Harrison Ford

Actor, Producer

American Chicago, Illinois, USA

Quick Info

ProfessionActor, Producer
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth13/07/1942
Age84 years
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA

Latest News about Harrison Ford

01/01/2025

Harrison Ford continued his role as therapist Jimmy Palazzetto in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking, which returned for its second season in early 2025. The show, co-starring Jason Segal and Jessica Williams, explores Ford's character managing his Parkinson's disease while helping others navigate their emotional challenges.

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Bio/Wiki

Harrison Ford is an American actor best known for playing charismatic rogues in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises. Born in Chicago into a show business family, his mother Dorothy was a former radio actress and his father John William 'Christopher' Ford was an advertising executive. Ford discovered his passion for acting during his final quarter at Ripon College in Wisconsin when he took a drama class to overcome his shyness.

Personal Life

Active in the Boy Scouts of America, achieved the rank of Life Scout
Lives in California with wife Calista Flockhart

Relationships & More

Spouse: Mary Marquardt (married 1964, divorced 1979)
Spouse: Melissa Mathison (married 1983, divorced 2004)
Spouse: Calista Flockhart (married 2010, present)

Family

Mother: Dorothy (former radio actress)
Father: John William 'Christopher' Ford (advertising executive)
Had two young sons from a previous marriage
Son: Benjamin Ford (with Mary Marquardt)
Son: Willard Ford (with Mary Marquardt)
Son: Liam Ford (adopted, with Melissa Mathison)
Daughter: Georgia Ford (adopted, with Calista Flockhart)

Career

Breakthrough Roles
  • Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
  • Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Notable Films
  • American Graffiti
  • Blade Runner (1982)
  • Witness
  • The Fugitive
  • Working Girl (1988)
  • Frantic (1988)
  • The Mosquito Coast (1986)
  • Patriot Games
  • Clear and Present Danger
  • American Graffiti (1973)
  • 42 (2013)
  • The Call of the Wild (2020)
  • Antlers (2021)
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Awards
  • Academy Award nomination
  • BAFTA nomination
  • Emmy nomination
  • 5 Golden Globe Awards
  • 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • AFI Life Achievement Award
  • Cecil B. DeMille Award
  • Honorary CΓ©sar
  • Honorary Palme d'Or
  • SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
  • Kennedy Center Honors (2015)
Early Career
  • Signed $150-per-week contract with Columbia Pictures' new talent program in 1964
  • Appeared in bit roles and uncredited parts in early films
  • Worked as a self-taught carpenter from 1969 to support his family after struggling in the film industry
  • Carpentry clients included Malibu residents and writers Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
Breakthrough
  • Bit part in American Graffiti (1973), directed by George Lucas
  • Cast as Han Solo in Star Wars (1977) after impressing Lucas during line readings for auditions
  • Star Wars became one of the highest-grossing motion pictures of all time
Star Wars & Indiana Jones
  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Return of the Jedi (1983)
  • Indiana Jones series as adventurer-archaeologist
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) - final Indiana Jones film
Recent Work
  • Shrinking (2023–), a dramedy series where Ford plays a therapist recently diagnosed with Parkinson disease
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Worked as a carpenter before fame
2. Cast as Han Solo after reading lines for auditions
3. Debuted on stage in 1964 in 'The Threepenny Opera'
4. A studio executive told him in 1969 that he had no future in the film industry
5. Achieved the rank of Life Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
6. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2023, which he publicly disclosed while starring in Shrinking
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