable character. In 1988 he showed his lighter side in the popular romantic comedy Working Girl, with Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver.
Returning to the role of action hero, Ford starred in 1992's Patriot Games as CIA agent Jack Ryan, the protagonist from the bestselling novels by Tom Clancy. Audiences loved him in the role, which he reprised in 1994's Clear and Present Danger. By this time, Ford had become one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. He earned $20 million per film with 15 percent of the film's gross take at the box office at his peak.
After years of the blockbuster success, Ford stumbled through a few missteps in the mid-to-late 1990s. He starred in the disappointing remake of the 1954 dramatic comedy Sabrina with Julia Ormand and Greg Kinnear. Co-starring with Brad Pitt, Ford saw his 1997 crime thriller The Devil's Own fall flat. But he proved that his box office prowess had not faded with his turn as president of the United States in the hit action thriller Air Force One that same year. Other dramas he starred in around this time include Presumed Innocent (1990), Regarding Henry (1991) and the horror film What Lies Beneath (2000) with Michelle Pfeiffer.
In the early 2000s, Ford took on fewer movie roles. The parts he did play had mixed results. He partnered with Josh Hartnett for 2003's Hollywood Homicide, a lighthearted crime drama that received a tepid reception from moviegoers. In 2006 his thriller Firewall came and went with little notice. Ford then returned to form with one of the franchises that made him famous in 2008. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull reached the top spot at the box office its opening weekend, going on to earn more than $786 million worldwide.
Ford took on an unusual form of an action film in 2010 with Cowboys & Aliens, facing off against Daniel Craig. That same year, his comedy Morning Glory with Rachel McAdams and Diane Keaton fared well at the box office. In 2013 he showed his dramatic talents in 42, a film about the life of African-American baseball legend Jackie Robinson. Ford plays Branch Rickey, the baseball executive who signed Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He also appeared in the science-fiction adventure Ender's Game and the thriller Paranoia, both in 2013.
In late April 2014, Ford delighted film fans everywhere with the news that he would appear in Star Wars: Episode VII, the latest installment in the long-running popular series. The cast also included his earlier Star Wars co-stars Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill. The film, directed by J.J. Abrams, opened in the United States on December 18, 2015, and broke an array of box office records, earning more than $247 million domestically in its opening weekend.
In 2019, Ford had his first voice role in an animated film, as a dog named Rooster in The Secret Life of Pets 2. That same year, with filming for a fifth Indiana Jones film having been delayed by a year, he also agreed to headline a big-budget adaptation of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, playing prospector John Thornton.
(Catch him if you can. The Fugitive is on the run! Harriso...)
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Religion
Ford's father was of Irish-Catholic descent and his mother was Jewish. Ford seems to, at once, identify with neither - and both. He says: "[I am] Irish as a person but I feel Jewish as an actor."
Politics
Ford is a Democrat known for mostly keeping quiet about his politics. When asked if he ever had an interest to leverage his fame for a run in politics, Ford answered “I’ve never been that interested in politics. Contrary to mythology I’ve never been a backdoor visitor to the White House. It’s too big a job. With politics, there’s always an agenda and I don’t think that way. I’ll support someone but I don’t want to meet them.”
In 2003, Ford publicly condemned the Iraq War and called for "regime change" in the United States. He also criticized Hollywood for making movies that were "more akin to video games than stories about human life and relationships", and he called for more gun control in the United States.
After Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his favorite role of Ford's was Air Force One because he "stood up for America", Ford reasoned that it was just a film and made critical statements against Trump's presidential bid.
Views
In 2009, Ford signed a petition in support of Polish film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after he was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.
In September 2013, Ford, while filming an environmental documentary in Indonesia, interviewed the Indonesian Forestry Minister, Zulkifli Hasan. After the interview, the Presidential Advisor, Andi Arief, accused Ford and his crew of "harassing state institutions" and publicly threatened them with deportation. Questions within the interview concerned the Tesso Nilo National Park, Sumatra. It was alleged the Minister of Forestry was given no prior warning of questions nor the chance to explain the challenges of catching people with illegal logging. Ford was provided an audience with the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during which he expressed concerns regarding Indonesia's environmental degradation and the government efforts to address climate change. In response, the President explained Indonesia's commitment to preserving its oceans and forests.
Since 1992, Ford has lent his voice to a series of public service messages promoting environmental involvement for EarthShare, an American federation of environmental and conservation charities. Ford has been a spokesperson for Restore Hetch Hetchy, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley to its original condition.
Ford participated in a Star Wars promotion geared toward fans who donated to Star Wars: Force for Change on video call which offered them the opportunity to purchase tickets to the premiere of The Force Awakens.
Quotations:
"I'm very disturbed about the direction American foreign policy is going. I think something needs to be done to help alleviate the conditions which have created a disenfranchised and angry faction in the Middle East. I don't think military intervention is the correct solution. I regret what we as a country have done so far."
"Before, I was grateful for a job, almost any job. Now, I'm apprehensive but I know I have other options, and when I ask for the money, they pay it. It's that simple."
"I had a very strong feeling about the Vietnam War, and I had a strong feeling about participating in it. The military draft was in place, I was summoned for a physical exam, and I was either going to be classified as fit for military service or make my objection to it. So I made my objection to it."
"I don't want to be a movie star. I want to be in movies that are stars."
"If people recognize me when I'm out in public, I'm very nice to them. I'm very nice to people even when they don't recognize me. I don't even mind if people come up to me while I'm eating dinner, but if they recognize me while I'm having sex, I refuse to sign autographs."
"May the Force be with you' is charming, but it's not important. What's important is that you become the Force - for yourself and perhaps for other people."
Membership
Ford was made a lifetime member of the Shropshire Aero Club in England. Ford is also an honorary board member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.
Following on his success portraying the archaeologist Indiana Jones, Ford also plays a part in supporting the work of professional archaeologists. He serves as a General Trustee on the Governing Board of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. Ford assists them in their mission of increasing public awareness of archaeology and preventing looting and the illegal antiquities trade.
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Personality
Ford is one of Hollywood's most notoriously private actors, zealously guarding his private life. Outside of film promotion, he rarely appears in the press, preferring to keep to himself at his Jackson, Wyoming home. He loves adventure and "has eight to nine motorbikes, four or five BMWs, a couple of Harleys, a couple of Hondas and a Triumph; plus I have sports touring bikes."
Ford is a licensed pilot of both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. In 2000, Ford took to the skies in his own helicopter to help Sarah George, a hiker who had become stranded in the mountains of Idaho. The actor owned a ranch not far away, and offered to join the search and rescue operation in order to save the authorities money; he landed his helicopter in a meadow and picked up the stricken woman himself. Understandably, George didn’t recognize her rescuer at first: “He was wearing a T-shirt and a cowboy hat,” she said. “He didn’t look like I’d ever seen him before.” She then vomited into his hat. Better behaved was lost Boy Scout Cody Clawson, who Ford rescued a year later in the same helicopter.
In 1993, the arachnologist Norman Platnick named a new species of spider Calponia harrisonfordi, and in 2002, the entomologist Edward O. Wilson named a new ant species Pheidole harrisonfordi (in recognition of Harrison's work as Vice Chairman of Conservation International). Because of his work with the environment, Ford was asked to name a breed of Butterfly. Charmingly, he named it after his daughter, Georgia.
Ford is often credited as ‘Harrison J. Ford’, to avoid confusion with Harrison Ford, the silent screen actor with exactly the same name.
Whilst filming Blade Runner, Harrison Ford and Sean Young (who played replicant Rachael), had such a bad relationship that crew members jokingly referred to their love scene as ‘the hate scene’.
Harrison Ford has turned down several high-profile films including the romance-action film Proof of Life (2000) (the Russell Crowe role), the summer-blockbuster The Perfect Storm (2000) (the George Clooney role), and the war-epic, The Patriot (2000) (the Mel Gibson role). He said he turned down The Patriot because it was too violent for his taste.
In 2003, Harrison Ford accepted the “Best Director” Oscar on behalf of the filmmaker, Roman Polanski. The director was not present at the awards due to him being a fugitive from the United States justice system after fleeing the country in 1978. He delivered the Oscar personally to him in Paris.
The Danish pop duo, “Souvenirs,” named a song after the actor. The track “Harrison Ford” is on the CD “Villa Danmark” from 1998.
Harrison Ford has stated in interviews that Indiana Jones is both his favorite part and the one he is most proud of.
Physical Characteristics:
Harrison Ford has a lopsided smile and famously scarred chin (from a car crash when he was 21). When he was chosen as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 1998, he insisted: "I never feel sexy. I've got a completely imbalanced, irregular face, and a nose that's been broken three or four times. One eye is higher than the other. When people photograph me, they have to kind of twist the lights around to make me look like a movie actor."
During the June 1983 filming of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in London, Ford herniated a disc in his back. The then-40-year-old actor was forced to fly back to Los Angeles for an operation. While he was away Steven Spielberg filmed around him as best he could, including most of the conveyor belt scene, using Vic Armstrong, a British-born stuntman who looked so much like Ford that members of the crew were always confusing the two. Ford resumed doing his own stunts upon his return, and his close-ups were added later into the finished film. On June 11, 2014, Ford injured his ankle during filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He was airlifted to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England.
Ford decided to pierce his ear at the age of 55, after lunching with his friend Jimmy Buffett and becoming jealous of the stud in his ear. He and his then-wife, ET screenwriter Melissa Mathison, promptly walked into a Los Angeles branch of Claire’s Accessories and had his ear pierced by a sales assistant named Tavora. According to Mathison, Ford "didn't flinch, and when it was done, he said, 'That didn't hurt.'" He then left a note reading: "To Tavora. You made a hole in me. Harrison Ford."
Quotes from others about the person
"I don’t think anyone could replace Harrison as Indy. It’s certainly not my intention to have another actor step into his shoes in the way there have been many actors that have played Spider-Man or Batman. There is only going to be one actor playing Indiana Jones and that’s Harrison Ford." - Steven Spielberg
Interests
craft, aviation
Philosophers & Thinkers
14th Dalai Lama
Politicians
Bill Clinton
Sport & Clubs
football
Music & Bands
Patrick Rondat
Connections
Ford has been married three times and has five children. Harrison Ford was married to his college girlfriend Mary Marquardt from 1964 to 1979. The couple has two sons together.
Ford married screenwriter Melissa Mathison in 1983. They met during the making of 1979's Apocalypse Now. They had two children together before separating in 2001 and finalizing their divorce in 2004. His divorce from wife Melissa Mathison listed as the No. 4 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorce according to Forbes, cost him an estimated $85 million in a settlement.
Ford has been romantically involved with actress Calista Flockhart since 2002. The couple married in 2010 and together they are parents to her adopted son, Liam (born 2001).